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SHECKYmagazine archive for September, 2009
(18 posts)

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, [...]