SHECKYmagazine archive for March, 2009
(57 posts)
Remembering Mitch
Today marks the fourth anniversary of the day we all found out that Mitch Hedberg had died. In the confusing [...]
Well, this is awkward
Robert Lloyd, TV critic for the L.A. Times theorizes… no… insists that awkwardness has become “the dominant note in comedy.” [...]
Laughter blooming in Eastern PA
An editorial in the Pottsville, PA, Republican and Herald asks “Have you noticed that this stand-up comedy entertainment stuff is [...]
Baby Man profiled in Ventura Star
Thousand Oaks resident Bruce Baum is the focus of a nice writeup in the local rag. His latest ventures are [...]
Everybody's a comedian… in cyberspace
Scott Brown, blogging in/on/for Wired, writes: We’ve heard a lot about how Google is making us dumber and more distracted [...]
In Phoenix, headed for Hermosa Beach, Vegas
We’re in Phoenix… Sun City West to be exact. (We’re headed to Surprise Stadium tomorrow to see the Giants play [...]
Kathy Griffin born a male?
When a magazine about standup see that question come up twice in its stats in the space of just a [...]
Vegas plot thickens, re: former Trop room
Mike Weatherford, in the LVR-J, with a clarification and a correction: Righthaven LLC has teamed up with the Las Vegas [...]
Papa CJ heads vodka-fueled comedy tour
According to a press release, Finlandia, the distiller that makes the premium vodka, is sponsoring “an initiative to propel stand-up [...]
LAT says comedy fighting depression
A lengthy article by John Lopez in the LA Times says that comics are finding a comedy gold mine in [...]






