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Old school promo for Semi-Pro
Will Ferrell will headline a short standup tour with what Variety calls “a trio of up-and-coming comics.” The February stunt […]
Huckabee doing schtick
Sharp-eyed reader Paul sent us a link to the video below, with the short note, “Gov. Huckabee? It’s Shelley Berman… […]
Comedy in Ghana!
Editors note: A reader has pointed out that the folks in Ghana spelled Blackson’s name wrong. It has since been […]
Used comedy-related book auction
Go to eBay to check out/possibly bid on comedian Larry Weaver‘s collection of ten comedy-related books. In one shot, you […]
"They're here already! You're next!"
Stephen A. Smith is causing quite an uproar with his rambling response to the LADN’s Tom Hoffarth’s question of whether […]
John Wayne stars in “The Ballad of the IDF Karaoke Operator!”
Here’s a curious item from Arutz Sheva (IsraelInternationalNews.com) Not every new recruit can hope to be accepted for the Israeli […]
Dr. Katz out on DVD
The box set, the entire run of the Comedy Central series created by Tom Snyder and Jonathan Katz is available. […]
Chappelle Chapelle has time to kill
This item, about Dave Chappelle, is floating around on the internet: The 34-year-old comedian, who broke the Laugh Factory’s endurance […]
Peters, Valderrama, Mencia in USO photo galleries
The USO sent out a MySpace bulletin directing people to several sets of pics in their photo gallery depicting various […]
Even Iggy Pop was in The Rugrats Movie
A Seattle Times article (“Seattle’s amateur stand-up comedy scene is alive and kicking”), is a nice hit for the folks […]
Former comic to head Aussie Comedy net
How did this happen? A former stand-up comedian has been appointed as the new channel manager at The Comedy Channel, […]
Earl “The Pearl” did standup?
In an interview on NBA.com with Earl “The Pearl” Monroe, we learn that the NBA Hall of Famer dabbled in […]
Imus returns with two standup comics
All you need to know about Imus return to radio is on Eric Deggans’ TV and media blog The Feed. […]
Joe Restivo dead. This time for real.
We saw a lot of chatter in our stats. Some folks were googling “Joe Restivo.” We figured it was just […]
Essayist blames Seinfeld for world's ills
Grab your towel and swim in this pool of bile— It’s a ridiculous, delusional screed penned by Ron Rosenbaum for […]
Road Atlas Shrugged Reminder
This is a reminder to check out The Female Half of the Staff’s new Blogspot blog Road Atlas Shrugged! In […]
Landis profiles Rickles on HBO
Check out a preview of “Mr. Warmth, The Don Rickles Project” John Landis– the director behind ‘Animal House’ and ‘The […]
XM's Canadian comedy channel seeks CD's
The XM channel, Laugh Attack (XM153), features mostly Canadian comedians. They are seeking CD’s from “Canadian stand-ups and sketch comedy […]
Comedy Central corrupting America's youth
But in a good way. Brian Regan, Demetri Martin, Nick Swardson, Dane Cook, Mitch Hedberg, Lewis Black, Kathy Griffin— these […]
Mile High market report from Hecox
Roving SHECKYmagazine columnist Doug Hecox recently found himself in the Rockies, where he was able to witness up close that […]
Steve Martin recalls his standup years
Earlier this month, USA Today ran an excerpt from Steve Martin‘s autobiography, “Born Standing Up.” I DID STAND-UP COMEDY for […]
Bob Lazarus gets by with a little help
Nick Zaino III writing last week for the Globe’s Boston.com says that Stoughton’s Bob Lazarus, recently diagnosed with leukemia, has […]
The pot calling the kettle crazy
An article from the Victoria (BC) Times Colonist details the efforts of mental health consellor David Granirer’s efforts to start […]
Open mike… in Uganda?
Oh, yeah. There’s a comedy open mike contest, going on for two months, in Uganda. So says the article from […]
"I don't do nervous."
Back on July 11, we posted the following, in a posting about a U.K. outfit that teaches standup to kids: […]
Female acts rare in U.K., plentiful here
We extract this quote from an article the U.K. Independent on the dearth of female standup comics in Britain: When […]
"Dive bar" in A.C. fights back
In one of Michael Klein’s recent Inqulings column in the Philadelphia Inquirer is an item that details a suit filed […]
Boise Bone teetering on the brink?
Not so, says the club’s manager, Pat Mac. “Whether it’s under the Funny Bone name or a different name, comedy […]
Thanksgiving Eve at the New Wave
From Left: Frank Barnett, Spins Nitely, The Legendary Wid at New Wave We finished with our responsibilities at our gig […]
Even Mike McDonald's balls are funny
Above are just one of the many different varieties of “The World’s Funniest Golf Balls” developed by Mike McDonald (Boston […]
Our 2,000th Post!
This post, about how we have reached the 2000th post, is our 2,000th post! That’s right, 2,000 posts ago, we […]
Bounced check = Hair on fire
The inboxes of Standup America have been clogged with breathless emails referencing an incident in which a comedian received a […]
Female Half has her own blog
The Female Half of the Staff has created her own blog– Road Atlas Shrugged, over at Blogger.com– where she’ll write […]
Time reading SHECKYmagazine?
Time magazine has a piece about the burgeoning comedy scene in Hong Kong (“How to Write a Joke in China”). […]
SHECKYmag in NYT on C.K.
SHECKYmagazine.com was quoted in the New York Times article on Louis C.K., (not Calvin Klein). Peter Keepnews interviewed C.K. on […]
Festivals? Oh, yeah… festivals.
There was a festival last week in NYC. And there’s a festival going on this week in Las Vegas. We […]
Paglia on DeGeneres, O'Donnell
Camille, in Slate.com, interrupts her latest opinion piece to toss in this scathing paragraph about the two prominent comedians: On […]
Backyard Comedy Festival in Vegas
The mini-poster/flyer on Matt Markman’s Myspace promotes Brandt Tobler’s Backyard Comedy Festival, with photos of Brody Stevens and Morgan Murphy. […]
Growing Up 70's
FOS Jim Mendrinos has co-written (with director Jason Summers) an off-Broadway musical review called “Growing Up 70s,” described as “an […]
Tim Allen on why he doesn't do standup
In a Variety article pumping his upcoming release “The Six Wives Of Henry Leafy,” is the following quote: Allen still […]
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