SHECKYmagazine archive for August, 2008
(38 posts)

Durst on his way to St. Paul

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 29th, 2008

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?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 29th, 2008

the folks at TheStreet.com report that Jerry Seinfeld earned $267 million in 1998. In the ongoing grind to create content, […]

SHECKYmagazine.com mailbag

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 29th, 2008

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 29th, 2008

Is it not the dream of every radio show– migrating from radio to the small screen? Superstation WGN will air […]

The Life of Jon

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 29th, 2008

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

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

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 24th, 2008

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

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

There is much speculation as to exactly why Microsoft is handing $10 million to Jerry Seinfeld to star (and, we […]

AP: It's Biden!

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 19th, 2008

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?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 19th, 2008

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

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

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

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

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

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

FOSJoe Starr shot out a bulletin in which he draws attention to his cousin Vincent Hancock, of whom he is […]

ComedyFilmNerdsDotCom.com

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

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

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

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?

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

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…

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

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 12th, 2008

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!)

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

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?

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

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 5th, 2008

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 5th, 2008

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 5th, 2008

And, according to the Live Nation site, the pair will kick off the tour in Philly (at, we assume, The […]

South Bend Bone closes

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

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

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

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

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

We’re coming up on the end. (But, we’re in Hawaii… Both Halves… A third of the way around the globe…) […]