SHECKYmagazine archive for July, 2007
(58 posts)

Thea Vidale bulletin on MySpace

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

From a MySpace bulletin, posted by Carole Montgomery: Thea is recovering from emergency surgery in LA. I am flying out […]

AP: Comics consider getting websites!

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

That’s right. Jake Coyle, writing for AP, says that, “…comedians are increasingly feeling the need to have an online presence.” […]

Older folks don't get the jokes?

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

Betsy Taylor, writing for AP, says that “Joke comprehension may decrease with age.” A new psychology study at Washington University… […]

Post-Chronicle won't let it go

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

While we were on vacation, we missed this gem from the Post-Chronicle (at the end of their rip-and-read posting on […]

More Sahl

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

Paul Krassner, writing for the HuffPo, provides even more detail on the Sahl tribute, including the transcript of Albert Brooks‘ […]

"Robin Williams enters comedy rehab"

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

That’s our fantasy headline. It hasn’t popped up on our MyYahoo yet. What have been popping up on the internet […]

No kidding, please

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

Readers of this magazine know we take a dim view of people who encourage kids to take up standup comedy. […]

Gervais and Rock in on hoax?

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

From a website called FemaleFirst.co.uk, which pushes “ultra-sexy lingerie” alongside gossip items about Lilly Allen and giveaways of Dirk Bogarde […]

Crying over spilt ink

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on July 9th, 2007

Is there anything worse than getting a hit in the paper to promote your upcoming gig… and then having that […]

PGH Bone celebrates quarter century

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on July 9th, 2007

The Beaver County Times (whose names makes us giggle every time) ran a rather large piece on the 25th anniversary […]

Cable Guy teams with microbrewery

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on July 9th, 2007

Dan Whitney, aka Larry the Cable Guy, has given permission to a winery and brewery in his hometown to brew […]

Burger King/CBS Viacom start a fight

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on July 9th, 2007

If you want to know who’ll be duking it out in the Burger King/Comedy Central Open Mic Fight, go here, […]

Who knew Esquire still published?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on July 9th, 2007

Esquire, dusty precursor to FHM, Maxim, Stuff and other lad mags, has belched up a ridiculous article (this one penned […]

Guardian interviews Curb's Essman

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on July 9th, 2007

Get an idea of how Susie Essman‘s life has changed by reading the interview from last Thursday’s U.K. Guardian. Her […]

Does that count as an extra item?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on July 8th, 2007

We were never so tempted to hold a caption contest. This is the cover of last week’s Cape May County […]

Rock fouls the air at U.K. Live Earth show

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on July 8th, 2007

So much for clean air. On live TV, Chris Rock, after a less than great response to a lame Paris […]

Comedians "a happy breed!"

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on July 8th, 2007

D.K. Holm, writing for MSN.com’s TV section, did something that’s rarer than it should be– in the course of writing […]

Oh, the mer-manatee!

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

She was supposed to look like a mermaid. We think she looks more like a manatee. We have dubbed her […]