Big Shout out to Ralphie May! Way to step into action.

Comedian Ralphie May saves choking child at Spokane airport

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Shout out to Denver’s own John Novosad (aka Hippieman) for winning the 7th Annual Laughing Skull Festival in Atlanta last weekend. CONGRATS!!! Cheers to many more laughs ahead.

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The Washington Post just published this article: Alicia Keys is done playing nice. Your phone is getting locked up at her shows and she is not the only one “… it’s become the go-to tool for a slew of artists — including Dave Chappelle, the Lumineers and Louis C.K. — trying to reclaim their live performances without going all Adele on their fans.”

“If you haven’t been to a phone-free show, you just don’t know what you’re missing,” he says. “There’s something about living in real life that can’t be replicated.”

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Big congrats to Stephen Agyei, a local Denver comedian. Agyei was selected by Duncan Trussell himslef to join him on his first national headlining tour.

“Blending soul-penetrating comedic observation with an inclusive social message, Trussell is on his first headlining national bus tour, along with comedians Mikey Kampmann and Stephen Agyei.”

Read more here: islandpacket.com.

#1. Comedy Works
Downtown at 1226 15th Street
South at 5345 Landmark Place, Greenwood Village

Westword has been singing the praises of Comedy Works for years. We’ve highlighted its role as a setting for classic standup album recordings and interviewed local standups on the eve of their first headlining engagements there, a career milestone for a Denver comedian. We’ve regaled our readers with descriptions of its “laugh-swaddling acoustics” and called it “the platonic ideal of a comedy club” — without a hint of hyperbole. While the original downtown club is the clear favorite among Denverites and touring comics alike (and winner of Best Comedy Club in the Best of Denver 2016), the same exclusive programming and eye for design make the south club a world-class comedy destination in its own right. And the green room is nicer.

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Rachel Feinstein Talks Karaoke, Old Ladies, And Her New Comedy Central Special

UPROXX: I saw that you’d tweeted about doing a few shows at the Comedy Works in Denver. How’d it go?

RACHEL: I love that club so much. It was awesome. That’s one of my favorite clubs in the country. It was my first time, but I kept hearing how great it was from others, so I went and I loved it.

Had you ever been to a show there, or was this your first time being there ever?

It was my first time. I’d done shows at the other location, but it was my first time playing there.

UPROXX: Comics won’t stop telling me how much they love the Comedy Works.

RACHEL: It’s an amazing club. The crowds are great. Schumer taped her album there. Yeah, it’s really good. It was awesome and I had the best time.

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The 15 Best Comedy Clubs in North America

4. Comedy Works, Denver

Wende Curtis worked her way up from cocktail waitress to owner at this downtown Denver spot, becoming one of the most respected names in the club world along the way. Dozens of modern-classic albums from Dave Attell, Greg Giraldo, Nick Thune, Natasha Leggero, and others were recorded here, and touring comics prize a headlining set on its tiny subterranean stage as much as newcomers do on its New Talent night. The ascendant Mile High City comedy scene can trace much of its professionalism to Curtis’ ethos, and biggies like Dave Chappelle have lately made it a home away from home.

Check out the full article at SplitSider.com

Comedy Works named Best Live Comedy by Denver A-List voters

“Voters named Comedy Works the Best Live Comedy in the Denver area for 2016. To determine the winner, voters had more than 10 nominees to choose from. Congratulations to Comedy Works!”

Thanks to everyone that voted!

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Best Of :: Arts & Entertainment
BEST OF DENVER® /// ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT /// 2016
Comedy Works Downtown
BEST COMEDY CLUB

“Celebrated worldwide as the platonic ideal of a comedy club, the downtown outpost of the Comedy Works became a perennial Westword favorite simply by being better at what it does than anyone else. Beneath the well-lit hubbub of Larimer Square, the club unites its crowds in the boozy dark, cultivating the ideal environment for standup. Classic standup albums like Dave Attell’s Skanks for the Memories have taken advantage of the venue’s laugh-swaddling acoustics and hot crowds to capture the unique atmosphere of live shows, and the place has a reputation as one of Dave Chappelle’s favorite spots for surprise drop-in appearances. Perhaps the Comedy Works’ biggest gift to Denver, however, is nourishing the careers of local comics, from their first New Talent Nights to their television debuts.”

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George Lopez at Comedy Works South on their 5th anniversary | Photo courtesy of Comedy Works

Denver Rising star comic and local Adam Cayton-Holland once made a terrific joke about Denver‘s status as a flyover town, but make no mistake the Mile High City is a seriously funny place. Every visitor should check out the Denver Comedy Works, a fantastic venue (with a second suburban location) that regularly hosts megawatt headliners like Joel McHale, Amy Schumer, Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle and Natasha Leggero. But Denver also boasts a thriving indie scene including showcases like The Pump and Dump, The Fine Gentleman’s Club’s Too Much Fun and more. Let’s not forget that Denver is also home to both the Crom Comedy Festival and High Plains Comedy Festival.

Find the full article HERE published by Orbitz