SHECKYmagazine archive for September, 2009
(18 posts)

Ferguson on standup

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

Craig Ferguson started out his standup life as &qut;Bing Hitler.” He’s interviewed in the NYT: “I don’t know what the […]

Trouble teens coming to a comedy club near you!

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

The San Diego Union-Trib article begins: Drugs, violence, teen pregnancy and incarceration– not exactly the stuff of punch lines and […]

Comedian drops "F-bomb" on SNL!

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

Does anyone really care? Really? Is this worthy of anyone’s attention? We’re starting to look funny at anyone over the […]

No apology would've been better than that one

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 23rd, 2009

Comedian Tommy Tiernan got into some hot water for comments made in an interview.

Frank Santos, Hypnotist

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

Nick Zaino is reporting on his Funny Grown Here blog that Frank Santos, who identified himself variously as “The R-Rated […]

In cyberspace, no one can hear your eyes roll

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

Back on August 26, we put up a post titled Tap Into A Delicious Vein Of Importantness, which trashed the […]

Net Neutrality rears its ugly head this Monday

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

That’s when the FCC will get the ball rolling in earnest in their effort to

Comics all over "The Informant!"

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

From comedian/Tahoe Improv manager Howie Nave‘s Facebook status comes this mini appreciation of the new Matt Damon movie, “The Informant!”: […]

Comedian in SF comedy competition tweeting

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

Go here to read comedian Ron Babcock‘s tweets on the San Francisco Comedy Competition. He’s in it. His tweets have […]

The Jay Leno Show and the rise of political humor

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

That’s the title of an article in the Christian Science Monitor by Gloria Goodale and Daniel B. Wood that offers […]

Leno numbers predictably dip

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

James Hibbert’s Live Feed has an excellent analysis of the Leno sweepstakes. Everyone expected the numbers to be big on […]

Premiere of Jay Leno in primetime

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 14th, 2009

From the NBC.com site, under “About the show”: Marking a new era in television, Jay Leno, recently named America’s Favorite […]

Larry Gelbart, wrote for Hope

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

Larry Gelbart died today and, while he was not a comic, he wrote for Bob Hope. The last time we […]

Howard Lapides profiled in hometown paper

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

The interview with Howard Lapides in the Buffalo News is interesting for its insight into the manager-client relationship. Of course, […]

Comedy "genre with the worst shelf life?"

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

Mick LaSalle, the SF Chroncle’s movie critic, says that while comedy might be universally appealing and durable, comedy films can […]

Chris Patrick, NYC comedian

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

Just got the following email: NY comic Chris Patrick passed away Thursday August 27th in his apartment. Services were held […]

Halves descend on Los Angeles in October

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

It’s all over Facebook– ominous snapshots of glowing skies and flaming hillsides. Many of our friends in SoCal are a […]

Roasts expanded the First Amendment?

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

Greg Beato wrote As Nasty As They Wanna Be; How the Friars Club roasts expanded the First Amendment for Reason.com, […]