Adam Cayton-Holland

Comedy Works New Faces competition begins this Wednesday

If you want to join the ranks of the dozen or so local comics who have gone on to national recognition, then Comedy Works New Faces Competition is the perfect place to start. "A lot of comics use it each year to see where they are as comedians, judging by how far they get along in the contest," says ... More >>

Adam Cayton-Holland and Andrew Orvedahl celebrate their new CDs tonight at Twist & Shout

If you've been keeping up with the reports, you already know that Grawlix comedy partners Adam Cayton-Holland and Andrew Orvedahl have been extra-busy for the last six months: In addition to Cayton-Holland's Conan appearance in January and the more recent release of the Grawlix's Amazon pilot for Th ... More >>

The Grawlix's five best comedy shorts

For nearly two years the Nix Brothers and The Grawlix comedy team have been producing mind-burstingly good short films for the web that also screen each month at the Grawlix's Bug Theatre comedy show. With a trio of hyper-real characters that play off each other with a juvenile cruelty and self-deba ... More >>

Comedian Adam Cayton-Holland debuts new podcast with Ben Roy interview

When a comic's greatest strength is his dynamic physical presence on stage, podcasting can be risky. But while Adam Cayton-Holland has a few sluggish moments during the premiere of his new podcast, My Dining Room Table, his background as a journalist and his genuine rapport with fellow comics make f ... More >>

Adam Cayton-Holland makes his late-night debut on Conan

After a teaser in which Conan O'Brien plugs his standup guest as Adam Clayton-Holland (a reference to the U2 bass-player that Adam Cayton-Holland is surely used to), Denver's former What's So Funny? columnist was introduced to one million nation-wide fans in his late-night TV debut. Utilizing materi ... More >>

Adam Cayton-Holland booked for Conan next Tuesday -- seriously

Westword was only a few years old when a housewife who lived in a mobile home in Commerce City told us she wanted to write a humor column for the paper. We declined the offer: She wasn't funny, we said. That housewife soon became known around the world as Roseanne, who still isn't very funny. But Ad ... More >>

Comic Adam Cayton-Holland booked for Conan January 29

Denver comic and former Westword scribe Adam Cayton-Holland will be making his standup debut on TBS's Conan next Tuesday, January 29. "This is my first appearance on a late-night TV show," Cayton-Holland tells us. "I did a small spot on the TV show Happy Endings, but yeah, in terms of late night and ... More >>

Five choice moments from Denver's standup scene in 2012

No question, 2012 was the year of the comedian in Denver. A lifelong fan of standup, I've had the pleasure of reporting on some amazing shows this year -- and I'm sharing some of the high points here. Still, I'm sure there's a vast ocean of talent that slipped past me in 2012; feel free to remind ... More >>

Andrew Orvedahl and Adam Cayton-Holland to record comedy albums at the Bug Theatre

Local comics Andrew Orvedahl and Adam Cayton-Holland are as well-known in the Denver standup scene as you can be without moving to L.A. and starring in a children's movie. After working their way up through the local ranks, Orvedahl and Cayton-Holland (the latter a former Westword scribe) launched L ... More >>

Adam Cayton-Holland: Comic proposes onstage at Red Rocks to a girl who doesn't exist (VIDEO)

Cayton-Holland.​Freaky weather shut down Film on the Rocks last week. But before being driven off by rains and lightning, at least the crowd got to see one spectacle: local stand-up comic and Westword alum Adam Cayton-Holland getting down on one knee and proposing to his beloved Lizzy. As show ... More >>

James Mejia coached by Adam Cayton-Holland: Hot Pockets of Money for Everybody! (VIDEO)

​While James Mejia may not be considered the front-runner in the Denver mayoral race, he's willing to push the publicity envelope to earn some attention -- and possibly a few more votes. Take his decision to sit down for a video interview with stand-up comic and former Westword writer Adam Cay ... More >>

Home for the Hollandays

Is Tom Martino afraid of Adam Cayton-Holland?

KHOW and Channel 31 personality Tom Martino's botched ambush of Westword staffer Jared Jacang Maher in the wake of a feature article detailing the Troubleshooter's connections to a multi-level marketing company is the gift that keeps on giving. Martino posted footage of his shenanigans in which he ... More >>

Today's featured events: Hear animal cracks and other funny stuff at the Denver Zoo

​He's an animal, that Adam Cayton-Holland. Therefore, the hyphenated one will fit right in tonight, when he headlines this year's Denver Zoo Comedy Night, which benefits several environmental and wildlife conservation agencies, including the Orangutan Conservancy, Madagascar Faunal Group, Wild ... More >>

What's So Funny's looking for love

Some of you may remember Adam Cayton-Holland, aka What's So Funny, onetime superstar humor columnist and crack reporter for Westword. Mr. Cayton-Holland's been a busy guy lately, what with being key member of the award-winning standup production company Wrist Deep Productions, as well as staring i ... More >>

Some required reading by Adam Cayton-Holland

Adam Cayton-Holland, who was among the writers laid off at Westword yesterday, is best known for his "What's So Funny?" column -- a natural outlet for someone who's developed into one of the area's most acclaimed young standup comics. A prime example: his October article about surviving a cougar a ... More >>

Adam Cayton-Holland's other career is worth laughing at

Unlike most laid-off journalists, Adam Cayton-Holland has another current vocation: standup comedy. So allow us to help hype it. A Cayton-Holland DVD called Dick Jokes for Artists is available now at his MySpace and Facebook pages, as well as at better retailers such as Wax Trax and Twist & Shout. ... More >>

From the week of December 4, 2008

Cheap tacos -- if the Nuggets win big

Last year, Adam Cayton-Holland checked out Taco Bell's deal offering four tacos for a buck from 4-6 p.m. the day after the Colorado Rockies scored seven runs. By carefully mapping out his course, he managed to secure 28 tacos -- and a severe case of heartburn. Now Taco Bell is advertising anoth ... More >>

From the week of November 27, 2008

Top ten signs you're a cougar

LoDo's Rio: Is it really like "shooting cougars in a barrel"?

Beer Pong with the St. Pauli Girl: Let's go to the tape

DNC Orientation Video: Because you can't get drunk from hope alone

Denver Orientation Video: Because you can't get drunk from hope alone

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