Randy Couture, John Basedow, Fran Capo-LVBST
Jan. 9, 2014- 6-7pm PST 1230AM in LV & The Web
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Jan. Featured video on Casinocenter.com and Gamingtoday.com
Randy Couture video with Michele LaFong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2SQ9eHmzU4
MMA Champion Randy Couture, cast member of Expendables 3, guests on LVBST radio show with Comedian Michele LaFong following his guest celebrity host appearance at BuzzN’ Brushes at The Orleans.
Randy generously donated his time to support Buzz‘N Brushes for a portion of the proceeds to be donated to the Xtreme Couture G.I. Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded by Couture. Its programs fulfill unmet needs of veterans of America’s armed forces as they return to civilian life, which includes assistance in financial crises.
Randy is featured in January- Las Vegas Backstage Talk column in Casino Player Magazine, and Gaming Today.
Fitness Celebrity John Basedow, creator of “Fitness Made Simple” currently hosts “Culture Pop”, and “Fast Talking” record holder Comedian Fran Capo interviewed from their Hotel suite at The Rio. They were both in town for the IAWTV awards. John was nominated for three awards, and Fran was performing as MC for the pre-show.
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John Pinette, Bill Medley-Las Vegas Backstage Talk w/Comedian Michele Lafong
Nov.8, 2012 6pm-7pm PST 1230AM in LV & The Web
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John Pinette returns on “Las Vegas Backstage Talk” Radio Show with Comedian Michele LaFong, and updates us on the latest drama in his life. He also speaks of his dealings with Frank Sinatra, and other celebrities that he has had the pleasure of knowing, including Joan Rivers.
Pinette, a former American Comedy Awards Stand-up Comedian of the Year, received his big break in 1991 when he was asked to tour with the legendary Frank Sinatra. Since then, Pinette has starred as Edna Turnblad in the hit Broadway musical “Hairspray,” opposite Gwyneth Paltrow in the movie “Duets,” alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Junior,” and with John Travolta in “The Punisher.”
On the small screen, Pinette has guest-starred on numerous television shows, including “Parker Lewis Can’t Lose,” “ALF,” “Seinfeld” and “Vinnie & Bobby.”
In January 2007, his Comedy Central stand-up special and DVD, “I’m Starvin,” was released as a follow-up to his successful CD, “Show Me The Buffet.” His most recent one-hour Comedy Central special, “John Pinette: Still Hungry,” premiered in July 2011 and is available on DVD.
More about John Pinette here–>
You can catch John Pinette at The Orleans
Orleans Showroom, Fri – Sat, Nov. 9th & 10th – 8:00pm
Singer / Songwriter – Bill Medley
Bill Medley speaks to LaFong on LVBST Radio Show with Comedian Michele LaFong about the details of his long, blessed career as both a solo artist, and his early success as being half of The Righteous Brothers.
Medley is a seminal figure in the history of American music. He is perhaps best known as half of the unmistakable duo, The Righteous Brothers. Their raw emotional rhythm and blues sound essentially created the genre “blue-eyed soul.” In the mid-1960s, the Righteous Brothers became a fixture on Top Forty radio with hits like “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin,” “Just Once in My Life,” “Unchained Melody,” and “(You’re My) Soul and Inspiration,” creating an ultra- dramatic take on Sixties pop romance.
As Medley segues into a new portion of his career, he’s also performed duets publicly on occasion with his daughter, McKenna, who has her own show in Las Vegas. But he has no plans to find another permanent singing partner. Instead, Medley expects to strike out one more time on his own, with the stage serving as a safety net from which he’s still able to make a connection-with the fans who continue to adore both The Righteous Brothers and Medley’s powerful bass, but also with his own passion for music. Not that his rare gift makes him any different from the people who inhabit the audience. “My friends that I see on a daily basis are guys I went to junior high and high school with,” he notes. “It just has kept me very, very sane. So when I go out on stage to perform, I really feel like I’m one of those fans. I understand how they feel.”
More about Tony Bill Medley here–>
You can catch Bill Medley with McKenna Medley headlining at South Point.
The Showroom at South Point, Fri. – Sun., Nov. 9th – 11th – 7:30pm
You can listen to a recording of our show below!
