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The Statler is hosting a celebrity Halloween party — here's how to get in

Calling all ghouls and goblins: The Statler is the place to be if you want to get a little spooky — and kinky — this Halloween season.

The famed Dallas hotel is throwing a Leather and Laces Halloween Edition party at Scout on October 25 from 9:30 pm-2:00 am, with a very special celebrity host.

Entourage's Jeremy Piven (aka the real Ari Gold) is your eerie emcee for the evening, which promises to be full of ghostly good fun. Here's what you can expect:

The tunes
A DJ will keep the turntables spinning and the LED dance floor packed. Ever wanted to shimmy down with a mummy? Now's your chance.

Best dressed
Wear your most impressive — or revealing — Halloween costume for a shot at the $10,000 in cash and prizes. Accolades will be given out in two categories: best and sexiest.

VIP style
Feel like a big spender by reserving bottle service tables and a spot in the Veuve Clicquot VIP Lounge.

Special sponsors
The Leather and Laces Halloween Party is presented by The Statler Hotel, Vueve Cliqout, Ketel One, Don Julio, Palm Beach Tan, Bullit, Captain Morgan, and Bova Diamonds. If that doesn't sound like one hell of a party, nothing does.

Ticket info
General admission is $40 plus processing fees (includes admission and ability to enter costume contests) while VIP tickets are $89 plus processing fees (includes expedited entrance, VIP area access, two ultra-premium drink tickets, ability to enter costume contest, and late-night bites).

VIP tables and suites range from $1,000-$7,500, and seat four-36 guests with additional offerings such as bottle service, VIP access, private bartenders and more. You must be 21 or older to attend. Buy your tickets here.

Some haunted history
Since its creation in Houston in 2004, the Leather and Laces Super Bowl, Kentucky Derby, Final Four, and Halloween Parties have always been the chicest events with very fortunate guests attending the annually sold-out fêtes.

Past party hosts have included Adrian Lima, Kim Kardashian, Alessandra Ambrosio, Nicole Scherzinger, Emily Ratjkowski, Jamie Chung, Bar Refaeli, Lily Aldridge, Behati Prinsloo, Kendra Wilkinson, and many others.

Leather and Laces happens October 25 at The Statler.

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Photo by F. Carter Smith

Leather and Laces happens October 25 at The Statler.

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Comedy News

Comedy chain Punch Line to open at Toyota Music Factory in Irving

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Punch Line San Francisco

A renowned comedy club is coming to Dallas-Fort Worth: Punch Line, a nationwide club chain founded in San Francisco, will open a DFW location at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, at 310 W. Las Colinas Blvd. #130, taking over a prominent storefront that was previously home to a series of Brazilian steakhouses, next door to the TMF box office.

According to a representative, the venue will open in the fall.

This will be a fifth location of Punch Line, joining the original in San Francisco, along with Philadelphia, Sacramento, and Houston, which opened in 2024. The Dallas opening is part of a partnership with Live Nation Entertainment.

Punch Line Comedy Club opened in San Francisco in 1978 and over the years has helped launch the careers of comedy legends such as Robin Williams, Dana Carvey, Ellen DeGeneres, and Drew Carey.

"For 40-plus years, Punch Line has been home to comedy’s heavyweights — and now we're bringing that knockout energy to DFW, from top-tier national headliners to the rising stars right here in Texas," the club promises.

The Dallas venue will feature comedy’s biggest names, open mic nights and showcases for DFW talent, a front-row seat to the next big thing in stand-up, plus the "intimate, classic Punch Line vibe."

The chain offers food and beverage including fancy cocktails like prickly pear margaritas and a Tito's espresso martini. There’s a two-beverage minimum per person.

The food menu is heavy on shareables like nachos, loaded fries, spinach-artichoke dip, Bavarian pretzel, and flatbreads such as the one with basil pesto, mozzarella, feta, and balsamic glaze.

Dallas has always had a healthy comedy club scene, with stalwarts like the Improv; homegrown favorites like the Dallas Comedy House in Deep Ellum and TK's in Plano; and newcomers like Mic Drop Comedy in Plano.

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