SHECKYmagazine archive for December, 2009
(17 posts)
Last Comic (still) Standing?
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"
The article in the Wall Street Journal sets the scene by describing erstwhile SHECKYmagazine columnist Dan French onstage at the [...]
Boston comedy scene exploding
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?
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?
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
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
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?
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
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?
As the editors and publishers of the WWW’s most beloved (and, occasionally, most hated) magazine about standup comedy, we’ve occasionally [...]






