Jon Taffer, Sunda Croonquist-LVBST w/Comedian Michele LaFong
Oct. 10, 2013- 6-7pm PST 1230AM in LV & The Web
Star of “Bar Rescue” on Spike TV
Jon Taffer, Host and Executive Producer, “Bar Rescue,” returns live in-studio on Las Vegas Backstage Talk with Comedian Michele LaFong on 1230AM, in Las Vegas and The Web.
In the summer of 2011, Spike TV debuted “Bar Rescue,” a documentary-style series spotlighting Jon Taffer as he gives struggling restaurants and bars a last chance to succeed. Focusing on one establishment each week, the series puts Taffer at the heart of the storm: helping to improve every facet of an American restaurant or bar: from its theming to staffing, pricing to promotions, menus to music. If there’s anyone who can save it from going belly-up, it’s Jon Taffer. If not, it’s toast. The series has been renewed and just returned for a third season.
Within the greater nightclub, bar and restaurant industry, there is no greater authority than Jon Taffer. With close to three decades of hands-on experience, Taffer is two-time winner of the Bar Operator of the Year award, among a myriad of other honors, and his renowned method of management, “Taffer Dynamics,” has become the gold standard of the industry. As chairman of Taffer Dynamics and President of the Nightclub & Bar Media Group, Taffer is a highly respected industry expert, management guru and television star as well. Taffer is a coveted keynote speaker at major industry conventions and events.
Jon Taffer will soon be featured in Comedian Michele LaFong’s Syndicated “Las Vegas Backstage Talk” Column in Casino Player Magazine.
For more about Jon Taffer: tafferdynamics.com
Sunda Croonquist
Comedian Sunda Croonquist, recently seen on ABC’s “The View” guests on Las Vegas Backstage Talk radio show with Comedian Michele LaFong live in-studio.
She’s been featured on most stand up comedy shows and television’s top talk shows including: “The Today Show”, “Nick Moms”, Entertainment Tonight, Oprah’s, “OWN” “The Doctors” and recently featured on “The View.” Her recent international television appearance on “Sweden’s Next Top Model” was hilarious (when translated!)
Hailed in the NY Daily News as being: “The only female comic that makes Jerry Lewis laugh”, Sunda still performs stand up in her weekly show “All Star Comedy” and hosts “Laugh Factory Moms” Podcast at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood. She is also the radio host of “Mothertainment” on RadioTitans.com. Sunda is appearing at The Laugh Factory Oct. 7-13.
For more about Sunda go to www.sundacroonquist.com
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Jon Taffer, Dave Attell-LV Backstage Talk-w/Comedian Michele LaFong
Feb. 21, 2013, 6pm-7pm PST 1230AM in LV, & The Web
Star of “Bar Rescue” on Spike TV
Jon Taffer, Host and Executive Producer, “Bar Rescue,” returns on Las Vegas Backstage Talk with Comedian Michele LaFong on 1230AM, in Las Vegas and The Web.
In the summer of 2011, Spike TV debuted “Bar Rescue,” a documentary-style series spotlighting Jon Taffer as he gives struggling restaurants and bars a last chance to succeed. Focusing on one establishment each week, the series puts Taffer at the heart of the storm: helping to improve every facet of an American restaurant or bar: from its theming to staffing, pricing to promotions, menus to music. If there’s anyone who can save it from going belly-up, it’s Jon Taffer. If not, it’s toast. The series has been renewed and just returned for a third season.
Within the greater nightclub, bar and restaurant industry, there is no greater authority than Jon Taffer. With close to three decades of hands-on experience, Taffer is two-time winner of the Bar Operator of the Year award, among a myriad of other honors, and his renowned method of management, “Taffer Dynamics,” has become the gold standard of the industry. As chairman of Taffer Dynamics and President of the Nightclub & Bar Media Group, Taffer is a highly respected industry expert, management guru and television star as well. Taffer is a coveted keynote speaker at major industry conventions and events.
Jon Taffer will soon be featured in Comedian Michele LaFong’s Syndicated “Las Vegas Backstage Talk” Column in Casino Player Magazine.
For more about Jon Taffer: tafferdynamics.com
Comic/Writer Dave Attell
Dave Attell is currently the creator and host of “Dave’s Old Porn” on Showtime. “Dave’s Old Porn” has featured such talent as Whitney Cummings, Chelsea Handler, Adam Carolla and Daniel Tosh. Season two will be airing this fall.
After four seasons of “Insomniac,” Attell taped several hour-long “Insomniac” specials overseas in Japan, Germany, England and Brazil. Once back in the states, he headed out on a thirty-five city theatre tour ending in Vegas, where he hosted a two-hour special for Comedy Central featuring Sean Rouse, Greg Geraldo and Dane Cook, some of the biggest comics in the country.
