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The Aspen RooftopComedy Festival is a stand-up comedy festival that was held annually in Aspen, Colorado on or around the Memorial Day Weekend since 2008. The festival is the concept of Roxane Davis and the City Of Aspen.〔IMDB - Roxane Davis- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2211256/〕 Davis, a consultant and producer, created the partnership between rooftopcomedy.com and Aspen's Wheeler Opera House, a historic theater located in downtown Aspen. The Aspen RooftopComedy Festival was designed to fill the gap left by HBO canceling the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, which had been held in Aspen from 1985 - 2007. HBO has since renamed the festival and relocated it to Las Vegas, Nevada.〔Oksenhorn, Stewart, "HBO pulls U.S. Comedy Arts Festival", The Aspen Times (http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20070512/NEWS/70512001)〕 2008 marked the inaugural debut of the Aspen Rooftop Comedy Festival as a replacement to the former HBO event. RooftopComedy.com brought the focus of the festival towards an underground talent base and an online media focus, and The Wheeler Opera House ensured that the festival transitioned to an event for the Aspen community by offering affordable tickets and local discounts on festival passes. Whereas the HBO/U.S. Comedy Arts Festival had evolved into primarily an industry event, the producers of the new festival committed to creating a community for developing unproven comics, as well as presenting comedy for a devoted live-comedy audience. The festival ran for three editions, being followed in 2011 by the Aspen Laff Festival.〔()〕〔()〕 ==2008 Festival Details== ;Performers *Dave Waite *Paul Varghese *Mike E. Winfield *Kevin Camia *Geoff Tate *Vladimir McTavish *Chris Porter *Vince Morris *Robert Hawkins *Tyrone Hawkins *Andi Smith *Isaac Witty *Lisa Landry *Auggie Smith *John Ramsey *Matt Braunger *Erin Foley *Robert Buscemi *Nathan Trenholm *Lamar Williams *Tig Notaro *Steve Wilson *Mike Lukas *Jimmy Dore ;Other Highlights *Industry Panel: Comedy meets New Media
*2008 RooftopComedy Awards
*National College Comedy Competition Finals
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