SHECKYmagazine archive for September, 2005
(61 posts)

WIPO helps out Fat Albert

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

An Associated Press report says that the World Intellectual Property Organization ordered the transfer of fatalbert.org to Bill Cosby. Go […]

Boston Comedy & Movie Festival Contestants

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

The Boston International Comedy & Movie Festival has a sprawling contest every year. The list of contestants takes up several […]

Sketch Armstrong's new show

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

The new show from Sketch Armstrong (the troupe to which SHECKYmagazine columnist Adam Gropman belongs) is “IRAQ, PAPER, SCISSORS” and […]

Atlantic City hosts Norm, Omy and more

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

Took the train down to Atlantic City on Thursday to dine with FOS Joe Starr and spouse Francine. Starr was […]

"As Phoenix Turns" A soap opera!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 8th, 2005

The article in the Phoenix New Times (“Making it big in the valley’s comedy scene is no laughing matter” by […]

Doug Hecox: D.C. market back from the dead

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 8th, 2005

Washington D.C.? It’s 2-1/2 from Philly, just down the road from Balitmore and just about a 3-hour drive from NYC, […]

Gropman in "Terrorist Bloopers!"

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 8th, 2005

SHECKYmagazine.com columnist Adam Gropman has another life as a member of a comedy troupe called Sketch Armstrong. They’ve made a […]

The "other" New York Festival/A contest!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 8th, 2005

There’s another comedy festival in New York. It takes place in November (1 through 6) and has a really annoying […]

Katrina evacuee/comedian Jodi Borrello

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 8th, 2005

We finally got word directly from one of the NOLA comics we know: Hey Brian & Traci: Jodi Borrello here. […]

Lipton Just For Laughs tour approaches

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 7th, 2005

Shaun Majumder, Rocky Laporte, Rod “Rodman” Thompson, Ryan Belleville, Carl Barron and Scott Faulconbridge will tour Canada from October 22 […]

NYCUCF Katrina benefit OCT. 10

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

The New York Underground Comedy Festival will stage a “Hurricane Katrina Relief Night.” The following is a memo from NYCUCF […]

Help is on the way for NOLA

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

Pat Wilson, of Odyssey Entertainment in Washington, sent out a memo on the fifth. It’s making the rounds. Here’s the […]

K.C. gets a third comedy club

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

The Kansas City Star reports that K.C. will be a three-club city (Free reg. req.): …That’s because former Stanford’s GM […]

Durst on leaving New Orleans

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

Check out comic Will Durst‘s account of his harrowing departure from New Orleans on Buzzflash: Driving down Decatur street. Nothing, […]

Help Katrina survivors

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

The emails we’ve sent to the people we know in the hurricane-damaged area are being bounced back, but, since the […]

SHECKYmagazine @ N.Y.C. Underground Comedy Fest

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

For the second year in a row, SHECKYmagazine.com will host a show as part of the New York Underground Comedy […]

More Katrina relief/ Los Angeles

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 3rd, 2005

Anyone in the Los Angeles area wishing to donate and laugh at the same time might check this out: Join […]

Katrina benefit/Helium in Philly

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

Another club, offering to raise money for the folks on the Gulf Coast. If there are any others, let us […]

Balto Improv gone! Odd smell wafts from MD!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 1st, 2005

CBS affiliate WJZ’s website has a story about the closing of the Baltimore Improv this past Friday. Oddly, the print […]

There's a Gallagher II joke in there somewhere

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 1st, 2005

From Associated Press: PARIS (AP) – French writer Michel Houellebecq’s new novel about a standup comic and his clones went […]

Veterans of Comedy Wars VIII @ S.F.S.U.

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 1st, 2005

Press releases fly around the WWW at lightning speed. Ya gotta read each all the way to its conclusion. We […]