John Belushi

Tracy Morgan on drugs, Richard Pryor and the stigma of TV comedy

While he may be world-famous and seven years sober, the streets of Bed-Stuy Brooklyn still ring in the voice of Tracy Morgan. Coming from a childhood of poverty and crack-dealing, Morgan built a respectable career in standup, performing on HBO's Def Comedy Jam before reaching TV mega-stardom on Satu ... More >>

Martin Short on Nixon, Canadian comedy and the beautiful weirdness of Steve Martin

Martin Short means different things to different people. Elitist comedy nerds can discuss the merits of Short's SCTV Ed Grimley versus the Saturday Night Live version, while suburban Rom Com fans recognize the name from blockbuster sweet-tarts like Father of the Bride. And you can always count on be ... More >>

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

See also: Everybody Loves Ben Roy: Denver comics weigh in on their longtime colleague

Bye-bye, Aspen: Homeless troubador John Baker is on the road again

When we last caught up with John Baker, irascible author/songwriter/culinary guerrilla, he was celebrating the richness in spirit of the downtrodden by performing his song "The Homeless Bums of Aspen" on YouTube. Baker knows a thing or two about being without portfolio in Colorado's glitziest town, ... More >>

Exclusive first look: Frank Bonanno's Vesper Lounge opens tonight

Those of you who insisted that Frank Bonanno would turn the former Lancer Lounge into an "over-hyped concept" -- which is what at least one person claimed when we broke the news that Bonanno would be taking over the evicted bar wedged between two of his restaurants -- will likely eat your words. I ... 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 >>

Second City alums Frank Caeti and Matt Craig on satire, cold medicine and Tebow

Second City Chicago is this country's Mecca of funny. Among its famous alumni are John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Steve Carrell and Tina Fey. It also happens to be the place where Frank Caeti, formerly of MadTV, and Matt Craig, a former Saturday Night Live writer, first met and performed together, crea ... More >>

R.I.P. Donald "Duck" Dunn, 11/24/41 - 5/13/12

He was the backbone, part of the nerve center of a great rhythm and blues band that made the music of a bygone era live, breathe and jump again. But Donald "Duck" Dunn's musical accomplishments went far beyond the scripted praise he earned from John Belushi playing the fictional Jake Blues in the 19 ... More >>

Saturday Night Live: The best, worst and most controversial performances

Update: 10:39 a.m. Sunday The Shins were on Saturday Night Live last night night weekend's musical guests. Being invited to be the musical guest on an episode of SNL has been a benchmark of commercial success for any band of the last forty years. And for good reason: From Andy Kaufman annihilating ... More >>

Victoria Jackson's excellent Tea Party adventure

It's Canned Craft Beer Day! Celebrate with Star Bar or by toasting Ska Brewing

Update: The Cheeky Monk is also celebrating Canned Craft Beer Day at its Colfax and Westminster locations. Try two canned beers from Belgium, Wittekerke and Bavik Pils ($5), along with Maui Coconut Porter, Avery IPA and Ska True Blonde ($4). The canned craft beer revolution began ten years ago in L ... More >>

Review: BLKHRTS at Old Curtis St. Bar, 8/6/11

Eric GruneisenBLKHRTS: FOE, Karma and Yonnas Abraham​BLKHRTS at OLD CURTIS ST. BAR | 8/6/11In advance of this show, BLKHRTS spread the word that there would be a sacrificial ceremony to kick off its tour. Considering the names of the opening acts and the lyrical content of the band's music, th ... More >>

Westword Music Showcase 2011

The Westword Music Showcase celebrates seventeen years, a lifetime for some of 2011's performers

Elle Fanning outshines her adult co-star in Sofia Coppola's Somewhere

More free deep-space Western weirdness from Michael Garfield

​When you think solo acoustic guitar, what comes to mind? Some classical finger-picking perhaps? Or some some folky jerkoff at a party, who needs John Belushi to come along and set his ass straight by smashing his guitar? Or maybe you think of looping alien soundscapes with a Western feel and ... More >>

Five crappiest network TV theme songs of the last 40 years

​A couple of years back, we covered some of TV's worst theme songs, but the list was just too long not to revisit. In honor of the new TV season, let's take a second look at more of the worst that TV theme songs have had to offer over the years. Because when it comes to terrible TV musical ope ... More >>

Coors history: the top ten moments

​Priviett Moskva! Coors recently began distributing Coors Light in Russia, where the Silver Bullet will take on the former Iron Curtain. But without Rocky Mountain Spring Water: the beer will be brewed in Moscow by Moscow Brewing Company. That's big news, but it barely ranks in the pantheon o ... More >>

New Year's Guide 2008

The Rocky Mountain News is going down

Animal House lover Mike Littwin declares "It's not over!" for the Rocky Mountain News

One of the few things worth laughing about among reporters and editors following yesterday's announcement that E.W. Scripps has put the Rocky Mountain News up for sale was columnist Mike Littwin's newsroom reenactment of a famous scene from Animal House -- John Belushi's "It's not over!" speech. ( ... More >>

The Colorado Daily changes course

Live Review: Wadirum, Elizabeth Rose, Benyaro at the Meadowlark

Delegating Denver #17 of 56: Illinois

A Cut Above

Time for a Bolder Bolder Boulder

Tortilla Flat

Nacho's funnier than Napoleon, which isn't saying much.

Charlie Musselwhite

Thursday, May 25, Walnut Room, 303-292-1700.

Hit and Miss

Red Scare is no fright night.

New releases available this week

Talking Shop

Microbusinesses throw a macro party in Curtis Park.

Best Toga-Party Soundtrack

Pledge Kappa Epsilon Gamma
The Orangu-Tones

Dubya Loves Martha

Karen Finley doesn't beat around the Bush.

Drunk of the Week

Sundown Saloon

Free Will

Another SNL vet may be the next Bill Murray. Seriously.

Pop Quiz

February 13, 2003

Fallon Fast

Saturday Night Live's prime player is rapidly outgrowing television's small screen

Never Mind the Bullets

Los Mex Pistols del Norte will put the spaghetti back in your Western.

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Calendar

Jan. 29 - Feb. 4, 1998

Getting a Clue

Supreme Beings

What a Rush!

Here's a loaded question: Have CU's frats cleaned up their act? We find out.

What Hit Us?

Long Before "Asteroid," moviemakers made their mark on Colorado. A guide to some high and low points.

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