SHECKYmagazine archive for January, 2005
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"Call Jimmy and tell him to bring his cat…"
Rocky Laporte fans may recognize the above as one of the multitude of wildly funny lines in his act. And, […]
Loius C.K. gets HBO sitcom and a kid
From a Hollywood Reporter article: HBO, which built its brand on such sharp comedies as Sex and the City, The […]
Good Humor Men, minus the ice cream novelties
We stumbled across an article from a small newspaper in Monroe, WI, heralding the impending arrival in town of The […]
Curious about cruise ships
Backstage.com has an article about cruise ships, how they’re booked and what it’s like to work on one. There’s not […]
Just back from Afghanistan–Rob Brackenridge
Check out Rob Brackenridge‘s detailed account of his recent stint entertaining the troops in Afghanistan. We were in bed by […]
Newsweek hack tries funny
The following is from a Newsweek article by… well, let’s not even identify the guy so as not to embarass […]
Dontcha just hate websites ya gotta register for?
This is all Variety will give us before requiring us to register: Bravo is back in business with Kathy Griffin, […]
Roseanne on TV, Standup and Judgement Day
Roseanne Barr holds forth on various subjects and catches us up on her most recent activities in a recent interview […]
Happy New Year's from SHECKYmagazine!
Late? Maybe a day or two. But why quibble? We’re just getting back into the office after a lengthy period […]
Niche television networks are coming
Mentioned, in passing, in an article by Denver Post TV critic Joanne Ostrow, are two standup-related “niche networks.” Here’s the […]
Al Pacino scrambles aboard the standup boat
The needle on the standup-is-cool-again meter jumps a notch or two with the revelation (in the Edmonton Sun) that he […]