Frank Caliendo

I thought it was a good, clean, entertaining show, well worth the money. If it’d been $ 150 per ticket, then no, I’d be a little disappointed. But all in all, it was very entertaining. Most of his impressions were dead-​on.

WORST MONEY I HAVE EVER SPENT. Can I say that again to emphasize that this show was HORRIBLE!??
Please people, save your money and see someone else. My boyfriend and I got dragged her with our friends who were visiting from out of town. We should have opted out, but felt obligated, so we dished out the $ 98/​each for tickets, and went.
AGAIN — worst show ever, and such a waste of money!!! I literally fell asleep while he was laying on the ground using his hands to talk. LAYING ON THE GROUND? Where are we? A hand puppet show? He kept referring to Charles Barkley and saying it was «TERRIBLE» and boy his show sure was.
No amount of alcohol could make this guy funny. His impressions are old news, and not very good. He needs a new act, or someone needs to fire this guy. If we weren’t with a bunch of people, we would have walked out and demanded our money back.
Can I please stress again, and this was TERRIBLE, and you should NOT waste your money on him!!!

Ok so all the negative reviews made me nervous. Frank was actually better than Blue Man and Criss Angel! I agree that you need to be at least 30 years old to enjoy it and also enjoy stand up comedy. Wish the tickets were cheaper. It was a good show. The band was great!

I’m going to go against the grain here and say that I absolutely loved Frank Caliendo. While some other Unilocalers may say his jokes are outdated and stale, I thought they were easy to relate to, and felt familiar. The husband was really big on seeing this show — I went along because hey, he sat through Lion King with me (which we both loved). I was so surprised. I loved all of it, the political jokes, the Bush/​Clinton impression, Charles Barkley … but what killed my Husband (who laughed so hard I thought he was going to have an aneurysm) was the Morgan Freeman bit. Hilarious!
That being said, I don’t think this show is for the under 30 – 35 crowd. Just a bit young to remember/​appreciate some of the older jokes.

My dread started as soon as I bought the tickets. Check Unilocal before not after you buy tickets. Damn. I should have learned that after watching Chris Angell make my money magically disappear the previous summer.
Still, bombs are still my best reviews, so it was a win win either way. Except I thought he was funny, really funny in places. As a disclaimer to the Unilocal community, I am neither related to nor employed by Frank Caliendo or subsidiaries thereof
The guy does impressions. If you want to see clowns, see Cirque, but his Morgan Freeman, Al Pacino, Charles Barkley, John Madden and Barack Obama were excellent. His George Bush although old was a classic. (The real joke is on us, because we reelected him).
Let me reiterate: This show is about impressions of Presidents and celebrities… If you want to see someone jump into a cup from the ceiling, head down to the Beligio

One night while we were in Vegas last week, we were looking for a show to watch, I wasn’t too enthused about watching Frank Caliendo but, all the good shows/​comedians were either sold out or blacked out for the night. Damnit, I had every reason not to be excited, Frank was entertaining on MadTV back in the day but, geez, his act was so old and repetitive.
I have no problem in spoiling the show during this review, in an effort to save you some money and 90-​minutes of your Vegas life. No matter how much he says that every show is different as the band sometimes throws him a new one and vice versa… don’t believe it. It’s completely rehearsed as they both have the act down.
Frank’s comedy is so dated. I think he can only do impressions of Clinton, GW Bush, Dr. Phil and Charles Barkley, because that’s all his show consisted of. And gosh darn it, he was totally beating the dead horse with the Charles Barkley routine…“Terbel, just terbel.” No Frank, you were «Terbel, freakin terbel!»
What really ticked me off was the last 10-​minutes of the show, he was laying on the floor with his hands up in the air, where we just watched him do a puppet routine but, there were no puppets, just his hands moving.
Save your money and watch somebody or something else!

After buying my ticket via the last minute spot, I hit up here to check out the reviews and was a bit worried as I was taking a friend to the show.
In short, if you are a big sports nut, love madden, the TNT basketball crew, get running gags, current events, and self deprecating humor, you’ll be rolling on the floor like me.
If you don’t watch excessive amounts of the above, are a die hard easily offended republican, and wouldn’t be able to pick john madden out of a lineup at a skinny man convention, this isn’t the show for you.
Only weakness with the performance was he overdid his (average) sir charles impression.
Still, by far my most enjoyed Las Vegas performance of my trip.

