AP: Hedberg OD'ed

Associated Press is reporting that Spin magazine is saying that the NJ medical examiner determined that Mitch Hedberg died of […]

Stanhope encounters Ghost of Christmas Future

Doug Stanhope‘s website stands out as one of a small number of comics’ sites that accurately captures the author’s spirit, […]

We hope this doesn't change Just For Laughs

“Group sex club patrons swinging free” reads the title of an article that’s burning up the WWW about how the […]

Xanax+fentanyl+alcohol=cardiac arrest

An item from Nov. 23 on El Paso’s KFOX-TV’s website says that Freddie Soto combined Xanax with booze and fentanyl. […]

Ferguson's monologues are exposed

FOS Larry-bob sends us word of an L.A. Times article about how those Craig Ferguson (Late Late Show) monologues are […]

Louie Anderson and the holiday spirit

Check out the small item on the WCCO-TV website. Louie Anderson hands out cash and turkeys. Giving back to the […]

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah!

We’re entertaining some folks tonight. A Christmas Adam party, we call it. (Christmas Adam, comes before Christmas Eve, get it?) […]

Pic about a comic. Who wrote the script?

A sharp-eyed reader sends along the following: “THE BETTER MAN” Feature Film UNIVERSAL PICTURES 100 Universal City Plaza Universal City, […]

Gotham's Mazzilli in Post/Kindler on Letterman

Gotham owner Chris Mazzilli is the subject of a mini interview in the Dec. 19 New York Post. The last […]

Kathy Griffin dropped by E!

E! Pulls Red Carpet Out from Under Griffin (Subscribers only!) E! is dropping Kathy Griffin from its red-carpet coverage, the […]

Aha! Chappelle/Chapelle Theory!

We have smoked out the creators of Chappelle Theory… sort of. Either that, or we’ve been manipulated like one of […]

Is it possible to sue a judge?

State District Judge Daniel Sanchez has issued a restraining order against David Letterman on behalf of one Colleen Nestler, who […]

Did you know you could email SHECKYmagazine posts to a friend?

Sure enough. There’s a convenient icon just after the “s” in “Comments” at the end of each and every post. […]

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Pryor special to air on BET tonight

BET will air a tribute to Richard Pryor tonight. Check your local listings for showtimes. Says Jesse Jackson: “He would […]

Gropman's life on the F-list

Adam Gropman’s latest column, “Name Groppin’–From The A-List to the F-List With a Guy Who’s Unlisted,” is a riotous account […]

Woody Allen tries self-deprecation

Allen told the BBC that he’s dumb and he sucks as a director. In London for the world premiere of […]

Muslims give Brooks thumbs down

In all fairness, it is important to point out that the review cited below of Albert Brooks’ new film, “Looking […]

Free XM radios from XM Comedy!

An email from XM Comedy programmer Joel Haas: FREE XM RADIOS FROM XM COMEDY Hello comedy fans…listen up. XM Comedy […]

Chappelle speculation a cottage industry?

All right. What’s going on here? A reader hipped us to the URL for a website called The Chappelle Theory […]

…the standup comic on your list?

The Female Half of the Staff spotted the following in her most recent issue of Shape magazine (“It’s the holiday […]

2005: The Year In Comedy

The Male Half of the Staff has written “2005: The Year in Comedy,” one of those year-end wrapup articles that […]

XM Nation Awards for Comedy? Huh?! Wha?!

Ya think we’d figure these things out, now wouldn’tcha? We’d been listening to our XMRadio for some time and they […]

Ghost Whisperer builds episode around standup comic

Ghost Whisperer, the CBS drama starring Jennifer Love Hewitt (recently ranked the sixth sexiest woman in HDTV), will feature a […]

Chappelle/Chapelle sued by "ex-manager"

An AP story tells of a Mustafa Abeulhija who claims that nine months ago, Chappelle told him that he could […]

A review of Klein's HBO "Busboy" special

Mark Gauvreau Judge, writing in Spectator.org, compares his recent viewing of “Margaret Cho: Assassin” to Robert Klein’s special and the […]

Stanley Crouch on Pryor

From “Pryor’s Flawed Legacy” by Stanley Crouch, New York Daily News: What is so unfortunate is that the heaviest of […]

Richard Pryor–An Appreciation

From Jamy Ian Swiss, magician and comedy fan, comes this essay on the impact of Richard Pryor: Richard Pryor is […]

Some thoughts on RIchard Pryor

An email from author/comedian Larry Getlen: One aspect of Pryor’s influence that seems less frequently mentioned, in general, is his […]

Richard Pryor 1940-2005

Pryor died today of a heart attack at a Los Angeles hospital. He had been suffering from multiple sclerosis for […]

Sit Down Comedy, hosted by David Steinberg

TVLand is premiering December 14 a new show hosted by David Steinberg, in which he interviews comics. Some of the […]

Jack Carter: A show business Zelig

On the occasion of his guest shot on ER, Jack Carter is interviewed by TVGuide.com. In it, the comedian explains, […]

Earl surrounded by comics

Anyone notice that last night’s episode of My Name Is Earl was stocked with standup comics? Brett Butler, Blake Clarke […]

Does the name Kenny Dexter ring any bells?

The Female Half witnessed an interesting episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show in which a mobster forces Dick, Buddy […]

Unused Chapelle/Chappelle episodes to run

This just in: AP is reporting that the first four episodes of Chappelle’s Show, shot before the host flaked out, […]

NJ Monthly burps out "Comedy Issue"

(Note: An earlier version of this post identified the publication in question as NY Monthly, instead of NJ Monthly. We […]

Ya better watch out, ya better not pout…

Buried in a recent email from the organizers of an upcoming comedy festival: I am looking for everyone to come […]

NY Underground Fest exec will help run Factory

Just got this terse announcement over the cyber-transom: The Laugh Factory NY is proud to announce George Sarris has come […]

Who won the Wendy's Comedy Challenge?

The best kept secret of the recent HBO comedy festival in Vegas was who won that Wendy’s Comedy Challenge. That […]

We could have saved you time and effort

From today’s Washington Times comes an article (“Now, there’s proof: Men, women different” free reg. req.) that recaps the results […]