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Louie C.K.: Five examples of his twisted comic wisdom

Like Lenny Bruce in the '60s, George Carlin in the '70s or Bill Hicks in the '90s, Louie C.K. could go down as the premier comic of this decade. His standup specials have not only changed the course of comedy material, but have changed the business of stand-up comedy. C.K. will be performing to a so ... More >>

Joe Piscopo on Frank Sinatra and Saturday Night Live

Joe Piscopo joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 1980, after honing his stand-up chops at New York's Improv; he stayed with the show until 1985. During his SNL stint, he became known for such original characters as the Sports Guy, as well as celebrity impersonations of David Letterman and Frank ... More >>

Boulder's finest, Warren Hammond, blows it on Letterman

Warren Hammond goes up his nose.​It's a non-holiday holiday today, and as such we thought we'd shine a light on the Papa John's delivery driver and glow-dart blower Warren Hammond of Boulder. Hammond, umm, blew it, on the Late Show with David Letterman earlier this month. Watch the video bel ... More >>

Open Air, new CPR station at 1340 AM: Launch emphasizes the safe side of adventurous

Back in June, we spoke with once-and-future Colorado Public Radio staffer Mike Flanagan about the impending debut of a new indie-rock station at 1340 AM. At 6 a.m. this morning, the outlet, dubbed Open Air, made its bow, and while it's clearly in soft-launch/preview mode at this writing, the messag ... More >>

Andy Martinez, exec chef of Citron New World Bistro, on his one and only "steak shake" and licking David Letterman's plate

Lori Midson​ Andy Martinez Citron New World Bistro 3535 South Yosemite Street 303-771-5800 www.citronbistro.com When Denver native Andy Martinez, the executive chef at Citron New World Bistro, was a lowly dish rat at a hoity-toity restaurant in Indianapolis, he not only washed dishes, he lick ... More >>

The Found Footage Festival's Nick Prueher on Ahnold and disturbing ventriloquist dummies

​There's nothing like found footage to showcase a wide cross-section of humanity's most maladapted, inept and bizarre, and as far as that goes, nothing beats the original. Since 1991, Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett have been collecting old VHS tapes, and in 2004, they started editing down the we ... More >>

Reader: Gary Faulkner didn't find Osama, but he came closer than Pakistan government

Gary Faulkner.​Alan Prendergast's post suggesting five more targets for Greeley Osama bin Laden hunter Gary Faulkner prompted a surprising defense of the one-man army and David Letterman show fave. The scribe? A distant relative who thinks Faulkner came closer to finding bin Laden than did the ... More >>

Gary Faulkner: Five new missions for the Osama bin Laden hunter

Gary Faulkner​The death of Osama bin Laden at the hands of an elite American strike team sure put a crimp in the travel plans of Gary Faulkner, the Greeley man detained on the Pakistan-Afghan border last June. Armed with sword and pistol, Faulkner told authorities he'd been hunting the terrori ... More >>

UFO sightings over Denver, NYC show ET commissions are needed, Jeff Peckman says

Jeff Peckman.​Over the past week or so, UFO sightings have been reported over Denver, New York City, El Paso and Richmond. Whether any of them are either connected or legitimate Jeff Peckman can't say -- but the man behind Initiative 300, which would establish an extraterrestrial affairs commi ... More >>

Gary Faulkner, Osama bin Laden hunter, busted for domestic violence, 3rd degree assault

Gary Faulkner.​Gary Faulkner may not have been able to lay his hands on Osama bin Laden -- a quizzical quest that led to an interview on CBS and an appearance on the Late Show With David Letterman -- but he's apparently capable of doing some damage. He was arrested yesterday on charges of dome ... More >>

Gary Faulkner, on David Letterman show, says he and Osama bin Laden are "two heavyweights"

Gary and Dave.​Osama hunter Gary Faulkner's fifteen minutes are ticking away quickly, and he's making the most of them. Mere hours after blathering on CBS' Early Show about his intention to capture bin Laden like a thief, the Greeley man was sitting opposite David Letterman essentially measuri ... More >>

The ten most cringe-worthy/awkward interviews

Celebrities get lucky with interviews most of the time. Networks cut down strange content, or if the interview is too weird, they never make it into print. Regardless of studio and agent watchdogs, countless interviews have made us uncomfortable enough to cringe, even if we couldn't pull our eyes an ... More >>

Hearsay bits: What About Pluto? takes your questions, listen to Matt Morris's new album free

Videodrome: If you're a fan of alt-rockers What About Pluto?, or maybe just a fan of people being goofy on camera (and aren't we all fans of that, really?), then the band's recent foray into video blogging should be of some interest. Last week the outfit kicked off the affair with feat of physical s ... More >>

No Joke

The campaign to teach Denverites how to mind their manners around aliens suffers a few rude setbacks

Wake-Up Call: ET, phone home -- but use good manners

​Jeff Peckman has had a tough month: First, David Letterman's all-too-earthly horn-dog behavior made big news -- and bit into the value of a clip from Letterman's June 10, 2008 UFO interview with Peckman that's prominently featured on the campaign web page for the Extraterrestrial Affairs Comm ... More >>

Top ten things John McCain should really stop doing in public speaking

Zima goes ZZZZZZZ

Out of This World!

One-Armed Masturbating Construction Worker Catches Dave Letterman's Eye

Stupid Audience Tricks: Seeing Dave, Part One

Return of the Kings (of Late Night)

Late Night Strikes Back

Top to Rock Bottom 10

Regina Spektor Talks... and Talks... and Talks

Regina Spektor Talks... and Talks... and Talks

More Messages: Trojan Corpse

More Messages: The Berg Legacy

KYG Uh-O

The top ten

The Longest Road

Cool your heels on Colfax.

Wild and Crazy

Local twanger Pete Wernick is ready for the national spotlight.

Crass Action

Inside the dirtiest joke ever told is a nugget of unadulterated joy.

Palsy Becomes a Punchline

Standup overcomes his disability

What's Up With Colorado?

State of infamy

The Message

Fact or Fiction?

End of the Road

Trio is the network where great shows go to die, and so much more

Not-So-Funny Business

Are gays fair game for jokes on Denver radio?

Blow Up the Box

TV managed to suck and blow in 2000, but still, we watched . . . and watched

What, Them Worry?

As Mad celebrates its 400th issue, its editors wonder how to stay funny in a world gone mad.

Moments of Glory

The most important events in Denver sporting history.

Shouts to Murmurs

Off Limits

Off Limits

Off Limits

THE ROYAL TREATMENT

CLEAR THINKING

TAKING STOCK OF A NATIONAL LAUGHINGSTOCK.DRINK YUP! WHY ZIMA IS THE DRINK EVERYONE LOVES TO HATE.

WHAT'S YOUR SIGN?

THE AUTOGRAPH MAN TRACKS DOWN THE FAMOUS AND, WELL, OTHERS, TOO.

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