{
  "id": 9813168,
  "title": "Denver Comedy Works Turns 45: How Club Owner Wende Curtis Fought Through Debt, Covid & Cancer To Preserve A Comedy Institution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/denver-comedy-works-turns-45-how-club-owner-wende-curtis-fought",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-25T19:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/denver-comedy-works-anniversary-wende-curtis-interview-2-1237107801/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "This weekend, Denver Comedy Works celebrates the 45th anniversary of its original location downtown at Larimer Square. It’s a milestone worth recognizing to legions of stand-up comics, including Jeff Arcuri — one of many who tells us that it’s “easily one of the best clubs in the world.” Between the original location and a South […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}