Jay Leno

When Obama appears as Satan, where's Stephen Colbert?

Stephen Colbert, as a real human being, is useless to us. Yes, that's a very selfish thing to say, but we all know it's true. When he's stepped out of character in the past for interviews on Fresh Air or Meet the Press, it's mildly interesting, but it's interesting in the same way that it was intere ... More >>

Peter Jackson’s Hobbit hews to its source like white on rice

No "McJob" here: Why Cody Teets was voted most likely to marry Ronald McDonald

McDonald's has long had a bad rap for offering low-paying, entry-level work, spawning the pejorative term "McJob." But Cody Teets recently authored a book, Golden Opportunity: Remarkable Careers That Began at McDonald's, about her jobs under the Golden Arches, where she started as a cashier in 1982 ... More >>

Photos: Meet Hugo, newborn son of Caleb Medley, wounded in Aurora theater shooting

Update: Yesterday, in an item below, we shared the story of Caleb Medley, a budding stand-up comic horribly wounded in the Aurora theater shootings. He attended the midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises with his wife, Katie, only days before she was due to deliver their first child, and we're ... More >>

Tom Martino bankruptcy: Troubleshooter sues bank, may accuse Fox31 of wrongful termination

Update: Another day, another development in Troubleshooter Tom Martino's bankruptcy. The latest? Martino is suing the bank that floated the possibility he'd shifted assets in his filing -- and he hints in court paperwork that he may whack Fox31, the station that employed him until this summer, with ... More >>

Dan Savage talks sex, It Gets Better campaign and more sex on Nightline (VIDEO)

Dan Savage.​The mainstream love for Dan Savage, our longtime sex columnist, continues apace. Patricia Calhoun recently noted Savage's appearance in Time magazine -- and last night, he got the Nightline treatment. Even better: While the segment highlighted his brilliant It Gets Better campaign ... More >>

DIA Dreams: Aviation director Kim Day plans to take DIA where no airport has gone before

Q&A with Joe Johnson of Moore and Wild Game

​Although Moore has been together for over a decade, it has garnered very little press, mainstream or otherwise, despite being something of an institution in the local metal scene and having put out a handful of albums during its time together. In the last year and a half or so, Moore has been evo ... More >>

Rockies ace: Jorge De La Rosa?

Jorge De La Rosa.​Most Rockies fans see Ubaldo Jiminez as the blossoming star of the squad's pitching staff. But Jiminez got absolutely shelled Tuesday night against the San Francisco Giants, making last night's series-ender against the SF crew the sort of must-win no one wanted to call a must ... More >>

Turn off the heat? Was Bill Ritter drunk?

Bill Ritter.​When reports surfaced that Governor Bill Ritter was considering diverting $1.3 million earmarked for extra drunk-driving patrols to help close the budget gap, I started a mental stopwatch to time how long it would be before he'd have to eat shit regarding this misbegotten plan. An ... More >>

Oliver Stone's W.: another reason to hate stereotypical Hollywood liberals

The Flobots rise and shine

Curtain Call

Denver mourns the loss of its favorite bipolar, one-armed comic/poet/playwright.

Up Late with John McCain

Mayor Hickenlooper and Governor Ritter Inhaled!

Putting the high back into the Mile High City.

Best of Denver Winners from 1998

The Astronaut Farmer

The Polish brothers dream big with their latest flick.

Impossibly Passable

Voter Fraud

Barry Levinson wags the dog again, but his bark is worse than his bite.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of April 20, 2006

Prof Positive

Fame has its price for Video Professor John Scherer -- and he's eager to pay.

The Colbert Report

FEMA's Michael Brown fumbles his fifteen minutes of fame.

The Reel Truth

Hollywood claims the sky is falling. To which we say Puh-lease.

Just One Hitch

Will Smith helps others find love, though probably not with this movie.

Strange but True

Rampaging bears! Rampaging Buffs! Criminals in the buff! It happened here... unfortunately.

Through a Glass, Darkly

A special soused report

Solid Gold

This K-Mart special glitters.

Raw Power

Matthew Helms is a martial-arts expert, a boy genius...and Hollywood's hair apparent.

Off Limits

Stop-and-gonad traffic

Making Radio Waves

Ira Glass tapes in Denver

Letters to the Editor

From the week of April 17, 2003

Rescue 9/11

This year, a handful of shows provided the healing power of laughter.

New Yuks' Eve

Comedy Works brings in the New Year with a smile.

Back to School

Judd Apatow's Freaks and Geeks grow up, more or less, and move to a dorm.

Still Mortifying

Political comedy with veteran barb-slinger Mort Sahl.

Think Big

He's large and he makes great barbecue sauce -- hot and sweet. What's not to love?

Feedback

Guy Gets Girl, Unfortunately

Southern Discomfort

Writer Terry Southern helped shape a generation. Now his son is fighting for his legacy.

Shouts to Murmurs

Dutch Master

A Star Is Borne

The Big Queasy

The junk-food guinea pigs of Grand Junction have had some strange gut reactions to olestra.

Howard's End

Off Limits

Adding Insult to Injury

Pulling the plug on attorney advertising could get somebody sued -- including the State of Colorado

Bounce for Bounce

BIG TRANE

THE JOYS OF THE NEW JOHN COLTRANE RELEASE.

CORPORATE SWINE

A BIG-TIME HOG FARM LANDS IN THE MIDDLE OF SMALL-TOWN POLITICS IN KIT CARSON COUNTY.

PAVEMENT HITS THE ROAD

SMASHING PUMPKINS' LEAST FAVORITE BAND LEARNS TO DEAL WITH FAME.