It seems like every year is an election year. With the falling leaves come a new crop of “Vote for…” signs strewn across once pristine lawns. If the pressure of the season has you gnashing your teeth, head to Rochester’s Lucky Eagle Casino & Hotel for a break. As Denis Leary once said, “Stand-up comedy and comedy in general is the ultimate form of free speech, because you get to poke holes in all the pretentious bubbles politicians and pundits and popes and pretenders try to float over our heads.”
With Season 9 filming set to air in May 2015, NBC’s Last Comic Standing began with open casting calls more than a decade ago. Their stages have been graced by such comedy legends as Gabriel Iglesias, Ralphie May, Kathleen Madigan and Joel McHale. The show uses experienced comedic judges as well, including Roseanne Barr, Drew Carey, Brett Butler, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Kathy Griffin, Garry Marshall and Tim Meadows.
Lucky Eagle Hotel & Casino’s Marketing Manager, Lindy Waring, says, “Lucky Eagle Casino and Hotel is really excited to have this nationally televised hit show in our Event Center. We have not teamed up with a reality show before and it should be a big hit. Tickets have been selling fast!”
Amongst the night’s performers are finalists Nikki Carr, Rocky LaPorte, Lachlan Patterson, and Joe Machi, as well as winner Rod Man. On their season of the show, “Comics had to participate in a variety of challenges that tested their improvisation, roasting and talk show guest skills. Here, they received advice from comedians Cheryl Hines, Howie Mandel, Jeff Ross, Jay Leno and executive producer Wanda Sykes. Ellen Degeneres hosted the talk show guest challenge on the set of her show, while Gilbert Gottfried was the target for the roast challenge.” With those difficult performances under their belts, the evening is sure to be a laugh riot from start to finish.
Tickets start at $30 for Players Club Members and the event promises to sell out quickly. Make a night of it and arrive early for dinner or a few hands, rounds, spins, pulls, or throws beforehand. For an end of summer fling, book one of their many gorgeous rooms for a pre-holiday-madness staycation.
Season 8’s top 5 will be in town for one show only so don’t delay. Tickets are on sale now at the Lucky Eagle Box Office, online, or by calling the casino at 800-720-1788. Nearly one thousand guests are expected for this amazing evening of laughter and fun.
As one of only two Washington stops on their three month, nation-wide tour, this event promises laughs galore. Comedian, actor and writer Steven Wright explains, “To me, comedy is just twisting reality. It’s commenting or observing or twisting life.” With life twisted enough as it is, why not take a break to laugh at the absurdity?
