The Funniest Show Where the Audience Is the Act
A great comedy hypnosis show is one of the most reliably, unpredictably funny nights in Las Vegas -- because the stars are your fellow audience members, and nobody, including them, has any idea what they are about to do. Volunteers get pulled onstage, put under, and turned loose into the kind of scenarios that leave the whole room in tears. Vegas has two standouts in the genre, and while they share the format, they aim at slightly different crowds. Here is how they compare.
MARC SAVARD Comedy Hypnosis
MARC SAVARD Comedy Hypnosis is the long-running Strip favorite and the higher-rated of the two, and it is easy to see why. Savard does not just hypnotize his volunteers -- he turns the entire room into part of the joke, blending quick-hit comedy, wild audience participation, and on-the-spot improv that makes every single show a little different and a lot unpredictable. Your dignity comes out mostly intact; your face hurts from laughing. It is the polished, crowd-pleasing benchmark for the genre in Las Vegas.
This is the pick for most people, and the safer bet for a mixed group -- broadly crowd-friendly, consistently funny, and welcoming to all ages.
Venue: Planet Hollywood, Miracle Mile Shops | Format: Comedy hypnosis with audience volunteers | Age: All ages
Hypnosis Unleashed Starring Kevin Lepine
Hypnosis Unleashed Starring Kevin Lepine takes the same premise somewhere a little wilder. A certified hypnotherapist and award-winning performer, Lepine builds his downtown show around razor-sharp comedy and mind-blowing hypnosis, with an uninhibited streak that is squarely aimed at grown-ups. It is looser, edgier, and a bit more unfiltered than the Strip version -- the kind of night where adults come to genuinely cut loose.
This is the pick for an adults-only crowd looking for something rowdier and a little more risque, and for anyone spending their night downtown at the Four Queens. Note that this show is 18 and over.
Venue: Four Queens, Downtown | Format: Adults-only comedy hypnosis | Age: 18 and over
The Practical Truth
Both deliver the same core thrill -- watching regular people do extraordinary, ridiculous things under hypnosis -- but the tone differs. Marc Savard is the polished, top-rated, all-ages Strip favorite and the right call for most groups. Kevin Lepine is the edgier, adults-only downtown option for a crowd that wants it rowdier. And a reassurance if you are nervous: you never have to volunteer. Plenty of people come purely to watch, and the show is just as fun from a seat in the crowd. Check the booking section below for showtimes.