If it were possible to give negative stars, Frank Caliendo would receive my vote. Thinking back, I should have known that this show was going to be terrible… but, as they say, hindsight’s ²⁰⁄₂₀.
Hint #1 that Frank Caliendo was going to be BAD: The locals discount on the MGM website makes this show one of its cheapest. Of course, this hint is a sneaky one because there are several shows (incl. Love and the Lion King — which have garnered critical praise) that also appear as eligible for discounts. Still, no show is as cheap as this one.
Hint #2 that Frank Caliendo was going to be BAD: I called a week in advance to get tix for the show and was told by the reservationist at the 702 number featured on the Monte Carlo website that all of the least expensive seats in the house had already been sold out. My man, who called on the other line when he heard this news was told that, in fact, all 9 requested seats in the least expensive section were available. Not sure if this hint operates against FC himself or the MGM reservationists but, at the end of the day, the economy sucks and we locals have a choice about where to go… there’s no need to dupe the public for a buck… especially when that public Unilocal to save others from a similar experience.
Hint #3 that Frank Caliendo was going to be BAD: We walked into a theater on a Sat. night to find the place more than ¾ empty. As it turned out, we were moved into much more expensive seats because the theater was so empty … thanks a lot Mr. Reservation Guy.
So, enough with the hints… now, it’s time for why FC was BAD.
Reason #1 that Frank Caliendo was BAD: FC’s jokes were old, stale, and tired. He relied mostly on bits from Clinton, Madden, Bush, and some Obama was thrown in for good measure. He also spent a lot of time doing Charles Barkley’s impression of «TRBL» — while at first, the impression was fairly good… the use of the phrase for what seemed like the next 20 minutes made a decent joke (you guessed it)… terrible.
Reason #2 that Frank Caliendo was BAD: ½ of our party kept checking watches to see what time the show was going to be over.
Reason #3 that Frank Caliendo was BAD: No matter what he says, Frank does not appreciate audience participation. In fact, beware if he encourages you to participate. I won’t go any further into this point because, hopefully, enough of what I’ve written convinces you not to bother wasting your money to see Frank Caliendo’s show. But, if you happen to come upon free tickets, consider yourself warned.
My advice to locals and tourists who are looking into purchasing tickets for a show: stay away from Frank Caliendo. You will certainly waste your money and leave the theater wondering why you wasted 1.5 hours.
My advice to the Monte Carlo: Please get yourselves another headliner — someone who is actually funny — and also some new reservationists.
My advice to Frank Caliendo: You give other comedians a bad name and you’re just not funny.
The only reason that FC was given any stars: FC’s fantastic band. I only wish they were given more stage time…

He is so funny on TV but in person it wasn’t very good at all. Most of what he did was old material, and he had this strange inside joke going with the band. It was as if he really didn’t care whether the audience laughed or not. I’m out $ 80…live and learn

It’s a bit depressing to note that we walked away from this show talking about the opening band. I’ve seen my share of cover bands (even played in an AC/​DC tribute band for a while, but that’s another story), and these guys were incredibly tight with great harmonies. Bonus points to them for having to not only watch Frank’s act each night, but act as if they’re watching someone really funny for the first time.
Now on to Frank: I do not think anyone would debate his talent, as he is without a doubt a gifted impressionist (is that an appropriate word usage in this case, or did I just compare him to Degas?). I’ve even watched him do 5 – 7 minute segments on youtube where he has been quite funny showing, for example, how Al Pacino’s voice modulation is akin to multiple personality disorder. In this show, it was as if he was channeling Robin Williams’ stream of consciousness style of comedy, and it just did not work. He lost the audience early on, and then attempted to make light of the situation for the rest of the show. It’s never a good sign when you can hear the air conditioning humming in a room of this size.
As Sir Charles would say, «That’s just trble.»

I have seen this show two times. The first time I saw it, I found myself fighting sleep, a fight I lost for a few moments a couple of times. I decided to go back last night and give Caliendo a second chance.
The show is OK. I really enjoyed the band before Caliendo was introduced. They played a Beatles, a KISS, a Neil Diamond, and Jesse’s girl and it was quite a lot of fun especially watching and listening to different audience members and how they reacted to the songs.
Caliendo came out and started with his impressions. He certainly does Bush and Clinton well, but he has yet to do Obama well. I think he drives his impression of Charles Barkley into the ground by overdoing it. It’s just trbl, trbl, trbl!
The most enjoyable part of the show for me is his bit lying on the floor. His hand gestures are funny, and this was the best part for me!
I think the show is worth seeing especially if you get reduced price tickets at one of the ticket booths.

I thought it was hilarious, but many people in the audience obviously did not. Even Frank himself made that observation. If you aren’t up to speed on the news/​events that relate to his impressions, you won’t get it… half of his Farve and Madden jokes went over my head because that’s not my thing, but I thought his political stabs were hysterical. I even enjoyed the Kermit the Frog bit.
There wasn’t a bad seat in the house. The theatre was lovely and the staff was very nice.
I saw the show via
, so, I didn’t really pay for my seat, so perhaps that’s one reason I enjoyed it so much. Had I paid as much as some of the reviewers, I might have been slightly disgruntled as well.

I recently saw Frank Caliendo’s show and I thought it was pretty good, definately not the best but it was good. He came out in the beginning doing hilarious jokes and everyone was laughing, then after about 30 min he started to wind down (it’s a 90 min show). He did a lot of Bush, Charles Barkley, Madden, Adam Sandler, and only a tiny bit of Obama (I wish he did more). The majority of the show was on Barkley and with the older audience that was around me, it didn’t seem like they even knew who he was because most of them were quiet. I’m a big fan of Frank Caliendo and I love seeing him on TV. If you don’t care much for him on TV, you probably won’t expect much from his show. I still thought it was good though.

