Bill Maher

Ron White on gay marriage, marijuana and opening acts -- including Josh Blue

While many comics will play to their political or cultural bases, Ron White is virtually impossible to pin down to any one audience. First rising to fame through the Blue Collar Comedy Tour with Jeff Foxworthy and Larry The Cable Guy, he became a hero to conservatives with his pro-death penalty and ... More >>

Offended: Why Anthony Jeselnik will never be Joan Rivers, or The Onion

Comedy Central's The Jeselnik Offensive ran its fourth episode Tuesday, characteristically taking on the politically sensitive news of the day with an irreverent send-up of Adam Strange, a recent victim of a shark attack in New Zealand. "Was he killed? You bet your sweet ass he was," Jeselnik laughe ... More >>

Video: Marijuana Amendment 64's Mason Tvert should help pass act in Cali, says Bill Maher

If you had any doubt that the passage of Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, would turn proponent Mason Tvert into a national figure, look no further than this weekend's episode of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher. Maher, a vocal supporter of marijuana policy reform, devoted seven ... More >>

Amendment 64 pushes need for pot banks: Could tribal nations be the solution?

While Governor John Hickenlooper had a conference call with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to talk about the federal response to the passage Amendment 64, and Mason Tvert, the architect of that victory, was chatting with Bill Maher, hundreds of people gathered in Denver for the National Marijuana ... More >>

Photos: Most and least surprising celebrity stoners

Celebrities are speaking out in favor of Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, whether it be robocalling Susan Sarandon or the famous folks featured on MarijuanaMajority.com. And they're not alone. Our friends at CelebStoner.com have spent years assembling a roster of the top 54 cel ... More >>

An amoral Richard Gere explores extreme privilege in Arbitrage

Reader: Scientology gets a free pass, while "news" outlets focus on Mormons

The Book of Mormon may seem gut-bustingly revolutionary, but creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are building on a tradition of god-mocking that is as old as belief itself, Josiah Hesse reveals in his pop-history of religious satire. From Chaucer and Voltaire to Kevin Smith and Bill Maher, comedian ... More >>

In honor of Book of Mormon, here's a pop history of religious satire

"I believe that ancient Jews built boats and sailed to America/I am a Mormon, and a Mormon just believes," sings Elder Price in Matt Stone and Trey Parker's iconic musical, The Book of Mormon. And while the theological irreverence of a song like "Spooky Mormon Hell Dream," or the existential send-up ... More >>

Reader: Bill Maher is no Rush Limbaugh

Bill Maher was in town last Friday, sharing observations and the wealth: He donated proceeds from the show to several charities, including the victims of Aurora. But not everyone appreciated the gesture.

The sins of Bill Maher's previous life

We all know him as the witty hybrid of Johnny Carson and George Carlin; the anti-religion, anti-South, pro-drug, pro-leather suit godfather of televised political satire. But did you know that there was once a whole decade where Bill Maher was as cool and relevant as Tim Allen at a Sleigh Bells conc ... More >>

Bill Maher Goes Off

The probing Kumare chronicles a joke turned serious

Reader: Mike Coffman's from Douchebagville, says Bill Maher about birther controversy

Our latest Comment of the Day comes complete with a video! Yep, Square State's Zappatero reached out to let us know that shmucky Representative Mike Coffman, pilloried by Rachel Maddow and her MSNBC colleagues for his recent birther remarks, was tattooed again over the weekend by Bill Maher. The HBO ... More >>

Damned Damned Damned turns 35

It's unfortunate that so many people assume that U.K. punk was all about politics. When Bill Maher interviewed Green Day's Billy Joe Armstrong on his show Real Time with Bill Maher last year, he questioned the singer's punk credibility for working to help elect Barack Obama in 2008, referring to Th ... More >>

Reader: Here's why Tim Tebow's confessions of faith aren't like Jesus wearing a kick-me sign

Our post about HBO yakker Bill Maher's Twitter jihad against Tim Tebow revved up the faithful and the doubters alike -- including David Brensilver of The Daily Maul, a site "where there's always blood in the water." Here, he opens up a vein about the Chosen One.

Bill Maher's Twitter jihad against Tim Tebow continues

Three games ago, Tim Tebow's streak of late-game miracles looked bound for legend. Now, even true believers are left to wonder if his success was a mirage. No wonder comedian Bill Maher has been kicking the Chosen One when he's down -- on one knee, and on the scoreboard.

Anthony Bourdain: "It depends on who's cookin' and who's f*ckin'" (VIDEO)

​Food scribe, nomad, caustic tongue wagger and self-proclaimed "bad boy" Anthony Bourdain is never -- never -- at a loss for words, but back in August, when he was a guest on Real Time will Bill Maher, Bourdain dropped an extra special zinger when Maher asked him which he preferred: a great me ... More >>

Former GOP-er Ali Hasan is pushing his movie

Top five celebrities Mistress Saskia would sodomize if she could

Sozz only looks sweet and non-threatening...​Mistress Saskia, Denver's premiere dominatrix, is headmistress of Pavlovia Denver, a house of professional domination where she trains apprentice dominants, teaches private lessons for singles and couples and offers such delightful and demented serv ... More >>

Everyone does it: Five unintended pop-culture pot moments on TV

Last week someone forwarded me this video of a contestant on Family Feud correctly guessing "a joint" would be an answer to the question: "what is something people pass around?" Host Steve Harvey's hysterically ignorant reaction to just how popular marijuana is makes the video. Below are four other ... More >>

Mike D. Chill on his new album and group and the current state of local hip-hop

​ Mike D. Chill is somewhat of a Denver legend. Since his days forming the Kut-N-Kru Record label with Gary "Scratch G" Martinez and Jeff "Apostle" Campbell, he's been putting it down for raunchy, strip-club girls and low-rider, bass crazed homies alike. After nearly two decades, Chill says ... More >>

Denver's last local movie critic at a newspaper fights for space

Bill Maher's Religulous makes an adolescent case against religion

Free Snarking

Bill Maher takes the Paramount Theatre stage.

Summer Movie Preview

The season of big budget bangs uses its brain.

Bhi Bhiman's Righteous Recipe

Cookbook pairs sweet music with spicy lyrics.

Is This Muslim Republican Mr. Right or the Big Cheese?

Ali Hasan is young, rich and brash, and plans to follow in his parents' political footsteps – cowboy boots and all.

CU's Michael Tracey is Shocked, Shocked

Up and Coming

Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week

Lewis Blows His Top

Letters to the Editor

From the week of September 7, 2006

Canceled

The curtain falls on the latest JonBenét revival.

Our top DVD picks for the week of July 13, 2006.

Our top DVD picks for the week of November 3, 2005

The Vision Thing

Landscape paintings and photos are at Robischon, while art and architecture make the news.

Now Showing

Now Showing

Now Showing

Artbeat

Brief sketches of what's happening in the Denver art scene.

Off Limits

Bolder in Boulder

The Message

The Thong Show

What's Up With Colorado?

State of infamy

See Dick, and Tom, Run

In comedy--and comebacks--it's all about the timing.

Comic Correction

Maher keeps on joking

Still Mortifying

Political comedy with veteran barb-slinger Mort Sahl.

Shearer Delight

The voice of Flanders is the voice of reason, absatively posilutely.

World Turning

Gold Diggers of '97

The TV star, the fortune-teller, the gun-toting miner and Captain Ecology: Meet the loopy cast of characters feuding over a tiny Colorado gold mine.

Thrills for the week

Thrills for the week