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by Miss Frankie Tease Diaz Mackie is a professional comedy host and traditional raw observational style stand-up comedian, and it looks like he's just hitting a new career stride after celebrating his 34th birthday (January 30th 2012). A Detroit, Michigan transplant, Mackie has spent seven years as a resident of Las Vegas, almost six of them as a comedian. He's a local favorite, and you probably know him by his weekly raunchy stand-up appearances at 'Comics Under the Influence' (Black Door, Bikini Bar).  Other projects he's done include 'Smooth Vegas Nights', 'Who's Got Jokes?' (Season Five, TV), and he is currently at two prominent Strip  Vegas clubs including L.A. Comedy Club (Planet Hollywood) frequently, and King's Comedy Club (Rio) twice weekly.  Introducing heavyweight comedians from Comedy Central, HBO, and Showtime is what he does several times a week, entering his second year as a nationally touring comedian. He'll be st

Jay Leno has had a long lucrative career and a long happy marriage. Those are two things you don't see in Hollywood very often, especially paired. Jay's self deprecating 'chin' humor along with his quirky voice, dyslexia, and lisp cemented his style of humor on stage first along side the likes of Freddy Prinz Jr. His comedy in the 70's before his late night hosting duties began, consisted of east coast west coast jokes, and clean but suggestive observational humor. He has always been known for thinking well on his feet and making whoever is in front of him the punch-line of the current joke or bit. He can lay into the audience like the best of them, and is a frequent practitioner of roasts like on his five day per week TV show 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' where the opening monologue is no less than a roast of whoever is topping news charts that day.  Selected weekend dates through March-October of 2012 Leno will be appearing in Vegas and present

Going into his Eleventh season as head writer on the long-standing SNL comedy act 'Weekend Update', Seth has always had an excellent sense of sarcasm and biting observation in his writings and presentation of the faux-weekly news. He has had a long history of funny with the show during sketches too but seems to claim the longest running solo anchor and head writer position for the longest running segment of SNL above Chevy Chase and Dennis Miller who also sat on the throne. Meyers has one night planned to hit the nail on the head here in Vegas and it should be exciting to see how his delivery differs in the stage arena vs. TV. Though not a newcomer to live performance, he'll be going from the highly scripted Saturday Night Live TV environment into this one-man show performance out of the TV news dialogue box. This show is presented as a part of the Aces of Comedy Tour at the Mirage. Terry Fator Theater at the Mirage Hotel and Casino, 10pm Mar. 23, 702 792-7777 or 800

by Frankie Tease Eddie Rivkin creator of  Comics Under the Influence Eddie is a 20 year Las Vegas veteran, who looks like a cross between a Groucho Marx and Tony Soprano making cameos in the wings of the show. His show is in it's second year and second location due to the closure of the Black Door where C.U.I. spent its first year plus. The new spot is the Bikini Bar. The venue and local bar is suited to hold at least 200 people, 100 of which can sit near the stage. The first weekly show of "Comics Under the Influence" kicked off May of 2010. Rivkin wanted to create a Comedy show with a Rat Pack, a Rock N Roll touch, and definately an uncensored agenda. "C.U.I. is the brand like  Oceans Eleven " Rivkin states. Eddie is originally from Detroit MI. and spent several years as a Casino Executive until becoming a comedy show producer. " The Comics Under the Influence Show gives people the comedy show and jokes that comics tell each other to make each o

Someone once said 'there are two types of performers: presentation and cathartic'. Those performers who see burlesque as a fashion show will fit more in the category of presentation. No matter how the audience reacts, the presentation performer will continue with their act without the ability to interact. And then there are cathartic performers. They will follow a routine but always leave a possibility open for elevating the intensity of their routine by taking advantage of pique audience interaction moments. Over the years I've been involved in so many different club, social events, presentations, conventions, shows, and festivities, ranging in tone from formal, to big band swing, to bawdy burlesque show, to wedding. When I think about all the performers I've seen, which sometimes come back in bits as memories tend to do, some rise above all the others. The talent rises above, but also so do the cathartic performers. Those who interacted with their audiences and made a

Photo by tripsavy.com As some of you might have heard there are record numbers participating in a protest movement called Occupy Wall Street. I've written a small synopsis and it is a bit lengthy but pretty interesting, and you should go ahead and read it so you can explain it to your neighbor, because this is going to be very large news.

Everyone can agree on one single point of inspiration for the resurgence of Burlesque in America: high profile 'go-to' girl:  Dita Von Teese  has done charities and galas alike all over the world, bringing the high glamour of vintage mid-century strip-tease burlesque into the spotlight of today. Beginning as a sexy fetish film model, and gaining notoriety when she married and then divorced famed rocker  Marilyn Manson ,  Dita  is now recognizable by her one-word name, after years of groundbreaking as the leading 'Strip Tease' artist of this time. After fund-raising pin-up campaigns for  P.E.T.A.,  and launching her own fragrance, Dita has a new project and tour she is revealing that is the first of its kind.Though  Dita Von Teese  is slated to appear September 10th at  Museum of Contemporary Art  in San Diego, it appears a two set show will not be the full variety show that has graced parts of the U.S in July and August 2011, to sold-out crowds.The ultra-glamorous m