Don Rickles, David Brenner-Las Vegas backstage Talk w/Comedian Michele LaFong
Oct. 4, 2012 6pm-7pm PST 1230AM in LV & The Web
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Don Rickles returns to LVBST Radio Show with Comedian Michele LaFong on 970 AM KNUU, and The Web. Hopefully he will be a lot more insulting this time!
Rickles and Brenner will soon be featured in Michele LaFong’s Monthly Syndicated “Las Vegas Backstage Talk” Column in Casino Player Magazine, and LaFong’s Syndicated Column in Gaming Today Magazine.
Celebrated entertainer and Las Vegas legend Don Rickles brings his one-of-a-kind comedy back to The Orleans Showroom
Rickles took his first step toward national fame in 1957, when Rickles spotted Frank Sinatra in the audience at a nightclub in Miami Beach. The still-unknown Rickles eyed Sinatra and said, “I just saw your movie, ‘The Pride and the Passion,’ and I want to tell you, the cannon was great. Make yourself at home, Frank. Hit somebody.” Sinatra, whose pet name for Rickles was “bullet-head,” enjoyed Rickles so much that he returned to see him when he was performing in Los Angeles, and encouraged other celebrities to see his act. Rickles soon became the “in” comic among Hollywood stars, who flocked to see him to become a target of his insults. Sinatra’s continuing support helped Rickles become a popular performer in Las Vegas, where he first started in 1959, and has been a headliner ever since.
In addition to keeping live audiences laughing, Rickles’ still-growing television and film resume includes roles in “Casino,” “Kelly’s Heroes,” “The Rat Race,” all three “Toy Story” films, HBO’s “Tales From the Crypt,” TNT’s “The Wool Cap” and Bravo’s “My Life on the D-List” with Kathy Griffin. In 2011, he made a surprise appearance in a “cliff-hanger” episode as the “thought to be dead” husband of Betty White’s character on the TV Land comedy “Hot In Cleveland.” Later in the year, he returned to the show for the “payoff.” He recently appeared on Showtime’s new series “Inside Comedy,” where fellow comedian David Steinberg interviewed him.
You can catch Don Rickles at The Orleans, Orleans Showroom, Sat – Sun, Oct. 6th & 7th, 8:00pm
Comedian – David Brenner
Brenner has made 158 appearances on “The Tonight Show” over the course of his career, making him the most frequent guest in the show’s history. Known for basing his routine on current events, Brenner is a popular TV political pundit, with regular appearances on MSNBC, CNN and Fox News.
Prior to stepping on stage, Brenner wrote, produced and directed 115 television documentaries, which earned him nearly 30 awards, including an Emmy®. He has written numerous books, including “I Think There’s a Terrorist in My Soup” and the best-seller “Soft Pretzels With Mustard.”
Brenner has four HBO specials to his credit, including “David Brenner: Back With A Vengeance,” which was one of the cable network’s highest-rated specials. In 2010, he appeared as himself on the ABC show “Modern Family.”
More about David Brenner here–>
You can catch David Brenner headline at Suncoast Hotel & Casino
Suncoast Showroom, Sat & Sun, Oct. 13th & 14th 7:30pm
You can listen to a recording of our show below!
Bill Maher, Mary Wilson-Las Vegas Backstage Talk w/Comedian Michele LaFong
May 3, 2012 6pm-7pm PST 1230AM in LV & The Web
Bill Maher guests on LVBST Radio Show with Comedian Michele LaFong.
For the last 18 years, Maher has pushed the boundaries of how far political humor and satire can go on American television. First on “Politically Incorrect” (which first aired on Comedy Central before moving to ABC), and for the last seven years on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher,” Maher’s combination of unflinching honesty and scathing humor have garnered him 21 EmmyR nominations. In October 2008, this same combination was on display in Maher’s swipe at organized religion, “Religulous,” which went on to become the seventh-highest grossing documentary ever.
In addition to his television program-which has featured such regular visitors as Ben Affleck, Robin Williams, Arianna Huffington, Alec Baldwin and Michael Moore-Maher has written four bestsellers: “True Story,” “Does Anybody Have a Problem with That? Politically Incorrect’s Greatest Hits,” “When You Ride Alone, You Ride with Bin Laden” and most recently, “New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer.”
