SHECKYmagazine archive for February, 2008
(40 posts)

"My client had good reason to shoot up the school!"

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 28th, 2008

We missed this comment, at the bottom of Joe Stender’s piece in the Eagle Eye (see posting from earlier today, […]

Last Comic Standing: Tempe auditions UPDATE 2/29

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 28th, 2008

We’re piecing together what went on in Tempe at the recent (Tuesday) LCS auditions there at the Improv. We haven’t […]

Reminds us of our first time

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 28th, 2008

An article in the Eagle Eye, the online newspaper of Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania entitled “The Funny Thing About […]

Black Comedy Project kicks off in NYC

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 27th, 2008

Tomorrow night through Saturday, the Black Comedy Project will present a series of shows at The Tank, 279 Church Street, […]

History of Boston Comedy in one night

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 27th, 2008

The show is called “A Night for Knoxie, Raisin’ Money- Raisin’ Hell!” and it’s at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, […]

NYT says Leno wheeling, dealing

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 27th, 2008

Even though he’s technically not allowed to cut any deals for another two years, Jay Leno is, according to the […]

"Judge Dom Irrera?"

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 25th, 2008

DirecTV has announced ten episodes of a new series, The Supreme Court of Comedy. Premiering on DIRECTV’s original entertainment channel […]

Last Comic Standing: Houston auditions (MORE!)

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 24th, 2008

Our Houston spies are letting us down! So far, all we have is: Andi Smith Chris Voth Are two who […]

Punchline podcast features Male/Female Halves

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 23rd, 2008

Go here to listen to a lengthy and spirited interview with the Male and Female Halves of the Staff conducted […]

What's going on in Tom Green's House?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 22nd, 2008

That’s FOS Gabe Abelson shaking hands with Ed McMahon… in Tom Green’s house. Gabe explains: It’s the set of the […]

Comics are best choice for game show hosts

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 22nd, 2008

Duh! A USA Today article confirms what we’ve said for some time now. On the occasion of the debut of […]

The Battle of the Chicago fests!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 21st, 2008

It’s a donnybrook! Mere hours after the folks at Just For Laughs announced their festival plans for Chicago in ’09, […]

Chicago club opens, closes within two weeks

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 21st, 2008

This puzzling article in Time Out Chicago by Steve Heisler was written after Heisler attended opening night of the Comedy […]

JFL invades USA in 2009

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 21st, 2008

Chicago is their target. The folks at Just For Laughs sent out a bulletin today at 2:39 PM announcing “Just […]

Max needs a kidney

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 20th, 2008

Got a bulletin from comedian/friend Max Alexander: It’s 100 per cent safe and healthy to donate a kidney– Google to […]

Last Comic Standing: Minneapolis

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 20th, 2008

We just got a recap of the Minneapolis auditions from an anonymous source: Last Comic Standing has come and gone […]

Friends of Kevin Knox helping out

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 20th, 2008

We know Boston comic Kevin Knox from our days in that city’s comedy clubs. For four years now, he has […]

Last Comic Standing: London to Miami?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 18th, 2008

This just came in over the cyber transom, from a reader in England, and it seems to be credible. About […]

Road Atlas Shrugged reaches century mark

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 18th, 2008

Traci Skene has uploaded her 100th post to her rollicking and thoughtful weblog, Road Atlas Shrugged. 100 posts ago, The […]

Last Comic Standing: Motor City this time

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 17th, 2008

That’s Marty Butler and Crystal P flanking Last Comic Standing host Bill Bellamy in the green room at the Comedy […]

Last Comic Standing: Another first person account

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 16th, 2008

Another report from the Toronto LCS audition: I, along with about 120 others, stood in line in sub-freezing temperatures for […]

Last Comic Standing: Acts advance out of Toronto

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 16th, 2008

One of our readers sends word that the Toronto acts who advanced were: Sean Cullen Winston Spear The Williamson Playboys […]

McFarlane first, Vos second on C.C. tonight

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 15th, 2008

Comedy Central Presents will present 30 minutes of standup from Bonnie McFarlane at 10 PM EST and then present a […]

Strike over… let the fallouts begin

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 13th, 2008

The strike is over. Note to all comedy club owners/bookers: Check your voicemail… there will undoubtedly be messages from all […]

Last Comic Standing: Club hopping

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 13th, 2008

We were in between dates last week– finished with our weekend at Comedy, TN in Memphis and scheduled to be […]

Black talks to other comics about The Joke

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 11th, 2008

We were watching a special on the Kennedy assassination when we saw a promo for “History of the Joke,” a […]

Last Comic Standing seeks "wacky"

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 9th, 2008

FOS Becky Reed sends along a link to this Craigslist posting, from the Minneapolis/St. Paul, TV/Video/Radio Jobs section: Funny/ Wacky […]

Wright/SHECKYmag in the NYT

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 9th, 2008

An appreciation of Steven Wright appears in The Sunday New York Times. Written by FOS Peter Keepnews, the article quotes […]

Last Comic Standing: NYC auditions

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 9th, 2008

From some SHECKYmagazine spies/correspondents at the NYC evening showscase, comes word that the following made it through: Louis Ramey God’s […]

Last Comic Standing: The Judges

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 8th, 2008

The information is filling in on the NBC.com page. Most of the judges for the main auditions are set. Toronto […]

Our newest advertiser: HAHAAS.com

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 7th, 2008

Joel Haas, XM’s Satellite Radio’s Comedy Director, is also a comedy producer and recording engineer who quot;has recorded over 150 […]

Last Comic Standing: Exclusive video!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 7th, 2008

FOS Sharilyn Johnson captured some video of the line on the street this morning in NYC, waiting to get into […]

Vince Vaughn's comedy concert pic reviewed

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 6th, 2008

Get ready for the onslaught of (negative) reviews of Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show, the theatrical release starring Vince […]

LCS: Casting for "Pizza Tossers" and "Hotties"

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 6th, 2008

We got an email from an anonymous tipster that said that the producers of Last Comic Standing are seeking to […]

Last Comic Standing gets a Brit co-host

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 6th, 2008

Fearne Cotton is her name and the British tabs caller her a “telly babe.” She was on The X Factor, […]

Decline of Laughter

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 5th, 2008

Sure, it’s old (June 2007), and there are some points made which turn on the situation surrounding the Don Imus […]

"The First Comedy Strike" UPDATE

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 5th, 2008

This Time magazine article compares the current WGA strike to the Comedy Store strike of 1979. Richard Zoglin calls it […]

Mockumentary features tons of comics

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 5th, 2008

Comics Dax Jordan and Jake Iannarino have collaborated on a fake documentary, detailing the exploits of “Chip Seinfeld,” the ostensible […]

Comedy, TN, where comedy is king

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 3rd, 2008

The Male Half flanked by Sammy Martin (l) and John Marks after a rousing week of comedy at the relatively […]

Last Comic Standing: Yet another Semi-Finalist

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 2nd, 2008

We heard that yet another of the coveted red envelopes was handed to the comic below, at the recent L.A. […]