Will Ferrell

The Grawlix's five best comedy shorts

For nearly two years the Nix Brothers and The Grawlix comedy team have been producing mind-burstingly good short films for the web that also screen each month at the Grawlix's Bug Theatre comedy show. With a trio of hyper-real characters that play off each other with a juvenile cruelty and self-deba ... More >>

ISteve gives the iFinger to the iCompetition

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone has charm but no comedy magic

Photos of James Holmes, medical school dropout and alleged Aurora theater shooter

We can now give you a look at James Holmes, the man in custody in the wake of a shooting at the Aurora Town Center Century 16 during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises. This is a more recent shot, while one below is from a San Diego yearbook. Here it is:

Videos: ManTherapy.org uses wacky humor to help dudes fight depression

Dr. Rich Mahogany is not a real doctor. The mustachioed star of ManTherapy.org is a fake therapist who loves fly fishing, chainsaws and stuffed moose heads. He cusses, does bicep curls with a bowling ball and, most importantly, dispenses facts and tips about depression, anxiety, substance abuse and ... More >>

Ten more weird movie references to Colorado

Earlier this month, when we shared a post featuring ten weird movie references to Colorado, we asked if there were any of your favorites we'd missed. Turns out there were plenty -- more than enough for another great collection, featuring everyone from Jack Nicholson and Marilyn Monroe to Robert Dow ... More >>

Ten weird movie references to Colorado

We've all experienced that moment of recognition when a character in a movie suddenly makes a reference to Colorado. But which of these nods qualifies as the strangest? In an effort to find out, we visited Drew's Script-O-Rama -- and a search for Colorado, plus some investigation, turned up quirky l ... More >>

Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys has died

Adam Yauch (aka MCA of the Beastie Boys) has died. He was 47. Forming the Beastie Boys as a teenager in Brooklyn in the late '70s, Yauch was part of a pivotal assembly of artists that defined rap music for the radio. Early incarnations of the group shifted genres and changed members, but Michael "Mi ... More >>

In honor of Hot Sauce Committee Part Two: A look at the Beastie Boys' top five videos

​The Beastie Boys have been shaking our ear drums with their mind-blowing rap, hilarious and brilliant lyrics, and daring beats since the '80s. Over the weekend, the crew premiered its new album, Hot Sauce Committee Part Two (streaming below), at Madison Square Garden, center court. That momen ... More >>

Rowdy Roddy Piper on Charlie Sheen and staying in the ring

Watch out, Cindy Lauper.​Rowdy Roddy Piper is one of the stranger interviews I've ever done. He's a hard man to get a hold of -- he juggles a variety of projects from showbiz to professional wrestling -- but once you get him on the phone, he's like a spigot unstopped, a torrent of tangentially ... More >>

The Beastie Boys's "Fight For Your Right - Revisited" trailer is awesome

The Beastie Boys.​The Beastie Boys have been men for quite some time now, but they've clearly never lost their sense of playfulness. The group's long-anticipated upcoming album, Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 (no, you didn't miss part one), is shaping up to be quite an event, judging by the just-r ... More >>

Geeks Who Drink's Christopher Short makes good on Jeopardy! tomorrow night

Stand back, world. ​For proof that a lifelong obsession with trivia will win you literally tens of dollars and a modest measure of short-lived semi-fame, look no further than Jeopardy! tomorrow night, when Geeks Who Drink editor Christopher Short will throw down in representation of Denver's c ... More >>

Trey Anastasio Band at the Ogden, 03/01/11

Adam Perry​ TREY ANASTASIO BAND 03.01.11 |Ogden Theatre Whenever I think of Phish singer/guitarist/composer Trey Anastasio's most powerful solo work, my mind always turns to "orchestral funk" -- the term Anthony Keidis used to describe the Talking Heads' large-band era (with Adrian Belew on ... 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 >>

UFO Phil on his plan to build a giant pyramid on Pikes Peak

UFO Phil.​Think you're good at suspending disbelief? The latest story from Phil Hill, aka UFO Phil, will put you to the test. The vigorous self-promoter, who says he's been abducted by aliens "my whole life," now has a plan to generate free electricity for all by building a giant pyramid on P ... More >>

Colorado film To Die is Hard debuts tonight in Fort Collins

​It's no accident that Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult is prominently referenced in To Die is Hard; though the title is clearly a reference to the Die Hard series, To Die is, like Naked Gun, a send-up of that genre, combining the deadpan puns and the silly fight sequences for a feature-leng ... More >>

The Switch is a lovable-loser romantic fantasy

Funny Person: The Top Ten Judd Apatow Productions

​ Judd Apatow's third film as director, Funny People, opens today to lukewarm reviews (including the one you'll find in Westword, by LA Weekly's kick-ass film reviewer Scott Foundas). Like seemingly every other man my age, I'm a fan of Apatow's; the deft combination of dick jokes, self-loathi ... More >>

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 >>

So You Think You Can Dance spotlights Denver male-on-male hoofers

Last night's season premier of Fox's So You Think You Can Dance had a decidedly Colorado flavor. Auditions centered on Brooklyn and Denver (check out our slideshow of the local casting call here), with judges Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Sonja Tayeh giving nineteen Mile High hopefuls a ticket to ... More >>

Observe and Report

Yes Man

Q&A With Hayes Carll

Drillbit Taylor

Owen Wilson’s a bad fit for an ass-kicking bodyguard.

Fred Claus

Vince Vaughn tries to attract a different set of underage babies with Fred Claus.

Words Fail

With Prima, Kevin Taylor shows off his absolute best -- and his most mediocre.

Idle Curiosity

Curious George is so timeless, you might wish it were more timely.

The Message

The Rookie

You So Lazy

Martin Lawrence in a crappy kid movie? Whassup with that?

Hutch Ado About Nothing

No obvious joke goes untouched in this so-so remake.

Fallon Fast

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

Back to School

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

Yugo, Girl

Drowning Mona is a trailer-trash mishmash.