SHECKYmagazine archive for May, 2005
(33 posts)

Just for Pitching? Deadline June 10

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 31st, 2005

Hop onto the Just For Laughs website to see who will be performing there this year. The full list is […]

The HellGigAmerica guys have done it!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 28th, 2005

The Hell Gig America boys are soaking up the rays in Kona right now, having completed their crazy mission to […]

SHECKYmagazine Interview: Woody Woodbury!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 27th, 2005

We interviewed Woody Woodbury! A fascinating chat with a man who made his mark in live performance, television, recording and […]

XMRadio: Memorial Day special

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 27th, 2005

It’s not as much of a downer as you might think– XM Comedy’s Memorial Day Salute to the Comedians Who […]

Festival Just For Laughs Roster announced

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 26th, 2005

If you subscribe to variety.com, you can read the Variety Article. Barring that, there’s always the JFL website. Click around […]

Vinyl Word: First Family Rides Again (1981)

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 26th, 2005

The cover, of course, is a parody of Vaughn Meader’s “First Family” album covers. And the album itself is Rich […]

Brits in a funk: Humor down, glumness up

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 25th, 2005

Agence France Presse writes that “Britain is suffering a sense of humour failure, with laughter levels three times lower now […]

Friars flex the funny muscle in NYC

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 25th, 2005

Lawrence Van Gelder, writing in the New York Times: Jack Benny was there. So were Groucho Marx; Milton Berle; Alan […]

I am woman, hear me squirt!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 25th, 2005

“DEAR ANDREA: I am a woman, and I ejaculate…” So begins a letter to alt.sex.column in the San Francisco Bay […]

WINNERS: National Lampoon's Lost Reality 2!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 24th, 2005

We have our winners in our National Lampoon’s Lost Reality 2 DVD contest! Grand Prize Winner M. Simmons of Rendondo […]

It's official: The Joke is dead.

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 24th, 2005

Hey: Anybody interested in a large, steaming pile of horse manure? Warren St. John, writing in Sunday’s New York Times […]

Casinos and comics: Perfect together

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 21st, 2005

A copy of Southern Gaming caught our eye as we were exiting the rest room at an Arkansas travel center. […]

David Steinberg resurfaces

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 21st, 2005

In this week’s TV Guide: CHHERS to TV Land for bringing the wry David Steinberg back to the talk-show circuit […]

Frank Gorshin, impressionist, actor, comedian

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 19th, 2005

From the AP obit, on his Riddler experience: “It really was a catalyst for me,” Gorshin recalled in a 2002 […]

Comedy CD's for the troops

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 16th, 2005

Karen Rontowski is sending out the following to all comedians: I am working in conjunction with WeThankOurTroops.com to start a […]

Chappelle tells Time that he's not crazy

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 16th, 2005

MIA MTV-owned star Dave Chappelle tells giant media conglomerate Time that, “I’m not crazy. I’m not smoking crack. I’m definitely […]

Kathy Griffin losing sight in one eye?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 16th, 2005

Geraldo had her on for the final segment of his Fox News show last night. Seems that the spunky actress/comedian […]

Heffron CD Contest WINNERS!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 14th, 2005

We are pleased to announce the winners of our John Heffron CD Contest! JOSHUA HENNE So. Orange, NJ KELAU JACKSON […]

Miller axed at CNBC

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 12th, 2005

A Yahoo news story says that Dennis Miller and the show named after him “will tape its final episode Friday […]

Comedy festival in paradise

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 12th, 2005

Although their website is, to put it charitably, incomplete, the organizers of the 1st Annual Hawaii International Comedy Festival assure […]

Chappelle checks into "facility"

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 12th, 2005

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Dave Chappelle has checked into a mental health facility in South Africa. Read the Associatd […]

Engagement announcement

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 11th, 2005

Brian Copeland's "not a genuine black man"

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 10th, 2005

Sam Hurwitt, writing for the San Francisco Chronicle, details the path from idea to one-man show, to book, to possible […]

Yet another Big Move? Yes. Chris Mata

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 10th, 2005

Continuing a tradition that dates back to 1999, when Rich Williams wrote the first series of The Big Move columns […]

SHECKYmag Gropman's sketchgroup to appear

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 9th, 2005

Now, normally, we don’t pay any attention to sketch comedy (ya gotta limit your editorial focus, elsewise, you’ll drive yourself– […]

Chong being sued by Marijuana-logues producers

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 9th, 2005

An msnbc.com article on Tommy Chong explores the bind Chong found himself in as people in the audience of “The […]

"Intense personal issues" delay Chappelle

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 9th, 2005

Things don’t look good for our hero. Check out the latest, a Newsweek article on Chappelle that attempts to get […]

Philadelphia Market Report

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 6th, 2005

We casually and unapoligetically refer to the Philadelphia comedy market as the worst comedy market in the country for its […]

Catch comes to Atlantic City

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 6th, 2005

Comedy club chainlet Catch A Rising Star has announced the opening of a club in the Resorts Hotel-Casino in Atlantic […]

Barry Katz says goodbye to Boston Comedy Club

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 5th, 2005

Comedian Alex House was present when super agent Barry Katz relinquished ownership of his Boston Comedy Club (82 W. 3rd […]

Chappelle's Show suspends production indefinitely

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 5th, 2005

An Eonline report from 90 minutes ago: In a surprise announcement Wednesday, Comedy Central announced that the highly anticipated third […]

We have 3 Cable Guy CD WINNERS ! ! !

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 2nd, 2005

It’s Tuesday morning and, like we promised, we held our drawing and we have three winners (we couldn’t find our […]

The original Jokeoke strikes back

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 2nd, 2005

You’ll recall that we ran an item or two about a gang of “cool hipsters” (Wired magazine’s characterization, certainly not […]