Budd Friedman and Mark Lonow's world-famous Improv Comedy Club at Harrah's Las Vegas showcases a different marquee of acts each week. Max Alexander takes the stage tomorrow through Sunday, with supporting acts Scott Henry and Dava Krause. Improv shows are at 8:30pm and 10:30pm every Tuesday through Sunday. Tickets are $29.05 (plus applicable taxes) or $44.95 (plus applicable taxes) for VIP tickets that include special seating, an Improv t-shirt and post-show meet-and-greet with the comics. Special two-for-one tickets are also available for locals. Tickets are available at Harrah's Box Office (702-369-5223) and online at www.harrahs.com.
Originally from the East Coast,
Max Alexander moved to Los Angeles in his twenties. In addition to doing stand-up comedy, Alexander also began appearing in supporting appearances on many sitcoms such as "Full House" and "Matlock." Alexander's resume also includes film roles in "Roxanne" starring
Steve Martin, "Punchline" with
Tom Hanks, and "Forgetting
Sarah Marshall" with
Jason Segel.
He also appeared in Comedy Central's "Best of the Improv, Vol. 5" and "
Comedy Club Greats" with
Jerry Seinfeld. In recent years Alexander has been performing his comedy alongside
Tom Jones and others. He also frequents the
Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon.
His stand-up routine focuses primarily on his large size, constantly poking fun at his weight and is known for pulling his pants up to his chest during his routines. But as
Jay Leno has said, Max's material is as relevant today as any "young" comic.
One thing about
Max Alexander that embarrasses him is his giving heart. He is not only known as the go-to person when you need someone to perform for a charity, but he has also helped countless artists, be it a comic, musician, dancer or actor get started in their careers, which showed when they honored him at his benefit.
As of May 2009, Alexander will be one of the only comics to perform on the Tonight Show with
Johnny Carson,
Jay Leno and
Conan O'Brien.
In 2009, Alexander went through some health issues when he suffered a stroke after a kidney transplant. In response to this, comedic headliners joined together for "Comedy Headliners Salute
Max Alexander." Acts included
Shelley Berman, Norm Crosby,
Jeff Garlin, Dom Irrera,
Kevin James, Carol Leifer,
Jay Leno,
Larry Miller,
Kevin Nealon,
Ray Romano, and host
Fred Willard.
Alexander fully recovered and is back to touring the country entertaining audiences with his side-splitting stand up.
