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		<title>Hit and Run: Musical Improv has invented 730 musicals and counting</title>
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					<dc:creator>Toni Tresca</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Behind the jokes: An inside look at the Denver comedy scene</title>
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					<dc:creator>Lotan Mizrahi</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/jokes-burning.png" alt="A book of jokes burning" /><p>Denver performer Lotan Mizrahi describes what it's like to be a comedian in the Mile High City.</p>
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		<title>Welcome to the Denver metro&#8217;s most underground comedy club</title>
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					<dc:creator>Hannah Metzger</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:52:54 -0600</pubDate>
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<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/welcome-to-the-denver-metros-most-underground-comedy-club-40909107/">Welcome to the Denver metro&#8217;s most underground comedy club</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Hunting for Fish&#8221; took only 28 years to net a deal and land on your screen</title>
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					<dc:creator>Teague Bohlen</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:45:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/stream-colorado-film-hunting-for-fish-40894981/">&#8220;Hunting for Fish&#8221; took only 28 years to net a deal and land on your screen</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Birdy magazine is in financial trouble. Here&#8217;s how you can help</title>
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					<dc:creator>Michael Roberts</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:20:17 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Ten unique shows to see at the 2026 Denver Fringe Festival</title>
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					<dc:creator>Toni Tresca</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/Dovi-J-at-2025-Denver-Fringe-KalenJessePhotography-1.jpg" alt="A solo performance" /><p>The Denver Fringe Festival takes over the metro area June 3-7, with dozens of delightfully strange shows staged in over twenty venues.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/ten-unique-shows-to-see-at-the-2026-denver-fringe-festival-40891450/">Ten unique shows to see at the 2026 Denver Fringe Festival</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Denver venues are closing, but open mics prevail</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sara Rosenthal</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 11:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/IMG_3032.jpeg" alt="Q at Corner Beet" /><p>The Pearl's recent closure signals changes in Denver's open mic scene, but there are still plenty of them around.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/best-open-mics-around-denver-colorado-40879110/">Denver venues are closing, but open mics prevail</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>New Docuseries We Got Dis! Featuring Comedy and Disability Premieres at RISE Comedy</title>
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					<dc:creator>Toni Tresca</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:02:42 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/IMG_1492.jpeg" alt="A cast pose onstage" /><p>A new Denver-made docuseries, <i>We Got Dis!</i>, will premiere on February 14 at RISE Comedy, with a screening and live Q&#38;A.</p>
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		<title>Nick Offerman Brings Big Woodchuck Tour to Denver’s Paramount Theatre</title>
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					<dc:creator>Toni Tresca</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:21:27 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/241014_NS_LIttle_WoodChucks_Portraits_Nick_Lee_0137-1-e1770754402739.jpg" alt="Two people post for a photo" /><p>“It will be clumsy, but I’ll try and leave people smiling," says Nick Offerman of his 2026 <i>Big Woodchuck</i> tour stop in Denver.</p>
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		<title>James Acaster Is Ready to Answer All Your Questions at Wax Trax Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:49:33 -0700</pubDate>
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