Reader: Katt Williams's Denver meltdown made it seem like he was high on his own supply

Lots of interest in our post about standup comic Katt Williams's bizarre meltdown during a show at the Wells Fargo Theatre last week. Among our commenters was someone who witnessed it firsthand, and has some theories about what went wrong and why...

By Michael Roberts

November 5, 2012

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Lots of interest in our post about standup comic Katt Williams's bizarre meltdown during a show at the Wells Fargo Theatre last week.

Among our commenters was someone who witnessed it firsthand, and has some theories about what went wrong and why.

1love1589 writes:

Katt used to be funny. That is why people went to his show. I was there. First off, it started an hour late. Then he told no jokes. Then, the second part, he came out clearly after doing his drugs and was on some other shit. He started rapping, then making weird faces. His own team was trying to get him off stage. So nobody was being disrespectful. People started getting angry after they caught on to what was going on, because we paid a nice chunk of money. So if you were there, u would be upset as well. And he pulled the same stunt last year . And we are even more upset, because we don't get a refund back.... I had loved Katt, too. But the drugs got to him.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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