SHECKYmagazine archive for July, 2004
(48 posts)
L.C.S./A Pic!/The Poll Reset!/Spike TV
Congratulations to Jay London for scrambling onboard the L.C.S. boat. We here at SHECKYmagazine fully intend to bring you coverage […]
Ding Dong…
In the days following these festival blowouts, we shed the fatigue, we slowly regain our senses and we gain some […]
Comedy Cures!
One of the many fine people we ran into at the most recent Just For Laughs was Saranne Rothberg, Executive […]
If Bravo doesn't do it…
Phillip Minton, of Shapiro/Grodner Productions and Hazy Mills Productions writes: We’re thrilled to announce Bravo’s new reality-competition series Situation: Comedy! […]
On The Rhodes Again?
A reader writes: I’m trying to track down an old interview SHECKYmagazine did with Tom Rhodes. Any chance you still […]
JFL Update #4 is UP!!
A final wrapup is UP! Enjoy. We’re tired. Thanks to J.F.L. and all the Festival sponsors for the hospitality! Thanks […]
An L.C.S. Clarification!
Astute SHECKYmagazine reader Robert Hawkes writes: The NBC website says: “Voting is simple and easy. To vote, simply watch the […]
Bonnie column restored; Brian & Traci archived!
A sharp-eyed reader (and Bonnie McFarlane’s Seminude Revue fan) wrote to tell us that one of his favorites, “AnOpenLetterToFemaleComics.” was […]
Just For Laughs–Supplemental Reading
Don’t forget to check out the Mini-Interviews of some of the folks in attendance up here in Montreal this year. […]
Poll Has Been Reset! CORRECTION!
In a previous post we wrote: Okay… the L.C.S. Poll has been reset! We caved under presssure! Vote now for […]
We Are In Montreal!
It’s not a festival until SHECKYmagazine shows up! (Well, in reality, Just For Laughs got along pretty well without us […]
L.C.S. Episode #209: Corey Holcomb OUT!
They’re baaaack, all right. And they did just what we thought they would with the repatriated House members. They got […]
Vegas Weighs In On Last Comic Standing!
A reader who identifies himself as Brady, sends along the above chart. (Source: betonsports.com)
105 Days To Milk This One!
Self-described “California comedian” Frank King may only have another 105 days or so to cash in on his resemblance to […]
Just For Laughs: Mini Interviews! CORRECTION!
We uploaded this post nearly four hours ago but we forgot to upload the file that goes with it! It’s […]
SHECKYmagazine goes Underground!
SHECKYmagazine.com will host a showcase as part of the New York City Underground Comedy Festival on October 6, 2004. We […]
Write your own punchline…
From the most recent US Weekly (Issue #491/492, “Saving Mary-Kate”), specifically from “The Record” on page 61: Survivor: All-Stars winner […]
A Poll Reminder…A Poll Preview…Trolling For Comments!
The L.C.S./SHECKYmagazine Readers’ Poll has been re-jiggered to account for last night’s expulsion of Jay London, so we exhort our […]
Bonnie McFarlane Archive Index Page is up
A SHECKYmagazine reader writes: Hi, I’ve just started reading Shecky Magazine. I would like to read more of Bonnie McFarlane’s […]
Las Vegas Comedy Festival Finds Home at Nugget
August 9 through September 12 are the dates that the organizers of the Las Vegas Comedy Festival have set aside […]
They're Baaaack! L.C.S. Episode #209!!
Well, well, well. If you don’t know why we’re saying, “Well, well, well,” scroll down this page a foot or […]
L.C.S. Episode #208: London OUT! Gulman IN!
Things are so bad at the L.C.S. Castle, they hadda throw a dog into the mix! What’s up wid dat?! […]
L.C.S. Episodes #207 & #208 Tonight!
Just like last week, NBC’s re-running last week’s episode at 8PM, then running a new one at 9PM. According to […]
USA Today's Reality Check Needs Reality Check
The chuckleheads who slap together USA Today’s Reality Check, a weekly rundown on what went on with the various reality […]
L.C.S. Season Three?
File these items under “Comedians gainfully employed on television.” Associated Press is crackling with news involving comics on the tube. […]
Franklyn Ajaye on BET
We’ve been watching some of the Franklyn Ajaye hour-long special on BET’s Club Comic View Presents. It seems to have […]
A Welcome and a Reminder or Two
We would like to welcome all new SHECKYmagazine readers! Since our re-design, we’ve seen an uptick in the amount of […]
Readers Misdirected From Friars Book!
In our analysis of Episode #207 of L.C.S., we quoted from a book (pictured at left), A Hundred Years, A […]
Reader From Down Under: Identify This Comic!
We have a pretty good record when it comes to identifying comedians who’ve been seen on the telly or when […]
Detroit Comic Battling Cancer
We got the following email earlier this week: Detroit Comedian Bill Thomas is battling cancer. His finances have been diminished […]
You Can Still Email Us Directly!
Some of the more observant among you have noticed that we re-designed the magazine. In the old days, there was […]
Reader Urges: Get More From Gaffigan!
This email recently arrived from a reader who noted that our upcoming trip to Montreal (July 21-25!) will coincide with […]
"Can High Heels Cause Damage To Flooring?"
Above is the title of a page from the National Civil Engineering Education Resource Library which concludes that a 150-lb. […]
L.C.S. Musings: Where Is The Show Headed?
Well, now that Ant is gone, the most devious, the most interesting, the most volatile House dwellers have been eliminated. […]
We Have FIVE Corey Holcomb DVD Winners!
We’d like to congratulate the winners of the Corey Holcomb DVD and thank them for playing! David Nusair Kris Bernard […]
L.C.S. Episode#7: A Roast, Crosby Contradicts Himself, Ant is GONE, Gulman Survies!
We suppose it’s better than being a tour guide. Mohr said that doing a roast is a way to demonstrate […]
Comedian Douglas Dead
Tom Hays, writing for Associated Press: Oscar-winning actor Kirk Douglas’ youngest son, who battled drug and alcohol problems for years, […]
A Blogging Tutorial!
We don’t know how savvy our readership is when it comes to blogs. We here at SHECKYmagazine HQ check out […]
Chicago Comedy Festival Back Again?
Chicago Comedy Festival operative Julie Powers sent us an email: Dan Carlson is now accepting tape submissions for the Festival. […]
Poll Closes in Seven Hours!
Seven hours remain before we take down this week’s L.C.S. poll! We’ll take her down at 8PM EDT, just before […]