SHECKYmagazine archive for October, 2007
(48 posts)

Lovitz on fear, standup

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

The Orange County Register asks Jon Lovitz what took him so long to get into standup comedy. Fear, honestly. I […]

Seinfeld on Seattle

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

While promoting his “Bee Movie,” Jerry Seinfeld makes the following curious statement in the Seattle P-I: Seattle is my favorite […]

Lewis Black to try pop culture on C.C.

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

The Root of All Evil, in which “Lewis Black puts pop culture on trial and presides over the comedic proceedings,” […]

Rickles' Book

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

Don Rickles has written, with help from David Ritz, this memoir. It’s a fast read, it’s very much like listening […]

Finals of SF competition start tonight

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

For the next five nights, five comics will be doing 15-20-minute sets as part of the finals in the San […]

Albrecht + IMG + Factory = ?

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

No one is sure yet. Chris Albrecht, erstwhile head of HBO, has resurfaced in Cleveland. (With the internet, one doesn’t […]

Stand-Up and Sling

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

Sling Media, the folks who manufacture Slingbox, a set-top box technology that allows consumers to shift their TV signal to […]

Read those releases carefully

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

Mark Halper, in an article in Hollywood Reporter entitled “Nokia links up to direct-dialed video,” tells of a deal that […]