SHECKYmagazine archive for July, 2008
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NatLamp Philly location over before it's started
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?"
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
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
From Andy Borowitz’ website, the Borowitz Report comes five Obama campaign-approved jokes “which Sen. Obama said he is making available […]
Just for lounging
Too much personal tragedy in the past three months and too much travel and gigging in the past two weeks […]
Gervais on standup
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
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
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?
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?
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!
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
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!
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
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!
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?
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
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
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
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
We’re in Cleveland, at the Improv, tonight! Then tomorrow night! Then the following night! The room will be dark on […]