SHECKYmagazine archive for April, 2008
(26 posts)

"If only they were as funny as they are brave."

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on April 30th, 2008

We’re still wincing over this article on Dane101.com (which is a website devoted to the happenings in Dane County and […]

Last Comic Standing premieres May 22

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on April 30th, 2008

That’s a Thursday. Rather inconvenient for working comics, no? But, it’s not for us, now is it? No it’s for […]

Just For Laughs releases roster for '08

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on April 30th, 2008

If you’re headed to Montreal this July for Just For Laughs, check out their hahaha.com website to see who’s performing […]

Wasted tuition?

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

The Daily Northwestern, the student paper of Northwestern University, had this article, about senior Ajay Singhvi who “wanted to leave […]

Who wants to be your friend, anyway?

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

The Female Half, while researching an upcoming trip to Hawaii, endeavored to befriend a MySpace entity by the name of […]

Wise Guys re-born

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

Comics based in the Northeastern U.S. in the 80s and 90s were certainly familiar with Wise Guys. The Syracuse, NY, […]

“Gay jokes really just aren’t funny”

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

We were totally unaware of the flap that arose late last month when Jay Leno asked guest Ryan Phillippe (who […]

Everyone try to remain sitcom

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

Last month, we posted about Variety’s Brian Lowry and his insipid theory as to why there are no more sitcoms […]

Let's be independent together!

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

John Wenzel writes for the Denver Post. He pays a lot of attention to standup comedy, particularly alternative comedy. In […]

Back in So. Jersey

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

We’d like to thank all the people who emailed or phoned or wrote or personally expressed their condolences regarding the […]

A sampling of South Florida venues

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

We’re back in Jersey. We spent the last 72 hours in Florida, working in Ocala at Jokeboys and then heading […]

Helen McKim 1917-2008

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

Says the Male Half: The above was shot in 1978, during my black and white phase. (And, in case you’re […]

Benefits watch

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

Steven Wright, Barry Crimmins, Lenny Clarke, Steve Sweeney, Mike McDonald, Tony V, Ken Rogerson, Chance Langton, Bill Braudis and Jimmy […]

Jerry Stiller switches to standup

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

The Ithaca Times ran an interview with Jerry Stiller after his solo performance at Statler Auditorium Tonight, I did what […]

Ferguson beats Conan

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

AP TV reporter David Bauder reports that Craig Ferguson’s CBS talk show beat his NBC rival last week for the […]

Tiny Glover, Rochester comedian, 45

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

We have a report that Rochester-based comedian Tiny Glover passed away. His website is here. The Rochester Democrat-Chronicle reports that […]

Internet weasels quick to anger

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

RadarOnline.com (“Pop, Politics, Scandal, Style” says their subtitle) has an article, “The Internet Is for Scorn, Meet the Web’s 10 […]

Truth in advertising

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

The very funny quote on the myspace profile of the Stand Uppity Tour, headlining Andy Kindler, Eugene Mirman and Marc […]

Black refuses to take the bait

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

Ed Condran of the Asbury Park Press has the following exchange with Lewis Black in a recent (Mar. 21) interview […]

Clint Black's standup journey

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

We posted earlier about Clint Black’s upcoming appearance on CBS’s Secret Talents of the Stars, in which the country singer […]

Kansas puts The Female Half over the top

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

Had Mephis hung on to their sizable lead… or maybe just not goofed up in the last minute… or sank […]

The view from St. Ignace

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

Comedian Dobie Maxwell blogs for OnMilwaukee.com on his life as a comic and various side projects. In a recent post, […]

April Fools' gag in Time Out Chicago

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

From TOC’s website (on April 1, of course): Jokeaholics Anonymous, a full-time stand-up comedy club, will open this Tuesday in […]

Endurance records at every turn

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

What is going on out there in Comedyland? A press release from a company called Robert Wagner Marketing and Entertainment […]

Last Comic Standing: Summer 2009

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

That’s right. Hollywood Reporter says that NBC is including LCS on their Summer ’09 schedule. That’s what their telling potential […]

April Fools' Day, 1999

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on April 1st, 2008

That’s when we launched SHECKYmagazine.com! Can you believe we’ve been doing this for nine years? We started out as a […]