One of The Bastion’s “Men on the Street” reported in yesterday morning from New York City, where he touched down Wednesday evening for what was supposed to be a ten-day stint. Chicago/NYC comedian Robert Buscemi got word that the Daily Show is currently holding auditions, so yesterday morning he went to TDS HQ and hand-delivered his seven-minute DVD, filmed at Chicago Underground Comedy this past March. Can’t wait to hear the news from that!

He also informs us that our very own Hannibal Buress “is mentioned today on page 85 of the brand new Time Out New York as having "scored" at Montreal." Buscemi points out that "The author saw billions of performers over the entire festival and singled (Buress) out...and they claim him as 'NYC's' Hannibal Buress, not Chicago's, which is whack. But for Hannibal to get singled out is a pretty big deal, since TONY’s comedy pages are like a who's who of American headliner and alt-scene superstars.”

Chicago ex-pats Mike Burns and Brad Steuernagel hit Eugene Mirman and Bobby Tisdale's Invite Them Up last night, according to Buscemi. He also had a chance to catch Judah Friedlander at (Chicago ex-pat) Brooke Van Poppelen’s room Wednesday night ("though BVP herself wasn't there this week"). “I REALLY like Friedlander. Good and goofy and very understated. Enjoyed him a lot.”

Sadly, Buscemi has to cut his stint short due to a death in the family, and will be canceling his scheduled weekend appearances.