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Adam Cayton-Holland returns to his comedy roots… at a Colfax dive bar

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Adam Cayton-Holland mimics a statue of a lion drinking from a beer stein.
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Adam Cayton-Holland (right) sips a beer at Lion’s Lair Lounge March 24, 2025. The Denver comic got his start at this Colfax Avenue dive bar two decades ago.

At an open mic night 20 years ago, Adam Cayton-Holland got his start in stand-up. Two decades later, and after some of the highest of career highs, he returns to Lion's Lair Lounge on Colfax Ave. in Denver. Cayton-Holland, who also has a movie in the works, discusses, "20 Years in Comedy and All I Got Was This Lousy Special" in a grimy booth with Ryan Warner. It's out Friday on his YouTube channel.