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Standup ShaNae Ross on clean comedy, Denver's best venues and being the "Butt Girl"

ShaNae Ross doesn't tell dirty jokes. She doesn't get political, unless you count poking fun at racial differences as she does in a bit where she asks the audience to guess an imaginary person's race based on their name. She also doesn't approach religion, despite having a religious background. Ross ... More >>

Denver? T.J. Miller debuts a Fox comedy that looks DOA, and soon a Mike Judge collaboration

Denver native T.J. Miller can be a polarizing character in his hometown. Many in the comedy community see him as a local hero who's helped bring national eyes to the scene; others think he's a bro-down braggart who erroneously claimed civic pride with his "Denver" music video. Either way, though, th ... More >>

The ten best comedy events in May

Now that we've finally eked our way into the warmer weeks of spring (fingers crossed), it's time to get off the couch and head out into the fresh air to get to May's ten best comedy events. We've got albums being recorded, albums being released, two Latino-themed shows, nerd heroes Aziz Ansari and C ... More >>

How to spot Hollywood's non-threatening black man

The ten best comedy shows in April

As we inch our way toward the glory of summer comedy festivals, Denver has already begun heating up with a variety of shows featuring whip-smart young comics as well as and world-wise icons of days past. We've got a DIY music and comedy festival (with a bouncy castle!), two feature players from Chel ... More >>

Even sobriety can't tame comedian Ben Roy's savage humor

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Weird love: Film's 10 strangest screen couples

Love is weird. Most anyone over the age of, say, sixteen or so has at least one story of an ill-fated romance based on the old adage of "opposites attract." Worse, it's usually more "whatever will cause us the most confusion, chaos and, most likely, pain attracts." That's not to say those strange ro ... More >>

Video: Christopher Dorner, ex-L.A. cop, presumed dead after fiery cabin standoff

Update:Ex-L.A. cop Christopher Dorner has been the subject of a massive manhunt for more than a week after allegedly killing three , including former Denver resident Keith Lawrence; see previous coverage below. Now, the crisis appears at an end, with charred remains found in a gutted California cabi ... More >>

Director Walter Hill brings a bullet (and ideas) to your head

Corey Brewer on his role in Movie 43 and his future role with the Denver Nuggets

The NBA is teeming with actors. Yes, actors. Maybe not the kind you're used to in films and plays, but they still act. These "actors" can often be found over-dramatizing physical contact by flamboyantly diving into the air or covering their eyes while pretending to get clocked with an invisible elbo ... More >>

Jo Koy on the presidential election, sleep apnea and Chelsea Handler's benevolence

You probably know him best from his weekly appearances on E!'s Chelsea Lately, where host Chelsea Handler frequently questions his sexual orientation and capitalizes on stereotypes related to his Asian-American heritage. But Jo Koy isn't just a basic-cable punching bag. He's been climbing his way up ... More >>

Comedian Kelsie Huff on Boulder Fringe, the stand-up bug and insult-compliments

Although comedian Kelsie Huff's new production at the Boulder Fringe Festival is titled This Show Might Be Terrible, her past hits suggest it will be anything but. Known for her Boulder Fringe Official Encore Award-winning shows Bruiser and Huffs, Huff is also a successful stand-up comedian who head ... More >>

Wondering what's on Mitt Romney's iPod? Wonder no more. We think we know.

If Mitt Romney wins tonight in Michigan, he'll be one step closer to earning the Republican nomination to run against incumbent President Barack Obama. Romney has a ton of money, an impeccable head of hair and a hustler's spirit. While everybody's all worried about the economy this and recession tha ... More >>

Alexi Laiho of Children of Bodom: "Yeah, I broke my shoulder bowling."

Children of Bodom (due tomorrow night at the Gothic Theater) formed in 1993 in the Finnish town of Espoo. Lead guitarist and singer Alexi Laiho and drummer Jaska Raatikainen formed the band around the age of fourteen under the name Inearthed. By the time the outfit released its debut album, 1997's S ... More >>

Eleven movies to look forward to in 2012

The guys who called Coloradans' d*cks small: Shmucks of the Week

"I'm small, but I'm powerful."​So ...I love city and state rankings. I even wrote a whole ode to them once. I'm fully aware that they're complete bullshit, just bait for us desperate blogger-types to suck down and spit out in the form of free publicity for whichever company pulled the alleged ... More >>

Geek Bowl IV: How geeky are you?

Barron Christian and the continuing disaster of Imagine That

Turns out Denver has a much smaller role in Imagine That than we originally thought. As you may recall, three weeks worth of filming for the Eddie Murphy flick took place right here in our Mile High home. And although you can still see a helicopter shot of the city and catch a glimpse of Melo ta ... More >>

Made-in-Colorado film Entanglement debuts tonight

An image from the Ed Bowes film "Entanglement." The last major Hollywood movie filmed in Colorado was Eddie Murphy's Imagine That, which prompted yawns from most critics and scored so poorly at the box office that it may well have led to the firing of two top executives at Paramount, the studio tha ... More >>

Colorado Film Commission, Take 2

Q&A with Aisha Tyler

Aisha Tyler suits up. Aisha Tyler may not be the complete package, but she comes a helluva closer than the average human. The Dartmouth grad's appeared in recurring roles on some of television's biggest hits, including Friends and 24, hosted Talk Soup back when that meant something, appeared in fil ... More >>

Role Models

Role Models is smarter and bawdier than your average boys-to-men movie

Summer Movie Preview

The season of big budget bangs uses its brain.

Run Fatboy Run

Simon Pegg may not have the ideal physique to play hefty, but he's a good fit for FatBoy.

Oscar-Starved

Crisis in Suburbia

Comic Timing

Comic Charlie Murphy has a way with words.

Lab Dance

George & Caplin's mutant electronica is the sound of science.

Dem Blues

The left, turning right, was plain wrong.

Everything's Relative

Eddie Griffin shows the world how he wrings laughs from his DysFunKtional kin.

Musiq Maker

On his latest album, the Soulchild grows up.

Devil's Advocate

Audiences love Jerry Bruckheimer. Critics don't. Like he cares.

Sly Foxx

He steals Ali, but will Hollywood give Jamie Foxx a shot at the title?

Flush Hour

Rush Hour 2 is as light on its feet as a dead elephant.

A Range of Harsh Lessons

Schoolyard slurs, an incest charge and county social services shatter a black family's Kiowa dream.

Blowin' Smoke

Ted Demme and Denis Leary are a match made in effin' heaven.

The Mouth That Roared

Leonard's talking off the top of his head. Children, leave the room.

Hail, Mary

Mary Katherine Gallagher may be a Superstar, but do you really care?

On the Good Foot

Funkster Rick James learns how hard it is to remain hip.

Reid-ing Music

Multi-instrumentalist Harvey Reid proves that acoustic folk doesn't have to be boring.

Smell of Success

Hello, Fodder

The Circus Is in Town

Catch a Falling Star

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