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  • Blogs

    March 22, 2012

    Video: Tennis on Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    Tennis on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night: Did you catch it? The "duo from Denver," as Leno introduced the act, performed "Origins" from the new album, Young & Old, and brought along a few familiar faces from Denver. Even thought they didn't see much face time, it was nice to see the two ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    Reader: Tim Tebow might be a great NFL quarterback if he could use a T-shirt cannon

    Our post about Tim Tebow's appearance on Jimmy Fallon's show noted that while even The Chosen One admitted he needs to work on his throwing motion, he proved to be a quick study with a T-shirt cannon. That got one of our readers thinking.

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Pumped-up hits: Songs we loved until they got played to death

    "Man, I used to really love that song until it got played to death!" How many times have you heard somebody say that? It's a legitimate gripe, especially if you work in place where the radio is played day and night. You inevitably suffer hearing the same goddamn songs hundreds of times a day. It's e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Mark Udall proud The Daily Show's Jon Stewart agrees with him (VIDEO)

    Video below.​Politicians featured in comedy bits on The Daily Show don't usually draw attention to their appearances, given that they tend to come across as clueless bozos. But Senator Mark Udall's office actually wants constituents to watch the following video, about a provision of a defense ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2011

    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 >>

  • News

    September 22, 2011

    Is my marijuana fueling the Mexican drug war?

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    Judgment Day is coming on May 21, says The Daily Show -- for 89-year-old Harold Camping

    Camping and Stewart.​Billboards in Colorado and beyond warn that Judgment Day is coming May 21 -- at least according to the California-based Family Radio network, led by 89-year-old Boulder native Harold Camping. And according to a clip from last night's episode of The Daily Show on view below ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Jump through some hoops to get a free download of some Tig Notaro comedy!

    Tig Notaro coming out with an album -- can you believe it?​Back when she was working as a music promoter in Denver, few probably would have believed that Tig Notaro -- who had at that point never even performed on a stage, let alone comedy -- would go on to the phenomenal amount of success she ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    Amelia Earhart on Jaywalking: Is Jay Leno or woman who refers to 9News dumber? (VIDEO)

    Amelia?​Update below: Jay Leno's "Jaywalking" routine features man- and woman-on-the-street interviews with alleged morons -- but one recent clip makes him look like a bigger dope than the woman he portrays as a brainless chump. That's because her reference to Amelia Earhart as a 9News persona ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    Brace yourself for the new batch of Justin Biebers: Five heirs to the Bieb's teen-idol throne

    ​Justin Bieber and his $40,000 hair are making girls swoon all over the world, but this overnight sensation is not alone. Despite the fact that kids everywhere are obsessing and worshipping this pseudo-talented tween, there are more idols in the pipeline. Since kids have the attention spans of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    Comedy Central's Comedy Awards: Due recognition or sideshow?

    ​Comedy Central announced an awards show devoted to comedy today. It will be called The Comedy Awards and will air simultaneously on Comedy Central, VH1, Spike, TV Land and Nick at Night on March 26. On one hand, comedy does tend to get boned in the other major awards, particularly the Oscars ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 13, 2011

    The Musical Comedian

    ​Comedy Central announced an awards show devoted to comedy today. It will be called The Comedy Awards and will air simultaneously on Comedy Central, VH1, Spike, TV Land and Nick at Night on March 26. On one hand, comedy does tend to get boned in the other major awards, particularly the Oscars ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 13, 2011

    Hosts with a Toast

    ​Comedy Central announced an awards show devoted to comedy today. It will be called The Comedy Awards and will air simultaneously on Comedy Central, VH1, Spike, TV Land and Nick at Night on March 26. On one hand, comedy does tend to get boned in the other major awards, particularly the Oscars ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Conan's new show: Basically the same as the old show, except on TBS

    ​Since sometime circa the late '90s, Conan O'Brien has been the best of the late-night talk-show hosts. While Jay Leno did jokes so tame they would've felt just as at-home coming from a purple cartoon dog in the middle of the afternoon, Conan's formula continued to feel fresh and relevant -- s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    Barack Obama names Betsy Markey & (kind of) Michael Brown on The Daily Show: VIDEO

