Our guest this week is Ken Henderson, who has opened Notoriety on the top floor of Neonopolis. The multi-theater annex takes over the old Galaxy Theaters and Krave Nightclub space. Notoriety has hosted comedy, magic, and live music throughout C

PodKats! Ep. 108, Tape Face

Jan 25th, 2021 41m 55s

Our guest this week is Sam Wills, better known as the comic mime Tape Face. The “America’s Got Talent” alum has been headlining at Harrah’s Showroom throughout COVID. He has added some speaking, some new props, and fake fans to his new socially

PodKats! Ep. 107, Anne Martinez

Jan 18th, 2021 1h 11m

Our guest this week is Anne Martinez, who arrived in town in 2012 to sing in the adult revue “Bite” at the Stratosphere. She has since appeared in several top-notch productions on and off the Strip, including “Baz” at the Palazzo and “Fantasy”

PodKats! |Ep. 106, Chris Wink

Jan 11th, 2021 51m 3s

Our guest this week is the amazing Chris Wink. The inventive artist helped establish the Blue Man Group, which has headlined in Las Vegas since 2000. He split with the Blue Men in 2017, to take a creative position at Area15. He also developed W

PodKats! |Ep. 105, Lance Burton

Dec 22nd, 2020 51m 53s

Our guest this week is a legend in the world of entertainment. He’s a 40-year performer and headliner in Las Vegas headed up his own show at Monte Carlo for 14 years ending in 2010. He’s since moved back to his original family farm in Kentucky,

PodKats! |Ep. 104, Harry Basil

Dec 7th, 2020 41m 29s

Our guest this week is a longtime standup comic and also the manager of Laugh Factory at the Tropicana, Harry Basil. Harry has a history of headlining in Las Vegas dating to 1984 when he shared the bill with such rising stars as Louie Anderson,

PodKats! |Ep. 103, Mat Franco

Nov 23rd, 2020 41m 20s

Our guest this week is the champion of Season 9 of “America’s Got Talent” and a five-year headliner at Linq Hotel, magician Mat Franco. Mat is set to return to the stage on December 17th. He tells us how he’s worked to keep sharp during COVID w

PodKats! |Ep. 102, Brad Garrett

Nov 16th, 2020 35m 41s

Our guest this week is MGM Grand headliner and TV star Brad Garrett. Brad has returned to Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club, which has moved from the Underground at MGM Grand to Studio A & B at the entrance of MGM Grand Garden Arena. Garrett has retur

PodKats! |Ep. 101, Derek Stevens

Nov 9th, 2020 46m 19s

My guest this week is the co-owner of Circa Las Vegas, and also co-owner of the D and Golden Gate, on Fremont Street, Derek Stevens. We met with Derek just a couple of days after Circa’s opening, at Victory Burger overlooking the Circa sportsbo

PodKats! |Ep.100 Part 4

Nov 5th, 2020 51m 6s

I am on the prowl, indeed! Welcome to PodKats! This is Kats, John Katsilometes, of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. My column is called Kats!, fittingly enough. Find it on page 3A every day, and online all the time. This is a landmark episode of P

PodKats! |Ep.100 Part 3

Nov 4th, 2020 41m 55s

PodKats! |Ep.100 Part 2

Nov 3rd, 2020 39m 52s

PodKats! |Ep.100 Part 1

Nov 2nd, 2020 39m 57s

Piff The Magic Dragon | Ep. 99

Oct 19th, 2020 54m 37s

My guest this week is the first headliner to return to the Las Vegas Strip since the pandemic reopening, Piff The Magic Dragon. The comic magician whose legal name is John van der Put is moving from his self-named theater at Bugsy’s Cabaret to

Brody Dolyniuk and Nina DiGregorio | Ep. 98

Oct 12th, 2020 1h 1m

My guests this week are two acclaimed artists in Las Vegas, Brody Dolyniuk and Nina DiGregorio. He is the founder of the popular rock-cover band Yellow Brick Road. She is the founder of the rock-violin company Bella Electric Strings. They have

Wayne Newton | Ep. 97

Oct 5th, 2020 1h 10m

My guest this week is the man forever known as Mr. Las Vegas, Wayne Newton. Our chat takes place at his residence of Flathead Lake in northwestern Montana. Wayne talks of his early days in Las Vegas, his defining song “Danke Schoen,” and his re

Richard “Boz” Bosworth | Ep. 96

Sep 28th, 2020 46m 41s

My guest this week is the man in charge of Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Richard Bosworth. We call him “Boz.” He is presiding over a $200 million hotel-wide renovation of the old Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. The resort is set to reopen January 15th

Terry Bradshaw | Ep. 95

Sep 22nd, 2020 30m 7s

My guest this week is an NFL legend, a pro football Hall of Famer and co-host of Fox Sports NFL coverage. He’s also the star of “The Bradshaw Bunch” reality show on E! Entertainment, and the “Terry Bradshaw Show” at Luxor. He is four-time Super

Bill Medley | Ep. 94

Sep 16th, 2020 48m 52s

My guest this week is a rock and roll legend and co-founder of the Righteous Brothers, Bill Medley, who has been met with several challenges during the pandemic shutdown. The Righteous Brothers show at Harrah’s is sidelined. Bill underwent surg

Xavier Mortimer | Ep. 93

Sep 14th, 2020 33m 52s

My guest this week is Xavier Mortimer, the first Cirque du Soleil performer to ever headline his own show on the Las Vegas Strip. He has been the star of “Magical Dream” at two Las Vegas venues, most recently The Magic Attic at Bally’s. That’s

Melody Sweets | Ep. 92

Sep 7th, 2020 53m 43s

My guest this week on a very special episode of PodKats! Live is burlesque star Melody Sweets, late of “Absinthe” at Caesars Palace. Sweets left the show in October of 2017 and is developing her own headlining show with Matt and Angela Stabile

Matt and Angela Stabile | Ep. 91

Aug 31st, 2020 53m 18s

My guests this week are Matt and Angela Stabile of Stabile Productions. Their company produces the adult reviews X Burlesque, X Country, X Rocks, and as Piff the Magic Dragon. All of those shows are in Caesars Entertainment hotels. Angela Stabi

Skye Dee Miles and Savannah Lynx | Ep. 90

Aug 24th, 2020 54m 3s

Our guests this week are the two singers at Rose. Rabbit. Lie. supper club at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Skye Dee Miles, and Savannah Lynx. Miles has been a Vegas favorite for more than a decade, arriving to co-star in “Menopause The Musica

Brent Barrett | Ep. 89

Aug 17th, 2020 32m 2s

Our guest this week is Brent Barrett, an original Phantom in “Phantom -- The Las Vegas Spectacular” at the Venetian. Barrett was in that role for two years, and has an extensive Broadway and touring resume. He has portrayed Billy Flynn in “Chic

Matt Goss | Ep. 88

Aug 10th, 2020 1h 3m

Our guest this week is Matt Goss, an 11-year Las Vegas resident headliner and a superstar in the U.K. During the COVID shutdown, the Bros. co-founder had been talking directly to fans on Instagram Live. He joins Kats at his home in Las Vegas to