Dave Attell has made numerous appearances on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” “The Howard Stern Show,” “Last Call with Carson Daly” and “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”. He also appeared in Chris Rock’s cult film “Pootie Tang”. Other television credits include FOX’s “Arrested Development,” NBC’s “Ed,” HBO, Comedy Central’s “Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn” and his own half-hour stand-up special “Comedy Central Presents Dave Attell”.
Comedy Central Presents Dave Attell & Jim Norton at The MGM Grand Hollywood Theatre Feb.22 & 23 For tickets go to: daveattell.com
TweetComedian Michele LaFong, Ralphie May-LV Backstage Talk
Jan. 3, 2013 6pm-7pm PST 1230AM in LV & The Web
Comedian Michele LaFong, Protégé of The Legendary Senor Wences, guests on Las Vegas Backstage Talk Radio Show on 1230 am KLAV in Las Vegas, and The Web to promote her Special Guest Appearance with Bobby Rydell at The Suncoast Showroom on January 11-13, at 7:30pm.
Michele LaFong is an accomplished comedian, and ventriloquist for over two decades, with her own running show on The Las Vegas Strip three times. She was mentored by Debbie Reynolds, Jackie Mason & The Legendary Senor Wences, the most famous International Ventriloquist in the World, who “passed the torch” to her, giving LaFong exclusive rights to perform with his famous puppets, Johnny, the lipstick hand-puppet, and Pedro, the head in the box, as documented in March ’98 in Life Magazine.
Michele will be performing with Wences’ original Johnny puppet, and will be making a cameo appearance as a variety artist, auditioning for the young star, Jada Grace, and her manager on episode #3, of “The Jada Grace Show,” a new variety television series that will debut on CBS in January 2013.
(In this episode, Michele LaFong, and “Johnny,” the famous “lipstick hand-puppet, were set-up as new recurring characters.)
LaFong, and Las Vegas Backstage Talk made a cameo appearance last week on episode #3 on TLC’s “Sin City Rules.”
Comedian – Ralphie May
Ralphie May guests on Las Vegas Backstage Talk Radio Show with Comedian Michele LaFong on 1230 am KLAV in Las Vegas, and The Web.
In a very candid backstage interview at The South Point Hotel & Casino, Ralphie May addresses some of the obstacles and behind the scenes’ “going-ons” that are realities in”the business” of show business. He also speaks about his very first gig. Opening for Sam Kinison.
Veteran comedian Ralphie May’s popularity exploded after the success of the first season of NBC’s hit reality series, “Last Comic Standing”. Long-time fans of Ralphie’s stand-up were joined by countless new fans when America thought he was robbed of the winner’s title. Despite the show’s outcome, Ralphie’s special brand of comedy combines the familiar elements of hip-hop and topical comedy with a dash of southern down-home flavor and quick wit making Ralphie May one of the most popular comedians in the country. His first DVD, appropriately titled “Just Correct,” went PLATINUM!
His special brand of humor and incredible timing has allowed him to cross social, cultural, and ethnic barriers and has earned him roles in such films as FOR DA LOVE OF MONEY and GAS, to name a few of several independent productions. Ralphie has worked as an actor, writer and producer on ESPN’s Mohr Sports starring Jay Mohr and had four appearances on CBS’s The Late Late Show w/ Craig Kilborn as well as eleven appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live. He has been seen on Tough Crowd, The Man Show and MTV’s Bash as well as in guest-starring roles on numerous television shows including NBC’s Whoopie. In an appearance on The Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno he received a standing ovation, the first comedian in 10 years to receive this honor. The New York Times raves, “Ralphie is phenomenal…”The Washington Post describes his comedy style as a “Tour de Force.” At the age of seventeen, Ralphie entered a talent show, to which the winner would get to open for Sam Kinison. A dream came true… Ralphie won the contest and after the show, Sam turned to Ralphie and said, “That was the funniest thing I’ve ever seen in my life.”
Ralphie will soon be featured in Comedian Michele LaFong’s Syndicated “Las Vegas Backstage Talk” column in Casino Player Magazine.
More about Ralphie May here–>
You can catch Ralphie May headlining at South Point.
The Showroom at South Point, Fri. – Sun., Jan. 4th – 6th 7:30pm
You can listen to a recording of our show below!
Roy Jones Jr., Alicia Jacobs-LVBST w/Comedian Michele LaFong
Dec. 6, 2012 6pm -7pm PST 1230AM in LV & The Web
Boxing Legend/HBO Expert Commentator – Roy Jones Jr.
“The December 8th edition of HBO’s “World Championship Boxing” featuring Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez 4 in a 12-round Welterweight Bout will take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV (6PM/PT – PPV). Sitting front/center providing the sports’ leading expert commentary is boxing legend ROY JONES JR. As a professional, he has captured numerous championships in the Middleweight, Super middleweight, Light heavyweight and Heavyweight divisions. He is the only boxer in history to start his career as a junior middleweight, and go on to win a heavyweight title. Jones left his mark in boxing history when he won the WBA heavyweight title, becoming the first former middleweight champion to win a Heavyweight title in 106 years.”
