In watching a bunch of shows in Vegas one thing is evident... audiences know talent when they see it. Terry Fator has loads of it for a guy who not only has exceptional ventriloquist abilities, a pretty good singing voice, and up-to-date comedic material. Terry has been doing this for 5 years on the strip and with another packed crowd last night it goes to show you the added charm will hopefully keep him around for another 5 years. \n\nAs many others have said.. in the beginning he did start off with an original song of his to show that he indeed CAN sing to prove a point. Then he goes into a stint with his turtle sidekick leaving for Hollywood. In my mind this was heading into \"cheesy\" territory. I can only imagine what it would've been like to bring a hot date to this show and have her give me that side glance and in her mind say \"This damn fool brought me to the Vegas muppets show..smh\" \n\nAfter getting past the opening act, I then realize why Terry Fator is not just a one man headliner, I realize why the darn theater is named after him. Some of the best acts were on the way and what started with a half a smirk when into a full on laugh out loud episode. The jokes didn't seem redundant and they really were meant for all ages and groups. He toed the line of being crude but never to the point where people mistaken his show for Absinthe. For the most part, the jokes can perhaps fly over the head of kids and yet there are jokes strictly for kids. It was a great balance. \n\nOne shtick that I have seen on Youtube was even funnier in person. The Elvis was the closing puppet and rightfully so. The entire bit was pretty much the 101 of comedy and Terry flawlessly delivers it. The crowd was thundering at that point. \n\nFor all the talent that Terry Fator has, I believe he has some duty to give back to others. I believe you can call it a relief act in dedicating two songs to a child who passed away and military. I respect Terry for making an effort to change the pace of the show for the betterment of a cause, but those two segments completely brought the energy down of the crowd. You can tell the life was slowly sucking out of each and every one of us as the song kept going. Like the opening song.. somehow his originals are just not interesting for the audience. But that's where talent again shines as he does not fail in bringing back the laughs and applause with the proceeding act. Some performers can lose audiences for good but Terry does it with no regret and knows he's got the audience in the palm of his hand. \n\nAll in all.. I would say a really great show, that can be cheesy (sometimes for the better of the show) that displays pure talent and skill. At the end he got a standing ovation from everyone. Get past the beginning and his originals and you'll still have a great wholesome performance from one of Vegas' best showman!
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