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Our little film goes on without us

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 15th, 2008

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 15th, 2008

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 11th, 2008

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 11th, 2008

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!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 11th, 2008

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 10th, 2008

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 9th, 2008

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 9th, 2008

On the occasion of the release of “Do You Believe in Gosh?” the final comedy CD by Mitch Hedberg from […]

RS Comedy Issue

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 9th, 2008

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 8th, 2008

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?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 8th, 2008

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?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 8th, 2008

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?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 8th, 2008

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 5th, 2008

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 5th, 2008

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 29th, 2008

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?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 29th, 2008

the folks at TheStreet.com report that Jerry Seinfeld earned $267 million in 1998. In the ongoing grind to create content, […]

SHECKYmagazine.com mailbag

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 29th, 2008

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 29th, 2008

Is it not the dream of every radio show– migrating from radio to the small screen? Superstation WGN will air […]

The Life of Jon

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 29th, 2008

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 25th, 2008

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 24th, 2008

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 23rd, 2008

There is much speculation as to exactly why Microsoft is handing $10 million to Jerry Seinfeld to star (and, we […]

AP: It's Biden!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 23rd, 2008

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?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 22nd, 2008

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 22nd, 2008

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 22nd, 2008

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 19th, 2008

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?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 19th, 2008

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 16th, 2008

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 15th, 2008

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 15th, 2008

FOSJoe Starr shot out a bulletin in which he draws attention to his cousin Vincent Hancock, of whom he is […]

ComedyFilmNerdsDotCom.com

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 14th, 2008

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 14th, 2008

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?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 13th, 2008

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…

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 13th, 2008

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 12th, 2008

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 11th, 2008

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 10th, 2008

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

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 9th, 2008

The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Bernie Mac has died at the age of 50 in a Chicago hospital. He […]