Bill Maher will be featured in Comedian Michele LaFong’s Monthly Syndicated “Las Vegas Backstage Talk” column in June 2013 edition of Casino Player Magazine, and “Getting Personal with the Stars” Cover/Feature Interview, in CP Magazine, Nov. 2013
For more about Bill Maher click here.
For more about “Real Time with Bill Maher” click here.
You can catch Bill live at The Orleans
Orleans Showroom, May 5th – 6th 8:00pm-Now at The Pearl Theatre at The Palms H & C.
For reservations
Singer / Recording Artist – Mary Wilson
Las Vegas resident supreme, and one of the founders of the world famous “Supremes,” Mary Wilson, will be performing in the new Cabaret Jazz Club at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, in a tribute show aptly name, Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project. Starring Wilson, “Stormy Weather,” is about Hollywood’s first African-American goddess, Lena Horne, from her reign at MGM’s “dream factory,” to a fabled night club seductress, and civil rights icon. The show is based on the book written by James Gavin in 2009.
Stormy Weather is a “living, breathing, biography,” combining story, song and visual images from James’ wealth of material and hundreds of interviews – several with Horne herself – to give us the defining portrait of an American icon, and includes the evening at the Academy Awards in 2002, when Halle Berry thanked Lena Horne for paving the way for her to become the first black recipient of the award for Best Actress.
Mary Wilson is quoted as saying, “I grew up admiring Ms. Horne, and who doesn’t remember those great songs she sang. I’m simply singing the music as a tribute to her and her life,” Wilson said. “It’s that simple!”
SPECIAL EVENT!!!
The Smith Center
Mary Wilson in James Gavin’s STORMY WEATHER: The Lena Horne Project
Three performances set for May 11 at 8:30 p.m., and May 12 at 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Reservations
You can listen to a recording of our show below!
Don Rickles & Cody Collins-Las Vegas Backstage Talk w/Comedian Michele LaFong
March 22, 2012 6pm-7pm PST 1230AM in LV & The Web
Don Rickles guests on LVBST Radio Show with Comedian Michele LaFong on 1230AM in Las Vegas and The Web.
Celebrated entertainer and Las Vegas legend Don Rickles brings his one-of-a-kind comedy back to The Orleans Showroom
Rickles took his first step toward national fame in 1957, when Rickles spotted Frank Sinatra in the audience at a nightclub in Miami Beach. The still-unknown Rickles eyed Sinatra and said, “I just saw your movie, ‘The Pride and the Passion,’ and I want to tell you, the cannon was great. Make yourself at home, Frank. Hit somebody.” Sinatra, whose pet name for Rickles was “bullet-head,” enjoyed Rickles so much that he returned to see him when he was performing in Los Angeles, and encouraged other celebrities to see his act. Rickles soon became the “in” comic among Hollywood stars, who flocked to see him to become a target of his insults. Sinatra’s continuing support helped Rickles become a popular performer in Las Vegas, where he first started in 1959, and has been a headliner ever since.
In addition to keeping live audiences laughing, Rickles’ still-growing television and film resume includes roles in “Casino,” “Kelly’s Heroes,” “The Rat Race,” all three “Toy Story” films, HBO’s “Tales From the Crypt,” TNT’s “The Wool Cap” and Bravo’s “My Life on the D-List” with Kathy Griffin. In 2011, he made a surprise appearance in a “cliff-hanger” episode as the “thought to be dead” husband of Betty White’s character on the TV Land comedy “Hot In Cleveland.” Later in the year, he returned to the show for the “payoff.” He recently appeared on Showtime’s new series “Inside Comedy,” where fellow comedian David Steinberg interviewed him.
Don Rickles will soon be featured in Michele LaFong’s Monthly Syndicated “Las Vegas Backstage Talk” Column in Casino Player Magazine, as well as “Getting Personal with the Stars” Monthly Syndicated Column in Gaming Today.
You can catch Don Rickles at The Orleans, Orleans Showroom, Sat – Sun, March 24 – 25, 8:00pm
Singer / Formally of “Lonestar” – Cody Collins
Former Lonestar frontman, Cody Collins, joins the cast of Country Superstars for a limited six-month engagement. Cody Collins will headline as himself performing a combination of original songs as well as Lonestar hits.
