EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM The Board of Directors of Select Comfort Corporation: We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (No. 333-85914) on Form S-8 of Select Comfort Corporation, of our report dated April 30, 2004, relating to the statements of net assets available for benefits of Select Comfort Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, and the related supplemental schedule as of December 31, 2003, which report appears in the annual report on Form 11-K of the Select Comfort Corporation Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan for the year ended December 31, 2003. /s/ KPMG LLP Minneapolis, Minnesota June 28, 2004