SHECKYmagazine archive for February, 2009
(27 posts)
Extreme beaching?
FOS DJ Hazard has penned (can we still use the quaint verb “penned” any more?) an essay for Examiner.com. (From […]
Tear up the Hack List
There’s a clip of Louis CK‘s appearance on Conan that’s been ricocheting around the internet. (Clip here. Embedding has been […]
We're telling you this for the first time
Jerry Seinfeld and NBC are heralding the launch of a new reality show. The comedian’s project is tentatively called The […]
More on Jerry Lewis
This time, from Manohla Dargis, writing in the New York Times, in this section, discussing Lewis’ humanitarian award from AMPAS. […]
From the Answers.com bio of Richard Pryor:”…a trip to Africa ultimately renewed him spiritually, and he returned to America a […]
D.I.Y. in the Capital region (Albany)
“Stand-up citizens” is subtitled “Everyone’s a comedian? No, but the brave can try it.” by the Daily Gazette’s Brian McElhiney […]
"Funny People" Trailer
It’s up on Moviefone. And here. Seth Rogen mentioned the trailer on the red carpet last night.
Jerry Lewis to receive Oscar
They’ll give him the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. It’s for his work raising money to find a cure for muscular […]
Is the sitcom dead?
Not sure. But check out all these ghoulish Hollywood types trying to revive the corpse. We’re particularly routing for the […]
Tweeting during the Oscarcast
Both Halves of the Staff will be tweeting (via Twitter!) during Sunday night’s Academy Awards broadcast. They’ll be among the […]
Hatin' on "Punchline" again ADDENDUM
On the occasion of the upcoming release of Judd Apatow‘s movie about standup comics, we wanted to drive people to […]
Youtube take your clip down lately? UPDATE
Seems as though Youtube is taking down a lot of clips lately, at the behest of large music companies like […]
J. Chris Newberg’s “Shut Up Song” video
The Male Half makes a brief appearance. He taped it between shows at the Comedy & Magic Club. There are […]
Reading (PA), writing and arithmetic
In the ten years we’ve published this magazine, we’ve rarely used this platform to air any personal grievances. It was […]
Reading (PA), writing and arithmetic
We were booked to perform in Reading, PA, on March 20-21, at the Reading Comedy Outlet. In purely logistical terms, […]
Valentine's Day weekend in MLPS
We returned to the Joke Joint in Minneapolis (technically, Bloomington, MN) this past weekend to perform at the Joke Joint […]
Ridley celebrates three decades
Check out the article in Crain’s Detroit Business by Julie Yolles marking the 30th anniversary of Mark Ridley as a […]
From the Wayback Machine
We wonder if Google is paying Jay Ward Productions any royalties for use of the term “Wayback Machine?” (We’re not […]
Club owner has "no use for comedic snobbery"
Jerry Fink interviews Joe Sanfelipo for the Vegas Sun. The Florida-based booker opened a room at the Palace Station… or […]
Saturday at the Comedy & Magic Club
Two more shows on Saturday, each one putting up 20 comics for five minutes a piece. Basically the same lineup, […]
20 Hot Comics at Comedy & Magic
Great house and 20 hot comics (well… 19, but by the end of the show, no one was inclined to […]
A funny pol. Who writes her stuff?
According to industry rag The Hill (the “industry” in this case is the Federal Government, particularly the Congress of the […]
“Miracle On The Hudson” from Stuckey & Murray
The trailer; it’s not safe for work:
Laugh Factory, Long Beach, CA
We flew into Los Angeles International Airport yesterday afternoon. It was gloomy and drizzly. And it’s more sprawling and confusing […]
The status of Last Comic Standing, Season 7
Doesn’t look good. (By that we mean that it looks like it’s not returning… some folks might interpret “Doesn’t look […]
Last night at the Hidden House
We took I-10 into Phoenix proper last night, as the folks who run the Wednesday night open mike at Hidden […]
We're in PHX… en route to L.A. come THU
We’re headed to Los Angeles. We’re flying in Thursday afternoon. We’re not sure what we’ll be up to. (The Male […]