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Pete Fogel
Kip Addotta
Bob Zany
Wayne Cotter
Carol Montgomery
Richard Lewis
Andy Kindler
Jimmy Myers
D J Hazard
Nehl Bobal
Sheila Kay
John Bizarre
Doug Benson
Jim Shubert
James Gregory
Gabe Abelson
Paul Gilmartin
Steve Marmel
Hal Sparks
Bob Harris
Paul Bond
Grover Silcox
Basile
Bobby Collins
John Wing
Brian Whalen
Rich Williams
Steve O.
Jeff Shaw
Ryan Wilner
Brad Slaight
Harland Williams
Joe Rogan
Triumph
David Feldman
Steve McGrew
Dan Barton
Rob Becker
Matt Weinhold
Bobby Gaylor
Steve Silberberg
Jeffrey Ross
Dave Little
Vince Vieceli
Marc Jaffe
Dick Cavett
Buddy Fitzpatrick
Stephen Kruiser
Suzy Soro
Jeff Allen
Doug Stanhope
Kid Dave Miller
Brian Kiley
Gary MuleDeer
Jim David
Judy Carter
Drew Hastings
Andrew Gropman
Rabbi Bob Alper
Dan French
Robert Hagearty
Chuck Savage
David John McCarthey
Mrs. John Hughes
Jason Stuart
Rick Overton
Steve Eblin
Jack Mayberry
Tom Parks
Charles Viracola
Rusty Warren
Robert Dubac
Jeff Marder
Joe Dunckel
Evan Davis
Veronica Mosey
Troy Conrad
Matt Davis
Mat Becker
Lewis Black
Dan Carlson
Jan McInnis
Joe Dixon
Larry Getlen
J.D. Sidley
Jeff Klinger
Tony Camin
Bill Engvall
Pat Mac
Anwar Richardson
Mary Ann Nichols
Rita Rudner
Larry "Bubbles" Brown
Jim Morris
Brett Butler
Kathleen Madigan
Todd Barry
Roger Ritenhouse
Marc Maron
Doug Hecox
Tommy James
Emo Philips
Lord Carrett
Jim Gaffigan
Eddie Gossling
Tom Rhodes
Etta May
Ron Zimmerman
Ross Bennett
Franklyn Ajaye
Chris Zito
Argus Hamilton
Costaki Economopoulos
Laurie Kilmartin
Jimmy Pardo
Leslie Thomason
Bill Bunker
Vinny Badabing
Henry Cho
Jonathan Katz
Dave Pavone
Larry-Bob Roberts
Brian Hennigan
Kenneth Nichols
Rich Vos
Dave Mordal
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The After Show (It’s Not A Show) of May 16
It’s fast becoming an institution. Any and all comics who are in town (Las Vegas, that is) are invited to [...]
Check the batteries on your fascism detector
After getting disinvited to an awards banquet, Bret Easton Ellis wrote a 3000+-word opinion piece for Out Magazine. In the [...]
Close-minded response to an open letter
Oh, dear. There’s an “open letter” making the cyber rounds. This one’s addressed to “white male comedians.” And normally we [...]
“You can’t fix unfunny.
Vindication is sweet. And, in this business, rare. Hear our tale of vindication! You may have heard of Bar Rescue, the [...]
“Prove it.”
Some vacuous, insipid audience members have been piping up during shows with the above phrase. According to the urban dictionary, [...]
SHECKYmagazine.com’s 14th Anniversary!
We are quietly celebrating. It’s been fourteen years since we uploaded the first bits of content to SHECKYmagazine.com! Fourteen years! [...]
Scott Kennedy, standup comic
We woke up this morning to the news that Scott Kennedy passed away last night. We didn’t know Kennedy, but, [...]
Hal Spear, writer, comedian
We’re seeing chatter on the social media that Hal Spear has passed away. We’re all too certain that it’s true. [...]
Attention readers: A writing contest
From Tom Sebastian at Reach Entertainment, writing behalf of Will Smith and James Lassiter of Overbrook Entertainment and the ANA [...]
The last time a Jew was in this much hot water…
Here we go again. And again. And again. A comedian makes a joke. It offends some folks. People attack the [...]
