SHECKYmagazine archive for November, 2008
(40 posts)

Comedy Factory Reunion Shows

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 30th, 2008

John Debella of WMGK and C.F.O. proprietor Clay Heery, AKA Captain Cranky One show Friday, one show Saturday. Clay Heery […]

Canadian comic removes "evil" vid

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

Comedian Darren Frost sent us a link to an article that appeared on the Canadian CNews.com site that tells of […]

Go ElfYourself (again)!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 26th, 2008

We needed a third elf for this year’s ElfYourself, so we uploaded a photo of Last Comic Standing host Bill […]

Comedy in prisons followup

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 26th, 2008

A Guardian column by Mark Fisher dumps on Jack Straw for turfing the comedy classes in British prisons. Comedy classes […]

Best of Dr. Katz disc released next month

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 26th, 2008

They’ve cooked down six seasons of the squiggly, animated series into one disc containing 18 episodes. According to the press […]

It's just you

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

The Female Half received a review copy of “Is It Just Me, Or is Everything shit?” It’s authored by Steve […]

Seattle Comedy Competition finalists

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

Ron Reid writes that the 29th Annual Seattle International StandUp Comedy Competition is rounding the bend and has selected its […]

Kinison's life to be chronicled for HBO

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

They’re making a movie for HBO about Sam Kinison’s life. Variety reports that “Brother Sam: The Short, Spectacular Life of […]

"Take one of my many wives, please!"

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

An article in the London Telegraph details the embarrassment of prison and government officials who discovered that al Quaeda member […]

TBS: "All your funny are belong to us!"

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

Erstwhile SHECKYmagazine columnist Tommy James sent us a link to a Variety article that reveals the behind-the-scenes jockeying at the […]

Katt Williams "disoriented"

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

So says a Sumter, SC, attorney Garryl Deas whom the comedian consulted after a brief encounter with the police at […]

Comic removes "a key element"

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

British comic Frank Skinner, writing for the TimesOnline (UK), I spent the back end of last year doing a stand-up […]

Standup comics in pop culture

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

Jennifer Stafford, also known as “The DomiKNITrix,” runs a website devoted to knitting. One of the patterns Stafford offers (among […]

Traci Skene's blog celebrates one year

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

The Female Half of the Staff started blogging one year ago today, setting up “Road Atlas Shrugged” as an outlet […]

Win a role in new Apatow film about standup

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

Go here to be part of a viral marketing campaign for (and to enter to win a walk-on role in) […]

Rosie Live to air November 26 at 8

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

Is there a TV genre that has been pronounced dead more often than the variety show? The treatment of the […]

Obama chided by Indian-American comic

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

A Washington Post story, “In India, a World of Hurt Over a Perceived Obama Slight,” is all about how the […]

Shecky in modern popular culture

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

Dave Blazek’s “Loose Parts” is described as: A wacky one-panel for the more erudite reader (that) combines literary references with […]

FOS linked off of Drudge

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

“Snubbed DAILY SHOW Fan On Rampage” is the line on the DrudgeReport.com that links to an NBCNewYork.com article that details […]

Comedians honor(?) Carlin at Twain fete

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

The Washington Post’s account of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (to the late George Carlin) ceremony on Monday […]

Must be the potassium

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

Read the Chicago Trib interview with Jeffrey Ross and you’ll be rewarded with such info nuggets as: My grandfather always […]

Will performers lose their mojo?

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

Jonathan Takiff of the (PHL)Daily News called SHECKYmagazine.com HQ last week to get some background and a quote or two […]

Philly's Comedy Factory Outlet reunion shows to feature Chris Rush

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

Legendary comedian Chris Rush will headline two Comedy Factory Outlet Reunion shows on Friday and Saturday (November 28 and 29) […]

Hey! Those are my guns!

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

On SixShot.com, you can read a brief summary of the recent legal trouble for Katt Williams. On Thursday, his red […]

Never let 'em see you sweat?

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

“A tough time for comics with Obama as president?” is the question posed in the title of an AP article […]

Post-election comedy panel dissolves into rancor

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

We discovered this brief article from AFP yesterday (and two of our sharp-eyed readers sent along links to it as […]

Norton at Philly book signing

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

We ventured across the Ben Franklin Bridge last night to hang with Rich Vos and Bonnie McFarlane (and their tot, […]

Rock is a hit in Botswana

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

From Botswana comes this tale about two comics who have struck out on their own. Ribcracker and MOD, the two […]

Franken heads for a recount

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

After 2.9 million votes, the contest between incumbent Norm Coleman and challenger Al Franken ended up with Coleman ahead by […]

On WWW, sketch beats standup

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

An article on msnbc.com is entitled “Standup comedy takes seat in front of computer.” The subtitle of the story is […]

Scientists startled by their findings re humor

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

Here’s a fascinating NYTimes article from that paper’s Science section. The thrust of it is that a study conducted in […]

In honor of election day: Will Durst

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

It’s the first Tuesday in November of an election year. Back in October of 2001 we interviewed the man most […]

Gasoline under $2 in Omaha

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

Good news for travelling road dogs across America. Gas (with the ethanol blend) has not been seen at this level […]

The end of a week at the Borgata

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

The Male Half just completed a week at the Borgata in Atlantic City, working with Willy Farrell (pictured at right […]

It beats swallowing goldfish!

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

From an article in the Western Washington University school newspaper on a gang of crazy kids who are doing the […]

Obama's supercalifragilisticexpialidocious*

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

We’re fairly sure that Will Durst is being facetious in this quote from an article in the San Francisco Chronicle. […]

Silverman disputes her London "bomb"

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

Mandy Stadtmiller of the NY Post interviews Sarah Silverman and eventually gets to the London show (See “Silverman disappoints UK […]

Vegas fest announces lineup

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

There’s a festival going on in Vegas toward the end of this month. It’s the one sponsored by HBO and […]

Comedy Central focuses on… comedy?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 3rd, 2008

The Broadcasting & Cable article says that: Comedy Central is planning a relaunch of Jokes.com, the centerpiece of which will […]

Sitcoms hibernating on family-oriented cable?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 3rd, 2008

Bill Brioux, writing for the London (Ontario) Free Press, offers a fascinating examination of the current state of the sitcom. […]