While performing at Cowboys, Cody was introduced to Dean Sams, keyboardist for multi-platinum selling Country powerhouse group, Lonestar. The pair discussed the possibilities of working together, but never had Cody anticipated the opportunities ahead.
Cody was brought in as his replacement. Cody was thrilled at being given the opportunity of a lifetime to pursue his life-long dream. Though Cody has gone from being the hunk-next-door to being a superstar Country heartthrob, he is still the same down-to-Earth, sweet southern guy, who is grateful that he has been lucky enough to be able to live his dream.
You can catch Cody Collins in “Country Superstars” at Golden Nugget Las Vegas.
Premiere performance for a 6-month run, Thursday March 29, 2012 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday – 5:30 p.m.
For info, click here.
You can listen to a recording of our show below!
Dana Carvey, Earl Turner, Ben Stone-Las Vegas backstage Talk w/Comedian Michele LaFong
Feb. 2, 2012 6pm-7pm PST 1230am in LV & The Web
Dana Carvey, “a favorite” recurring guest on LVBST radio show with Comedian Michele LaFong, is as wild as ever, on LV Backstage Talk with Comedian Michele LaFong, the only show that “Gets Personal with the Stars.”
Dana will soon be featured in Michele LaFong’s monthly syndicated “Las Vegas Backstage Talk” column in Casino Player Magazine, as well as LaFong’s “Getting Personal with the Stars” column in Gaming Today.
Carvey rose to national prominence during a six-year run as a cast member of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” where he created memorable characters “Church Lady,” “Garth” and “Hans” and spot-on impersonations of President George H.W. Bush, Johnny Carson, Ross Perot and Regis Philbin. Carvey’s work on “SNL” garnered him six Emmy Award nominations, including a win in 1993 for “Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program.” He also received multiple American Comedy Awards.
On the big screen, Carvey appeared in supporting roles in “This Is Spinal Tap,” “Racing with the Moon” and “Tough Guys.” He starred in films “Opportunity Knocks,” “Wayne’s World,” “Wayne’s World 2,” “Clean Slate,” “The Road to Wellville” and “Master of Disguise.” Most recently, he had a cameo appearance in “Jack and Jill.”
For more about Dana Carvey, click here.
You can catch Dana Carvey live at The Orleans
Orleans Showroom, Feb. 3 & 4 8:00pm
For reservations
Musician / Singer / Entertainer – Earl Turner
A multi-talented singer, songwriter, musician, dancer and actor, Earl Turner cannot recall a moment without music in his life. His first paid performance at the young age of 13 paved the way for him to pursue his musical dreams. At 19, Earl began traveling the U.S. with various show bands, leading to performing as a front man, and solo recording artist with his Top 40 dance hit in Europe, “Love Caught You By Surprise.”
From the start, audiences embraced his act, the perfect blend of songs that all ages can relate to, spanning many genres. His critically acclaimed performances were touted by reviewers as “.an evening you should not miss” and “.more than anything else, Turner wins over the crowd by working hard.” One critic wrote, “Earl Turner Live is an evening that you should not miss.”
For more about Earl Turner, click here.
You can catch Earl Turner live at Suncoast Hotel & Casino
Orleans Showroom, Feb. 11 & 12 7:30pm
For reservations
Magician / Host – Ben Stone
A cast of award-winning magicians, masters of illusion and outstanding variety and specialty acts from around the world will mystify weekly in the all-new Vegas Magic Theatre, a Paul Stone production, at the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino.
Hosted by Ben Stone, Vegas Magic Theatre seamlessly blends the exceptional abilities of three to four acts into a fast-paced 70-minute showcase of skill, guaranteed to amuse and confuse. Every week, Vegas Magic Theatre presents a completely new line-up of creative, trend-setting acts from across the globe, creating a an original experience each time audiences visit.
For more about Ben Stone show, click here.
You can catch Ben at Gold Coast Hotel and Casino
Gold Coast Showroom / Lounge
Weekly, Thursday & Friday • 7:00pm, Saturday • 5:00pm & 7:30pm, Sunday • 7:00pm
For reservations
