This weekend’s Excessive Plains Comedy Pageant will plant dozens of the perfect native and nationwide comics onto Mile Excessive Metropolis phases, from biggies like Ken Jeong and Joel McHale to curated native luminaries and already-sold-out showcases comparable to Dyketopia.
It is going to additionally, by nature, invite jokes about our honest metropolis. That’s nothing new, mentioned pageant founder Adam Cayton-Holland, a proud Denverite who set his truTV sitcom “These Who Can’t” right here, together with co-creators Ben Roy and Andrew Orvedahl (additionally performing on the pageant).
However even when Cayton-Holland was a beginner comedian, he tried to subvert the tropes.
“I used to have an opener concerning the Denver climate, the way it was so inconsistent, and it may change so all of a sudden,” he mentioned. “Then I’d say, “Effectively, you recognize what they are saying about Denver climate: if you happen to don’t just like the climate in Denver, why don’t you return the place you got here from you Texas, transplant asshole.’ Hacky as may very well be, nevertheless it crushed each time.”
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Pandering to locals with snowboarding, Broncos and legal-weed jokes is outdated hat, however a dozen-plus touring comics have lately chosen to document albums and specials right here, in some methods documenting our humorousness as a lot as theirs (see River Butcher, Nikki Glaser, Amy Schumer, Tom Seguro, and many others.).
So what are comics saying about us? Earlier than the Thursday, Sept. 8-Saturday, Sept. 10, Excessive Plains Comedy Fest, we tracked down a number of of the perfect and arguably worst jokes about Denver — and Colorado basically. We gained’t attempt to inform you which is which, and a few them could stretch the definition of a joke, however hey: they made us giggle. (Observe: longer bits, of which there are numerous, had been excluded in favor of quick quotes.)
Excessive Plains Comedy Pageant founder Adam Cayton-Holland, within the blue shirt, exits the Hello-Dive throughout a 2021 showcase. (Supplied by Excessive Plains Comedy Pageant)
“I didn’t know what a 14’er was till I moved right here and located it that it’s one thing a person climbs over as an alternative of going to remedy.” — Andie Primary
“(It’s) fairly enjoyable to be in Denver over Halloween. Everyone’s Halloween costume simply seems to be like CBD-infused.” — River Butcher
“Thanks, it’s nice to be right here in downtown Southeast Boulder!” — David Rodriguez (performing in Denver)
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“Denver and Boulder are good record-buying cities. I don’t know why.” — Mike D (Beastie Boys)
“40% of the tickets for Invoice Cosby’s Denver exhibits had been returned for refunds. See, consuming pot doesn’t make you silly.” — Warren Holstein
“Colorado, a.ok.a. Potsylvania.” — Stephen Colbert
“… the divided world of Aspen, the place locals with a way of entitlement had been pitted towards builders with a way of condominiums.” — Steve Martin
“Annually, tens of millions of skiers come to Colorado to expertise its excellent emergency medical services.” — Dave Barry
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“Does the track ‘Rocky Mountain Excessive’ make John Denver our technology’s Nostradamus?” — Adam Wolf
“You don’t want missionaries in Colorado; you bought Colorado.” — Trey Parker
In the event you go
The ninth Excessive Plains Comedy Pageant. Stand-up fest with Ken Jeong, Joel McHale, Kyle Kinane, Steph Tolev, Nick Thune, Josh Blue, Nancy Norton, Shane Torres, Pink Foxx, Amy Miller, David Gborie, Christie Buchele and extra. Thursday, Sept. 8-Saturday, Sept. 10 on the Hello-Dive, HQ, Skylark, Chaos Bloom, Mutiny and Bellco Theatre. Most tickets are $10-$20 per present, with $125 pageant passes. highplainscomedyfestival.com
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Children’s Hospital Colorado signed an agreement this week with TriWest Healthcare Alliance to remain in network with Tricare, which will ensure that Children’s medical services for uniformed service members, retirees and their families in Colorado don’t lapse.
The new arrangement, which begins on Jan. 1, comes as Tricare switches third-party companies — from Health Net to TriWest — to administer its healthcare plans. Tricare is overseen by the Defense Health Agency, which is part of the U.S. Department of Defense.
In a press release, Children’s Hospital Colorado said the new deal supplants a plan that would have moved it to a non-network participation status with Tricare. Children’s said Tricare reimbursement for children’s hospitals remains “well below the cost of providing care.”
This past spring, Children’s warned that it would have to make cuts to key departments this year because of a change in how Tricare pays for care. The insurer tied the payments to what Medicare would pay for the same services, as Tricare does for services to adults at civilian hospitals.
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The U.S. Department of Defense said the change, which was implemented in October 2023, would save the military up to $45 million in taxpayer funds annually, according to the Military Times.
Children’s Hospital Colorado estimated it had lost about $2.1 million a month since the reimbursement change was put in place compared to how Tricare used to pay. The system estimated about 16,000 kids insured by Tricare receive care at Children’s Hospital Colorado facilities, and about one in five children who receive care at the Colorado Springs hospital and clinics have military coverage.
Children’s this week said it will continue conferring with the Department of Defense, and elected officials, to ensure it can maintain high-quality, specialty pediatric care for all kids in Colorado.
“We are grateful for all the individuals and families who have joined us in our efforts over the past 18 months to address these TRICARE cuts,” the hospital said in a statement. “We will continue to share opportunities where your advocacy can help us preserve critical access to healthcare services for military families like yours at Children’s Colorado.”
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Cleveland Cavaliers (26-4, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (16-11, fifth in the Western Conference)
Denver; Friday, 9 p.m. EST
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BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland will attempt to keep its five-game win streak alive when the Cavaliers take on Denver.
The Nuggets are 8-4 on their home court. Denver leads the Western Conference with 20.3 fast break points led by Christian Braun averaging 4.8.
The Cavaliers are 9-3 in road games. Cleveland ranks fourth in the Eastern Conference scoring 50.7 points per game in the paint led by Evan Mobley averaging 12.2.
The 119.8 points per game the Nuggets score are 9.6 more points than the Cavaliers give up (110.2). The Cavaliers average 16.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.2 more made shots on average than the 13.9 per game the Nuggets allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nikola Jokic is averaging 30.9 points, 12.5 rebounds, 9.7 assists and 1.7 steals for the Nuggets.
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Mobley is scoring 18.5 points per game and averaging 9.0 rebounds for the Cavaliers.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nuggets: 6-4, averaging 123.2 points, 45.8 rebounds, 33.6 assists, 9.5 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 52.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.2 points per game.
Cavaliers: 9-1, averaging 120.7 points, 44.8 rebounds, 29.2 assists, 8.9 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 48.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 105.5 points.
INJURIES: Nuggets: Aaron Gordon: day to day (calf), DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles), Vlatko Cancar: out (knee).
Cavaliers: Emoni Bates: out (knee), Isaac Okoro: out (shoulder), Dean Wade: day to day (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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