There are no heroes in this story- only victims and villains.
This is the true story of Vinnie Favorito.
A rising star in standup comedy, Vinnie worked his way up to a headline show at the Flamingo in Las Vegas.
But behind the scenes, he was scamming anyone and everyone out of money to support his gambling addiction.
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In an era where every comic got a show on air, the fact that his pilot went nowhere seems odd,
In retrospect, it may have been a red flag that things were not good behind the scenes.
He’s probably the most famous comedian you’ve ever heard of.
He had the one and only entertainment contract at Binion’s (Benny Binion HATED entertainment).
He consistently sold tickets to his show at O’Shea’s Casion- which was NOT connected to any hotel at the time.
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Everyone that dreams of gold starts at the same place: the bottom.
Brian Burkhardt was no different.
Even with his checkered past, he was able to find his way into the El Cortez as a dice dealer in 1996.
It was a different time.
Only REAL ONES sell tickets- and Vinnie was selling out nightly.
Here’s what’s crazy: he was still relatively unknown too.
But that was changing quickly.
After three good years at O’Shea’s he landed what most comics only dream of:
a headline show at the Flamingo Hotel.
Las Vegas, 2005: a rising standup comedian worked his way from Downtown to a casino right off the strip.
He was able to do the one thing that matters most: sell tickets consistently.
This is the story of Vinnie Favorito: the Con Man of Comedy.
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This casino HATED entertainment…
Yet one comedian landed himself a headline show there.
This is the story of Vinnie Favorito.
Aka the Con Man of Comedy
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April 21st
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