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SHECKYmagazine archive for September, 2005
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Warren Thomas
From comic Byron Yee: I haven’t seen anything posted about the passing of comic Warren Thomas who died a little […]
BET Comedy Awards
Tonight at 9 PM EDT, on BET, of course: Nominees for the Platinum Mic Stand-Up Award are Adele Givens, Alex […]
Who will the next fool be? –Infinity Broadcasting
Infinity CEO Joel Hollander on replacing Howard Stern: “As far as I know, no one in the industry has ever […]
TV Execs: The sitcom is dead! Uh… we killed it…
The television executives have once again been embarassed. At least they didn’t embarass themselves this time– they left it to […]
Aspen submissions details
Talent Submissions To be considered as a performer for the 2006 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, please submit your materials (DVD, […]
Don Adams
Don Adams has died at the age of 82. Read an obit or two. “It was a special show that […]
"Neurotic, cranky, potty-mouthed attention-seekers?"
Jeffrey Zaslow of the Wall Street Journal filed a story in Saturday’s edition on the phenomenon of standup comedy channels […]
"…high quality…Cottonelle or equivalent?"
The Smoking Gun has ferretted out a contract for Bill Cosby’s personal appearances that is of special interest because in […]
NYT appreciates Curb's Garlin
Jacques Seinberg’s NYTimes article (Free reg. req) on Jeff Garlin says some nice things–“..there has never been a sidekick quite […]
Radio/Internet/I-Pod combine to peddle CD's
Mark Ridley sends along the following for your consideration: Comics, you’ve given your material away in interviews and on satellite […]
"What's that gal in the front row thinking…"
One always wonders what is going through the minds of certain audience members when one is doing one’s act. Or… […]
Kindler on Letterman Friday night
Need we say more? (Yes. The Omnipop site (the website of Andy’s “people,” says that Andy “panels on Late Night […]
Emo? Lord Carrett? Tom Ryan? On ONE BILL?
FOS Lord Carrett sends along the following alert: Comedy legend Emo Philips wraps up his two-month run at The Steve […]
Daily Show set chunks on eBay
Check out this link to see chunks of The Daily Show set being auctioned off for charity on eBay.
Comic on Jet Blue flight
The Female Half of the Staff, who’s been listening to the radio all day, says, “There’s a flight outta Burbank, […]
Richard Lewis on tour/PHL this Saturday
Today’s Philadelphia Inquirer has a swell article on Richard Lewis by David Hiltbrand (Free reg. req.) The oddest acting credit […]
Harland Williams
A Globe and Mail article on hometown boy Harland Williams seeks to corral all the various projects that Williams curently […]
Boston Competition details
Rick Jenkins writes that his Kvetch Board has the results of the recent Boston contest, complete with who advanced, who […]
Vos/McFarlane reception, NYC, SEPT. 20
Above is the happy couple atop a small mountain of cupcakes. In the heart of Manhattan’s theater district, in the […]
Tom Wilson going back to his comedy future?
We note that Tom Wilson will be opening for Ian Bagg at Nashvile Zanies for a week next month. Wilson, […]
Boston Comedy Competition Winner
Ryan Stout won… we think. We were on the SF Comedy newsgroup and that seems to be the consensus. So… […]
HBO ONS interviews
HBO gives viewers a chance to get to know the performers on their One Night Stands, by running interviews with […]
Reiser battles ageism via film
Delicious tales of studio head stupidity in the Yahoo! Entertainment account of the making of Paul Reiser‘s “The Thing About […]
Rhetoric gone wild!
Just got a press release in the inbox. We won’t ID the sender, to spare him/her any embarassment. Legendary comedy […]
Katrina benefit in Miami, Oct. 5
From FOS Lisa Corrao: The Miami Improv is hosting a show to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. […]
Spade hosting Showbiz Show
The Hollywood Reporter’s Ray Richmond’s review says that David Spade‘s new show doesn’t measure up: But the premiere winds up […]
Chong: Ex-partner a "professional Mexican"
From the New York Daily News, Lloyd Grove, in his Lowdown says that Chong is mad at Cheech, calling his […]
Vancouver Fest taxiing for takeoff
The largest comedy festival west of Montreal starts in earnest in four days, but, we a assured by Fest Bigwig […]
Oh, by the way…that release you signed?
Click here to see the end result of not bothering to carefully read the release that you signed before you […]
"That's the banjo player's limo"
From Denver’s Westword.com, an article on banjo virtuoso Pete Wernick: …Since making his recorded debut in 1971 with a band […]
Quinn and DiPaolo seek D.C. radio spot
According to one of our operatives, Nick DiPaolo and Colin Quinn are auditioning this week for the spot left vacant […]
Higher Ground Fall Comedy Series (So. Burlington, VT)
In what might be called one of your “non-traditional comedy venues,” Higher Ground Music is serving up a solid series […]
Pardo hosting? Faux show!
“Running Your Trap with Jimmy Pardo” returns to its new home at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles. […]
File under "Comedy is cool"
Hell Gig America it is not, but from Sept. 12 through Oct. 11, Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show is […]
Evansville, IN/October 15
We got an email from Joey Novick. He was looking to book a three-man show at a firehouse in Evansville, […]
Poker Tournament Postponed!
Due to circumstances beyond our control, the SHECKYmagazine.com Comics-Only Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament, scheduled for November 17, 2005, in […]
Chappelle/Chapelle gigs in KY
He’s back. And he’s gigging. Comedian Dave Chappelle just completed a run of ten sold-out shows at a Northern Kentucky […]
30 venues onboard for Katrina benefit
Pat Wilson informs us that there are now 30 venues signed up for the September 28 simultaneous Katrina benefit. (See […]
Wendy's, Ellen, HBO and Vegas– a contest.
Wendy’s Comedy Challenge is coming to ATL and CHI to find people to “Win in Vegas and perform on Ellen.” […]
Four-Oh! Traci Skene's new column
That’s right, Traci Skene hit 40 last month. She’s had a couple of weeks to ruminate and the result is […]
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