SHECKYmagazine archive for December, 2009
(17 posts)

Last Comic (still) Standing?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on December 31st, 2009

That’s right: According to the industry rags, LCS may come back. Why not? It’s cheap, it’s plugs a hole in […]

Noisy church cries "racism"

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

The article in the Wall Street Journal sets the scene by describing erstwhile SHECKYmagazine columnist Dan French onstage at the […]

Boston comedy scene exploding

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

Is that an accurate summary of the article by Nick Zaino in the Globe? Well, it’s much closer to the […]

The age of the copycat comic?

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

Brian Logan blogs in the UK Guardian about a gaggle of shows drawing crowds in England. Some of them are […]

How much energy does Howard have?

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

Are Howard Stern’s threats to quit just “empty talk?” Or is it, like the analysts say, “positioning for contract negotiations?” […]

Pondering the laugh track

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

Excellent article in Reason by Greg Beato on canned laughter. It seems we’ve always been aware of the laugh track […]

Houston Laff Stop closing in about 14 hours

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

Word on the street is that Houston’s Laff Stop will close after tonight’s shows. We’ve never worked there, but it’s […]

Airport delays?

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

Buried amid the (mostly boring) FAA website is this groovy map. It’s interactive, so all you need to do is […]

McDonald's to offer free wireless

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

It’s in the WSJ: Starting in mid-January, McDonald’s will lift a $2.95 fee that it had charged customers for two […]

Uncomfortable in the green room?

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

As the editors and publishers of the WWW’s most beloved (and, occasionally, most hated) magazine about standup comedy, we’ve occasionally […]

We can dream, can't we?

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

“Idol creator to launch new star search,” reads the headline. Simon Fuller, the man behind the Idol series, is bringing […]

How many fucking times do we have to say this?

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

They’re at it… in the Comments again. We responded… again. We grow weary. The response, though, was over 4,096 characters, […]

SHECKYmagazine: "Retardedly open-minded!"

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on December 7th, 2009

Oh, yeah! That’s a catchphrase that’s going to be used around here for quite some time to come! Maybe even […]

The word has lost all meaning

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

This article, which appeared on USA Today’s website, may be a watershed moment in the evolution of the English language. […]

Comedy Album Grammy nominations

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

Weird Al Yankovic, Stephen Colbert, Patton Oswalt, Kathy Griffin, George Lopez and Spinal Tap were nominated for Best Comedy Album. […]

New Johannsen special on Showtime Jan. 1

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

We recalled reading that Jake Johannsen was taping a special in Kansas City several months ago. (See the Kansas City […]

A contest from IJoke.com

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

It’s a standup comedy contest via video on the WWW. Win a chance to work a week at the Improv […]