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May 2024

Comedy Night

May 9 - August 22

Who’s on First Draft? Come check out a rotating line up of local comics as they having you falling out of your seat with laughter 🤪 Looking for a place to kick back, sip a drink and laugh until you can’t breathe?! Come enjoy an evening of laughter as local comedians take the stage, serving up their best jokes and stories! Every comedy show you can enjoy a fresh line up of local comics that are sure to have you…

Categories: Entertainment, Performance and Theatre
Website: cli.re/70191-comedy-night,

June 2024

Central City Opera’s 2024 Summer Festival

June 29 - August 4

Discover the rich tapestry of love, drama, and community at Central City Opera’s captivating 2024 Festival, June 29 through August 4. Experience the timeless hilarity of Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta The Pirates of Penzance, savor the grandeur of Puccini’s beloved The Girl of the Golden West (La fanciulla del West) and embrace the heart and soul of Kurt Weill’s iconic American opera, Street Scene. Tickets start at just $31 at centralcityopera.org/2024. Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance Performance Dates:…

Categories: Festivals and Special Events, Performance and Theatre
Website: centralcityopera.org/2024-festival/,

July 2024

Comedy Showcase

July 5 - August 2

Featuring the BEST local and national talent featured on Comedy Central, NBC, HBO Netflix and Amazon. 2 Shows Every Friday 7pm and 9pm The Denver Comedy Lounge Features the BEST local and National talent who have been featured on Comedy Central, NBC, TBS, HBO Netflix and Amazon. The best comedy club in RiNo The Denver Comedy Lounge *the price per person is $18.50 – $21, buy in quantities of 3 – 6 people for a discount to be seated together…

Categories: Performance and Theatre
Website: cli.re/75492-comedy-showcase,

Saturday Night Naughty Show

July 13 - August 3

Stand-Up that pushes boundaries. Come sip on some sake, pop some edamame and laugh your a$$ off with us every Saturday night at 10pm with Naughty Nights! Where comedians come to push the boundaries and let their naughty sides shine. The best comedy club in RiNo Denver. Also, We serve food & drink till 11 so we got your munchies covered. *the price per person is $18.50 – $21, buy in quantities of 3 – 6 people for a discount…

Categories: Performance and Theatre
Website: cli.re/75627-saturday-night-naughty-show,

Derrick Stroup

July 17

Comedy Works South presents Derrick Stroup performing July 17, 2024! Alabama native, Waffle House enthusiast and stand-up comedian Derrick Stroup is not your average slow talking Southerner. With the cadence of an angry auctioneer, he locks people in with his detailed stories and over the top energy. Since moving to Denver in 2015, Derrick has become a regular headliner at the world-famous Comedy Works along with headlining clubs all across the country. In 2023, Derrick appeared on The Tonight Show…

Categories: Entertainment, Performance and Theatre
Website: comedyworks.com/comedians/derrick-stroup,

Tim Meadows

July 18 - July 20

Comedy Works South presents Tim Meadows performing July 18–20, 2024! Tim Meadows is an actor, writer comedian who was one of the longest-running cast members on Saturday Night Live, where he appeared for ten seasons. Tim played “John Glascot” on the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs throughout its ten seasons and starred as the same character in Schooled for its two-season run. Meadows also played the school principal in the hit comedy Mean Girls and co-starred with Adam Sandler and Chris…

Categories: Entertainment, Performance and Theatre
Website: comedyworks.com/comedians/tim-meadows,

Keenan Steiner: Sneaky

July 18

Keenan leads you through why it took him so long to come out of the closet, and what convinced him to get out Shows are indoors in the back of Colorado Sake. Full service dining and cocktails during each show! Some gays are born pole dancing around an umbilical cord sliding down a rainbow, while NYC and Mexico standup comedian Keenan Steiner badly did not want to come out, let alone admit his sexuality to himself. In his authentic voice…

Categories: Entertainment, Performance and Theatre
Website: cli.re/74684-keenan-steiner-sneaky,