“With the recent passing of Emanuel Steward, HBO announced that Roy Jones Jr., will assume Steward’s role on “WCB” and PPV cards for the rest of 2012. Jones began filling in for Steward in September, when he was too ill to work and had to miss the Andre Ward-Chad Dawson and Sergio Martinez-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. broadcasts. The past days have been challenging as Roy Jones Jr., the boxing community and fans worldwide mourned the death of Macho — the support and love received is truly appreciated.”
He will soon be featured in Comedian Michele LaFong’s Syndicated “Las Vegas Backstage Talk” column in Casino Player Magazine.
More about Roy Jones Jr. here–>
Roy Jones Jr. will be giving his expert commentary at The December 8th edition of HBO’s “World Championship Boxing” featuring Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez 4 hosted at MGM Grand Las Vegas, 6PM
Star of “Sin City Rules” on TLC – Alicia Jacobs
Michele LaFong with celebrity entertainment reporter and star Alicia Jacobs on Las Vegas Backstage Talk radio show on 1230AM KLAV, in Las Vegas and The Web, will be discussing the new TLC reality show SIN CITY RULES premiering on Sun. Dec. 9th.
SIN CITY RULES explores the lives of these five women at the power center of one of the most vibrant, compelling and notorious cities in the world, Las Vegas. Behind the city’s neon-fueled excess and off-the-strip darkness, this group of influential individuals runs the town from the businesses they operate, to the connections they hold, to the secrets they keep. This series will follow these women’s personal and professional spheres, providing exclusive access to their one-of-a-kind lifestyles and unlocking the determination, cleverness and flair necessary to find success in a town known for turning the dreams of others into empty pockets.
These women are not the ones who lose in Las Vegas, they are the ones who always win. They are tough, smart and ruthless and will stop at nothing to get what they want.
More about Sin City Rules here–>
You can listen to a recording of our show below!
The Amazing Johnathan-LV Backstage Talk w/Comedian Michele LaFong
Sept. 27, 2012 6pm-7pm PST 1230AM in LV & The Web
The Amazing Johnathan guests live in-studio on Las Vegas Backstage Talk Radio Show, on 970 AM KNUU, in Las Vegas and The Web.
Now in his 12th year performing as a major headliner in Las Vegas, Amazing Johnathan has returned to where it all began. “I’ve come full circle. Bally’s is where I performed my first engagement in Vegas, so I feel at home here and happy to be back in the heart of The Strip.”
The Amazing Johnathan Show still showcases the same warped, sinister humor and unscripted antics that have earned him widespread recognition. Amazing Johnathan has brought his wacky assistant, Psychic Tanya, with him to Bally’s, along with new sketches and other added material, resulting in a new dynamic that adds a side-splitting twist to Amazing Johnathan’s witty production.
He will soon be featured in Comedian Michele LaFong’s Syndicated “Las Vegas Backstage Talk” column in Casino Player Magazine.
You can catch The Amazing Johnathan live at Bally’s Hotel & Casino
Tues. – Sat. 10:00pm, Dark Sun. – Mon.
Special Event – The SCREAMont Experiment
Haunted Attraction in Downtown Las Vegas
Headliner’s First-Ever Halloween Event for the Public Debuts at
The Las Vegas Club Hotel & Casino Beginning Oct. 6
If you’ve ever been an invited guest to one of Jonathan’s Halloween Parties, and in one of his haunted attractions, and I have, you don’t want to miss this!
Just in time for Halloween, the “Freddy Krueger of Comedy,” Amazing Johnathan has announced the launch of The Amazing Johnathan’s SCREAMont Experiment, a terrifying interactive walk-through attraction at The Las Vegas Club Hotel & Casino in downtown Las Vegas. Formerly by invitation only, Amazing Johnathan’s annual haunted event at his private warehouse has been shocking and scaring guests for years.
“I have always enjoyed designing and creating my annual haunt for friends and family,” stated Amazing Johnathan. “This year, I am ready to share The Amazing Johnathan’s SCREAMont Experiment with the public and allow them to experience the warped, wicked theatrics that others have enjoyed for years.”
Amazing Johnathan’s eerie attraction is a multi-level haunted hotel, featuring 35,000 square feet of themed rooms, optical illusions, mind-blowing special effects and terrifying twists around every corner. Upon entering, guests are greeted by a ghostly bellman who tours them through the quarantined hotel, which has been taken over by previous guests who’ve mysteriously gone insane during their horrific stay. The attraction will also feature a gift shop, where guests who survive the attraction can purchase ghoulish gifts and macabre merchandise.
The SCREAMont Experiment Haunted Attraction in Downtown Las Vegas
Opens Oct. 7th
You can listen to a recording of our show below!
