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SHECKYmagazine archive for January, 2008
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Last Comic Standing 08: Your five from L.A.
These five, from the Los Angeles auditions, have made it to the semi-finals, from what we can piece together: Eddie […]
Last Comic Standing: More rumors/data! CORRECTIONS?
One of our “correspondents” says the following, following the latest LCS audition in Los Angeles last night: Making it through […]
U.S. comics "well-oiled machines"
Back in April of last year, we posted about the scene in Jamaica. Now, we learn, via an article in […]
More comedy coming to A.C.? CORRECTION
They’re calling it the “Trump Comedy Series,” which, we suppose, means that it will be a regular thing at the […]
Globe on offensive jokes
An article on the Boston Globe’s Boston.com titled “Testing the limits of tolerance for a laugh,” kicks around the topic […]
Shecky Greene spotting
In an article on the changing nature of entertainment booking in Atlantic City, Vegas and other gambling spots, Michael Pollock […]
Why not PayPal?
On the rare occasions when we’re paid for a standup engagement via PayPal, we are moved to sing that method’s […]
Last Comic Standing, Season VI RUMOR/data
We had been wondering if Ant and Kathleen Madigan and Alonzo Bodden would be back as celebrity judges this year. […]
On the way to Memphis!
Who knew that the Commissioner of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services was Charles Bronson? We have a […]
Hedberg fan art calendar winners
Congratulations to our winners: John Markham Jason Marcus James Blumenfeld
Roseanne hijacks Big Brother (UK) house
Roseanne (Barr?) is apparently used in a stunt in an episode of the UK version of Big Brother. According to […]
Cleveland PD pays attention to standup
At the top of the Cleveland.com page (the Cleveland Plain Dealer’s website) is this series of items, by Mike McIntyre, […]
Blue promotes Disaboom.com
It’s a portal (does anyone use that term any more?) for all things related to disabilities. We accidentally found out […]
Leno, et al., settle in joke book case
Gina Serpe writing for Eonline.com tells of the resolution of the lawsuit that Leno (and NBC and a gaggle of […]
Reader's Digest funniest contest
We missed this. But SHECKYmagazine contributor Bill Bunker certainly didn’t. So now he’s among the ten Chicago comedians competing in […]
Are taxes funny?
If you answered yes, then hustle on over to TurboTax’s YouTube page, set up to harvest solicit videos for their […]
America's Got Talent comin to a town near you
America’s Got Talent is looking for victims… er, auditioners. They’re coming to Orlando (Jan. 26), Nashville (Jan. 30) and Charlotte […]
They say the camera never lies…
A friend sent along an email speculating on just what’s transpiring in the spooky photo above, taken last night at […]
Melvin George II roasted at Brokerage
The guest of honor, Melvin George, II (Photo credit: Rob Cioffi) Last night, we trekked to Bellmore, NY, on Long […]
Mitch Hedberg Fan Art Calendar Giveaway!
We are giving away three 2008 Mitch Hedberg Fan Art calendars! Send in the following information to tmskene(at sign)hotmail.com: NAME […]
Strike drives Kiley to standup stage
The Boston Globe’s Nick Zaino writes about Conan writer Brian Kiley‘s return to Boston this past weekend. Kiley, like other […]
LCS: Last candidate standing
“Stand-Up Guy: John McCain’s Campaign Trail Comedy” is an ABCNews.com analysis (by Ron Claiborne) of the standup of Republican presidential […]
Man apologizes for joke that's not his
It was in all the papers. Some guy, a Greeley, CO, businessman named Bill Farr, did some schtick at a […]
The devolution will be televised
We’ll set the stage: A bunch of plucky German comics get together and, for lack of a comedy club circuit […]
The Ward Room on BarelyPolitical.com
Former SHECKYmagazine.com columnist Rusty Ward is now the anchor of a slickly-produced, two-minute Daily Show-style current events internet program called […]
This just in: Kids hate clowns
We found a Reuters article about a study by some researchers in England that “found that clowns are universally disliked […]
We've been jabbed
The Female Half Googled her name yesterday. Coming up fifth in the list was her “JibJab video.” She was not […]
Boston promoter bringing the naked funny
The Northeastern News, the Northeastern University student paper, has an article on The Naked Comedy Showcase, held the first Wednesday […]
Detroit Comedy Festival
An article on HometownLife.com pumps the first annual Detroit International Comedy Festival. Festival sponsor David Moroz of Aspen Talent said […]
Gals in the locker… er… writers room.
An article on CanadianPress.com (with no byline?!?), loosely pegged on the WGA strike, kicks around the matter of gender in […]
Presents debuts on Comedy Central
Tonight, they kick off Comedy Central Presents at 10 PM EST with Dan Cummins and Stephen Lynch. The press release […]
Madigan on being funny, Last Comic Standing
The Columbus Dispatch interviewed Kathleen Madigan in anticipation of her first theater gig in Columbus tonight. Naturally, she talks about […]
Audition for Last Comic Standing 2008
The frigid weather is here, so that means that Last Comic Standing is holding auditions. Check out the casting information […]
Take a Comedy Walk tonight
Rick Overton is listed as one of the hosts of Comedy Walk, as is SNL-er Garrett Morris. We also notice […]
Dan Bialek Hates MySpace
It’s a statement of fact and it’s the title of Dan Bialek‘s latest MySpace profile! We’ll let him tell the […]
Snoozing comedians vindicated
Dave Mosher, writing for Live Science, reports on a study out of Haifa: New research conducted by brain researcher Avi […]
Katz, NESN team for sports standup show
Hollywood Reporter says that Barry Katz has successfully pitched a sports-themed standup comedy show to be shown on the 4-million […]
St. Charles, MO hack seeks to ban swearing
St. Charles (MO) city councilman Richard Veit has proposed a ban on swearing in that city’s bars. Marc Rousseau, who […]
Video of comic hit by glass in Canada
Here’s YouTube video of a comic getting what looks like a glass tossed at him from an irate audience member. […]
NYT can't help itself
Here is one of those New York Times “Vow”articles where they talk about some famous or near-famous people getting married. […]
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