Monty Franklin

July 18 - July 20

Comedy Works Downtown presents Monty Franklin on July 18-20, 2024! Monty Franklin is an Australian-born stand-up comedian and actor based in Los Angeles. He headlines all over the world and is currently touring the US, he also opens for Rob Schneider and Joe Rogan. Monty appears in Netflix’s Real Rob – Now going into it’s 3rd season and has had roles on FOX’s New Girl, HULU’s Becoming Bond and Hollywood Darlings. Monty has performed live for, Channel 10’s The Circle,…

Categories: Entertainment, Performance and Theatre
Website: www.comedyworks.com/comedians/monty-franklin,

LOVE ISLAND Day-Party at Mile High Spirits

July 20

Crack On and Shoot your Shot at Mile High Spirits’ Love Island themed day-party! Get your Graft On on Denver’s Favorite Patio! Vibe out with House Music and double-pour beachy cocktails, and find your “type on paper” when the foam comes out to play later in the day! This Event Runs From 2:00pm to 8:00pm Timezone: MDT

Categories: Music, Performance and Theatre
Website: cli.re/73856-love-island-day-party-at-mile-high-spirits,

Burlesque Brunch and Drag Brunch with The Broken Babes

July 21 - September 22

Join us at Western Sky Bar & Taproom on South Broadway in Englewood for a brunch event with drag & Burlesque from the Broken Babes! Join us at Western Sky Bar & Taproom on South Broadway in Englewood for a brunch event with drag & burlesque from the Broken Babes! Delicious brunch will be available from food trucks near me. Stay tuned here or on Western Sky Instagram for food truck listings. Your $20 ticket includes your first drink from…

Categories: Performance and Theatre
Website: eventvesta.com/events/72870/t/tickets,

Catfish Comedy

July 21

Comedy Works South presents Catfish Comedy July 21, 2024! An improvised stand-up comedy show hosted by Georgia Comstock (Denver’s #1 B****). Comedians use YOUR suggestions to create a stand-up set on the spot! From Denver locals to nationally touring comedians, you never know who you might catch at Catfish Comedy! Always new suggestions! Always hot riffs! Always fun give aways! Always a good time!! Throw your suggestions into the net before the show starts. They can be words, phrases, questions,…

Categories: Entertainment, Performance and Theatre
Website: www.comedyworks.com/comedians/catfish-comedy,

Backstage

July 21

Comedy Works Downtown presents Backstage performing July 21, 2024! Backstage is a live comedy show hosted by Denver’s own Alan Bromwell where a panel of comedians take on today’s issues in a raw, no-holds-barred environment, just like they do backstage before a show. And then you get to see their stand up! The first part of the show is an unfiltered discussion with four headliner comedians taking on today’s issues. This month we are discussing the nature of fame and…

Categories: Entertainment, Performance and Theatre
Website: www.comedyworks.com/comedians/backstage,

Interrogation: True Crime Stories

July 24

Comedy Works South presents Interrogation: True Crime Stories performing July 24, 2024! Veteran on the force, Korey David, and a special guest host lead you on a wild storytelling journey that makes you the interrogator! Comedians tell their own true crime stories, then sit down at the interrogation table for questioning. Audience members can even text in their own crimes to be read live on stage. With the help of the crack detectives, it’s up to the audience to get…

Categories: Entertainment, Performance and Theatre
Website: comedyworks.com/comedians/interrogation-true-crime-stories,

Insight Colab Theatre presents 4000 Miles

July 25 - August 4

Two outsiders (a grandson and his 91-year-old grandfather) find their way in today’s world sharing an apartment over the course of a single month. July 25–Aug 4 – www.insightcolab.org – 303-437-8917. Vintage Theatre in Aurora Colorado. INSIGHT COLAB THEATRE presents 4000 Miles by Amy Herzog Directed by Samantha Saunders July 25 – August 4, 2024 Insight Colab Theatre presents 4000 Miles July 25 through August 4, at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St, Aurora, CO 80010. Performances are Thursday, July 25;…