Zany biopic available
Click on closebutnocigarmovie.com to purchase the delightful Bob Zany biopic and the Zany special (the making of which was depicted [...]
Female Half puts in time @ the Factory
The Female Half of the Staff had the pleasure of sharing the bill for the past week at LV’s Laugh [...]
A conversation between two morons
Writing about hecklers is nothing new. And attempting to group them into types is something that The Female Half of [...]
Guest Set-iquette
In a perfect world, permission for a guest set would be granted by the headliner. It would be up to [...]
Writer producer Alan Kirschenbaum
Our hearts go out to Freddy Roman. Variety and other outlets are confirming social media reports that his son, television [...]
A binder full of lame jokes
Writing topical humor is tough. Writing topical humor on a deadline is exhausting. Writing topical humor after the fact is [...]
What would you do? THE FOLLOWUP
Two days ago, we posted about tonight’s (Friday’s) segment on ABC’s What Would You Do? in which comedian Rich Vos [...]
I can’t quit! You fired me!
We’ve all been there. You have a gig coming up. You want to maybe supplement the income from the engagement [...]
What would you do?
ABC runs a successful Friday night block of programming that kicks of with Shark Tank, then What Would You Do?, [...]
The PCH to the VCF
The Male Half scheduled a spot at the Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach on Friday night. He also [...]
Comedy Bloghorn # 6
How about another quote? Freedoms must not interfere with the freedoms of others. If someone insults, what would you do? [...]
Theft, magic, comedy, shame
Sounds like a Red Hot Chili Peppers album. But it’s just all the elements that ping pong around our heads [...]
The crank speaks
Deadline Hollywood super crank, Nikki Finke, regarding the Emmy award for Julie Bowen, says some dumb stuff about comedy: Listen-up, [...]
World Series of Comedy 2012
It’s over! The winner of the 2012 World Series of Comedy is… Landry! The one-named, Atlanta-based comedian beat out Tyler [...]
Comedy Bloghorn # 5
How about a quote from Voltaire: “To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed [...]
One wedding and a funeral
There’s the happy couple– Kristeen von Hagen and Luciano Casimiri– minutes after they were joined in holy matrimony. They’re Friends [...]
Sometimes Ask A Man by Traci Skene
The Female Half has penned a book, now available at Amazon.com! It’s called “Sometimes Ask A Man” and it’s getting [...]
Comedians ignore Eastwood’s schtick
Clint Eastwood, the “surprise guest” at the Republican National Convention, delivered an 11-minute speech that was part serious but mostly [...]
Wild Bill Bauer, comedian, 62
One of the “founding fathers of Minneapolis comedy,” Wild Bill Bauer passed away at his home in Inner Grove Heights, [...]
Idiocy on the high seas
We stumbled across this article on USAToday.com, which in turn led us to the original account (in the UK Guardian) [...]
Phyllis Diller, 95
Phyllis Diller passed away. We never got to meet her in person, nor see her perform, but we felt like [...]
Don’t think it didn’t cross our minds…
…that this is where they put up the comics! As you swing around the corner in the lobby of the [...]
Who is that advertising up there at the top of the column?
It’s TheStandupComedians.com. At least it is/was until the ad comes/came down. Anyway, it’s interesting… Paul Breau explains: The idea for [...]
Somali comedians who mocked Islamists is shot dead
From the UK Guardian: One of Somalia’s most popular comedians, known for his parodies of Islamist militants, has been shot [...]
A coupla comics discussing humor
Two prominent comedians, talking on a syndicated radio show, wondered aloud why there seems to be a reluctance on the [...]
Showtime at the Apology
The title of this post comes from the Male Half’s tweet from July 27: Cook created this week’s “Comic Under [...]
Both Halves of the Staff on CooperTalk
Comedian Steve Cooper hosts CooperTalk, a radio show, taped in Burbank. “He hosts Comedians and Comedy Writers and spends an [...]
Tosh.Opus
We spent the better part of the last four days in Los Angeles, wallowing in standup comedy, performing standup comedy, [...]
God help us, we agree with The View
Sarah Devlin, writing for Mediaite, reports that the three comedians who make up the bulk of the panel on ABC’s [...]
