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DOUG ELFMAN: Black humor this weekend



Vegas strippers made national news recently, twirling on a pole inside a "strippermobile" -- a see-through box on a truck that drove along the Strip. They were marketing two nude clubs.

Comedian Lewis Black -- who performs today and Saturday at The Mirage -- actually rode in such a strippermobile nine years ago in New York, for a radio stunt, and got arrested.


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  • It was the "Naked Teen Voyeur Bus."

    Radio's Opie and Anthony told him, "You can stay here, or you can get into this bus with topless teenage girls."

    The bus ran afoul of then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani, the cross-dressing moralist. But Black says this was not illegal:

    "It's not against the law in the state of New York for women to go topless."

    So there you go. If women can disrobe publicly in New York, how can Vegas strippers not also market their assets?

    Speaking of toplessness, Black has autographed a handful of female fans' breasts in his career, on their request.

    "Usually, their boyfriend is standing next to them. You wonder what he's thinking: 'Really? I've got to go home and look at her breasts with his name on it?'"

    Black performs 10 p.m. today and Saturday ($80.90-$102.90; 792-7777).

     

    THE WEEKEND'S BIG FIGHT

    UFC bruiser Forrest Griffin on his past: "I started out as a nursing major."

    That's part of what he tells me in today's Neon section. He also talks about leaving the ring early during his last fight, and how he's planning to retire.

    He fights Tito Ortiz again Saturday at Mandalay Bay ($100-$1,000).

    Lewis Black says he can't handle the mixed martial arts brutality of the UFC.

    "It's a little more than I can bear," Black says. "If you go back to the early Romans and the lions, they'd be the guys beating the (stuff) out of each other."

     

    TO ALL THE GIRLS HE'S LOVED BEFORE

    Julio Iglesias sings tonight and Saturday at the Las Vegas Hilton ($69.91-$102.91).

    Black can't imagine there's a crossover fan who likes all three acts: the UFC, Black's comedy and Julio Iglesias. If there is such a fan?

    "It's probably a woman in her late 70s who's really angry."

    As for Black's comedy, he's debating whether to joke about Sarah Palin.

    "As a comic, she's a gold mine," he says. But, "I think enough's enough."

    He would like to see strippers in the boxes. "I'll look for that strippermobile."

    But he won't ride with strippers again. "Thank God, I've established myself enough I don't need to go out with topless teenage girls, anymore."

    Doug Elfman's column appears on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. E-mail delfman@reviewjournal.com. He also blogs at reviewjournal.com/elfman.

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    Hey Maroons... wrote on November 20, 2009 04:54 PM: the pictures of Rudy dressed in drag have been all over FOR years. It was a gag stupidos!!! He dressed up like a typical middle-aged Vegas male.
    He looked pretty gross but i guess most of the guys in Vegas would do him...

    Si Se Puede!


    Doug Addams wrote on November 20, 2009 04:16 PM: Black humor coming here? I didn't know Obama was making an appearance....


    Kilgore Trout wrote on November 20, 2009 01:51 PM: How dare Elfman insult Mayor Rudy. Rudy was and is a hero. He was there in New York when those planes crashed into the towers. He was there, and that makes him a hero, just ask him.
    I mean, really, he was right there in NYC when it all happened, and he walked down the street and talked to people and carried a bullhorn. He's really an American hero.
    Mike, for future reference, how about "cross dressing, self-righteous moralist."


    Kris wrote on November 20, 2009 08:15 AM: THANK YOU Mike Ault! You took the words right out of my mouth!! I used to enjoy his articles, NOT ANYMORE!!!


    Mike Ault wrote on November 20, 2009 06:48 AM: "The bus ran afoul of then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani, the cross-dressing moralist."

    Does ANYONE read this moron's copy before it is printed?