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Two WSJ articles about comedy
Sharp-eyed FOS T. Reilly pointed out that The Wall Street Journal ran two articles on comedy last week. (We think […]
Comedy Factory Reunion Shows
John Debella of WMGK and C.F.O. proprietor Clay Heery, AKA Captain Cranky One show Friday, one show Saturday. Clay Heery […]
Canadian comic removes "evil" vid
Comedian Darren Frost sent us a link to an article that appeared on the Canadian CNews.com site that tells of […]
Go ElfYourself (again)!
We needed a third elf for this year’s ElfYourself, so we uploaded a photo of Last Comic Standing host Bill […]
Comedy in prisons followup
A Guardian column by Mark Fisher dumps on Jack Straw for turfing the comedy classes in British prisons. Comedy classes […]
Best of Dr. Katz disc released next month
They’ve cooked down six seasons of the squiggly, animated series into one disc containing 18 episodes. According to the press […]
It's just you
The Female Half received a review copy of “Is It Just Me, Or is Everything shit?” It’s authored by Steve […]
Seattle Comedy Competition finalists
Ron Reid writes that the 29th Annual Seattle International StandUp Comedy Competition is rounding the bend and has selected its […]
Kinison's life to be chronicled for HBO
They’re making a movie for HBO about Sam Kinison’s life. Variety reports that “Brother Sam: The Short, Spectacular Life of […]
"Take one of my many wives, please!"
An article in the London Telegraph details the embarrassment of prison and government officials who discovered that al Quaeda member […]
TBS: "All your funny are belong to us!"
Erstwhile SHECKYmagazine columnist Tommy James sent us a link to a Variety article that reveals the behind-the-scenes jockeying at the […]
Katt Williams "disoriented"
So says a Sumter, SC, attorney Garryl Deas whom the comedian consulted after a brief encounter with the police at […]
Comic removes "a key element"
British comic Frank Skinner, writing for the TimesOnline (UK), I spent the back end of last year doing a stand-up […]
Standup comics in pop culture
Jennifer Stafford, also known as “The DomiKNITrix,” runs a website devoted to knitting. One of the patterns Stafford offers (among […]
Traci Skene's blog celebrates one year
The Female Half of the Staff started blogging one year ago today, setting up “Road Atlas Shrugged” as an outlet […]
Win a role in new Apatow film about standup
Go here to be part of a viral marketing campaign for (and to enter to win a walk-on role in) […]
Rosie Live to air November 26 at 8
Is there a TV genre that has been pronounced dead more often than the variety show? The treatment of the […]
Obama chided by Indian-American comic
A Washington Post story, “In India, a World of Hurt Over a Perceived Obama Slight,” is all about how the […]
Shecky in modern popular culture
Dave Blazek’s “Loose Parts” is described as: A wacky one-panel for the more erudite reader (that) combines literary references with […]
FOS linked off of Drudge
“Snubbed DAILY SHOW Fan On Rampage” is the line on the DrudgeReport.com that links to an NBCNewYork.com article that details […]
Comedians honor(?) Carlin at Twain fete
The Washington Post’s account of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (to the late George Carlin) ceremony on Monday […]
Must be the potassium
Read the Chicago Trib interview with Jeffrey Ross and you’ll be rewarded with such info nuggets as: My grandfather always […]
Will performers lose their mojo?
Jonathan Takiff of the (PHL)Daily News called SHECKYmagazine.com HQ last week to get some background and a quote or two […]
Philly's Comedy Factory Outlet reunion shows to feature Chris Rush
Legendary comedian Chris Rush will headline two Comedy Factory Outlet Reunion shows on Friday and Saturday (November 28 and 29) […]
Hey! Those are my guns!
On SixShot.com, you can read a brief summary of the recent legal trouble for Katt Williams. On Thursday, his red […]
Never let 'em see you sweat?
“A tough time for comics with Obama as president?” is the question posed in the title of an AP article […]
Post-election comedy panel dissolves into rancor
We discovered this brief article from AFP yesterday (and two of our sharp-eyed readers sent along links to it as […]
Norton at Philly book signing
We ventured across the Ben Franklin Bridge last night to hang with Rich Vos and Bonnie McFarlane (and their tot, […]
Rock is a hit in Botswana
From Botswana comes this tale about two comics who have struck out on their own. Ribcracker and MOD, the two […]
Franken heads for a recount
After 2.9 million votes, the contest between incumbent Norm Coleman and challenger Al Franken ended up with Coleman ahead by […]
On WWW, sketch beats standup
An article on msnbc.com is entitled “Standup comedy takes seat in front of computer.” The subtitle of the story is […]
Scientists startled by their findings re humor
Here’s a fascinating NYTimes article from that paper’s Science section. The thrust of it is that a study conducted in […]
In honor of election day: Will Durst
It’s the first Tuesday in November of an election year. Back in October of 2001 we interviewed the man most […]
Gasoline under $2 in Omaha
Good news for travelling road dogs across America. Gas (with the ethanol blend) has not been seen at this level […]
The end of a week at the Borgata
The Male Half just completed a week at the Borgata in Atlantic City, working with Willy Farrell (pictured at right […]
It beats swallowing goldfish!
From an article in the Western Washington University school newspaper on a gang of crazy kids who are doing the […]
Obama's supercalifragilisticexpialidocious*
We’re fairly sure that Will Durst is being facetious in this quote from an article in the San Francisco Chronicle. […]
Silverman disputes her London "bomb"
Mandy Stadtmiller of the NY Post interviews Sarah Silverman and eventually gets to the London show (See “Silverman disappoints UK […]
Vegas fest announces lineup
There’s a festival going on in Vegas toward the end of this month. It’s the one sponsored by HBO and […]
Comedy Central focuses on… comedy?
The Broadcasting & Cable article says that: Comedy Central is planning a relaunch of Jokes.com, the centerpiece of which will […]
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