SHECKYmagazine archive for December, 2007
(29 posts)

This just in: A lot of comics are Jews

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on December 28th, 2007

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on December 27th, 2007

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.

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on December 27th, 2007

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on December 27th, 2007

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!"

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on December 27th, 2007

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on December 18th, 2007

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on December 18th, 2007

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?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on December 17th, 2007

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?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on December 17th, 2007

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…

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on December 15th, 2007

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on December 13th, 2007

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on December 13th, 2007

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."

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on December 13th, 2007

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

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

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"

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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!"

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

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!”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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.

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

We saw a lot of chatter in our stats. Some folks were googling “Joe Restivo.” We figured it was just […]