These are the five worst shows in Las Vegas.
And I'll be counting down to number one,
so watch this video
so you know which shows not to waste your money on.
Number 5 can be found at Luxor,
and that is the Blue Man Group.
Although, this show isn't horrible,
it is bad enough to make this list,
and it does not get good reviews.
One reviewer said, "Why is this show even a thing?
They were able to drum, make a big mess,
and catch things in their mouth.
Yep, that's it. Literally.
I've never before looked at my watch,
wondering when the boredom would stop
or if there was any way to politely exit the theater
to go do something infinitely more entertaining.
So many phenomenal entertainers and incredible shows,
we deeply regret having wasted time and money
on three guys just painted in blue." (laughing)
Now, some of the reviews say
the kids are a bit more entertained than the adults,
but overall, the Blue Man Group does not get good reviews.
By the way,
the two worst shows that I've personally seen in Las Vegas
were "Zumanity" and the "Miss Behave Game Show."
I hated both of those shows,
but neither one of them is still active,
so I'm not including them in this list.
However, to come up with this list,
I hit up Yelp
to look at what the professional reviewers had to say.
And I also posted in my Las Vegas Facebook group
asking people what the worst show is
that they've seen in Vegas.
And I got about a thousand responses.
Many of which were in agreement with each other.
Number four is "KA" by Cirque du Soleil.
This is located inside the MGM Grand.
When I asked people,
What's the worst show they've seen in Las Vegas?
almost the entire common section was filled up
with "KA, KA, KA, KA, KA."
If you speak Spanish,
it was like I was saying "poop" over and over.
If you don't get that joke, the word is caca, by the way.
But you know what?
I do highly recommend this show if you're having insomnia
because so many people say it put them to sleep.
So if you're having trouble sleeping in Vegas,
I highly recommend you come see this show
because you'll be fast asleep by the end of it.
In one review of "KA," they said, "No, do not go.
Cirque has many wonderful shows, but this isn't it.
Go see "O," go see "Love,"
run away from KA and don't look back.
I'll never get those hours or that money back.
Go see something else, anything else."
And I completely agree with his other recommendations.
Another review says,
"I was not a fan of the show at all.
My parents and I went to see it,
and quite honestly, it was putting me to sleep.
The backdrops and special effects were awesome,
but I felt like I was watching the same thing
over and over again.
I would not recommend this show to anyone.
I've seen other Cirque du Soleil shows
that I'd recommend in a heartbeat.
This was not one of them."
Now, this isn't to say
that all Cirque shows are bad by any means.
I've seen some I really enjoyed.
For example, I've seen "Beatles Love" three times,
and it was amazing.
I highly recommend that show.
Also, I hear lots of great reviews about "O" at Bellagio.
Number three is located inside Planet Hollywood,
and that is "Criss Angel Mindfreak."
When I posted that in the Facebook group,
one of the most popular answers was "Criss Angel."
Nobody had anything good to say about his show.
One person said the biggest fan
of Criss Angel is Criss Angel.
One reviewer said,
"After talking about seeing Criss Angel for over a year,
I finally splurged
and brought my two adult daughters to see the show.
We were so excited.
At over $150 a ticket,
it was a real and very expensive disappointment."
One person said,
"Please save yourselves and don't buy tickets to the show.
This might have been the worst show I've ever been to.
I read the reviews before I went and thought,
'Maybe it's not that bad,'
but it was the worst waste of money in my entire life.
There was little magic in the show,
and it was terribly scripted and self-promotional.
I got zero entertainment out of it."
Another reviewer said,
"Majorly disappointed with the show.
After seeing so many amazing other shows in Vegas,
I was looking forward to my next trip to see "Criss Angel."
However, it was an hour and a half show
that was mostly filled with videos describing how amazing
and iconic of a magician that Criss Angel is.
Yet there was barely any magic.
Between the constant videos boasting about how great he is,
standing up and sitting down repeatedly
to have a club-like Friday night experience,
and the time taken up at the beginning
for people to try on his straitjacket,
there was quite literally barely any time for magic.
And the whole point of the straitjacket
was to show the audience that it was real,
and then he never even ended up using it.
Criss was extremely full of himself
with minimal magic to back it up.
I wouldn't recommend spending your money on this
unless you are a die hard fan.
So, there you have it, one of the worst shows on the strip.
I've heard nothing but terrible reviews about it,
"Criss Angel," save your money and go to another magician.
For example, I really enjoyed Mat Franco.
