SHECKYmagazine archive for August, 2007
(67 posts)

The Daily Dick

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 31st, 2007

TMZ.com reported not 48 hours ago on a complaint that Andy Dick was chucking bottles into his neighbors rear garden. […]

Gigging in Johannesburg?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 31st, 2007

Acappella Productions is producing the South African leg of the New York Underground Comedy Fest in October. They’re seeking a […]

Aspen in the rear view mirror

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

FOS Sean L. McCarthy, blogging for the Daily News, caught an Aspen Daily News article that quoted HBO officials as […]

CJAD tribute to Ernie Butler CORRECTION

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

Ernie’s CJAD Comedy Show, which was regularly scheduled for tonight at 11 PM, was instead a tribute to the late […]

Last Comic Standing: Episode 11 ANALYSIS

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

Ralph Harris GONE! They teased us unnecessarily at first. They brought out Doug Benson for a short set. His surprise/non-surprise […]

Ernie Butler, Montreal comedy club owner

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

Just got this from Jim Pacheco, Montreal radio station CJAD producer: It’s with a heavy heart that I report on […]

Larger implications of 'Nova incident

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

News of the Villanova University incident that we posted about Monday and yesterday is rippling through the WWW (and, from […]

Villanova comedian speaks out

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

We posted yesterday about a comic, Steve Trevino, who played Villanova University on Friday night who was the subject of […]

College gig gone horribly wrong!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 27th, 2007

Steve Trevino, an L.A. comedian booked into a “welcome event” at suburban Philly college Villanova, is making quite a stir […]

Sneed makes hoops film

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 27th, 2007

It stars Josh Sneed, Bill Squire, Jim Tews, Mike Polk, Michael Ivy and Chad Zumock and, in 5:35, it illustrates […]

The journey of Moms Mabley

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 27th, 2007

Kliph Nesteroff has written a lengthy biographical article on Loretta Aiken, aka Moms Mabley, for WFMU’s Beware of the Blog. […]

Last Comic Standing: Episode 11 SPOILER ALERT?

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

Not really. We found out who one of the “special guests” will be next Wednesday. Doug Benson! That’s right– Doug […]

Comics On Duty DVD

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

Due to be released September 11, “Comics On Duty, We Love You Mrs. Bevins” features Danny Bevins, Sarah Tiana, Dave […]

Does it count as a credit?

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

The Male Half appeared on The Tonight Show last night. Sorta. The show re-ran an episode from last month, when […]

New film on Motor City comedy scene

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 23rd, 2007

John Monoghan, writing for the Detroit Free Press, tells of a movie about the Detroit comedy scene, “Be Funny.” Though […]

South African Comedy Awards?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 23rd, 2007

Helen Herimbi, writing for the South African entertainment site Tonight, previews next month’s first ever South African Comedy Awards. SACA […]

Louis CK on bombing

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 23rd, 2007

Esquire online has a short essay by Louis CK on what it feels like to bomb. …Bombing means: You lost […]

Philly comic begs off O & A hecklefest EDITORS NOTE

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 23rd, 2007

NOTE: This whole controversy could be over in a minute if the people at WYSP were to declare the runner-up […]

Last Comic Standing: Episode 10 ANALYSIS

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 23rd, 2007

Bellamy Bill started off the show with a textbook example of how to do 7- to 12-year-old topical material– just […]

Zanies GM speaks on diluted comic pool

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 23rd, 2007

Back on July 30, we posted about a Houston Chronicle story in which Houston Laff Stop owner Jeff McFerrin bemoaned […]

Last Comic Standing: Episode X TONIGHT!

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

Fear not, we will be blogging it. (The hooter surgery went well. The Female Half is comfortable and resting. Scroll […]

Door deals and Stanhope on door deals

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

Doug Stanhope, self-identified “road pig” who plays “all over the country and all over the world in a lot of […]

Newhart in running for lit prize

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

In a brief AP story, Bob Newhart is among the finalist for a literary honor. The deadpan comic and sitcom […]

We're telling you this for the last time…

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

We see the strangest things in our stats. Most often, it’s the keywords that folks use to search for something– […]

New venue in Chicago

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

Comic Dave Odd, who produces standup in Chicago under the Edge Comedy banner, is opening a full time standup comedy […]

Watch “Easter Parade”

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

It’s our lastest film, and it’s “Easter Parade,” a short (3:43) movie that could be described as “Industrial Light & […]

Sarcasm "lowest form of wit"

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

News to us. From the Scotsman.com comes this article on a recent poll conducted by a “drinks firm” in the […]

RSS feed for SHECKYmagazine.com

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 20th, 2007

A reader asks: Hey, is there an RSS feed for sheckymagazine.com? I like reading it, but it would be much […]

Apatow embraces standup past

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

Read the London Sunday Times for a profile of Judd Apatow, whose movies have grossed nearly a billion bucks. For […]

Funniest Fed coming to NYUCF

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

Federal workers who want to participate in the Funniest Fed contest that’s happening October 4 at the New York Underground […]

Handelman, Vernon, Carter, et al

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

Stanley Myron Handelman (with Billy Barty) in front of tour bus. (Photo from www.timfowlar.com) Check out The Stars and the […]

Grandpop has left the building

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

For the first time in almost forever, The Female Half has written a column. In it, she reflects on that […]

Must-flee TV

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

Adam Murray, writing for TVSquad.com says: Burnim-Murray Productions and October Moon Television are attempting to sell a new comedy game […]

Jeff Ross roasts Flavor Flav CORRECTION

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

The links to the videos in this post no longer work. The page displays a message: “his video is no […]

Gropman on Next Best Thing, talk hosts

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

SHECKYmagazine columnist Adam Gropman, writing for the cultural commentary website The Simon, files a detailed and entertaining report on his […]

Last Comic Standing: Episode 9 ANALYSIS

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

Doug Benson OUT! Matt Kirshen OUT! Your final five: Lavell Crawford, Amy Schumer, Ralph Harris, Gerry Dee, Jon Reep. Amy […]

Stanley Myron Handelman

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

The AP obit is running in the San Jose Merc-News. Stanley Myron Handelman died at the age of 77. We […]

It's all improvised, dontcha know

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

An item on MTV.com says that scriptwriters will no longer be necessary in the wonderful, new world of movie comedy. […]

Last Comic Standing: Episode 9 tonight!

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

A reminder. That’s all. No predictions. No spoilers. We’ve been let down! No one has slipped us information on the […]

Comic takes a walk

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

That’s Brian Malis, standup comic from Atlanta, at an undisclosed location, somewhere along the Appalachian Trail. He writes: The Appalachian […]