SHECKYmagazine archive for December, 2007
(29 posts)
This just in: A lot of comics are Jews
We know– we were stunned, too. CNN.com is running an article in their “mental_floss” section entitled “Long line of Jewish […]
Feedback from XM listener
XM comedy honcho Joel Haas forwarded the following, which was submitted via their website’s listener feedback mechanism from an XM […]
Creative vigilantes? Leave us out of it.
Daniel B. Smith, writing for the Boston Globe, has spun out a four-page article about the work of one Christopher […]
Soupers to hit the road
Standup comic K.P. Anderson, head writer for E! Channel’s The Soup, is sending out a MySpace bulletin touting the upcoming […]
"Bring me pine logs hither!"
Happy New Year from SHECKYmagazine.com! Our postings have been on the light side. We’ve been paying attention to other matters– […]
The baby of the family goes for the yocks
Sharp-eyed FOS Jouni Kallio (from Finland!) sent us a link to a Time magazine article that says that researchers have […]
Keep your jokes to yourself
An AP story written by Eric Carvin asks the question, “With talk shows returning to late night without their writers, […]
Britt Ekland to try standup?
First of all, you may be asking, who is Britt Ekland? She’s a Swedish actress mainly famous for being a […]
Standup fest to continue in Aspen?
The Aspen Times has a story on the Wheeler Opera House and their plans to book a standup series– or […]
We really can’t stay…
It’s FOS Paul F. Tompkins singing a duet with Aimee Mann. Tompkins, you’ll note, is doing his best Dean Martin […]
The Scotsman suggests humor as a gift
The Scotsman, in the obligatory “what to get for that hard-to-shop-for man” article, suggests… comedy DVD’s! Amuse him with Omid […]
2007 Cringe Humor Awards CANCELLED
UPDATE: Cringehumor.com is sending out MySpace bulletins blaming the cancellation on the weather. If you like a little a bit […]
Y-Town comic: "I want to bring stand-up back."
We were wondering who was going to save standup comedy, who was going to “bring it back.” We have been […]
Lou DiMaggio in heart attack ad
You’ve seen the commercials that have been airing. They’re part of the “Together We Can Prevail” series produced by Bristol […]
Berlin "vibrant Spoken Word scene"
Jacinta Nandi (aka “Candi Girl”) is a regular in Berlin’s spoken word venues. She’ll be talking about that milieu in […]
Old school promo for Semi-Pro
Will Ferrell will headline a short standup tour with what Variety calls “a trio of up-and-coming comics.” The February stunt […]
Huckabee doing schtick
Sharp-eyed reader Paul sent us a link to the video below, with the short note, “Gov. Huckabee? It’s Shelley Berman… […]
Comedy in Ghana!
Editors note: A reader has pointed out that the folks in Ghana spelled Blackson’s name wrong. It has since been […]
Used comedy-related book auction
Go to eBay to check out/possibly bid on comedian Larry Weaver‘s collection of ten comedy-related books. In one shot, you […]
"They're here already! You're next!"
Stephen A. Smith is causing quite an uproar with his rambling response to the LADN’s Tom Hoffarth’s question of whether […]
John Wayne stars in “The Ballad of the IDF Karaoke Operator!”
Here’s a curious item from Arutz Sheva (IsraelInternationalNews.com) Not every new recruit can hope to be accepted for the Israeli […]
Dr. Katz out on DVD
The box set, the entire run of the Comedy Central series created by Tom Snyder and Jonathan Katz is available. […]
Chappelle Chapelle has time to kill
This item, about Dave Chappelle, is floating around on the internet: The 34-year-old comedian, who broke the Laugh Factory’s endurance […]
Peters, Valderrama, Mencia in USO photo galleries
The USO sent out a MySpace bulletin directing people to several sets of pics in their photo gallery depicting various […]
Even Iggy Pop was in The Rugrats Movie
A Seattle Times article (“Seattle’s amateur stand-up comedy scene is alive and kicking”), is a nice hit for the folks […]
Former comic to head Aussie Comedy net
How did this happen? A former stand-up comedian has been appointed as the new channel manager at The Comedy Channel, […]
Earl “The Pearl” did standup?
In an interview on NBA.com with Earl “The Pearl” Monroe, we learn that the NBA Hall of Famer dabbled in […]
Imus returns with two standup comics
All you need to know about Imus return to radio is on Eric Deggans’ TV and media blog The Feed. […]
Joe Restivo dead. This time for real.
We saw a lot of chatter in our stats. Some folks were googling “Joe Restivo.” We figured it was just […]