The Spotlight Series at the George brings in comedians and musicians for a limited series of one-night performances to give you even more entertainment options throughout our season. Spending an evening laughing your head off with your friends in our gorgeous theater is WAY better than just sitting at the house doom scrolling.

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Marcus D. Wiley is a comedian, a college professor at Texas Southern University, and co-host of the Yolanda Adams Morning Show. He is best known for his hilarious impressions of Bishop Secular, who is his alter ego on the Yolanda Adams Morning Show.

He is a stand up comedian who has toured around the nation performing ‘Clean Edgy Comedy.’ Born in Houston, Texas, the son of a pastor, Wiley attended high school at Willowridge High School in Missouri City, Texas. Marcus Wiley is also known as a trend-setter for bringing clean stand up comedy to the masses.

Wiley began his stand-up comedy career in September 2002. His clean comedy approach caught the attention of four-time Grammy Award winner, Yolanda Adams and she offered him a spot as her co-host on her highly acclaimed radio show, ‘The Yolanda Adams Morning Show’.

Wiley most recently worked as a producer. As SVP and co-head of comedy development at Fox, he shepherded the development of such half-hour series as "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "New Girl," "The Mindy Project" and "Bob’s Burgers." In addition, he was very involved in bringing "Last Man On Earth" to the network. Marcus’ resume also includes stints as literary and packaging agent at the William Morris Agency and as a development executive at Regency Television where he worked on such series as "Malcolm In The Middle" and "The Bernie Mac Show."

Marcus will be joined by Margo Hickman and Cleto Rodriguez! If you're not familiar with Cleto's work, you HAVE to check him out.

Comedian Bob Smiley brings over 27 years of experience, performing in theaters, churches, and festivals nationwide. With five comedy specials, including three on DryBar, and numerous podcast appearances, Bob is a recognized figure in the comedy scene.

He created "The Adventures of Average Boy," a celebrated series featured in Focus on the Family's Clubhouse magazine and the award-winning podcast, both of which inspire kids and parents alike.

In 2024, Bob voiced Lowell the Snowman in the stop-motion Christmas movie "Steal the Naughty List." Check it out today, and help independent Christian film making!

Bob is also very good at mowing and has a massive hotel shampoo collection.

Aaron's Benward's Nashville Unplugged presented by Mountain Dew returns to Mandalay Bay every Friday night in Las Vegas, Nevada. Aaron will be bringing that same show here to Houston, Texas. He will be joined on stage by the songwriters behind some of Country music's best loved songs. Hear the story behind how the music came to be, direct from the songwriters themselves, then watch them perform live! It’s an all-acoustic show that gives the audience the pleasure of an intimate and highly interactive experience with the music they love and the songwriters behind each one.

Aaron Benward is an award-winning and multi-platinum singer/songwriter and music/film/tv producer. Aaron introduced Nashville Unplugged: The Story Behind the Song to Las Vegas in 2009 at Mandalay Bay providing a platform for songwriters to engage with a captive audience. Nashville Unplugged is better than ever bringing back Aaron and a catalog of songwriters ready to tell their stories and perform their songs live once again at Mandalay Bay!