    Obama and Stewart.​President Barack Obama's extended interview on last night's episode of Comedy Central's The Daily Show had some unexpected Colorado flavor. Not only did he specifically mention Congresswoman Betsy Markey, who's in a difficult fight against Cory Gardner, but he also reference ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    3OH!3 on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno reflecting on "My First Kiss"

    In case you missed it, 3OH!3 was on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night performing "My First Kiss," the first single from their new album Streets of Gold. Compared to their shiny vest, bulging-chest-hair and mustache flaunting turn on Jimmy Kimmel last month, this performance is slightly mor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    Dan Drayer leaving Colorado Public Radio for DU gig

    Dan Drayer.​Dan Drayer is a public radio lifer. He's spent 22 years working in the business, thirteen of them at Colorado Public Radio. And while he left the network once before, back in 2005, he stayed in the field, and returned to the CPR fold two years later. After tomorrow, however, he'll ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    Video: Local cartoon studio Mighty Fudge animates "I Got Lenoed"

    Three not-evil Jay Lenos.​While Colorado doesn't boast that many animation studios, those we have are known to pack quite a punch. Take Mighty Fudge Studios, a Boulder operation that for the past eleven years, has been churning out Saturday morning-style cartoons with an adult twist by way of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2010

    Wanda James's advice to critics of The Daily Show's Denver weed story: "Chill"

    Wanda James gets licked on "The Daily Show."​The Daily Show's send-up of the Denver medical-marijuana scene earlier this week didn't thrill everyone in the MMJ community. Westword marijuana critic William Breathes, in a post about what viewers didn't see, noted reading "blogs and posts from f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    Our updated medical-marijuana directory

    ​ Even the wiseacres at The Daily Show have noticed Denver's booming medical marijuana scene -- not to mention William Breathes, one of our MMJ critics. But Breathes isn't just a pretty face (albeit one whose mug was obscured by smoke and more during his Daily Show appearance) -- and he proves ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2010

    The Daily Show smokes Denver's pot scene -- and our weed critic

    At last, critic William Breathes as seen in his natural habitat.​The Daily Show's long awaited dissection of Denver's medical marijuana industry finally reached the screen last night, and the results were smokin'. Along with the anticipated ganja gags (a pile of cheeseburgers makes a guest ap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2010

    The Daily Show weighs in on South Park's Mohammad controversy

    The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    Peeps trial delay -- and the return of Stephen Colbert?

    Carol "Chay" Burdick in her previous appearance on The Colbert Report.​Yesterday, we let you know that an upcoming trial in which Boulder's Carol "Chay" Burdick would face off against the landlord who told her to remove a marshmallow Peeps Easter display or face eviction had been delayed until ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2010

    Conan in Denver: Team Coco to unite at Macky Auditorium, Ellie Caulkins Opera House

    ​Breathe easy, Team Coco: Conan O'Brien's "Suck on This, NBC!" tour will stop in Denver/Boulder. Conan will do two shows in May: Sunday, May 9 at Boulder's Macky Auditorium and Monday, May 10 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, both at 8p.m. From the press release:

  • Music

    January 28, 2010

    Anvil didn't give up its dream of bringing metal to the masses

    ​Breathe easy, Team Coco: Conan O'Brien's "Suck on This, NBC!" tour will stop in Denver/Boulder. Conan will do two shows in May: Sunday, May 9 at Boulder's Macky Auditorium and Monday, May 10 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, both at 8p.m. From the press release:

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    Conan O'Brien joke about Westword's medical marijuana reviewer search: Laugh at us, America!

