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SHECKYmagazine archive for February, 2006
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Stewart on Larry King
Jon Stewart is handling this whole Oscar buildup with astonishing calm. His response to nearly every press inquiry has been […]
Mini-specials? Ten-Minute Stand?
An item in the Rocky Mountain News (“Starz Inches Into Original Program Fare”) says that Starz will start using comedians: […]
Don Knotts, 81
We were sad to hear that Don Knotts died on Friday. We actually had the pleasure of meeting Knotts. That’s […]
Simon says: "Send me your tape."
“Nothing is off limits,” says the woman in charge of beating the bushes for tapes and DVD’s for Simon Cowell’s […]
The life of one cruise ship comic
Sharp-eyed reader Terry Reilly sent us the link to a WSJ story (“A Comic’s Quarter Century of Smooth Sailing”) about […]
A NOLA, "Post-K" update
Apparently, that’s what they call it, “Post-K,” as in Pfter Katrina. We got an email from FOS Bill “Wild Bill” […]
Ethiopian Israeli makes light of plight
The Forward ran a brief item on Yossi Vassa (“Ethiopian Comic Mines History For Laughs”), an Ethiopian Israeli comic. (Check […]
Last Comic Standing rumor mill cranks up
Word on the street is that Jay Mohr will produce, but not host. The hosting duties, it is rumored, are […]
Stewart on "being Oscar's monkey"
Jon Stewart, participating in the Oscar buildup, has probably spent much of the last two weeks on the horn to […]
Bloody riots provoked by… Danish comedian?
We’ve often said that comedians are important to Western culture, but that, with few exceptions, the MSM tends to downplay […]
Who is this guy?
The saga of Club Soda Kenny continues! This time, the website for a television station in Florida picked up the […]
An overview of "Maine humor"
It’s a whole different world up there in Maine. And it appears they have their own humor. Check out this […]
Kid Dave Miller flies with the Tater!
SHECKYmagazine columnist Kid Dave Miller sends along pics and his inimitable prose detailing a recent trip with Ron “Tater Salad” […]
Details on "Club Soda Kenny"
Now there’s a NYT article on Sgt. Feder, aka “Club Soda Kenny,” the former Diceman sidekick and frequent Opie & […]
The Internet is a wonderful thing
Las Vegas Casino Death Watch is an online entity entirely devoted to implosions of Vegas casinos. Bookmark it, check it […]
Alan Kaye wins the Jean Shepherd CD's!
Those Jean Shepherd CD’s from Radio Again will go to Alan Kaye of Egg Harbor Township, NJ! Mr. Kaye will […]
It's that Dane Cook movie
Hollywood Reporter says that principal photography begins Wednesday in Santa Fe, NM, on the Jessica Simpson-Dane Cook movie that’s been […]
Cop suspended from day job
From the New York Post: A New Jersey cop who moonlights as a comic has been suspended without pay for […]
Romano tour flick at SXSW
It’s called “95 Miles to Go” and it’s at the South By Southwest fest in Austin. Sketchy details (from the […]
GUEST SET: Nile Seguin on anxiety
Nile Seguin is a Toronto-based standup comic who has written for TV and has been around the JFL block more […]
Hecox on speed dating!
Doug Hecox, Writer of Wrongs, tries speed dating as a last resort. In his latest column, “Four Minutes To Fame,” […]
Just For Laughs showcase dates
From the JFL website, the remaining showcases throughout most of the English-speaking world: Montreal showcase * Friday, February 10 at […]
Ron White quizzed in NYPost
FOS John Kensil sent us the URL for a New York Post interview (free reg. required) of FOS Ron White. […]
Actor Al Lewis, 82 (Corrections)
No mention of a connection to standup comedy is made in the obit of Al Lewis, who co-starred in the […]
Breslin on contests, XM, the future
Jim Slotek, writing in Jam! Showbiz, interviews Yuk Yuks Grande Fromage Mark Breslin on his Laugh Off comedy contest and […]
Speaking of crass opportunism…
Jason Budjinski, writing a tease of an upcoming theater event in a Florida alterna-rag, has this lovely lede: When we […]
Chapelle/Chappelle on Oprah in 40 minutes
Watch it… or just read this.
Charlie Goodnight's sold
One of the “Ten great places to sit down and watch standup,” according to the April 1, 2005, USA Today […]
Last Comic Standing auditions (Addendum)
From NBC.com: FEBRUARY 21 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Improv 8162 Melrose Los Angeles, CA 90046 FEBRUARY 27 Tempe, AZ Tempe […]
Internet cast about comedy
From Ralph Vincent comes word of his internet radio show “focusing on the L.A. underground comedy scene.” Tonight, my online […]
A roast… with a gag order!
From a NY Post item on an upcoming roast of Michael Jackson’s molestation trial attorney Tom Mesereau: Roasters have been […]
Video iPod users grow up
Andrew Wallenstein writing in the Hollywood Reporter (“Laugh tracks standing up on iTunes”) says that– whaddya know?– standup comics are […]
Bash the new face of variety?
From Hollywood Reporter (“Fox orders comedy, drama pilots”) comes word that Fox is cooking up a variety show. Bash, shooting […]
Sirius channel to feature Blue Collar comics, others
Yahoo!/Reuters/Hollywood Reporter is reporting that: Sirius will produce and program the new channel in partnership with Parallel Entertainment, which represents […]
Fiona Apple and guerilla marketing
Of course, just by mentioning the video for the single from Fiona Apple’s latest CD, we participate in their little […]
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