{"id":596,"date":"2026-05-19T21:04:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=596"},"modified":"2026-05-19T21:04:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:04:17","slug":"trey-parker-and-matt-stone-on-why-buying-casa-bonita-was-dumb-thing-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=596","title":{"rendered":"Trey Parker and Matt Stone on why buying Casa Bonita was \u2018dumb thing to do\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On a scale from \u201csmart\u201d to \u201cdumb,\u201d buying and reopening Casa Bonita in Lakewood falls on the latter end of business decisions.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s according to Colorado-raised kids and restaurant co-owners Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who stopped by \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live\u201d this week to talk about their latest creative endeavors, including a new run of the duo\u2019s acclaimed musical \u201cThe Book of Mormon\u201d and a new season of their famed TV show \u201cSouth Park.\u201d<\/p>\n

The conversation turned to Casa Bonita early in the interview, after host Jimmy Kimmel said he saw something online stating Parker and Stone are the two wealthiest comedians in the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would have been the richest comedians, except we decided to buy a restaurant,\u201d Parker joked, wearing a suit in a strikingly similar shade of pink to Casa Bonita\u2019s signature exterior paint.<\/p>\n

As locals will recall, Parker and Stone bought Casa Bonita out of bankruptcy in 2021 and worked for nearly two years to rehab and reopen the venue, complete with the cliff divers, magic show and other attractions people loved about it. With somewhere around 50,000 square feet of real estate, that was no small task, especially because the building had fallen into disrepair over the decades since it originally opened in 1974. Their journey was captured in an equally hilarious and terrifying documentary called \u201c\u00a1Casa Bonita Mi Amor!\u201d available for streaming on Paramount+.<\/p>\n

Stone said on \u201cKimmel\u201d the two spent close to $50 million on the project. When asked if they were glad they invested in the restaurant, they both said yes.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was a cool thing to do, but it was a really dumb thing to do,\u201d Parker said. \u201cBut knowing what we know now, there\u2019s no way any smart business person would have done this. So there\u2019s definitely no way anyone else would have done it, so it wouldn\u2019t be there anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI would say most of our career is defined by doing things that are not a smart idea,\u201d Stone added.<\/p>\n

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The duo also dished on the \u201cThe Book of Mormon\u201d returning to Broadway for a 15th anniversary run, during which both Parker and Stone are expected to grace the stage. They also revealed that the 29th season of \u201cSouth Park\u201d will return to the airwaves on Sept. 16, and gave insight into the magic behind their viral deep fake featuring President Donald Trump in the season 28 premiere.<\/p>\n

Watch the full interview below:<\/h4>\n