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SHECKYmagazine archive for July, 2007
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Lost in the sauce
We’re chugging toward our second ever Million Hit Month. That’s right– July 2007 and March 2007 will surpass the million-hit […]
"Diluted comic pool"?
This phrase rears its ugly head again. We seem to recall it popping up in the mid-90s, shortly after the […]
Paging Mel Silverberg
Way back on June 13, we posted the following, toward the end of our LCS Episode 1 analysis: (We predict […]
Carey on Vick on Letterman
It was Monday, so it might be considered old news. But, since Michael Vick appeared in court today to answer […]
Lucky 21 followup
The Ziddio people have ironed out their tech difficulties. Go here for details and scheduled local and regional competitions.
LCS ratings still respectable
According to Variety, Last Comic Standing is pulling decent numbers: The Peacock was also solid Wednesday with “Last Comic Standing” […]
Last Comic Standing: Episode 6
“The ever-funny Mr. Ant!” is how Bellamy Bill introduced Celebrity Talent Scout Ant. He described Alonzo Bodden as “hilarious and […]
Hitler Bunches of Oats!
Is it just us? Or does this bus bear a vague resemblance to der Fuehrer? Rather unsettling when one looks […]
REMINDER: LCS tonight/JFL '07 below!
Tonight, at 9 PM EDT, is an hourlong episode of Last Comic Standing. Last week, they showed edited sets from […]
New club in NY state
Normally, we wouldn’t be posting about just any new comedy club, but this one is significant because a comic (Rich […]
Wallow in the Chappelle "Exhaustion" story
Here are multiple listings on the “Dave Chappelle checks into hospital for exhaustion” story. And a short piece on Slate […]
Lucky 21 go to TCF again
The Comedy Festival (TCF), the consumer-oriented comedy fest in Vegas created by HBO (partnered with TBS), has hooked up with […]
Last Comic Standing: SPOILER ALLERT!
We got this, through back channels: …I wanted to let you know the results of the first elimination challenge in […]
Reality show to give away electronic bling
This “casting call” just came over the cyber-transom. For those of you who are electronically illiterate, “HD” stands for High-Def… […]
BET harnessing standup power
Paul Mooney, Warren Hutcherson, Charlie Murphy and D.L. Hughley are among the comedians who will figure heavily in the fall […]
The Price is Right, says Carey
Drew Carey will replace Bob Barker as host of The Price is Right. And he’s already hosting The Power of […]
Leno out, Leno in? What gives?
Michael Learmonth, writing on Variety.com details the zany goings on at “the Peacock” concerning the upcoming transition at 11:35 PM […]
Whistling past the cyber graveyard
We noticed a disturbing trend at the JFL last week. There seems to be a tendency on the part of […]
Just For Laughs 2007/Chronological order
DAY ONE We decided to break with tradition. In years past, we lit out just before dawn, getting out in […]
Just For Laughs '07– SATURDAY
AUDUBON, NJ– We’re back in the office after a typically gruelling drive down I-87. We departed crazy early in order […]
Just For Laughs '07– FRIDAY
The most-asked question at the festival? “What time did you leave the bar last night?” The second-most-asked question? “What time […]
Just For Laughs '07– THURSDAY
A cursory examination of the back of our Media laminates reveals that possession of said credentials entitles us to “Stay […]
Last… Comic… STANDING!
Sorry. We couldn’t watch. We were in Montreal, at the Just For Laughs Festival. So, we figured, why take a […]
We're in Montreal, @ Just For Laughs 2007
We decided to break with tradition. In years past, we lit out just before dawn, getting out in front of […]
More on Lovitz vs. Dick
The NYPost story on the Lovitz/Dick feud has captured the fancy of the standup public. There seems to be precious […]
New short film from SHECKYmagazine!
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A special place in Purgatory for Bill Bunker
“Purgatory Gig” is the title of the latest essay by Chicago-based Bill Bunker. It has been quite some time since […]
Pat Brice, Chicago comedian REVISED
Very little is known about the death of Chicago standup comic Pat Brice. Time Out Chicago has a short piece […]
Comics on Playboy After Dark
The DVD series, “Playboy After Dark” is currently flooding the culture. “Every show has been remastered to bring back the […]
Lovitz pounds Dick into bar at Factory
A NYPost gossip item tells of an ongoing feud between Jon Lovitz and Andy Dick, culminating in a recent whupping […]
We're a hit in Hogtown
We were mentioned in TheStar.com, the online version of the Toronto Star. Their “My Name is URL” feature drove folks […]
Email troubles… for the last time
We’re encountering email trouble. Again. Seems like we have some sort of email trouble on a regular basis these days. […]
JFL: Masters, New Faces announced
In the past, the folks at Just For Laughs would keep this stuff a secret until the last minute. Now […]
Catching up on Just For Laughs
The high temps in Montreal are hovering in the mid-70s this week. And it’ll go up to 79 on Wednesday, […]
Provenza lets fans into The Green Room
Read the Montreal Mirror article on Paul Provenza‘s latest project, The Green Room. The idea behind the show is to […]
Oxygen is holding a contest
The cable outlet, not the colorless, odorless, tasteless gas. Oxygen is holding the Create-A-Series Comedy Competition, which challenges entrants to […]
LCS: Bodden on judging
FOS Guy MacPherson, writing for the Comedy Couch, interviewed Alonzo Bodden back in April, before this whole LCS thing aired. […]
"Kotter" back with book
The Seattle Times’ Mark Rahner does the interview with Gabe Kaplan that we wanted to do back in 2003. Kaplan […]
No kidding, please; Part II
In a NYPost article Shia Laboeuf (the kid who starred in the movie on the second season of Project Greenlight […]
LCS: Season V, Episode IV
Sing it with us! Hey, Bellamy Bill! Where did you kill? Bellamy Bill! Hey! Did you hear? Tempe was “the […]
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