SHECKYmagazine archive for September, 2007
(57 posts)

Big Move… to Hong Kong?

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

Paul Ogata onstage at TakeOut Comedy in Hong Kong It has been some time since SHECKYmagazine readers have had the […]

Stewart to host Oscarcast

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

So says the NYT. Now we must put up with dim bulbs like Nikki Finke slagging Stewart every few weeks […]

Lou Marks, comedian, 87

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…"

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

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

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

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?!?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 5th, 2007

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 5th, 2007

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"

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 5th, 2007

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 5th, 2007

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 5th, 2007

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 5th, 2007

FOS and NYUCF Industry Liaison Carole Montgomery passes along the following industry invite: We are gearing up for the 5th […]

Butler funeral story

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 5th, 2007

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?

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

From the Mohegan Sun website, is the following description of the NBC’s Last Comic Standing Live Tour, at the Sun […]