Comedian and stoner hero has welcomed plenty of weed-friendly stand-ups on his Jash talk show including , Tommy Chong, Jack Black, Andy Samberg, Reggie Watts and the ladies of
But given the Mile High City’s thriving comedy scene, fully legal weed and Benson’s own affection for the area (he stops by Comedy Works frequently), we were starting to wonder when a Denver-based comedian would make the list.
That changed when Denver comic , the “Last Comic Standing” winner and national headliner, joined Benson and fellow “Last Comic” winner Felipe Esparza for .
As usual, it’s a meandering 48 minutes of jokey conversation, cannabis consumption and the occasional ad, but Blue gets some choice lines in — including when he reveals that the pot he brought for the show was accidentally left in his luggage from Denver. “Not once have I heard (of) anyone leaving Denver get busted for weed,” Blue says.
“I feel better already!” he adds before exhaling his first hit from one of the many pipes and smoking devices on the interview table. Later, as Esparza prepares to do a dab on camera, Benson reveals that Blue will be filming his latest one-hour special at the University of Denver in June.
Will we see more pot-friendly comics from Denver, like T.J. Miller and Ben Kronberg, on future episodes? Or even a comedian who’s currently living in Denver? Stranger things have happened.
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