SHECKYmagazine archive for February, 2010
(11 posts)

LCS audition dates firmed up or moved

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 26th, 2010

To accommodate the schedule of this season’s host, Craig Robinson (The Office, “Hot Tub Time Machine”), the producers of Last […]

Seeking footage of female comics onstage

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 26th, 2010

We just got an email from FOS Bonnie McFarlane. She seeks… well, we’ll let her tell it: Dear Female Comedians, […]

Another association for comedians?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 25th, 2010

Every so often, a group or an association or a “union” pops up that purports to represent comedians or offer […]

Television killed curling

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 24th, 2010

Or was that comedy that it killed? We always confuse comedy and curling. But seriously, folks: Have you caught curling […]

LCS FAQ

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 23rd, 2010

Abbreviation madness! Note: They are NOT acronyms… acronyms must be pronounceable. We suppose one could refer to the NBC reality […]

Minneapolis comedy weekend

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 22nd, 2010

We worked at the Joke Joint this past weekend. Technically not Minneapolis, but Bloomington. But always a good time. The […]

They have no shame

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 16th, 2010

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse. The comedy club (and we use that term advisedly) that opened […]

The answer would be "No."

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 10th, 2010

Did the Daily Show steal a joke from another comedian? So asks the Gawker.com They make the case by running […]

"Cougar" in town?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 5th, 2010

The subtitle of the Jennifer Coolidge profile in the Boston Herald trots out the cougar label. We heard that Coolidge […]

Yuk Yuks seeks comedians for Laugh Off

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 4th, 2010

The Yuk Yuks people are having their annual Laugh Off, their Great Canadian Laugh Off in which they give $25,000 […]

In the Land o' Lincoln

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 1st, 2010

We flew (Southwest, of course!) into St. Louis, then drove the hundred miles to Springfield, IL– the state’s capital. We […]