Big bucks for celeb appearances

I just posted a story about how places like Caesars Palace were giving celebs the incentive to pay to play at various casinos. Totally forgot that I had just watched Entourage's last 4 episodes of Season 3 yesterday and they in fact went to Vegas in one of them and this very situation came about. Mr. Chase got set up with an appearance fee of $100K by his boy turtle and they went in and totally blew the dough at first. Pretty coincidental that I just saw that episode last night and then I saw that article today.

Comedy club not happy with Andy Dick

Good old Andy Dick. This guy always looks like he is out of his mind on drugs, which is either really great acting, or he just can't hide it. Comedian’s behavior in Ohio included groping patrons, urinating on floor. Acting? I doubt it. After such antics he should be looking for a hide away with some Arizona luxury real estate.

David Stroupe said it was one of the worst experiences with a performer in the history of the Funny Bone Comedy Club.

He was referring to Andy Dick, a former co-star on the 1990s sitcom “NewsRadio,” who appeared at the Funny Bone last weekend.

Stroupe, the club’s managing partner, said the 41-year-old actor-comedian made inappropriate comments while on stage, groped patrons, took women into the men’s room and urinated on the floor and on at least one person. full story

Paid to play: Stars add buzz to Vegas clubs

Three years ago, as Paris Hilton was about to turn 24, the celebutante got a sense of her worth to the nightclub industry in Las Vegas. Unlike Britney she actually wore her padded panty to the public event.

She had celebrated her previous three birthdays at Light, the Bellagio hotel-casino nightclub run by the Light Group. But for her 24th, another company swooped in with an offer that trumped the standard private jet to and from L.A., a free stay at a luxury suite, a sumptuous dinner and, of course, free booze.

The hotel heiress would get a big paycheck — Light was told $200,000 — just to party, but it had to be at PURE, a rival nightclub at Caesars Palace run by the PURE Management Group. read more