SHECKYmagazine archive for November, 2006
(46 posts)

Mooney, Dolemite say no to N-word

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 30th, 2006

Legendary comic Rudy Ray Moore (aka “Dolemite”) has sent out a myspace bulletin urging all comedians to cease use of […]

Yellow Wiggle quits!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 30th, 2006

The Yellow Wiggle (Greg Page to us adults) has quit, according to Reuters. He had a double hernia operation a […]

Leno sues joke book compiler

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 30th, 2006

According to the LA Times, Jay Leno is suing Judy Brown, editor of such joke compilations as “Joke Stew” and […]

Op-ed in the P-I, feature on in the Weekly

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 30th, 2006

Seattle comic Brad Upton guested on the op-ed page of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, giving the persective of a veteran comic: […]

Holiday Gift Suggestion?!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 30th, 2006

Go here to order “Shecky Greene Live In Las Vegas,” the CD (“His mugging, dialects, impressions, ad libs, and song […]

Tschritter wins Seattle competition

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 29th, 2006

Damonde Tschritter took the top prize in the Seattle International StandUp Comedy Competition. He hails from Vancouver and the vowels […]

Friedman loses election, comedian status

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 29th, 2006

Now that Kinky Friedman has lost the election for Texas governor, the MSM doesn’t feel the need to dig up […]

Media whore/extortionist Gloria Allred on the case

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 27th, 2006

Gloria Allred is repping the two audience members who were “wounded” by Michael Richards’ tirade at the Factory. The Chicago […]

Mobile phones? First the music, then the funny.

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 27th, 2006

In an article in Converge Digest, Roman Polz, senior marketing manager of the Mobility division for Agere Systems, makes ten […]

Richards an anti-Semite? A jew?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 27th, 2006

Just when you thought the story couldn’t get weirder, Richards is accused of making anti-Semitic remarks in the past. And […]

Old guard at the New Wave

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 23rd, 2006

Happy Thanksgiving to all! For the past few years, on the evening before Thanksgiving, it has become an informal tradition […]

When Middles Could Fly

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 22nd, 2006

In plowing through the mounds of paper here at SHECKYmagazine HQ, we came across the above itinerary. It’s a little […]

Canadians weigh in on Richards meltdown

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 22nd, 2006

A Canadian Press article seeks insight into the Infamous Factory Meltdown by quizzing Yuks mogul Mark Breslin and some comics […]

Thanksgiving approaches…

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 21st, 2006

This film was shot by comic Travis Simmons. Enjoy. Thanks.

New Orleans weighs in on Comic Relief

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 21st, 2006

From FOS Bill Dykes: Let me state for the record that watching Comic Relief (both live and on tape) was […]

Richards apologizes on Letterman via bird

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 21st, 2006

Here on the east coast, Seinfeld is just now being introduced on The Late Show. Word of this appearance and […]

Iraqi comic found executed

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 21st, 2006

From a Washington Post story (“Spoofer of Iraq’s Chaos Becomes Another Victim”): For the last three years, Walid Hassan had […]

Cesspool of hate– Two-drink minimum!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 21st, 2006

If you must, read this piece of garbage from pompous douchebag Nikki Finke about the Michael Richards incident. Here’s the […]

Kramer in hot water UPDATE

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 20th, 2006

“WARNING: WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE IS PROFANE AND RACIAL” warns TMZ.com next to the video clip of Michael […]

Seattle winds down to five finalists

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 20th, 2006

November 26 is the date for the final. The Underground is the place. These are the finalists. One will come […]

Sierra Mist Winner

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 19th, 2006

Steve Byrne won. Congratulations to Mr. Byrne.

"Richard Lewis called me a gigolo."

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 19th, 2006

(Before you read this, take a moment to read our interview with Richard Lewis from our October of 1999 issue.) […]

We gave up after 3-1/2 hours…

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 19th, 2006

…we tried, honestly, we did. Watching Comic Relief on HBO, then switching over to the slightly delayed simlucast on TBS […]

Fake newsmen interviewed in RS

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 18th, 2006

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert were interviewed in Rolling Stone. The two come off as new Age Marx Brothers (playing […]

HBO Fest peaks tonight

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 18th, 2006

Comic Relief is on HBO this evening, featuring the one-named comics (Billy, Robin and Whoopie). The HBO website arrogantly says, […]

HBO launches internet comedy channel

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 18th, 2006

The Reuters article, like a handful of others over the past few months, is only a couple hundred words or […]

Caliendo on Letterman, trashing Norm

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 17th, 2006

What the heck was that? Caliendo, on Late Show (as part of Impressionist Week), in the middle of his set […]

Variety says standup back

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 15th, 2006

What took them so long? We suppose that this piece was written from a hotel room in Vegas, which is […]

Borat Backlash, Pt. II

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 14th, 2006

Alfred Lubrano, writing in the Philadelphia Inquirer, talks to some of the most weakminded, humorless people on the planet in […]

Let the Borat Backlash begin!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 14th, 2006

The weasels at ABC News, who so slavishly followed the media pack when building up the anticipation prior to the […]

The Sierra Mist Five

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 14th, 2006

The Sierra Mist Standup or Sit Down Finale will present Steve Byrne, Sarah Colonna, Eddie Ifft, Jen Kober and Jordan […]

CBS News wakes up briefly

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 14th, 2006

A short piece on that network’s Sunday Morning Show talked about how comedy is big business. They talked to Denis […]

Perfect face for comedy?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 14th, 2006

An Ananova item tells of some scientists who “blended the features of 20 top comics to come up with the […]

It's Impressionist Week on Letterman

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 14th, 2006

You may recall that Letterman had Ventriloquist Week a few weeks back. This time, it’s mimicks who get spots each […]

First they came for the 7-Eleven bits…

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 10th, 2006

The folks in Ithaca College’s Comedy Club are upset. With good reason. The club is a regular meeting of a […]

Big hair, satin jackets, Italian frames!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 9th, 2006

It’s The Female Half and The Male Half (Photo credit: Chris Coccia) in a photo taken backstage at Philadelphia’s Comedy […]

Comics behaving badly

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 7th, 2006

A sharp-eyed reader sent along a link to a story on channel 2, the CBS affiliate in L.A. Katt Williams, […]

SNL's Fey gives comics their due

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 6th, 2006

The AVClub has an interview with Tina Fey in which she acknowledges the art form: AVC: Did you ever do […]

SHECKYmagazine maligned on film site UPDATE

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 6th, 2006

Editors note: FilmThreat.com has removed the offensive passage cited below. We thank them for their quick response. Mr. Goebel’s response […]

L.A.: Comics With Cameras, Nov 6!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 3rd, 2006

As Steve Ochs has so helpfully pointed out (and as we neglected to inform you): “Sheckymagazine.com readers can get on […]