SHECKYmagazine archive for August, 2008
(38 posts)
Durst on his way to St. Paul
Not Dan St. Paul, but St. Paul, MN, the city that will host the Republican National Convention. Quite the schedule– […]
Jerry Seinfeld's stock portfolio?
the folks at TheStreet.com report that Jerry Seinfeld earned $267 million in 1998. In the ongoing grind to create content, […]
SHECKYmagazine.com mailbag
A reader writes: What do you have against Greg Giraldo? After looking through about 2 years of your blogs, you […]
Bob & Tom on the television
Is it not the dream of every radio show– migrating from radio to the small screen? Superstation WGN will air […]
The Life of Jon
There is a tremendous article in USA Today which describes the difficulties faced by the producers, writers, correspondents and host […]
Ross to dance with stars
Associated Press is reporting that Jeff Ross will be among the 13 contestants who launch the new season of ABC’s […]
Boston gets new comedy club–Mottley's
On the 15th of this month, we linked to the Phoenix article that detailed Bill Blumenreich’s migration from his Faneuil […]
MS pays Seinfeld $10 million to plug Vista
There is much speculation as to exactly why Microsoft is handing $10 million to Jerry Seinfeld to star (and, we […]
AP: It's Biden!
One thing is for sure, Biden had better be all-business and no funny if he hopes to help Obama occupy […]
Time for a new cliché, Tom?
In an article in the Dallas Morning News, Tom Maurstad, “Media Critic” opens thusly: There are comedians who joke about […]
See TV in the making in NYC next week
They’ll be taping Comedy Central Presents next week at New York’s Hudson Theater (adjacent to the Millennium Hotel) at 145 […]
Bad joke might endanger the teller
An AP article by Nicholas Geranios tells of a study by researcher Nancy Bell that found, among other things, that… […]
Wallow in Carlin bio info
Kliph Nesteroff’s blog entry on George Carlin deals with George Carlin’s early years, from 1956 to 1970. Unfortunately no official […]
Russel Crowe = Bill Hicks?
According to movie fan site Chud.com Crowe is working with a writer from New Zealand on a biopic (that’s BYE-oh-pic, […]
Cavett in NYT on standup motivation
Dick Cavett expounds on his brief foray into standup and why comics become comics in the New York Times. And […]
Boston's Wilbur to be standup comedy behemoth
In March, we linked to an article in the Globe about how Bill Blumenreich, the man behind Boston’s Comedy Connection […]
Six degrees of Olympic separation UPDATE
FOSJoe Starr shot out a bulletin in which he draws attention to his cousin Vincent Hancock, of whom he is […]
ComedyFilmNerdsDotCom.com
It’s got it all right there in the title: ComedyFilmNerdsDotCom.com. From the website comes this more detailed explanation: The founders […]
Standup to benefit the kitties
A week from tomorrow, Friday, August 22, at the Broadway Comedy Club, will be a “Star-Studded Kensington Kitties Benefit.” featuring […]
South African comedians renaissance men?
Rian Malan, writing for the WSJ.com site, provides a lengthy overview of at least one segment of the comedy scene […]
Now they've got our attention…
There may have been a time, way back in this nation’s history (we’re talking the 50’s here) when the Fairness […]
Bernie Mac Foundation for Sarcoidosis
We couldn’t find an online presence for Bernie Mac’s charitable foundation, but the address is: The Bernie Mac Foundation for […]
Manner sind primitiv aber glucklich
Which, translated from the German, means “Men are primitive, but happy.” It’s the title of German comedian Mario Barth‘s show, […]
Miller interview in Politico
From Jeffrey Ressner’s interview with Dennis Miller on Politico.com: A lot of popular comedians seem to be conservative: Drew Carey, […]
Bernie Mac dead at 50
The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Bernie Mac has died at the age of 50 in a Chicago hospital. He […]
Last Comic Standing Finale: Analysis
It was like a strike-shortened baseball season. Sure, they determine a winner at the end of it all, but there’ll […]
Last Comic Standing WINNER (Spoiler Alert!)
We’re inserting space, so you don’t see it right away… to avoid spoiling it for you. It’s 5:36 PM EDT, […]
Saget pissed at Ross?
Or is he just issuing statements to drum up publicity for his upcoming roast on Comedy Central? According to Digital […]
When Stern’s people tell you to go to rehab…
Things have gotten out of hand. According to a Canadian news website, Artie Lange is in rehab. Those who listen […]
Last Comic Standing beat by Baby Borrowers
Tonight at 8PM EDT is the season finale of Last Comic Standing. Last week’s numbers (as reported by Hollywood Reporter) […]
Another comic hits Trail
Appalachian Trail, that is. Last summer, Brian Malis set out from Georgia and, by summer’s end (or fall’s beginning!), he […]
Max got a kidney
Readers may recall that on February 20, we posted about FOS Max Alexander and his quest to find someone to […]
Apatow to direct "Schindler's List" of standup
From Moviehole comes this quote from Judd Apatow on his upcoming movie about standup comics: It’s about comedians and funny […]
Robin Williams to hit the road
Folks in Zanesville, OH, are all atwitter because Robin Williams is coming to Ohio twice during his 20-city tour. The […]
Cheech & Chong to reunite
And, according to the Live Nation site, the pair will kick off the tour in Philly (at, we assume, The […]
South Bend Bone closes
It was a short item in Thursday’s South Bend Tribune: MISHAWAKA — A local comedy club that’s been open for […]
Male Half on Cleveland radio
Dave Schwensen’s “What’s So Funny” interviews comedians and intersperses the conversation with audio clips of the comedian’s favorite comics. The […]
Last Comic Standing: Season 6, Episode 11
We’re coming up on the end. (But, we’re in Hawaii… Both Halves… A third of the way around the globe…) […]