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Chicago Trib: Carson's impact on yuk biz
Allan Johnson contributes a thoughtful piece on the impact that Carson had on the business of standup, and what it […]
Does anyone remember "Joys?"
Editors note: The link below was broken for the last 16 hours. It works now. Bill Bunker emailed us a […]
HBO special on standup details
From the Washington Times/UPI: The paper said the project got a boost after the funeral last year of Rodney Dangerfield, […]
HBO will do a documentary on standup
Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld are collaborating on a documentary on modern standup comedy, to be shown on HBO. Stay […]
They weren't always high on Johnny
While watching the press slobber over Johnny Carson on the occasion of his demise, we were reminded of the time, […]
The final word on Carson (WashPo profile)
Adam Bernstein has put together one of the more detailed newspaper recaps of Carson’s life and career. His mother, who […]
If we hit the lottery…
The Detroit Free Press ran a story about how, for $15,000, you can sponsor your favorite celebrity on the Las […]
CBC seeks funny three minutes
According to their webiste, “CBC Radio is looking for the funniest 3 minutes of radio in Canada, with the winner […]
King of Late Night bids a heartfelt "Good night."
We were slogging our way through West Montreal, having booted the turn to get on the Pont Champlain (We always […]
Rock embarasses Jamie Foxx and humanity
The pre-Oscar announcements interview with this year’s Oscarcast host Chris Rock is being carried in newspapers around the globe. (We […]
Stevie "Guitar" Miller's brush with greatness
From the liner notes of “King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents The Steve Miller Band” (King Biscuit Flower Hour Records 79301880001-2): […]
Montrel Gazette interviews comedy couple
Our first night at the Comedy Nest is history. It’s the fourth Nest location we’ve performed at over the years. […]
Improv guy opines on standup
Colin Mochrie, in a Toledo Blade profile: “I think standup is a thousand times harder than improv,” he says in […]
Cosby cancels slate of appearances
A Canadian women has lodged a complaint alleging that Bill Cosby groped her about a year ago. A female acquaintance […]
Journo spots comedy renaissance!
Journo Yummies to Paul A. Leone, writing in the New Times of Broward (Palm Beach), on the occasion of Cory […]
To do list: 1. Move to NH…2. Create gigs
The Concord Monitor has a nice article about former Bostonite Rob Steen, an enterprising comic who is helping to restore […]
Montreal here we come
We’ll be at the Comedy Nest this weekend. We’re heading out into the single-digit temps to travel to Montreal. Our […]
"Comedy is really hard," says Herzog
Comedy Central President Doug Herzog says that “The process (of creating a comedy series) is broken at the networks a […]
Traci Skene's Christmas tree
If it isn’t one thing, it’s another. In the newest “Keep It Tight” from Traci Skene, she uses the calendar […]
Sun-Times discovers corporate comedy
Ted Pincus, writing for the Chicago Sun-Times (“Certifiable comedians cleaning up with humor”), talks to Adam Christing, founder of Clean […]
New York Daily News on political humor
Comics appear on the radio frequently. Some of them even migrate into a permanent position behind the mike. David Hinckley, […]
Chicago Sun-Times on political humor
In anticipation of the upcoming inauguration, political humor gets a thorough going-over by Mike Thomas in today’s Chicago Sun-Times. Sticking […]
Leno in Vegas "still delivers"
Mike Weatherford, in a Las Vegas Review-Journal review of a recent Leno performance at the Mirage: Righthaven LLC has teamed […]
The Aristocrats saga continues
Editors note: When we first posted this, we mis-identified the Paul in the story as Reiser, instead of Provenza. We […]
Robin Williams to do Super Bowl
The wires are crackling with the news that Robin Williams will do the halftime show at this year’s Super Bowl… […]
Ali G. casues near-riot in Roanoke
Has Sasha Baron Cohen ever done standup? No matter. His HBO show is one of the few laugh-out-loud shows on […]
Nobodies of Comedy heads to Vermont
We perused the program while waiting for the show at the State Theatre back in November (the show that featured […]
Carnival Challenge comes to Houston
January 25-26 is the date of the next Carnival Comedy Challenge, this time in Houston. A half-dozen or so similar […]
Bruce Bruce is a comedian comedian
Let’s hear it for Bruce Bruce for embracing standup. In an interview with the Tennessean: Because he’s single… his home […]
Without the sugar, revenge is a cracker
The Last Comic Standing juggernaut rolls on. A Quad City Times story based on a phoner with Gary Gulman, in […]
Conservative comic visited by Secret Service
Paul Krassner, writing in the LA Weekly, tells of Chris Warren, who had a visit from the S.S. after joking […]
Soup's on! Soupy Sales gets a star
We read that Soupy Sales got himself enshrined on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Sales, whose given name is Milton […]
The radio…the internet…the radio…
We’re getting emails from radio stations and radio/internet hybrids and websites devoted to hipping you to the latest in satellite […]
Comix Cafe– Buffalo
Just got back from a three-day swing through the Comix Cafe in Buffalo, NY. A splendid club, run well, five […]
Bob Dubac plans new one-man show
Near the tail end of a review of Robert Dubac‘s recent performance of “The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron?” in the […]
Rebel Billionaire finalist tried comedy
Sarah Blakely, one of the finalists on the two-hour finale of Rebel Billionaire, apparently gave standup a shot while living […]
Chapelle…Mind…Body…Happiness…Time
The editors of Time magazine paired Dave Chapelle with a writer (Christopher John Farley) and handed over their “Mind/Body” page […]
New Doug Hecox, Writer of Wrongs!
The newest SHECKYmagazine.com columnist, Doug Hecox, has kicked in a new column. In this one, he holds forth humorously on […]
All hail Shecky Greene!
Murray Olderman, writing for the Los Angeles Times, writes the definitive article on Fred Sheldon Greenfield, who is more famously […]
Attn:Steve Harvey–Write your own damn movie
From the Catholic Telegraph (“The official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati”) article on Steve Harvey voiceover work in the […]
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