SHECKYmagazine archive for July, 2008
(30 posts)

NatLamp Philly location over before it's started

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

From a bulletin from comedian RC Smith, scheduled to be the opening headliner at the new National Lampoon Comedy House […]

Dispatches on the Halves in Hawaii

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

The Female Half of the Staff is blogging from the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Both Halves of the Staff […]

Last Comic Standing: Season 6, your five finalists!

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

We got it from two different sources, so it might very well be true. Jim Tavaré Marcus Iliza Shlesinger Louis […]

Last Comic Standing: Season 6, Episode 10

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

We are soooo dedicated. We’re in paradise. Hawaii, to be exact. Waikiki, to be exacter. And, even though we’re burned […]

Comedy from the British perspective

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

Attention comedy experts: You might have thought you’d read every book on comedy that there is to be read. Think […]

May 29 last day for Leno

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

So says the Associated Press. And the following Monday will be the first day for Conana O’Brien in Leno’s old […]

Comics on the radio in the Windy City

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

WLS radio host Jerry Agar has an interesting feature every Monday morning from 10:30 to 11 CT– It’s called “Jerry’s […]

Kandahar finally gets a Tim Horton's

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

Currently residing in Toronto, Canadian comic Pete Zedlacher just returned from a visit to Afghanistan and the Gulf for his […]

Last Comic Standing: Season 6, Episode 9

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

They made the comics wash cars. That’s right. And it wasn’t long before it degenerated into a water fight. No […]

The unbearable hipness of Phily Mag

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

We alternate between being stunned and being disappointed. Then we shrug and realize that some folks just can’t give up […]

Guy Earle/B.C. Human Rights Tribunal update

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

There’s much more buzz out there (in the MSM and on the WWW) about the plight of Guy Earle, the […]

"May We Mock Barack?"

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

It’s the title of Maureen Dowd’s NYT column from yesterday. She writes: When I interviewed Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert […]

Dick in hot water again

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

Andy Dick was arrested in California for pulling down the top of a 17-year-old girl and possession of marijuana. Dick […]

Officially approved Obama jokes

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

From Andy Borowitz’ website, the Borowitz Report comes five Obama campaign-approved jokes “which Sen. Obama said he is making available […]

Just for lounging

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

Too much personal tragedy in the past three months and too much travel and gigging in the past two weeks […]

Gervais on standup

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

Ricky Gervais, from an interview in the Vancouver Sun: Standup comedy is more of a process of evolution. The audience […]

Stanhope gets ugly on Just For Laughs

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

From a Doug Stanhope Myspace bulletin: Just For Spite… I’ll be there this weekend and I need word of mouth. […]

2008 New Faces and Masters

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

Just For Laughs announced the comedians who will be featured in The Masters and New Faces. The premise of The […]

Obama off limits to late night gag writers?

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

For a pathetic display among late night writers and hosts, check out the International Herald Tribune article, “Want Obama in […]

Change we can hope to believe in?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on July 14th, 2008

Some of our readers are somewhat alarmed at the treatment that Bernie Mac received at the hands of the Barack […]

Last Comic Standing: Episode 8 GUEST BLOGGER!

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

We’re in Vegas, gigging at the Riv, so we’re on Pacific Time, we’ve got two shows tonight and we’ve got […]

Open letter to comedy community from NLCH

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

We received the following document from Marty Fischer, COO of the recently launched National Lampoon Comedy House chain (scroll down […]

Who's in town? Las Vegas!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on July 10th, 2008

Vince Morris, Joan Fagan and John Mulrooney are at the Improv at Harrah’s. Glen Jensen, Brad Williams and Chrissy Burns […]

Mike Sullivan-Irwin, comedian

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

After a long bout with bone cancer, Mike Sullivan Irwin has died, according to an email from comedian Aaron David […]

In Vegas, at the Riv, through Sunday!

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

We’re at the Comedy Club at the Riviera! One of the best clubs in the country! We’re here through Sunday […]

More Last Comic Standing stupidity?

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

FOS Alan Kaye writes: In reading this week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly, I noticed something on page 65 I wanted […]

In the Metropolis of the Western Reserve

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on July 4th, 2008

Left to right: Marv Conner, Chris Clem, The Female Half, Mark Mazzocco, John David Sidley, Rodney Bengston. At the Cleveland […]

Bruce Hills, COO of JFL, on BC Human Rights Tribunal

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on July 4th, 2008

We solicited a quote from the Chief Operating Officer of the Festival Just For Laughs. Bruce Hills says: While the […]

Last Comic Standing: Season 6, Episode 7

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on July 4th, 2008

We’re blogging from the Cleveland Improv comedy condo… there’s a VCR/TV combo (how quaint!) and we found a VHS copy […]

Both Halves of the Staff at Cleveland Improv

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

We’re in Cleveland, at the Improv, tonight! Then tomorrow night! Then the following night! The room will be dark on […]