Categories: Performance and Theatre
Website: www.insightcolab.org,

Leslie Liao

July 25 - July 27

Comedy Works Downtown presents Leslie Liao performing July 25–27, 2024! Leslie Liao is a stand-up comedian, actress, and writer. Audiences around the world have been drawn to her relatable, introspective, and matter-of-fact style of humor which is often anchored around her experiences as a single Chinese-American woman living in Los Angeles. Leslie was recently selected to be a New Face of Comedy at Montreal’s prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival 2023, and her debut set on Don’t Tell Comedy platforms,…

Categories: Entertainment, Performance and Theatre
Website: comedyworks.com/comedians/leslie-liao,

Poetry on the Porch: Poet Ralonda Simmons

July 27

July 27th Featured Poet Ralonda Simmons: Ralonda writes poems and takes care of business. She’s written and performed her poems for over a decade, and she believes in the ever-renewing power of the written and spoken word. Poetry on the Porch is a FREE summer series every Saturday in July from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at the Center for Colorado Women’s History. Join us in our garden to experience the work of four featured poets and share your own. Hosted…

Categories: Museums--History Colorado Center, Performance and Theatre
Website: calendar.time.ly/63iq9y15/event/poetry-on-the-porch-poet-ralonda-simmons?instance_id=20240727130000,

John Bishop

July 28

Comedy Works South presents John Bishop performing July 28, 2024! Multi award-winning, stand-up comedy superstar John Bishop is finally coming to the US and Canada this Summer with his Back At It Tour! After two years spent TV presenting, stage acting, podcast hosting, dog walking and decorating the spare room, John is now back doing the thing he loves most; standing on stage and making people laugh. “I cannot wait to come to America and Canada with my Back At…

Categories: Entertainment, Performance and Theatre
Website: www.comedyworks.com/comedians/john-bishop,

Zac Maas

July 31

Comedy Works South presents Zac Maas performing July 31, 2024! Zac Maas is a comedian, writer, filmmaker and actor. Zac’s first comedy album, Punching Jesus, topped the charts in 2023. He also appeared on Spaghetti High on Adult Swim. He is on the Pro list at The World Famous Comedy Works in Denver, where he lives, and one of the 50 best-undiscovered comedians in the country, according to Thrillist. Zac has been featured at several comedy festivals, including Bridgetown, High…

Categories: Entertainment, Performance and Theatre
Website: www.comedyworks.com/comedians/zac-maas,

August 2024

Playhouse Productions presents “Til Death Do Us Part…You First”

August 1 - August 18

The hilarious ups and downs of love and marriage. 303-987-7845 – www.lakewood.showare.com. Aug 1–18, Thur/Sat at 2 & 7:30pm, Fri @ 7:30pm & Sun @ 2pm – Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Pkwy. Wildly popular one-man show starring actor, comedian, and author, Peter Fogel, and directed by Academy Award nominee and Broadway legend, Chazz Palminteri exploring the oftentimes hilarious ups and downs of love and marriage. 303-987-7845 – www.lakewood.showare.com. Aug 1–18, Thur/Sat at 2 & 7:30pm, Fri @ 7:30pm…

Categories: Performance and Theatre
Website: www.lakewood.showare.com,

Nick Thune

August 1 - August 3

Comedy Works Downtown presents Nick Thune performing August 1-3, 2024! Nick Thune, comedian / actor, hails from the Great Northwest (Seattle), where he spent his early years growing up. Nick’s absurdist view and deadpan wit have distinguished his unique style of storytelling mixed with one-liners. Nick has appeared on The Tonight Show 10 times, Conan 2 times, and Late Night 1 time. On each occasion, he won. He performs comedy to sold out crowds across the country and around the…

Categories: Entertainment, Performance and Theatre
Website: www.comedyworks.com/comedians/nick-thune,
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