The Palazzo Theatre at the Venetian regularly books touring stand-up, and three of this winter's Saturdays line up nicely for a trip. Iliza Shlesinger plays December 12, Usama Siddiquee opens 2027 on January 2, and Heather McMahan takes February 13, the night before Valentine's Day. Each is a single show, so there is no second night to fall back on.
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Iliza Shlesinger: Saturday, December 12
Iliza Shlesinger won NBC's Last Comic Standing in 2008, the first woman and the youngest comic to take the title. Six Netflix hours followed, from War Paint and Freezing Hot to Unveiled and Hot Forever, and her seventh, A Different Animal, landed on Prime Video in March 2025. Her act leans on big voices and characters, and dating and relationships are her favorite targets.
Where: Palazzo Theatre, The Palazzo at The Venetian, north Strip. When: Saturday, December 12, 2026. Run time: about 90 minutes. Ages: 16 and up. Best for: girls' weekends and longtime Netflix fans.
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Off stage she has written two essay books, Girl Logic and All Things Aside, created and starred in the Netflix film Good On Paper, and hosts an advice podcast. She grew up in Dallas.
Usama Siddiquee: Saturday, January 2
Usama Siddiquee finished second on Netflix's Funny AF with Kevin Hart in 2026, and a lot of people looked him up afterward. He is a Bengali-American comic based in New York who grew up Muslim in Texas, and he talks very, very fast. The Scoundrel Tour stories cover family, dating and the time he got kicked off America's Got Talent.
Where: Palazzo Theatre, The Palazzo at The Venetian, north Strip. When: Saturday, January 2, 2027. Ages: 16 and up. Best for: Funny AF viewers and anyone staying on after New Year's Eve.
Before the Netflix contest he made his late-night debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in 2024, put out a half-hour special with Don't Tell Comedy on YouTube in 2025, and acted in Inventing Anna, Survival of the Thickest and And Just Like That. A rising name. This is an early chance to catch him in a theater.
Heather McMahan: Saturday, February 13
Heather McMahan is an Atlanta-born storyteller who built a following on social media and her podcast before the specials came. Her first hour, Son I Never Had, came out on Netflix in 2023, and the second, Breadwinner, on Hulu in 2024. She has sold out Radio City Music Hall and the Fox Theatre in her hometown, and she also worked the red carpet for E!.
Where: Palazzo Theatre, The Palazzo at The Venetian, north Strip. When: Saturday, February 13, 2027. Ages: 18 and up. Best for: a Valentine's weekend night out with friends, or a date that skips the prix fixe.
Expect candid stories about her own life, told with no filter. She played the same room in October 2026, so February is a return visit.
The Palazzo Theatre
The theater sits inside The Palazzo, the newer of the two towers that make up The Venetian Resort, opened in 2007. It is a seated theater, not a comedy club, so you get a proper seat facing the stage instead of a cramped table. Allow time. The resort is huge, and the walk from the Venetian side takes a while.
Age limits
Check before you bring a teenager. Iliza and Usama allow guests 16 and up, while Heather McMahan's show is 18 and up, so a 16 or 17 year old can go to the first two but not the third. All three are adult stand-up.
Planning the trip
All three dates are Saturdays, so a Friday arrival and a Sunday flight home covers any of them. January 2 works well for people who come in for New Year's Eve and stay the weekend, and February 13 pairs with Valentine's Day on Sunday. For other nights, our comedy clubs guide covers the rooms with stand-up every night, and our December 2026 guide rounds up the rest of that month.
