New residency for new resident Tom Greene

Stand-up comedian Tom Greene, who found mainstream prominence with his own zany, edgy shows on MTV and AXS TV, starting in 2003 after guest hosting David Letterman’s “Late Show” is our town’s newest celebrity resident. And he’s landed his own residency at the Back Room at Bally’s – appearing five shows each week Sunday through Wednesday until the end of the year except for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Then he returns again Jan. 21 through February with more 2018 dates yet to be announced .

He premiered last night (Oct. 29) to a full house of fans. Tom who starred in the “Charlies Angel” movie hit and in “Road Trip,” where he put a live mouse in his mouth was briefly married to actress Drew Barrymore and he’s known for the MTV documentary of his battle against testicular cancer, which he was successfully treated for. But it included graphic footage of his own surgery, and although it allowed him to raise money for cancer research, it caused the cancellation of his talk shows. His film, “Freddy Got Fingered,” won in five categories at the Golden Raspberry Awards given to the worst movies of the year. While on stage he began to play the harmonica and did not stop until he was dragged off by security. His comedy at Bally’s is just as zany and hysterical.

Producer Seth Yudof of UD Factory told me: “I couldn’t be happier with Tom’s opening night. He really connects with the audience in a way that I don’t think most people would expect. We are looking forward to this being a very long-term relationship between Tom and Vegas! Everyone who meets Tom likes him. He really is a sweet guy. Tom had appeared in Vegas previously at the Riviera and at the Hard Rock, but this is his first extended run and residency. I expect his show to grow and turn into a long Vegas run in a bigger venue. But this quirky venue is perfect for the quirky comedian’s show.

Tom has changed his Instagram account to show that he now lives in Vegas. He is taking Las Vegas seriously and is interested in having a life and career here. On his first day here, he went out and bought a shiny blazer, taking him one step closer to becoming a full-time Vegas resident!

Tom has had such an interesting career, from television, to movies, to webcasting, and now stand-up comedy. We’re really excited to see what we can do together here in Vegas, utilizing all the advantages of having the same venue, night after night.”

His opening night was packed, and Bally’s brought extra chairs in from the”Jubilee” showroom to accommodate the crowd. The show started with a chronological video of some of Tom’s classic television and movie scenes, ending by showing him on tour doing stand-up for large audiences. Movie producer Michael Tadross, who is producing the upcoming LBJ movie with Woody Harrelson worked with Seth on getting Tom his new residency.

Tom was clearly excited when he came onstage. He talked about his new shiny Vegas jacket, and then he hung it up on a coat rack as he got into his show. Tom riffed on the audience in his signature awkward style, connecting many of his comments to his opinions of modern technology and social media.

This was a very interactive show — the audience yelled out lines from Tom’s movies, and Tom reenacted those parts for them. In a departure from his normal stand-up routine, Tom sat down on a stool and showed different TV and movie clips, telling the audience some of the behind-the-scenes stories about them.

After the show, Tom invited everyone to come hang out at the front lounge of the Back Room, where he plans to host regular parties with his fans. Top Canadian DJ Coins provided the music for the first opening night party.

News Robin Leach

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