SHECKYmagazine archive for June, 2009
(38 posts)

Penn Jillette on Shecky Greene

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 30th, 2009

As part of the “Penn Says:” series of videos, the large, talking half of Penn & Teller holds forth on […]

“Lying About: Standup”

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 30th, 2009

If you have 9:49, check out our very first episode of “Lying About: Standup,” entitled, “Is It Too Soon?” in […]

Reality Video! Ivan gets accosted

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 30th, 2009

OMG! U have got to see this! It’s a video posted by Lisa Corrao called, “Ivan Hernandez Gets Scolded by […]

Fred Travalena

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 29th, 2009

There aren’t many impressionists around. When we were growing up, there seemed to be enough to have one on Merv’s […]

We're optimistic– Site being "reconsidered"

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 24th, 2009

Google has very tight security. Understandable, we suppose. So, when some sort of suspicious software is inserted into a website […]

Road trip: Comedy in Princeton

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 22nd, 2009

We had Saturday off, so we motored up 295 to hang out with Bonnie McFarlane (who was headlining Princeton Catch […]

Badware?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 19th, 2009

We’re in the middle of transferring SHECKYmagazine.com from our old server to a new one. In the meantime, Google is […]

Punk rocker's shout-out: Shecky Greene?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 18th, 2009

The Jerusalem Post interviewed “Loud Fast Jews,” the super group formed by four punk rock legends Handsome Dick Manitoba of […]

Please welcome King Kong Bundy

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 18th, 2009

The PWTorch website (that stands for Pro Wrestling), says that WWE legend King Kong Bundy is working on a career […]

We fought the law and the law won

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 18th, 2009

Comedian Steven Crowder, writing for Steven Breitbart’s BigHollywood website, says that “Republicans need to grow a sense of humor.” As […]

Media mischief regarding Dick and comics?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 17th, 2009

A sharp-eyed reader sent us the link to the Chicago Trib’s rundown of the roster for the inaugural Just For […]

Creepiest of the creepy

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 16th, 2009

Readers may recall that last Thursday, we posted with great pride and amusement that The Male Half was listed among […]

The Apologies: A clarification

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 16th, 2009

Through all of this, we’ve been monitoring Twitter and Facebook and blogs. And here and there, we’ve seen some folks […]

The Apology: The Sequel

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 16th, 2009

It would have been effective, had it been Apology Number One. Not so sure it will work, seeing as it’s […]

Second apology might be enough

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 16th, 2009

From TVWeek.com, comes the transcript of a second apology, dropped into tonight’s taping of Late Show: All right, here – […]

Searching SHECKYmagazine?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 15th, 2009

We are having trouble with search engines. Some sort of “badware” is on our internet service provider’s server. There’s no […]

Shitting in his Worldwide Pants?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 15th, 2009

Since posting about David Letterman’s apology, a lot has happened. Tomorrow, there’s a rally scheduled in Manhattan to exert pressure […]

Can't anybody here play this game?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 15th, 2009

We were unaware of the contest that Comedy Central was sponsoring until we saw Tim Slaigle pumping his video via […]

The torrent unleashed…

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 15th, 2009

Or just a sputter or two before it dies down? We were alerted to a column in today’s New York […]

Comedy on a Friday in Philly

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 13th, 2009

We heard from FOS Jason Pollock that Jake Johannsen was in town, just across the river at Helium. This set […]

Letterman/Palin fallout continued

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 12th, 2009

One of the reasons we took issue with the apology issued by David Letterman the other night was that it […]

Tompkins and/or BWE gone?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 12th, 2009

There seems to be some uncertainty as to whether Best Week Ever is gone for good. The blogosphere is reporting, […]

Letterman’s non-apology

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 11th, 2009

David Letterman got himself into some hot water the other night. He made a joke about Sarah Palin’s daughter. The […]

It's official: Brian McKim is "deadpan"

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 11th, 2009

Flint, MI, comedian/radio host Rusty Thomas hipped us to the Wikipedia entry on the term “Deadpan,” because there at the […]

Michael Roof, aka "Chicken"

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 10th, 2009

Sean L. McCarthy‘s Comic’s Comic blog reports it here that Michael Roof, the comic popularly known as “Chicken,” has died. […]

CEOs can learn a thing or two from comedians

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 10th, 2009

“Preparation, confidence and creativity can give you an edge in effectiveness,” is the theme of a book aimed at CEOs, […]

Mr. Warmth on Hulu.com

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 10th, 2009

We finally got around to watching the John Landis documentary “Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project.” We urge all to […]

Brit Johnny Dee on Comedy 104

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 8th, 2009

Here’s the last graf from Dee’s UK Guardian review of Comedy 104 (from Topeka, KS, via the internet): You’d be […]

"Are women as funny as men?"

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 8th, 2009

Women are “are exposed to less comedy,” “instructed to be demure” and “are often turned off by open-mic nights.” A […]

Rhodes on the Rhode again

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 8th, 2009

Tom Rhodes is making travel videos again. We were first aware of his “Tom Rhodes Rhode Scholar” travelogues a while […]

There is another system

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 4th, 2009

The “computational knowledge engine” known as Wolfram Alpha has made quite a splash among eggheads the past few weeks. (We […]

Mandatory Reading: Nikki Finke on Leno and NBC

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 4th, 2009

Yeee-OWCH! But mandatory reading! Her setup: Which is worse? Network execs too scared to change a successful formula. Or network […]

Low blow down under causes uproar

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 4th, 2009

Here’s the transcript of a radio report on a controversy created when Australian TV comedy sketch team “The Chasers” did […]

How others view us

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 4th, 2009

It is instructive to occasionally remind ourselves how others perceive us, how non-comedians view what we do. This column, from […]

"Better Off Ted" not dead… for now

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 3rd, 2009

We received a few emails trying to assuage our anxiety over the demise of ABC’s Better Off Ted, one of […]

Japanese bureaucrats learn standup

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 3rd, 2009

A Reuters article says that Japanese government officials hope that standup comedy “will soften the stiff image of bureaucrats.” American […]

Attorney/comedian Kenny Kahn

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 2nd, 2009

The attorney who defended Larry Flynt and Ike Turner died Wednesday after a fall hiking above Machu Picchu. He moonlighted […]

June is Take A Comic To The Airport Month!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 1st, 2009

By the power vested in us as editors and publishers of SHECKYmagazine.com, we hereby declare June to be Drop A […]