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Our little film goes on without us
They grow up so fast! Our short film, “A Man And A Woman,” will be shown tonight at the new […]
We should all have such troubles
Ron White gave an interview to the Atlanta Constitution-Journal while staying at the Buckhead Hotel in Atlanta. He sat down […]
Tater Salad with a little herb
According to TCPalm.com: VERO BEACH — Comedian Ron White told police the marijuana he was carrying with him when he […]
Italian comics mix it up with pols and prosecutors
The (UK) TimesOnline has an item on Sabina Guzzanti, a comedian and daughter of an Italian MP who said some […]
Golden age of standup? Not so fast!
From the Appleton (WI) Post-Crescent comes Eric Klister’s assessment of the current state of comedy. He presents a roundup of […]
Jamie Kennedy's "Heckler" on DVD
We received a review copy of “Heckler,” the film by actor and comedian Jamie Kennedy but didn’t get around to […]
On foreign policy, demographics and Kinison
From Asia Times Online comes the mysterious, one-named Spengler, whose latest column is called “A comedy of areas,” in which […]
Hedberg CD drops tomorrow
On the occasion of the release of “Do You Believe in Gosh?” the final comedy CD by Mitch Hedberg from […]
RS Comedy Issue
The MSM loves Rolling Stone. Some of the editors at some of the larger dailies can probably still remember when […]
Slag yourself and you'll get the birds
From the Independent (Ireland), comes this news of another study involving humor: Forget the big car, the big heart, or […]
Christian comic… or comic who happens to be Christian?
There’s always going to be someone who doesn’t like what you’re doing or thinks you should be doing what you’re […]
Comedy wars in Louisville?
Terry Boyd, writing in Business First of Louisville, details the opening of a new club in that city’s Fourth Street […]
Exactly how many are contending for the title?
Oseyiza Oogbodo, writing for ModernGhana.com, interviews Mandy, “the undisputed queen of comedy in Nigeria.” Talking about the problem on a […]
Comic sent to the principal's office
Associated Press is running an article, “Philly school rekindles same-sex education debate” which describes Boy Latin, one of four single-sex […]
Let's call a Spade a stud
We always thought it was some sort of old-fashioned public relations campaign… something to enhance David Spade‘s reptutation (or create […]
Durst on his way to St. Paul
Not Dan St. Paul, but St. Paul, MN, the city that will host the Republican National Convention. Quite the schedule– […]
Jerry Seinfeld's stock portfolio?
the folks at TheStreet.com report that Jerry Seinfeld earned $267 million in 1998. In the ongoing grind to create content, […]
SHECKYmagazine.com mailbag
A reader writes: What do you have against Greg Giraldo? After looking through about 2 years of your blogs, you […]
Bob & Tom on the television
Is it not the dream of every radio show– migrating from radio to the small screen? Superstation WGN will air […]
The Life of Jon
There is a tremendous article in USA Today which describes the difficulties faced by the producers, writers, correspondents and host […]
Ross to dance with stars
Associated Press is reporting that Jeff Ross will be among the 13 contestants who launch the new season of ABC’s […]
Boston gets new comedy club–Mottley's
On the 15th of this month, we linked to the Phoenix article that detailed Bill Blumenreich’s migration from his Faneuil […]
MS pays Seinfeld $10 million to plug Vista
There is much speculation as to exactly why Microsoft is handing $10 million to Jerry Seinfeld to star (and, we […]
AP: It's Biden!
One thing is for sure, Biden had better be all-business and no funny if he hopes to help Obama occupy […]
Time for a new cliché, Tom?
In an article in the Dallas Morning News, Tom Maurstad, “Media Critic” opens thusly: There are comedians who joke about […]
See TV in the making in NYC next week
They’ll be taping Comedy Central Presents next week at New York’s Hudson Theater (adjacent to the Millennium Hotel) at 145 […]
Bad joke might endanger the teller
An AP article by Nicholas Geranios tells of a study by researcher Nancy Bell that found, among other things, that… […]
Wallow in Carlin bio info
Kliph Nesteroff’s blog entry on George Carlin deals with George Carlin’s early years, from 1956 to 1970. Unfortunately no official […]
Russel Crowe = Bill Hicks?
According to movie fan site Chud.com Crowe is working with a writer from New Zealand on a biopic (that’s BYE-oh-pic, […]
Cavett in NYT on standup motivation
Dick Cavett expounds on his brief foray into standup and why comics become comics in the New York Times. And […]
Boston's Wilbur to be standup comedy behemoth
In March, we linked to an article in the Globe about how Bill Blumenreich, the man behind Boston’s Comedy Connection […]
Six degrees of Olympic separation UPDATE
FOSJoe Starr shot out a bulletin in which he draws attention to his cousin Vincent Hancock, of whom he is […]
ComedyFilmNerdsDotCom.com
It’s got it all right there in the title: ComedyFilmNerdsDotCom.com. From the website comes this more detailed explanation: The founders […]
Standup to benefit the kitties
A week from tomorrow, Friday, August 22, at the Broadway Comedy Club, will be a “Star-Studded Kensington Kitties Benefit.” featuring […]
South African comedians renaissance men?
Rian Malan, writing for the WSJ.com site, provides a lengthy overview of at least one segment of the comedy scene […]
Now they've got our attention…
There may have been a time, way back in this nation’s history (we’re talking the 50’s here) when the Fairness […]
Bernie Mac Foundation for Sarcoidosis
We couldn’t find an online presence for Bernie Mac’s charitable foundation, but the address is: The Bernie Mac Foundation for […]
Manner sind primitiv aber glucklich
Which, translated from the German, means “Men are primitive, but happy.” It’s the title of German comedian Mario Barth‘s show, […]
Miller interview in Politico
From Jeffrey Ressner’s interview with Dennis Miller on Politico.com: A lot of popular comedians seem to be conservative: Drew Carey, […]
Bernie Mac dead at 50
The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Bernie Mac has died at the age of 50 in a Chicago hospital. He […]