SHECKYmagazine archive for June, 2004
(40 posts)
L.C.S. Rumors Fueled in Inky Story
In yesterday’s Philadelphia Inquirer, a profile of Todd Glass ends with this quote: “I’ll be around for a while,” he […]
L.C.S.Speculation (From Tommy James)
Tommy sent us a heads up concerning this article about T
Animal Activist Checks In!
After gently mocking Elayne Boosler in a previous post (see “Comedian/Writer/Animal Activist,” June 10, below), we received the following email: […]
L.C.S. Episode #6: Todd Glass Out, Pescatelli In!
From his first joke, it was clear that Todd Glass was going back to the house. Tammy Pescatelli did a […]
L.C.S. RUMOR: Pablo Francisco goes Back in the house!
The WWW is buzzing with all manner of Last Comic Standing gossip and innuendo. The latest rumor (which we believe […]
Love that Iraq Journal!
We’ve been getting positive buzz about Steve Mazan’s Iraq Journal. This email is typical: Just wanted to send a compliment […]
"Adversarial Bonnie" says USATOday
Last week, we told you about USAToday’s Reality Check, which appears in the McPaper weekly (and, for the most part, […]
"I'm Dave Chapelle, bitch!"
From the Sacramento Bee (by way of Tommy James): Dave Chappelle got so angry with the crowd Tuesday night at […]
One Comedy Market Under a Groove!
Chillin’ in the Big O: SHECKYmagazine.com editors Traci Skene and Brian McKim flank Jesters Comedy Club House Emcee Cold Funk […]
Last Comic Standing Eyewitness!
From the website, Reality News Online, “Last Comic Standing 2: Eyewitness to Controversy” is an eyewitness, blow-by-blow account of the […]
Wrapup: L.C.S. Episode #5…Bonnie gone! Heffron goes on!
Bonnie says, “Todd is trying to have a good time and Ant is trying to win a contest.” No truer […]
Mohr Defuses Judging Screwup
From Zap2it.com: Both comedians made their feelings public after the show taped in March, saying they believed NBC chose finalists […]
USAToday weighs in on Last Comic Standing!
From USA Today, Monday, June 21, 2004, in a feature entitled, “Reality Check,” which purports to be a compendium of […]
You're marrying a comedian?!
In an item entitled “The Gay Lifestyle,” on his Daily Dish blog, gay conservative author Andrew Sullivan ran a lengthy […]
Stripper/Comic says SHECKYmagazine.com RULES!
Triana Gamaza, the Venezuelan-born “exotic dancer,” whose website describes her as an “up and coming stand-up comic, writer, and television […]
"Can't act, can't sing; can dance a little…"
We send out dozens of press kits in the course of a typical month in the hopes of securing work. […]
L.C.S. Speculation
An examination of the Just For Laughs website reveals that at least three comics from L.C.S. are to be featured […]
Norton's Out! Wiggins In! L.C.S. Episode 4!
Earlier in the evening: This gives us a chance to revise our predictions. Not entirely fair, but, hey–it’s our website! […]
Last Comic Standing– Episode 4! Tonight at 9 PM EDT!
We’ll be monitoring the broadcast, of course! Addendum to last night’s posting: From now on, we’ll be rating each episode […]
SHECKYmagazine Showcase at N.Y.C.U.C.F. Oct. 6!
Make plans to attend The SHECKYmagazine.com Comedy Showcase, part of the New York City Underground Comedy Festival on WEDNESDAY, October […]
And then there were five…(L.C.S., Episode 3)
Who made it into the house from the first ten: Kathleen Madigan Gary Gulman Corey Holcomb Bonnie McFarlane Ant Who […]
29th Annual San Francisco Int'l Stand-Up Comedy Competition
An email from San Francisco: How to Enter the 29th Annual San Francisco International Stand-Up Comedy Competition Comedy Competition co-producer […]
More on G-Lo in Denver!
From a reader: I went with my husband and friends to see his stand up show. We were all having […]
TV and the WWW and standup fame and L.C.S.
Who is benefitting from appearing on L.C.S.? A cursory examination of our statistics reveals that, so far at least, the […]
G-Lo Booed In Denver
Posted on the newsgroup alt.comedy.standup, a former fan speaks: From: Manny Subject: George Lopez at the Magness Arena in Denver, […]
File under "Grapes, sour"
Way back on March 18, when the Brett Butler/Drew Carey L.C.S. judging controversy blew up, the New York Post’s Page […]
NYC Underground Comedy Festival 2004
They’re still firming up the venues, the seminars and the performers for this year’s New York City Underground Comedy Festival, […]
"Overrided?" Guess again!
A reader writes: Just a suggestion for your blog– if you’re going to make fun of someone’s grammar: ( We […]
"Writer/Comedian/Animal Activist!"
From a Business Wire press release: Pax TV has named high profile comedian Elayne Boosler as host of the network’s […]
Who owes whom an apology?
From an AP story: Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show was pulled off the air for a night following a joke […]
"I'm Rick James, Bitch!"
Liza Foreman, writing in the Hollywood Reporter: Comedian David Chappelle (is) in early talks to play Rick James in a […]
Saskatoon Comic Recovers
From Night Life In Saskatoon, a story on Saskatchewan comic Bryan Cox by Mark Behrend: “In a span of four […]
Our Predictions for L.C.S. (Las Vegas)
Our predictions (arrived at in a totally bloodless, producer kinda way, not based on who might or might not be […]
Last Comic Standing '04 (Episode 2)
Who made it in from the second group of 20? Timm Young Marina Franklin Monte Hoffman John Heffron Gary Gullman […]
CAN I GET AN AGENT?
A reader writes: Hi. I would like to know how I can contact Bob Read and Ross Mark. I’m also […]
Last Comic Standing '04 (Episode 1)
SHECKYmagazine.com Columnist BONNIE MCFARLANE featured on NBC’s Last Comic Standing! Read her latest column HERE! Well, we predicted it a […]
MASADA INVADES NYC
Georg Szalai, writing for Hollywood Reporter says: Times Square is about to get a big injection of Hollywood flair as […]
RIGHT WING LENNY BRUCE
From “Right-Wing Lenny Bruce” by Alicia Colon, writing for the New York Sun (June 4, 2004): …the idea of conservative […]
CABLE GUY GOES NETWORK
From a Universal Music Group press release trumpeting the healthy sales of Larry the Cable Guy’s CD: Larry The Cable […]
XMRADIO SUBMISSIONS
When we were in Boston, we spoke to Joel Haas, one of the two people at XMRadio who program their […]