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Sitcoms hibernating on family-oriented cable?
Bill Brioux, writing for the London (Ontario) Free Press, offers a fascinating examination of the current state of the sitcom. […]
MST3K creator Hodgson interviewed
Kim Brown, writing for Tulsa World, conducts an interview with Joel Hodgson, on the occasion of the release of a […]
Dangerous comedy coming to your TV
This AFP article discusses the two new comedy shows– one hosted by David Alan Grier, the other hosted by DL […]
Benefit in Los Angeles for Max Alexander
The following comedians will perform on Sunday, November 9, in a benefit show for Max AlexanderShelley Berman, Elayne Boosler, Norm […]
A peek at Apatow's standup movie
It doesn’t sound like there’ll be any lockers for the comedians in this one. The film is about a comedian […]
Comedy will be gone soon
And, from Nancy Groves, writing in the UK Independent comes a story on “the craze that’s taking over comedy clubs.” […]
Comedy around the globe
On the South African entertainment website Tonight, Helen Herimbi writes about the South African comedy scene, ending in a short […]
"Hey… isn't that Gabriel Iglesias?"
As the Halves of the Staff were pulling away from baggage claim at Kansas City International Airport, we spotted someone […]
Beginner's impression of standup comedy in NYT
Harry Hurt III, writing for tne New York Times, takes the plunge and delivers a detailed account of his maiden […]
Caveman still does standup
The Las Vegas Sun profiles Kevin Burke, following him as he wraps up a performance of Defending the Caveman then […]
Sliverman disappoints UK fans
Depending on which paragraph you’re reading in the BBC story, 3,600 British comedy fans paid £45 or £50 to see […]
Cleveland Comedy Festival, Nov. 7-9
We just got word that the Cleveland Comedy Festival is a go for next month. It will feature performances and […]
Rudy Ray Moore, "Dolemite", dead
Dolemite is dead. Back on June 23, 2006, we posted that Rudy Ray Moore, aka Dolemite, was ill. It sounds […]
Comedy Central takes live plunge
The lengthy press release announces Comedy Central’s new venture into producing live comedy shows and names the guy who will […]
From The Back Of The Room
FOS Sharilyn Johnson took the blog plunge last month. Her blog, From The Back Of The Room, is explained in […]
Soak bridge with gasoline, light match
Here’s a time-honored tradition. A story that is oft-repeated. We’ll set it up for you: Some of the local comics […]
Sam Arif, comedian
Sam Arif died yesterday from liver cancer. So we learned in a brief a email from Steve Young, the proprietor […]
On Beavers and old beefs
Variety reports on the Canadian Comedy Awards. They handed them out in Regina last weekend. Canadian TV comic Gerry Dee […]
Jeremy Hotz grilled
From the Hartford Courant’s interview with Canadian Jeremy Hotz on the occasion of his appearance at the Hartford Funny Bone, […]
Comics on the big screen
We’re of the opinion that regular folks caring about such matters as box office is just as pointless and geeky […]
New York Underground Festival going on
Check out their new and improved website. Attending festivals this year takes more energy than we currently have. (Unless, of […]
San Francisco Comedy Competition Winner
Paul Ogata! What’s that you say? He was the winner in 2007? You are correct. But that’s the only information […]
Go back to January 2001
Google is ten years old today. They’re celebrating by driving people to their oldest available index here. Pump in a […]
Advertiser Spotlight: Murv Seymour's RoadToStandup.com
A coupla years ago, we had the pleasure of working with Murv Seymour for a week at the Punchline in […]
Simon Pegg on standup
He’s the star of “Shaun of the Dead” and he’s promoting his latest film, “How to Lose Friends and Alienate […]
Behind the laughter: Rascals bankruptcy
A Sept. 19 article in NJMonthly.com has only some of the details of the last couple years of the Rascals […]
Dominic popped for DUI
TMZ.com is reporting that Dom Irrera got arrested for driving under the influence in Los Angeles. Dom might even think […]
On TheOuterNet.com and other sites
We received a heads up from comedian Bruce Baum on the rollout of his new comedy-centric networking site TheOuterNet.com. From […]
Larry Miller interviewed
On EasyReaderNews, by Andrew Wantuck. I think that the first thing comedians, actors, musicians, painters, and a lot of people […]
Who knew Carrot Top was so green?
Apparently, he was green before green was cool. As was Amazing Jonathan. And Penn & Teller. And Sammy Davis Jr. […]
Marty Fischer, manager, producer
The obituary, from Fischer’s publicist: New York, NY – Marty Fischer, CEO of Goldstar Entertainment, COO of National Lampoon Comedy […]
ARCHIVES: The Big Move
When we first fired up SHECKYmagazine.com, back in 1999, we cooked up various ways to generate content, different features that […]
Writing for standup
Has this much common sense been packed into one short article in the history of short articles about standup? It’s […]
You can get credit for anything these days
Where were these courses when we were in college? This press release gives an overview of the history of standup […]
Ross dances with stars…
Actually, he is one of the stars. ABC’s Dancing With The Stars has thrown Jeff Ross into the mix this […]
A pint of AB + on its way to Texas?
Comedians are always up for performing at charity events. Giving up our precious time is a great way to contribute […]
Consumer tip: Vibrating timer for $9.99
Some comics are meticulous when it comes to time. Open mikers are especially concerned about time, as going over might […]
Honolulu Weekly on the Hawaiian comedy scene
The Honolulu Weekly’s cover article is all about the ups and downs of the comedy scene in Honolulu and the […]
Woe to those who violate our norms-based IP system!
Christopher Sprigman and Dotan Oliar of the University of Virginia School of Law have authored “The Emergence of Intellectual Property […]
Tim & Tom pen autobiography
Read the article in the Chicago Trib called “Black, White, Funny.” It’s about the book entitled, “Tim & Tom: An […]
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