SHECKYmagazine archive for May, 2007
(50 posts)

Sitcom to remain dead @ NBC

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 30th, 2007

NBC finished fourth in the ratings. Fourth. We’ll say it again– Fourth. So they canned Kevin Reilly and put a […]

Remembering Charles Nelson Reilly

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 30th, 2007

The actor’s passing on May 25 in Los Angeles went without mention in these pages. Last night however, we received […]

PHL City Paper

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 29th, 2007

On the Philadelphia City Paper website, under the heading of “Things That Matter To People Who Matter,” is the following: […]

Standup around the globe: Nigeria

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 29th, 2007

He’s a regular at clubs and villages up and down the west coast… Ladies and gentlemen, please give it up […]

Barbolak Funniest Mom

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 29th, 2007

An article in the North County Times (CA) says that Vicki Barbolak (website) has won the title of Funniest Mom […]

John Mayer doing standup again

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 29th, 2007

Celeb blog Gossip Girls trumpets a recent set by John Mayer at the Comedy Cellar. The item (probably planted by […]

Biz as usual or standup renaissance?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 29th, 2007

Pete Timmerman, writing for PLAYBACKstl, reviews recently released standup DVD’s. Recently, some great stand-up comedy DVDs have seen American release, […]

The syndicated comic strip Nancy

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 29th, 2007

Ba-dump-bump!

Memorial Day

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 28th, 2007

From a column by Rick Mercer that appeared in January in the Newfoundland and Labrador Independent: The gates of Auschwitz […]

Steely Dan @ B.E.C./Kathy Griffin @ Music Box

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 28th, 2007

What better way to spend the night off than to see Steely Dan in a venue that holds 3,000, then […]

On the boardwalk in Atlantic CIty

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 25th, 2007

A couple of nuts in A.C. No show for The Male Half tonight at the Borgata. Paulina Rubio is performing […]

Vinyl Word: Chris Rush, "First Rush"

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 24th, 2007

Produced by Allan Landon and Michael Cuscuna and recorded live in 1973 at Magnagraphics Studio in New York, Atlantic SD7257 […]

LCS Rumors… continued!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 22nd, 2007

Ya gotta love the internet. Seconds after posting about recent LCS rumors, we get the following list– the top ten […]

Last Comic Standing rumors

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 22nd, 2007

We’re back from our West Coast Swing. The Sopranos is winding down, we videotaped the finale of 24 last night […]

Pouty TV critic assails plucky standup editors!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 22nd, 2007

360 days ago, on Friday, May 26, 2006, we posted about Terry Morrow of Scripps Howard News Service and his […]

PHX to PHL

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 21st, 2007

We’re bobbing up and down at the Sky Harbor in Phoenix. We’re headed back east. The Male Half starts his […]

A party just to have a party

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 21st, 2007

Click here to read about a party thrown at Elayne Boosler‘s house for a bunch of NY and LA comics. […]

Male Half/Female Half each establish MySpace

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 19th, 2007

The Halves of the Staff have each established separate and distinct MySpace Profiles. And we are seeking “friends!” Go here […]

"Rebirth of comedic genre" coming!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 19th, 2007

Tommy James sends along a link to a Hollywood Reporter article that reports on the annual stupidity at the network […]

Jesus appears in the desert

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 18th, 2007

We drove into town last night to check out Troy Conrad‘s “The Comedy Jesus Show” at the Paper Heart Arts […]

Next best thing standing?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 17th, 2007

ABC has re-named it. It was The Impostor, now it’s The Next Best Thing: Who is the Greatest Celebrity Impersonator? […]

Comedy benefits in Boston, Queens

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 17th, 2007

Boston-area comics are gather for a benefit Saturday night. Late on the Night of October 14th 2006 Paul Rudeen, Jr. […]

SHECKYmagazine at Rascals Cherry Hill in JULY!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 16th, 2007

The Male and Female Half of the Staff, the brains behind SHECKYmagazine, will be performing live July 12-14 at Rascals […]

Mike Myers letting down the team

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 16th, 2007

From a Toronto Globe & Mail interview with Mike Myers, on the release of his third Shrek movie: Also on […]

Sarah Silverman feeling the P.C. heat?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 16th, 2007

She’s on the cover of the latest Maxim. At least we think she is. It’s impossible to tell from that […]

Gal comic writes to Dr. Joyce Brothers

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 16th, 2007

She should’ve written to us instead. DEAR DR. BROTHERS: I’ve always been glad that people think of me as being […]

O & A suspended for 30 days…

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 15th, 2007

…but only from their XM Radio gig. Hmmm… Welcome to the upside down world of shock jockery! They’ll continue, as […]

Ex-SNL/SCTV-er in jail in Canada

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 15th, 2007

A detailed article in the Toronto Star tells the story of Tony Rosato, an SNL cast member (1981-82) who seems […]

Fred Burns, comic with spina bifida

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 14th, 2007

Lamont Ferguson sends along the following on the death of comedian Fred Burns: Fred Burns was a 20+-year veteran comic. […]

Open season on shock jocks?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 14th, 2007

A NYDN article sums up the recent firings in the world of shock jockery. CBS confirmed “The Dog House with […]

At least he's wanted for something…

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 14th, 2007

There’s a story on the wires that describes some odd behavior by Tracy Morgan during a recent visit to one […]

HBO Fest to re-locate in Santa Barbara?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 12th, 2007

Tommy James sends along a link to an article that speculates that Aspen might move to Santa Barbara. Yawn. From […]

Swedish magician disses Vegas

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 12th, 2007

According to The Local (“Sweden’s News in English”), Swedish magician Joe Labero gave an interview to a Swedish rail line’s […]

SHECKYmag prediction comes true: Aspen over!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 11th, 2007

The Aspen Daily News is reporting that HBO is bugging out of Aspen. After 13 years of laughs, the U.S. […]

Vacation Mode: Undisclosed SWUS location

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 11th, 2007

Poolside: The Female Half (l) and the Female Half’s Dad. One must rise early to get in a workout before […]

Albrecht out as head of HBO

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 10th, 2007

Former standup comic and now former head of HBO Chris Albrecht has “resigned” as head of the cable outlet after […]

Funniest Fed contest kicks off

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 7th, 2007

A crowded field of 32 battle it out on consecutive Wednesdays for the title of Funniest Federal Employee The first-ever […]

Little Merman, not Ethel Merman

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 7th, 2007

According to the Little Merman website, Thomas J. Kelly “quits comedy and moves from New York to the city of […]

Female Half vindicated by spider story

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 7th, 2007

There’s a much read, much-emailed story going around the WWW– an AP story about doctors finding a pair of spiders […]

Judd Apatow profiled in USAT

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 7th, 2007

Susan Wloszczyna interviewed Judd Apatow for USA Today. Apatow is this generation’s Woody Allen— former standup comic, gets into directing, […]