As our blog pal Ben Bass lamented, the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival (also known as the "USCAF" or the "Aspen Comedy Festival") is no more, but an upstart has sprung up in its place, and at least one Chicago comedian will be there to show off his best funny.

The Aspen RooftopComedy Festival, as the new endeavor is known, will be May 30 and 31, and Chicago's Robert Buscemi will be there to "share the spotlight with some fantastic talent, including Isaac Witty, Jimmy Dore, Tig Nataro, Robert Hawkins, and others I've admired for a while."

Buscemi will be performing in the "Best and Brightest" showcase along with Nathan Trenholm and Matt Braunger, who Buscemi describes as"two of the best comics ever to emerge from Chicago," and Buscemi credits his association with Chicago Underground Comedy and Rooftop Comedy for bringing him to the attention of the festival's producers.