I went and saw his act. I thought he was pretty good.
Number two goes to David Copperfield.
This is the worst rated magic show on the strip.
It gets horrible reviews.
And when I asked people in my Facebook group
of the worst show they've seen,
many said, "David Copperfield."
One reviewer said,
"The most stunning thing about this show
is the fact that David is getting paid to do it.
He rushes through the script
he's obviously required to deliver
with no charisma whatsoever,
leaving the presentation of every trick
devoid of any showmanship.
As a performer,
it's insulting to see someone give so little effort.
There's so much great magic to see in Vegas.
Find another show and don't make the same mistake we did.
And David, if you ever see this,
please just retire while you have some dignity.
Watching this show just made me sad."
Another reviewer says,
"I had seen Mr. Copperfield twice before many years ago
and walked away thinking it was the best magic ever.
It was with this kind of anticipation that I took my wife
to see her first Copperfield show last night.
Oh dear, we were both sorely disappointed.
Regrettably, Mr. Copperfield is banking on his name
only because the magic was gone.
I paid a premium to be up close, but it was a waste.
As others have stated, the story was ridiculous,
the magic was tired, and the magician uninspired.
After one hour and 10 minutes, the pain was finally over.
Needless to say, we will not be returning.
Piff or Shin Lim are the superstars of magic in Vegas now.
Don't waste your hard earned money on Copperfield.
He needs to retire,
and maybe he actually has right before our eyes."
Another review reads,
"I guarantee that you will have seen
each of his tricks performed before, and better,
by amateur magicians on America's Got Talent.
But if instead of seeing magic,
you're keen to pay top ticket prices
to watch David work out his daddy issues with a yoda puppet,
then his show is for you.
But what I resented the most about David was his attitude.
He appeared bored and disengaged throughout the performance
as if he was reciting his act
from a script he's memorized through countless shows,
sometimes rushing his words so fast,
it felt like he couldn't wait to finish.
And when the finish came,
he even coaxed his audience by gesturing with his hands
to give him an undeserved standing ovation.
Only a few sheep in the audience obliged him.
I also noticed
that while David was busy phoning in his performance,
he did not make eye contact with us once,
and we had paid top dollar to sit up front.
In fact, much of the show was performed behind us
as David left the stage multiple times
to address the audience in the less expensive seats.
Had I known him beforehand,
I would not have purchased such expensive tickets.
Indeed, had I known him before
that his show would be so bad,
I would not have purchased tickets at all.
As so many other reviewers have observed,
the only magic trick
that David Copperfield performs anymore with enthusiasm
is making your money disappear.
Go buy tickets to his show
and watch him perform this trick for you.
This show gets horrible ratings,
so I highly recommend you skip it.
And to get to the worst show in Las Vegas,
you have to head up the strip north to Sahara.
At Sahara, you're going to find
The Eddie Griffin Experience.
And reading through the Yelp reviews,
people cannot stand his show.
One reviewer says,
"If I could give the show zero stars, I would.
My husband and I were excited to see
Eddie Griffin while we were in Vegas.
We have been big fans of his movies
and have always thought he was hilarious.
This "comedy" show is nothing but a view
into his angry soul.
I knew this comedy show was going to be racy,
but from the start, it was very uncomfortable.
The more and more drinks he consumed,
the more angry racist jokes he spewed out.
My husband and I left early, and I'm so disappointed
I spent $140 of my hard-earned money
on this train wreck."
Another reviewer says,
"By far, the worst comedy show I've ever been to.
No prep, no jokes, no funny stories,
just an angry little man rambling on about politics,
religion, et cetera.
He even said in his show 'this isn't for us,
the audience, it's for him.
If you don't like it, too bad.' It was lazy.
A man resting on his name recognition
to sucker people into paying $150 a ticket.
Trust me, save your money."
Another Yelp reviewer says,
"I recently went to see Eddie Griffin
in Las Vegas at the Sahara.
I cannot believe how bad he actually was,
talking about how white people are the devil.
Drank four large glasses of whiskey while on stage,
and then his racism
towards anybody other than black people got worse.
Towards the end, he was saying he can't wait
till black people enslave the white man.
And how he 'cannot wait to stand on a white man's neck
until they suffocate just like the white man did
to his brother, George Floyd'.
Absolutely disgusting.
Every other word was the n-word.
It was embarrassing, cringy, and utter garbage.
There's a thousand better things to do in Las Vegas
than see this pathetic loser."
So, there you have it.
Those are the five worst active shows in Las Vegas.
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