In a Vegas state of mind: Shecky sighting

Our spies in Vegas tell us that Shecky Greene will perform at the Suncoast Casino May 15-17.

Vegas about to get another club UPDATE

Here is the LVR-J article by Mike Weatherford. And here’s the oddest part, a quote from comic John Padon, one […]

Avoiding the "Second Comedy Bust," Pt. 4

Good news from Detroit? How could this be? Detroit is regularly cited as “struggling” or “economically depressed.” The truth is […]

David Denby's "Snark"

David Denby is the New Yorker’s film critic. (Can you think of a more prodigious source of worthless hot air? […]

March Madness, anyone? LAST CHANCE!

LAST CHANCE to sign up! Go HERE and make your picks! WIN a book! It’s easy! Thanks! Editors’ note: To […]

Kephart announces new location… soon

Comedy Stop at the Trop proprietor Bob Kephart took out a half-page ad in the Las Vegas Review-Journal yesterday. Here’s […]

Ray Lawrence, PNW comedians

From Pat Wilson comes this news: I don’t know if any of the comedy community outside of the PNW knows […]

Comedy couple brings love and laughter to Wiley's

So reads the headline on top of the article (written by Don Thrasher) in today’s Dayton Daily News. We are […]

Comedy Night in New Stanton, PA

We spotted the above sign quite by accident when exiting the highway in New Stanton, PA, a small town southeast […]

“That’s not Detroit”

A short item on CNN.com tells of a Detroit city council member who is disappointed that Jay Leno chose to […]

Shakeup in Vegas; Kephart out of Trop UPDATE

UPDATE: We hear now that the comics have been extended through Sunday. So, it looks like they’ll be finishing out […]

Rodney Pentland, Toronto comedian

From Canada comes word that Toronto-based comedian Rodney Pentland has died. We’ll post details as they become available. Our condolences […]

The sitcom is back. Who could've predicted it?

We could have. For the past three or four years, we’ve been predicting it. Back on February 26, we tweeted […]

Live twittering Dancing With The Stars tonight

We’ll be Twittering during the West Coast broadcast of Dancing With The Stars. Our tweets will then be re-tweeted and […]

MSP market about to get crowded?

Word on the street is that Rick Bronson’s House of Comedy is opening soon in the spot formerly occupied by […]

Interview with she who runs the open mike at the Hollywood Improv

Here’s an article in the LAT, written by comic Pat Mellon, that affords a peek into the mind of Reeta […]

How else could comedians do what they do?!

From the Times (UK), we have Allan Brown serving up this drivel: The ego of most comedians is on a […]

Godfather of Denver comedy dies

George McKelvey died of a stroke in Hemet, CA, reports the Denver Post. After moving to Denver, McKelvey helped found […]

Robin Williams in ICU, says NSL UPDATE

UPDATE: Williams needs aortic valve replacement surgery. We thought it was odd when we read that he canceled a gig […]

Git 'er roasted!

SHECKYmagazine deputized FOS Dan Rosenberg to snap a pic or two and type up a recap of the recent taping […]

Call it "Dirty Hobbies"

Dave Mordal, Season 1 LCS standout standup, has landed a gig at Discovery Channel as host of Wreckreation Nation. He […]

See Carol Leifer talk to Garry Shandling

And, we suppose, see Garry Shandling talk back to Carol Leifer. (We’re guessing it will be along the lines of […]

Silverman saved

Gay TV outlet Logo came to the rescue… supposedly. Reuters is reporting that Comedy Central will let Logo make up […]

Fests are festering

Spring is almost here. Daylight Savings is approaching. That means it is Comedy Festival Press Release season! The 2nd Annual […]

Female Half quoted in Inky on Handler

The Philadelphia Inquirer’s David Hiltbrand wrote a piece on “hot blonde with a filthy mouth,” Chelsea Handler– she’s coming to […]

Avoiding the "Second Comedy Bust" Pt. 3:Zanies bringer show

The folks at Zanies added a Tuesday open mike show. Then they sent out an email to all their local […]

Trouble in Sarahland

Just eleven days after the premiere of Sarah Silverman‘s quirky sitcom on Comedy Central, the network announced that the show […]

Doug Benson is twittering from the Larry the Cable Guy roast

He’s at the taping of the Larry the Cable Guy Roast (to be on Comedy Central soon… check your paper […]

Hack List debate percolates via comments

On Friday morning, we posted “Tear up the Hack List,” a mini-screed that used the example of Louis CK‘s heralded […]

Extreme beaching?

FOS DJ Hazard has penned (can we still use the quaint verb “penned” any more?) an essay for Examiner.com. (From […]

Tear up the Hack List

There’s a clip of Louis CK‘s appearance on Conan that’s been ricocheting around the internet. (Clip here. Embedding has been […]

We're telling you this for the first time

Jerry Seinfeld and NBC are heralding the launch of a new reality show. The comedian’s project is tentatively called The […]

More on Jerry Lewis

This time, from Manohla Dargis, writing in the New York Times, in this section, discussing Lewis’ humanitarian award from AMPAS. […]

From the Answers.com bio of Richard Pryor:”…a trip to Africa ultimately renewed him spiritually, and he returned to America a […]

D.I.Y. in the Capital region (Albany)

“Stand-up citizens” is subtitled “Everyone’s a comedian? No, but the brave can try it.” by the Daily Gazette’s Brian McElhiney […]

"Funny People" Trailer

It’s up on Moviefone. And here. Seth Rogen mentioned the trailer on the red carpet last night.

Jerry Lewis to receive Oscar

They’ll give him the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. It’s for his work raising money to find a cure for muscular […]