David Spade is embracing a line he said just before walking off stage during a “Saturday Night Live” sketch in early 2025 – “I got a feel for it.”
Spade, a former SNL cast member, comedian and actor, recently announced his “I got a feel for it” national tour which includes a performance at the newly-opened Aurora Hollywood Casino resort, according to a press release from the casino.
Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, Oct. 16, for Spade’s show, which is scheduled for Feb. 27, 2027, at the Aurora Hollywood Casino event center. The performance begins at 8 p.m., with doors opening at 7 p.m, according to the release.
Tickets were also available through a few presale opportunities Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, according to the release.
Greg Moore, manager of the Hollywood Casino in Aurora, said the casino has received a lot of offers for a variety of acts, but that Spade’s event particularly fit the casino’s new vision to function as a broader entertainment complex, instead of mainly just a gambling facility as it previously did at its former downtown Aurora location.
The $360 million entertainment complex opened this past June near Interstate 88 in Aurora to great public spectacle. The facility offers 1,200 gaming positions, a 226-room hotel, a 12,000-square-foot event center and dining options including Sorella by Giada and Boulevard Food & Drink.
Spade’s performance, Moore said, is an example of filling the casino’s event space with a variety of events that appeal to multiple demographics, from people in their 20s to those in their 60s and beyond.
“(Spade) can fill over 1,000 seats in that theater … and just gives people something to come and get in a good mood about,” Moore said. “David usually leaves people in a pretty darn good mood.”
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Spade is known for a wide variety of personas, from his roles on “Saturday Night Live” to playing Dennis Finch on “Just Shoot Me” to his parts in movies like “Tommy Boy,” “Grown Ups” and “The Emperor’s New Groove.”
More recently, Spade starred in and produced the 2026 film “Busboys,” and co-hosted the podcast “Fly on the Wall” with his fellow Saturday Night Live alum Dana Carvey.
Moore said the casino is trying out a variety of acts in the next year for the event space to gauge local interest.
“You’re going to see a good amount of variety, everything from comedians to rock and roll to soon … a magician,” he said.
Moore said the casino and even the nature of his own job have changed a “great deal” since the move from the downtown Aurora site, as he’s now managing a full entertainment complex.
“This shouldn’t just be for the average gambler,” he said of the new Aurora Hollywood Casino resort. “This is for everybody, even people who do not like to personally gamble.”
Since July, Moore said that attendance has calmed down a bit. He described the casino’s first couple of weekends as a “zoo,” where around 1,700 people were trying to use the 1,200 gaming positions on the floor. Now, he said the casino is still full but without the long lines.
Moore also said the complex is almost fully staffed but still looking for some casino dealers.
In July, the complex generated $17.4 million in revenue, welcomed nearly 156,000 visitors and catapulted to No. 3 among the state’s 17 casinos for that month, according to monthly data released by the Illinois Gaming Board.
August data showed nearly 263,000 visitors and over $30 million in revenue, with around $1.8 million going to local taxing bodies. September data showed over 124,000 visitors and over $14 million in revenue, with just under $1 million going to local taxing bodies.