SHECKYmagazine archive for August, 2007
(67 posts)

Tickets to see C.C. Presents tapings

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

Click here for the schedule of tapings for Comedy Central Presents later this month at the Hudson Theater, 145 West […]

Stewart, Colbert to be deposed in YouTube case

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

YouTube will depose Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert as part of their defense against a bundle of lawsuits. The lawsuits […]

World champions at Punchline in Atlanta

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

Left to right: Male Half of the Staff with World Champion Judah Friedlander (Photo credit: Female Half of the Staff) […]

Merv Griffin in grave condition

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

According to all reports, Merv Griffin is losing his battle with cancer. Rather than wait until he actually passes, we’d […]

Sarris getting out of biz

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

From a MySpace bulletin: After a 20 year career on Wall St. from a messenger to a member of The […]

It's not viral… it's HBO

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

Don’t read this Hollywood Reporter article if you’re eating. It’s by Andrew Wallenstein and it’s all about HBOlab, described as…: […]

Now that's funny

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

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Comedy Central is launching “a pro-social campaign encouraging viewers to be more environmentally savvy,” which […]

Time quizzes Drew Carey

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

On the occasion of the naming of Drew Carey as host of The Price is Right and the debut of […]

Most embarassing moment of the millennium

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

A NYT blog post by Stephen J. Dubner, one of the co-authors of “Freakonomics” tells of his encounter with a […]

Last Comic Standing: Episode 8

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

Once again, our spies were correct. Matt Kirshen did indeed beat Debra Di Giovanni in the head-to-head competition. First, the […]

Laura Crocker, Seattle booker, producer

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

She is described in the obituary in the Post-Intelligencer as “the den mother for Seattle’s comics.” “She was the first […]

YouTube… all growed up

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

This NYT article explains exactly what it is the folks at TheDailyReel.com hope to do: This month, The Daily Reel, […]

Perez, you doggess!

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

The Female Half reports that in her capacity as an UsWeekly Fashion Police, “it’s always an extra thrill when she […]

Evil or stupid? You decide.

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

We can at least agree that Councilwoman Darlene Mealy of Brooklyn is finding it difficult to fill her days. How […]

Dutch comedians in Scotland

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

This article in the Scotsman is about a group of Dutch comics performing at the Fringe, some of whom were […]

The future is here– digital press kits

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 6th, 2007

From the MySpace blog of Seattle’s Mainstage Comedy Club, in a posting entitled “Press Kits in our Digital Age”: Just […]

Whip It Out Comedy vlog

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 6th, 2007

It’s a video blog. A “vlog.” The folks at WhipItOutComedy.com post about comedy, but do so using video clips. (They […]

Last Comic Standing fallout CORRECTION

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 6th, 2007

Gina Yashere has found an effective way to make things right. After her elimination from Last Comic Standing, she has […]

Too much standup at Edinburgh

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 6th, 2007

Is there too much standup at the Edinburgh Fringe? An article in the UK Guardian ponders the question. Once upon […]

Last Comic Standing renewed

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 6th, 2007

NBC announced the renewal of Last Comic Standing for a sixth season. The live, two-hour finale for this season will […]

Light reading for a weekend afternoon

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 4th, 2007

We came across an essay on a site called 2 Blowhards, “a group of graying eternal amateurs discuss their passions, […]

Last Comic Standing SPOILER ALERT?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 4th, 2007

From an anonymous source, we hear that, on this Wednesday’s episode, Matt Kirshen goes head-to-head against Debra DiGiovanni and Kirshen […]

Famecast comedy contest ends at 11:59 PM Saturday

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 3rd, 2007

We think. There’s a ticker on the site and there’s also something that says it ends Saturday at 12 PM […]

Last Comic Standing: Episode 7

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 2nd, 2007

Our spies were correct. When we posted about this episode on July 24, we correctly predicted the outcome of tonight’s […]

Reminder: Last Comic Standing tonight

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 1st, 2007

As repulsive as the Heckler Challenge might be, we’re still going to hold our noses and watch tonight’s installment of […]

News from Canada

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 1st, 2007

In case you’d forgotten, Just For Laughs had a mini-Fest in Toronto for three days after their monster one in […]

A Vos-McFarlane Production

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 1st, 2007

At 5:52 pm EDT, Rayna Lynn Vos entered the world, weighing 6 lbs, 10.8 oz. Her parents, Rich Vos and […]