Tonight I crossed another one of the 30 For 30 List, I went and saw Greg London at the Las Vegas Hilton.
I will start this review off by saying that I did get free tickets from Showtickets 4 Locals, so the price was right!
The theater is pretty small, we got there after they had seated a majority of the crowd and still got really good seats, other than the balcony (which I don't think they use that often), there isn't a bad seat in the house.
First surprise, I got a water from the bar, it was tap on ice with a lemon, but it was free. So show and a drink cost only a $1 tip. Score one for not charging $5 for an 11oz bottle of Fiji (like the cosmo did at the Girl Talk Show).
The show started with an intro from The Arnold, and then Greg hit the stage. I have to admit I didn't know what to expect when I walked in the door, but I was impressed. His show is high energy, fast paced, and was over before you knew it. In his 60 mins he had to do at least 20 impressions, most of which included a fast wig/prop change. He was backed up by a pretty decent band, and his background dancers didn't hurt the show any (they may have stole the show at one point but I won't spoil it).
Greg London is very talented, the guy can sing, play the guitar, piano, and trumpet, and he can sing while impersonating other celebrities. Some were better than others, but all in all they were pretty good.
The show had a range of music from a few years ago to a few decades ago. The Ozzy Ozbourne but is pretty good, it starts off a little weak, but it ends really good. The show follows a story of his career, and as I said it's non-stop from the moment the curtain raises, until the final bows.
If I had paid full price I probably would have been a little upset. Having got a free ticket I have to say that the show was pretty damn good. If you want to check the show out, I'd check the discount ticket places on the strip, I'm fairly certain you can score a discounted ticket to the show. My only complaint is that it's in the Hilton, which is out of the way, and their box office is about a country mile from the theaters, but those are minor complaints.
If you're looking for a Celebrity Impersonation show, you'd be hard pressed in a Post Danny Gans Las Vegas to find a better show.
2 comments:
Just curious, if you had paid full price why would you have ben disappointed? Not enough value for the money, too short? Just curious. Have the sets for the Icons of Comedy series been about the same length for each, I thought I remember you posting that you saw Gottfried there.
It still would have been a good show, but I don't think if I had paid $50+ for the tickets I would have enjoyed it nearly as much. It would have been a good show, but I would have thought it was a little too short.
I didn't get to see Gilbert there, I was sick that day and had to postpone I think the comedy shows may be a little longer, but that includes an opener (I'm guessing), but then again 60 mins of stand-up is a lot longer than 60 mins of a show.
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