SHECKYmagazine archive for April, 2008
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"If only they were as funny as they are brave."
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
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
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?
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?
The Female Half, while researching an upcoming trip to Hawaii, endeavored to befriend a MySpace entity by the name of […]
Wise Guys re-born
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”
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
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!
John Wenzel writes for the Denver Post. He pays a lot of attention to standup comedy, particularly alternative comedy. In […]
Back in So. Jersey
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
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
Says the Male Half: The above was shot in 1978, during my black and white phase. (And, in case you’re […]
Benefits watch
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
The Ithaca Times ran an interview with Jerry Stiller after his solo performance at Statler Auditorium Tonight, I did what […]
Ferguson beats Conan
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
That’s when we launched SHECKYmagazine.com! Can you believe we’ve been doing this for nine years? We started out as a […]