Three touring comics pass through Las Vegas in October, one night each, and they could hardly be more different from one another. One is dry and observational at a reasonable hour, one is warm and family-driven in the biggest room of the three, and one is a late show built on the kind of material that makes people gasp before they laugh. None of them repeats. Taking them in date order.
Zoltan Kaszas, October 2: the dry one
Zoltan Kaszas is the comic for people who find the biggest laughs in the smallest subjects. Pets, relationships, awkward social encounters and everyday annoyances are his raw material, delivered in a laid-back, unhurried style that lets the observation do the work. Hungarian-born and quietly devoted fanbase aside, he's the least loud of these three and often the one people quote afterward.
When: October 2, at 9:30 p.m. Where: Palazzo Theatre, The Palazzo at The Venetian. Run time: 90 minutes. Ages: 16 and up.
Max Amini, October 11: the family one, and the earliest start
Max Amini mines the collision of family, culture and expectation, and the trick of his act is how specific stories land as universal ones. He's also the easiest of the three to build an evening around, because his is the only 8 p.m. start and the only one of the three without a posted age minimum, which widens who you can bring.
When: October 11, at 8 p.m. Where: Encore Theater, Wynn Las Vegas. Run time: 90 minutes. Note: the earliest start of the three, so the rest of the night stays open.
Daniel Sloss, October 23: the late one that goes somewhere dark
Daniel Sloss in BITTER is the outlier, and the reason to clear a whole evening rather than slot him in. The Scottish comic built a global following on Netflix specials that take apart the assumptions an audience walked in with, then rebuild them as punchlines. It starts at 10 p.m., which is the correct hour for it. Go if you want comedy that leaves a mark; skip it if you want an easy night.
When: October 23, at 10 p.m. Where: Palazzo Theatre, The Palazzo at The Venetian. Run time: 90 minutes. Ages: 16 and up.
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Picking one
Quietly clever and quotable: Zoltan Kaszas. Warm, broad and early enough to pair with dinner: Max Amini. Uncomfortable in the way you'll still be discussing at breakfast: Daniel Sloss. The thing that catches people out with one-night bookings is that there is no second chance in the same trip, so the date decides the show here far more than taste does. Check which one falls inside your trip before you fall in love with a name.
