Aspen Roundup

Posted by Maximum Fun on 3rd April 2006


Last week, we asked five great comedians to tell us some stories about their experiences at the HBO Aspen Comedy Arts Festival. Here’s a roundup.

Charlie Todd

There was a local guy who showed up at all of the social events with his dog. He had trained the dog to stand on his arm. No one really knew what his deal was, but everyone called him “Dog Dude”. I guess he’s there every year. Anyway, at the UCB party his dog was walking around the kitchen and I figured out how to get it to stand on my arm. The dude saw me doing it and just said, “Go for it, man.” So I walked around the party very drunk with this dog standing on my arm.

Ryan Stout

So, Weinbach and I loaded up on one of those carts that are normally reserved for the disabled and elderly. The driver hit the gas and we were on our way. We thought we might be going all the way to another terminal. Nope. Six gates. They had someone drive us, two young, healthy looking lads, five hundred feet.

Anthony Jeselnik

Also, I was caught off guard by the sheer number of times I heard everyone, and I mean everyone, using the word “buzz” in casual conversation.

Sherry Sirof

I also got kicked out of the HBO hospitality lounge on account of my baby. The industry doesn’t like babies all up in their business, I don’t blame them, but I can’t help but resent them.

Brent Weinbach

I’ll tell you what though, about nine of us went snow mobiling one morning. If you consider that a social event, that was the best. It was like a video game or an action movie or something, sort of. It was very fun. We rode through the mountains and ate burgers at this log cabin and raced at the end. We met a mysterious man named the Red Zinger.