SHECKYmagazine archive for September, 2007
(57 posts)
Big Move… to Hong Kong?
Paul Ogata onstage at TakeOut Comedy in Hong Kong It has been some time since SHECKYmagazine readers have had the […]
Stewart to host Oscarcast
So says the NYT. Now we must put up with dim bulbs like Nikki Finke slagging Stewart every few weeks […]
Lou Marks, comedian, 87
FOS John Kensil alerted us to the Philadelphia Daily News obit. LOOKING at Lou Marks you knew he couldn’t be […]
Should Comedy Central do a Comedy Awards?
Certainly they should. Somebody should. There hasn’t been a comedy awards show on television for a long time. For 14 […]
Griffin remarks to be edited from Emmycast
Life on the D-list just got a little hotter: “Kathy Griffin’s offensive remarks will not be part of the E! […]
HBO to sling Andy Kaufman Award
Head over to the MySpace site of the Andy Kaufman Award to find out sketchy details on this year’s competition. […]
Get tickets to LCS tapings, roast
SHECKYmagazine columnist and FOS Paul Ogata found the following on the On Camera Audiences website: On Wednesday, September 12th we […]
"Hope I die 'fore I get old…"
The UK Guardian reports on a study by British scientists who found that the rockstar lifestyle is bad for one’s […]
Last Comic Standing: Episode 12: Analysis
Amy Schumer GONE! Somebody in the PR department at NBC or at Mohegan Sun goofed up! (And before you send […]
Strange objects in the can?!?
The Male Half found a shelf-load of Brooks-Eckerd brand peanuts (“Party Peanuts!”) at the Eckerd down the road. They’re switching […]
Kansas City bursting with standup
Brian McTavish’s feature article on the sudden wealth of standup comedy clubs in Kansas City and surrounding area is thorough, […]
Seinfeld: Standup scene "pretty good"
In addition to all the usual huge names (Rock, Seinfeld, etc.), the organizers of The Comedy Festival (the HBO one, […]
Griffin cut off, check clears
A NYDN gossip item tells of Eddie Griffin getting the hook at Black Enterprise’s 14th annual Golf and Tennis Challenge […]
Tom Clark ventures to Cape Town
Browse Tom Clark‘s MySpace blog for his account of his trip to Cape Town, South Africa, as part of the […]
Industry invited to 5th NY Underground Fest
FOS and NYUCF Industry Liaison Carole Montgomery passes along the following industry invite: We are gearing up for the 5th […]
Butler funeral story
Written by Bill Brownstein, it ran on the front page of the Gazette. Butler’s funeral was on Monday morning. “I’m […]
Amy Schumer wins Last Comic Standing?
From the Mohegan Sun website, is the following description of the NBC’s Last Comic Standing Live Tour, at the Sun […]