 Danny Gans: Once again and still with feeling
On Feb 23, 12:50 am, "Big Mikey" <mikem4...@> wrote:
> If you had told me that I would be seeing George Carlin and Danny Gans in the same week I would never have believed you.
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> This was an incredible night as I was able to get two comps for Danny Gans and also could have attended the Osmonds Show.
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> And all I though I would be doing tonight is seeing Lon Bronson at Railhead -which would have been just fine by me.
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> I was told by some that Danny Gans had not updated his act in a while. THIS IS SIMPLY UNTRUE. His impressions were a great mix of the old and new from George Burns, Frank, Dino and Sammy, Elvis, Billy Joel, Tom Jones, Michael Jackson, Garth Brooks) and even Michael McDonald, Jon Bon Jovi, Creed, Michael Buble, Dave Mason, to even Bill Clinton singing. he also does females as will as males including Natalie Cole, Anita Baker, Phoebe Snow and Tina Tuner.
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> Gans performs non stop and puts on a performance which lasts almost two hours. The special theater at the Mirage has been built perfect for him and there is not a bad seat in the house. While the show is indeed expensive ($110), it is worth every penny. Always a supporter of the Union, Danny also has live music and his band improvises with him. The sound and lighting are superb.
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> His rendition of the 12 days of Christmas complete with 12 different voice impressions (Clint Eastwood, Woody Allen, Randy Dangerfield, and even Larry the Cable Guy) is priceless. Kermit the Frog is even better than Jim Henson and he also does a complete Tonight Show including Johnny Carson, Karnack and 3 guests.
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> Danny Gans has long been the "Price of the City" and he continues to hold the title. I believe he is simply the best single act in Las Vegas.
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> On a side note, Carlin is still, well Carlin. He seemed a bit milder than usual but his stuff was still pretty good. The smaller the audience, the more I think Carlin relates. The Orleans was about 3/4 full last Monday night. Carlin in my opinion has always looked older than his years, but now he really looks old and seems to move a bit slower. The wit and wisdom however is still sharp as a tack, and he didn't seem to be as angry.
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> I am not sure if he has filmed his upcoming HBO Special but this stuff will work well.
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> Big Mikey/The Masarsky Group
These are the exact same impressions that I saw him do in 1995 at the
Strat and 1997 at the Rio. I always tell everyone that Gans is a one-
time must see, but after that, don't bother...it'll be the same act
over and over again. Granted, it's a great act (which is why he's
stuck with it for over a decade). And he'll undoubtedly fill the
theater night after night, and kudos to him for pulling it off.
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