If you were to visit the website for Punchline Magazine this morning you would've seen 2 new stories... 1. "Pete Dominik Interviews Stephen Colbert".... and 2.
"Buffalo Comedians Create Comedy Scene."  Punchline Magazine got wind of The Buffalo News article (see last post below) and decided to pick up the story themselves.  Take a read by clicking here. 

Also, make sure to take a look at our calendar (link up top).  There are comedy happenings all week, including Buffalo Sketch Comedy's Improv Co-Op Night at Merge at 10pm Wednesday (here's the facebook event link). 

Jokes on us.
BuffaloComedy.com

The August 21, 2009 edition of the Buffalo News features a cover story in the Gusto entertainment section on the local stand-up comedy scene in Buffalo.  Pictured on the front page (l-r) are local comics Mark Walton, Kristen Becker, Rick Matthews and Chet Wild of Rust Belt Comedy (www.RustBeltComedy.com).  

Pick up a copy today... or if you're broke like most comics and are stealing your neighbors wireless signal, read it for free on the Buffalo News website by clicking here.  

The Buffalo News also did a nice video feature on the local stand-up scene, check it!

Jokes on us.
BuffaloComedy.com

Greetings comedy fans!

Recently I have received an unprecedented number of calls from people interested in trying stand up comedy, and our audience seems to have grown steadily over the last six months. What does that say about Buffalo Comedy? It's good. Not only is it good, it's necessary. Good comedy is necessary. This city has spent years being the butt of the joke, and we Buffalonians have always managed to take it in stride. There seems to be an air about us B-LO folks these days, not only are we taking it in stride, we are claiming ownership of our past, our present and most importantly, our future.

I've done a few interviews as of late and people have asked me how it feels to be a comedian in a city without a club. Honestly, I don't mind it. The worst thing that could happen would be to get a joke of a club that doesn't match the talent we have in this city. A talent base that is just growing and getting stronger... besides, we're from Buffalo, we don't expect help from anyone else, and we don't need it, we are the city of Good Neighbors, we've got this. So until the right club comes along, we will hold steady. Honing our craft, hitting the road and making a name for the kind of comedy that grows in a place like Buffalo. Real, no bullshit, fearless comedy. Because we own it, and we have nothing to lose...

I wanted to tell you something I read the other day, I think it speaks volumes of the energy our city has always had.

Frederick Law Olmstead had no background in Landscape architecture, whatsoever, and his first foray into the field was a little park called Central Park. It was soon after that the City of Buffalo commissioned him for our own city.

The Point is, this city is always on the lookout for raw talent and an independent spirit. Comedy feels right at home here.

Support Local Comedy.
It's cheap and locally grown.
Jokes on us.
-Kristen Becker

PS
Also, check out the August comedy dates that have been posted as well as a number of stand-up comics that have been added to the page, great stuff!

PPS
On Friday, August 21st at 8pm the Eclectic Improv Company will perform a special improv-comedy show at Babeville's Ashbury Hall to help WKBW personality Bridget Blythe raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  For more information, check out the Press Release.