Wow. This was literally the worst show I have ever seen.
Frank Caliendo is simply a talentless oaf and I cannot believe he got himself a gig out here. The theater was not even ½ full on a Saturday night and I’m assuming word of the caliber of this show has spread.
The guy does impressions. The impressions are pretty good but hey, really every other person is able to impersonate people. Plus, his impressions are really old. George Bush, Dr Phil… he kept on repeating those 2. And then some Robin Williams. He tries Obama (to keep up with the times) but turns out, he’s really bad at that.
Basically, the jokes were not at all funny, Frank Caliendo himself seems so unenthusiastic about the show… at one point he lied down on the floor and continued his show. It was supposed to be a joke but to me, it seemed like all he wanted to do was sleep on the stage.
This show is a travesty to anyone with a brain and a total waste of money. Each of my 3 girlfriends asked me for the time twice through the show. The show was a little more than an hour. That was the excruciating pain that we were in.
If I were you, I’d put the money into a slot machine instead of watching this guy. Chances you’d win the jackpot = 0.01%. Chances you’d enjoy this show = 0%

It’s a little hit and miss with him. But here’s what I can add.
First of all, some of his jokes are off the cuff — that is he’ll go into a direction that the audience is most privy too. Most comedians do this.
Second of all he really does enjoy doing his impressions, even the old ones
3^rd — After reading these reviews and your scared to pay 90 or whatever go to one of those tix4tonights. get it cheaper.
The seating the in Lance Burton Theatre is great. I’ve been close and far and both times enjoyed it. Also, the band is good and although i’m not a fan of all the things they did «more cowbell!» It was nice
Gordie Brown does the same bit. but Frank is a little more sports material.

This show might be too new, but Frank was really all over the place with his performance, as if he had a bad case of ADD. Once he tightens up the flow of his show, this might actually be really good. It’s obvious the man is enormously talented, but the way this show flowed, I’m not sure if he showed it. His Bush impression is literally the best I’ve ever seen (and heard). I also think he might benefit from dressing up as the voices he uses like in the advertisements and somehow do a series of sketches. Instead, this was more like him trying to do stand-​up and I’m not sure the material benefited from that format.
He did, however, do some really geeky things that made me giggle that I liked a lot though, such as his Madden announcing a Mario Brothers game bit. There were a few others but sadly I can’t remember them.
I’m not sure why people didn’t like the band, they were goofy in a really cool retro way. They were playing television themes and some 80’s rock and pop tunes like «Jessie’s Girl,» that I thought was awesome.
I wouldn’t say this is worth Lance Burton ticket prices at all, not yet. But that theater is so nice I was glad I came just because it was so beautiful.

I have to be completely honest… this is the worst Vegas show I have ever seen. Not only did he use old, outdated material but when he laid on the floor while holding up his hand doing a «Kermit the Frog» impression that was my cue to exit stage left. My poor BF was such a huge fan and was really excited but he too could not even mutter a sympathy laugh for this guy. Spent a total of $ 140 for two tickets and left a hot blackjack table to see this guy … boo!
BTW… this guy just became a headliner in Vegas even though he was on Mad TV … we’ll see how long that lasts!

To quote one of Frank’s famous impersonations, «TRBL» + Old Impressions (no new impersonations)= Frank Caliendo
I had high hopes for Frank, since I find him really funny. I did laugh, but the first half of his show is OLD material. Go to Youtube and save yourself the money. The problem is that all the impressions Frank does are SUPER OLD.
John Madden = Super Old
George W. Bush = Super Old
Bill Clinton = Super Old
Dr. Phil = Old
Charles Barkley = Old
I mean, Frank you are really funny and you obviously have a knack of impersonating people, so get your voice for Obama, Kobe, Tiger, Biden … I wouldn’t recommend people buying this if they are familiar with Frank Caliendo until you see something that says «ALL NEW MATERIAL.»
I do recommend Gordie Brown, he is pretty good at the Golden Nugget (see my review).

Um. what the F?
Basically, that was me like 89% of the time during this show.
Sure, it was funny at times, but after a while, it was just random gibberish and impressions.
The only things that were funny to me were the George W Bush, Bill Clinton and Yoda impressions. Everything else just made me go «HUH WTF?»
Ask my BF, he felt the same way. In fact, the guy next to me was yawning half the time. Blah.
We spent $ 90 per ticket, my BF and I.
Our verdict– Not worth it.

Aw man! I had such high hopes for this show :(
Yeah, not impressed, which sucks because he seems like such a nice fellow. He did his famous impersonations of George W, Clinton, Charles Barkley… etc. But it didn’t seem like the show was that put together just yet, considering it opened about 3 weeks ago. There’s a band who performs through out the show, yeah, not feelin’ them either.
Scale of 1 – 10, 10 being the best… I would give it a 6 :(
Located inside the Monte Carlo in the Lance Burton theater.