    We're as sober as especially sober judges here at Westword -- yet, for whatever reason, we're just getting around to posting a joke Tonight Show host Conan O'Brien told about our search for a medical marijuana reviewer back on November 17. At the end of our quest, we wound up doubling our (and hop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2009

    Warring iPhone app fartlords settle their differences out of court with new, anti-fart app

    An image from the ifartmobile.com website​ It's over -- and with nary a lawyer uttering this phrase: "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I give you Exhibit A, 'The Butt Socket!'" The feud between the creators of two different iPhone fart apps -- Loveland-based InfoMedia, Inc.'s iFart Mobile an ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 19, 2009

    The Legendary Griffin

    An image from the ifartmobile.com website​ It's over -- and with nary a lawyer uttering this phrase: "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I give you Exhibit A, 'The Butt Socket!'" The feud between the creators of two different iPhone fart apps -- Loveland-based InfoMedia, Inc.'s iFart Mobile an ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2009

    Good for Laughs

    Originally from Longmont, humorist Kirsten Schaal returns for a set.

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    The Fray on the Tonight Show

    ​In case you missed it, the Fray appeared on the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien last night. A couple noteworthy things about the performance: Drummer Ben Wysocki pitched in on backing vocals, suggesting that Joe King's still experiencing voice problems, and the band tapped a string section to pla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2009

    Video: Kristen Schaal does Daily Show bit about growing up in Colorado

    The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cBurka Banthedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorEconomic Crisis Last night, Comedy Central aired a repeat of the July 1 Daily Show that included a segment with comedian Kristen Schaal (whom you might recognize from her role as obse ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2009

    Brian Rohrbough says Columbine segment for Oprah permanently canceled

    Photo by John JohnstonBrian Rohrbough. A report about the tenth anniversary of the massacre at Columbine High School that was originally slated to run on Oprah's April 20 program, but host Oprah Winfrey ordered it yanked at the last minute. In a statement, Winfrey says she made the decision because ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 30, 2009

    Talk Talk

    Waylon Lewis brings big ideas to a bigger stage.

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2009

    Randy Brown on the cancellation of today's Columbine-related Oprah broadcast

    Kate Battan, Dave Cullen and Dwayne Fuselier on a Columbine-related episode of "Oprah" that will no longer air today. As pointed out earlier today in a blog about the many media appearances of Columbine principal Frank DeAngelis, Colorado journalist Dave Cullen, author of the widely praised volume ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    Gail Schoettler has the final word on vagina-gate

    The stir over KHOW talk-show host Peter Boyles's use of the names "Vagina DeGette" and "Vagina DeJet" in reference to Congresswoman Diana DeGette has pretty much run its course -- which is precisely what Clear Channel Denver exec Kris Olinger hoped when she ordered Boyles to drop the topic. But to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2009

    Colorado Public Radio dials back on new talk show

    In the July 2008 blog "Colorado Public Radio Plans Two-Hour Weekday Info Block," Sean Nethery, CPR's vice president of programming, said that "in a matter of weeks, not months," the service would formally announce the expansion of its weekday news program, Colorado Matters, from thirty minutes to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2008

    Matthew Moon Lands Song on Budweiser's Olympic Promo

    In the July 2008 blog "Colorado Public Radio Plans Two-Hour Weekday Info Block," Sean Nethery, CPR's vice president of programming, said that "in a matter of weeks, not months," the service would formally announce the expansion of its weekday news program, Colorado Matters, from thirty minutes to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 20, 2008

    Oliver Twist

    The Daily Show's John Oliver on fake news and afflicting the comfortable.

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2006

    The Big O

    The Daily Show's John Oliver on fake news and afflicting the comfortable.

  • News

    May 25, 2006

    Queen City of the Plains

    Nathanial Trotter has a plan to crown Oprah.

  • Dining

    July 8, 2004

    Drunk of the Week

    Pearl Street Grill

  • Culture

    January 3, 2002

    Rescue 9/11

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

  • News

    December 20, 2001

    Off Limits

    Wherever you go, there you are.

  • News

    March 1, 2001

    Off Limits

    Image is everything.

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best collapse of a PR campaign

    John and Patsy Ramsey

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000
  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000
  • News

    November 29, 1995

    "HELLO, DENVER, YOU'RE ON LARRY KING LIVE!"

    Peter Boyles vs. Andrew Hudson

  • News

    February 22, 1995

    OFF LIMITS

    Peter Boyles vs. Andrew Hudson

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