Aspen National College Comedy Competition Finals

by Punchline Magazine

ASPEN, CO — The finals of Rooftop’s college competition just wrapped (it’s about 7:45 pm here). So here’s some quick thoughts.
I was lucky enough to judge two of the semi-final rounds in New York City some many weeks ago. I have to say, I didn’t expect much from those shows, except for a lot of [...]

Comedy Awards announced at Aspen RooftopComedy Festival

by Punchline Magazine

ASPEN, CO — Turns out the folks at RooftopComedy thought it interesting to hand out some comedy industry awards. It’s about 6:15 pm here in the Mountain zone and the awards presentations just wrapped at the Wheeler Opera House. The awards were voted on by representatives from RooftopComedy’s 20 partner clubs — that is, the [...]

The Aspen RooftopComedy Festival: “Rooftop After Dark”

by Dylan P. Gadino

ASPEN, CO — That final show of the night, Rooftop After Dark, showcased some of the fest’s most offbeat, crude and absurd comics. Cincinnati-based Tyrone Hawkins – small in stature, large in presence – broke the late crowd in with a series of jokes about hairy nipples, tongue bacteria and yes, folks, dreams. Dreams are [...]

The Aspen RooftopComedy Festival: “Rooftop at Large”

by Dylan P. Gadino

ASPEN, CO — The middle show last night at the Aspen RooftopComedy Festival – Rooftop at Large – showcased some of the bigger names the site has on their long list of comedian videos.
LA-by-way-of-Kansas City comic Chris Porter came to the stage first looking more like a cocksure Chris Robinson than a comic. He delivered [...]

The Aspen RooftopComedy Festival: “Best and Brightest”

by Dylan P. Gadino

ASPEN, CO — Since its launch nearly three years ago, San Francisco-based RooftopComedy.com has been the little comedy site that could. They’ve made a name for themselves by hosting and maintaining thousands of hours of exclusive stand-up comedy clips from comedy clubs across the country.
And now they’ve created the coolest little comedy festival that could. [...]