Archive for: comedy

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  Aziz Ansari coming to Boulder in May

  Mar 6, 2013comments

  Program Council  announced on its Facebook page Wednesday morning that Aziz Ansari, famous comedian and beloved character “Tom Haverford” of NBC’s Parks and Recreation, will be coming to Macky Auditorium on May 8. Ansari... read more »

   
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  Eddie Izzard leaves Macky crowd rolling in the aisles

  Oct 14, 2012comments

  Macky auditorium was buzzing with chatter Saturday night, as a ’60s pop playlist tinkered over the loudspeakers. The crowd, which was slightly older than a typical student audience, checked their clocks neurotically. Fifteen minutes late,... read more »

   
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  Sesame street grows up: Boulder’s Dinner Theatre performs “Avenue Q”

  Sep 11, 2012comments

  “Gee, I shouldn’t be spending my parents’ money on beer.” Nope—this time, it’s not a fellow Buff talking himself down at Liquor Mart. It’s Princeton, a bright-eyed English graduate arguing with a pair of stuffed animals that refer... read more »

   
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  Q&A with Anna Faris of “The Dictator”

  May 9, 2012comments

  The emperors of nervous laughter Sacha Baron Cohen and Larry Charles are doing their thing again with this summer’s controversy-bound “The Dictator.” Unlike their previous successes, “Borat” and “Brüno,”... read more »

   
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  Q&A with Chris Hardwick

  Mar 1, 2012comments

  Stand-up comedian and podcaster Chris Hardwick is taking his show to the Boulder Theater on Friday with “Nerdist Podcast: Live.” Hardwick, along with co-hosts Jonah Ray and Matt Mira, are taking the famous Nerdist podcast, which has made... read more »

   
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  Demetri Martin’s “Telling Jokes in Cold Places” fulfills its promise

  Feb 4, 2012comments

  Demetri Martin entered the stage in Macky, sporting his recognizable mop-top, a solid black sweater, and New Balance sneakers. “You look like Steve Jobs!” one audience member yelled when Martin asked how we were doing. Martin responded,... read more »

   
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  Q&A with Demetri Martin

  Jan 30, 2012comments

  Despite being in the middle of finishing his new book, a pilot for FOX and working on his screenplay, Demetri Martin found 15 minutes for the CU Independentto promote his “Telling Jokes in Cold Places” tour, which will come to Macky... read more »

   

• The “What’s up?” weekly

  Feb 21, 2011comments

  Comedy, live music, a sneak preview of “Hall Pass,” and a wing eating challenge—should you choose to accept it. There’s plenty to keep you active in Boulder this week. Just keep truckin’ with those midterms. We’re pulling for ya.... read more »

   
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  “It’s Kind of a Funny Story”… or is it?

  Sep 30, 2010comments

  Zach Galifianakis and Keir Gilchrist star in It's Kind of a Funny Story, a Focus Features release. (Photo courtesy Focus Features, photo credit K.C. Bailey)An actor who shined as a strange, but loveable character in “The Hangover” has taken... read more »