Matt Donnelly the Mind Noodler Tickets

Reviewed by the Vegas Guide editorial team · Updated August 2026

Matt Donnelly’s comedy-mentalism matinee The Mind Noodler closed at The Magicians Room on August 26, 2026. Donnelly has said he is shopping the show to other Las Vegas venues; no new home is announced.

The Mind Noodler Has Closed: What Happened and What to See Instead

Matt Donnelly: The Mind Noodler has closed. The final 4:30 p.m. matinee at The Magicians Room on the LINQ Promenade was Wednesday, August 26, 2026. The Review-Journal reported the closure in late July: Donnelly declined new contract terms at the venue and said he was shopping the show around the city, so the act may resurface at another address, but as of September 2026 no new venue or dates are announced and nothing is on sale.

What made the show worth a matinee slot was pedigree. Donnelly spent nine seasons as head writer of Penn & Teller: Fool Us, co-hosts the Penn’s Sunday School podcast, and performed this act on Fool Us in 2019: smart, family-friendly mentalism played for comedy first.

For the same lane today, Mac King at Excalibur is the town’s standard-setting afternoon comedy-magic show, and Colin Cloud at The STRAT covers polished evening mentalism.

Insider tipFor a family-friendly afternoon of comedy magic today, Mac King at Excalibur is the direct substitute; for pure mentalism, Colin Cloud at The STRAT.

Venue

The LINQ Hotel + Experience

★★★★

The LINQ is a youthful, value-focused central-Strip hotel that opens straight onto the LINQ Promenade - an open-air strip of bars, restaurants and the High Roller observation wheel. Modern rooms and a laid-back, college-style vibe put you in the middle of the action, from $22/night.

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3545 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV

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Frequently asked questions

Has The Mind Noodler closed?

Yes. The last show at The Magicians Room on the LINQ Promenade was August 26, 2026. The Review-Journal reported that Donnelly declined new terms at the venue.

Will the show reopen somewhere else?

Possibly. Donnelly told the Review-Journal he was shopping the show around Las Vegas. As of September 2026 no new venue or dates are announced, and any listing you see for a future date is not from an official source.

What was the show like?

A roughly 90-minute family-friendly matinee of comedy mentalism from the head writer of Penn & Teller: Fool Us: audience-driven, joke-first, no scare tactics.