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We'll give you something to cry about ADDENDUM
We got an anonymous email today, consisting of two parts. Part one was this: 1. Click on the Traci Skene […]
Is Facebook a guide for thieves?
We only ask because Minneapolis comedian Chris Shaw, not to be confused with Indy-based (?) comic Kris Shaw, was the […]
Richard Herring ("Hitler Moustache") responds to UK Guardian piece
One of the comedians featured in the UK Guardian piece (see our comments below) has posted a lengthy essay on […]
Gallows humor heals wounded vets
An article in the Washington Post looks into the role of humor in the rehabilitation of wounded war veterans and […]
UK Guardian on "The New Offenders"
There might be too much to comment on in this article from the UK Guardian. We don’t know where to […]
Dear Montreal…
Dear Montreal, It’s never easy to tell someone this. But… you’re probably going to get dumped. It’s all over town. […]
Feedburner not working? We're working on it.
A reader very nicely informed us that our RSS feed stopped working just about the time we migrated to our […]
Another movie about comedians is coming!
Peter Keepnews, writing in the New York Times, offers a preview to the review of Judd Apatow‘s “Funny People.” Keepnews […]
New commish of Dade County Housing is a comic
Talk about your versatility! Talk about your lucrative hobby! Mayor Carlos Alvarez has hired a former professional comedian– who was […]
"Funny People" star Jonah Hill on standup
The short, round one from “Superbad” and “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” says he’s not cut out for standup. I never done […]
Minneapolis "allows" more standup
That’s awfully nice of the Minneapolis City Council, isn’t it? An article in the University of Minnesota’s MNDaily.com has the […]
SHECKYmagazine @ Montreal, 1999 to 2007
HERE is an index page that contains links to each and every year of our updates from Just For Laughs. […]
Masters and New Faces at Montreal
This weekend, The Masters showcases at the Festival Just For Laughs will feature: Ed Byrne Godfrey Kevin Brennan Christian Finnegan […]
“Lying About: Standup” (Episode 2)
It’s called “Is Everybody Hacky?” and it deals with what one comic called “the comics’ ‘N-word’”– Hack! (It’s exactly 10:00!) […]
"If you're smart, you can get out of this alive."
So says Festival Just For Laughs boss Bruce Hills. It’s the kind of quote that reporters just love! It’s the […]
Marty Allen is coming to town
He just turned 87 in March. He’s got three dates scheduled for this coast. (See Catch A Rising Star’s website […]
Kephart bobs to the surface at Sahara
We were alerted to a press release, that appeared on VegasNews.com, that trumpets the resurrection of (“producer”) Bob Kephart’s Comedy […]
Soporific Marie Claire article
What famous comedian said the following: “I remember seeing beautiful girls do stand-up, and it was a disaster every time. […]
Brendon Walsh, comedian– Still alive ADDENDUM
Word on the street is that he has died. We got it in an email. The same person who emailed […]
Gelotophobia?
It’s a new ailment and it refers to people who have problems interpreting humor correctly. Susan Gaidos, writing in Science […]
An Emmy (or two) might go to… CORRECTION
A standup comic? We left off a comedian– Louis CK was nominated for his special, “Chewed Up.” We left him […]
Forbes lists top standup incomes
Forbes published the list of the top ten earners among standup comics. Jerry Seinfeld Chris Rock Jeff Dunham Dane Cook […]
We're back in business!
The security people at our new host– HostGator– have given the site a clean bill of health. The folks at […]
Progress Report: We're migrating to a new host
We’ve snagged all the files from the old host, we’re going to upload to the new host, we’re about to […]
Grandma Lee's got talent
From the Feb. 5 edition of Las Vegas Weekly, comes this description of Grandma Lee on the occasion of her […]
Cain Lopez, Comedian
Cain Lopez has died, at the age of 30, from lung cancer. Multiple tributes are popping up on status reports […]
Are you listening, Google?
From the McAfee Site Advisor site: sheckymagazine.com We tested this site and didn’t find any significant problems. We suspect that […]
Laugh Pack! venues open in SoCal
Bruce Fine is the comic who is behind (and in front of) The Laugh Pack!– the new show/venue in two […]
*Yawn* Comedy Central launches another OCI
That’s Online Comedy Initiative. In this case, it’s another “multi-platform-themed stand-up video challenge.” Last time we checked, there weren’t very […]
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