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Matthew Moon Lands Song on Budweiser's Olympic Promo

Best collapse of a PR campaign

John and Patsy Ramsey

Best TV personality vs. government official feud

Barbara Walters vs. Bill Owens

Best radio personality vs. public mouthpiece feud

Peter Boyles vs. Andrew Hudson

Off Limits

Image is everything.

Off Limits

Wherever you go, there you are.

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 >>

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 >>

Drunk of the Week

Pearl Street Grill

Rescue 9/11

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

Oliver Twist

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

Queen City of the Plains

Nathanial Trotter has a plan to crown Oprah.

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

Nathanial Trotter has a plan to crown Oprah.

OFF LIMITS

Nathanial Trotter has a plan to crown Oprah.

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 >>

Talk Talk

Waylon Lewis brings big ideas to a bigger stage.

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Good for Laughs

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

The Legendary Griffin

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

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 >>

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 >>

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

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 >>

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:

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 >>

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

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

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

The Musical Comedian

​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 >>

Hosts with a Toast

​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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Inside Jokes

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Is my marijuana fueling the Mexican drug war?

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 >>

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

Mike Flanagan.​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 thi ... More >>

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 >>

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

If I hear that song one more time..."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 s ... More >>

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

Tim & Jim.​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.