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From Shecky Greene to Penn &; Teller: Glenn Alai's Showbiz Rise

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Glenn Alai joins the Stereo Image to trace his lifelong love of variety entertainment... from growing up on TV specials and Atlantic City shows to studying casino entertainment at UNLV and building the Penn & Teller organization into a Las Vegas mainstay.

He shares backstage stories, career-defining moments, and how he helped bring vintage performers and modern magicians like Piff into the mainstream, reflecting on decades of change in show business and the resilience of live performance.

From Steve & Eydie to Tom Jones and all sorts of celebrities in between, Glenn is a wealth of knowledge for entertainment trivia from the '60s-the '90s and beyond.

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