This past Tuesday the Doin’ Time Comedy Showcase and BuffaloComedy.com got together and put on an ol’ fashioned roast of Buffalo Sports Legend and local commentator, Rob Ray. It was an amazing success. The crowd was fantastic and enthusiastic, and the comics were hilarious. The evening began with the singing of Oh Canada, by The Manipulators and the American anthem, performed by Tina Crapsi.

After the opening video, Greg Bauch, from WGR550 began the verbal assault, and for the next hour and a half legendary “enforcer” Rob Ray was met with a barrage of ego blows, and he took it all in stride, even stepping up to the mic to deliver a few zingers of his own ( none of his material was scripted and he was FUNNY, fyi) much to the delight of Sabres player Adam Mair, who was seated in the front row to watch the melee.

It was a phenomenal display of the comedic talent here in Buffalo and is something our city should be proud of. BuffaloComedy.com’s mission is to gain more exposure for our local talent and to build a positive image of our city. Yeah, we know Buffalo gets made fun, and we’re going to own it. We refuse to let the rest of the world laugh at us at our expense, if anyone is going to laugh at us, its going to be us…dammit..

Let’s face it, our sports teams aren’t good finishers ( Bandits not included). We know that. It’s time we dish back a little for every Wide Right, and No Goal moment we’ve experienced in our city’s sports history. We would like your help.

Tell us who you think should be next. Baby Joe? Lynch? Kelly? Thomas? I think we would need a little while before we dare ask Norwood, but don’t think it hasn’t crossed our minds. Once we’ve destroyed our athletes, then we will move on to our politicians, so send your suggestions in! (or better yet, click "comments" above and leave a comment letting us know).  

We’ve got new pics and video up from the roast, check em out!

Hey Buffalo,

Just a friendly reminder that tickets for The Charity Roast of Rob Ray are now available online by clicking the following link: http://www.tickets.com/browseother.cgi?minpid=6536346.  Hey fellas - did we mention it's in a place called Babeville... how can you go wrong with that?!?    And to wet your comedic taste buds check out these video teasers - including a new one from the guys of Buffalo Sketch Comedy.

First of all, thank you to everyone who's checked out BuffaloComedy.com thus far.  We've had over 1,100 hits in our first week alone, not too shabby. 

We're going to try and post updates once a week to let you know what's going on this coming week as well as highlight the work of others through a video of the week.  So, here's one from Buffalo Sketch Comedy:

Hello and welcome to BuffaloComedy.com.  What's that, you ask?

BuffaloComedy.com is an effort to build and promote the Buffalo comedy scene on a local and national level.  This includes stand-up comics, improv and sketch troupes, comedic songwriters, and really anyone that performs or produces comedy.  The purpose of this website is not only to provide a list of performers and performances, but to serve as a forum for performers (as well as supporters) to discuss comedy in Buffalo. 

(Yup - I copied and pasted that blurb from the text on the right).

We've been reaching out to Buffalo stand-up comics, improv troupes, and sketch groups looking to create a catalog of all the hilarious home-grown talent Buffalo has to offer.  We're only listing those comics/troupes/groups who ask to be listed, so if you know of some Buffalo talent that you don't see on the website - send them our way!  We'll also be providing a calendar of events so you can easily find where the funny is happening right here in our Queen City!Now to the BIG NEWS!  The Doin' Time Comedy Showcase has been holding steady for the past three years every Tuesday at Nietzsche's. If you know anything about the recent history of comedy in Buffalo, you know that is a reason to celebrate. In conjunction with the launch of BuffaloComedy.com, we are proud to announce the Roast of Buffalo Sabres Alum and sports commentator, Rob Ray. That's right, Rob Ray (see video below).