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Caryn Elaine Johnson unafraid to appear dumb!
We posted last week about a book, Comedy At The Edge, that quoted several big-name comics dumping on several other […]
Leno drama unfolds!
Eonline and Yahoo! are reporting that Jay Leno isn’t going quietly. The article, citing “three people familiar with the situation,” […]
Dane Cook on an arena tour
Very few solo comics have been able to do a tour that filled (or attempted to fill) arenas around the […]
ComedyTime and DailyMotion strike deal
A press release heralds a deal between “the world’s largest independent video sharing site” and “the global market leader in […]
Harvard club minting comedy geniuses
An article in the Harvard Crimson tells of a club, formed by two ’07 grads, that produces shows on the […]
Comedy, TX gone
An article in the Beaumont Enterprise attempts to sort out the issues involved in the shuttering of that town’s only […]
Carey debuts on Price Is Right
There’s this, from a Reuters/Hollywood Reporter article on Drew Carey‘s ascension to the role of Price Is Right host: The […]
Black Comedy Project
Elon James White and Baron Vaughn, two NYC-based comics have started The Black Comedy Project. They’ve “reached out to comedians […]
Behar recipient of Palm d'Or for Horse Manure
After watching The Better Half on Bravo last night (in which Ardie Fuqua and Joe Matarese taught their better halves […]
When comics turn on comics!
The NYPost has a healthy slice of the upcoming book “Comedy at the Edge,” which chronicles the rise of stand-up […]
As quoted in Forbes.com
Forbes.com’s Lacey Rose has written “The Top-Earning Comedians,” culled from the Forbes Most Powerful Celebrity List. Note the ages of […]
What could he be thinking?
Of course, we make a mistake in assuming that any thinking was going on! Patton Oswalt, in a recent appearance […]
Kids? Kids? Since when is standup for kids?
There is an interesting interview with comedian Teresa Roberts Logan in the Daily Press (Hampton Roads, VA). In it, she […]
Stanhope to join 50-State Club
Doug Stanhope is gigging tonight in Delaware. Not exactly earth-shattering news, but the First State is one of four states […]
Better Half tonight at 10 EDT on Bravo
Here’s how Mike Duffy of the Detroit Free Press nutshells Bravo’s new show in which one spouse teaches the other […]
Ay Columbus! Vote for our video!
It’s Columbus Day (Observed!) and we’re in the office! There’s nothing going on out there comedy-wise, so we’re turning our […]
Ay Columbus!
It’s Columbus Day (Observed!) and we’re in the office! There’s nothing going on out there comedy-wise, so we’re turning out […]
San Francisco Comedy Competition winner
SHECKYmagazine columnist and FOS Paul Ogata is the 2007 SFICC winner! He writes: What a competition! In the end, I […]
Funniest Reporter Contest
FOS Sean L. McCarthy won The Funniest Reporter Contest last night, held as part of the New York Underground Comedy […]
The State of UK TV comedy
Brian Donaldson, writing forthe UK website The List: The state of TV comedy has been a subject of much negativity […]
Lovitz on fear, standup
The Orange County Register asks Jon Lovitz what took him so long to get into standup comedy. Fear, honestly. I […]
Seinfeld on Seattle
While promoting his “Bee Movie,” Jerry Seinfeld makes the following curious statement in the Seattle P-I: Seattle is my favorite […]
Lewis Black to try pop culture on C.C.
The Root of All Evil, in which “Lewis Black puts pop culture on trial and presides over the comedic proceedings,” […]
Rickles' Book
Don Rickles has written, with help from David Ritz, this memoir. It’s a fast read, it’s very much like listening […]
Finals of SF competition start tonight
For the next five nights, five comics will be doing 15-20-minute sets as part of the finals in the San […]
Albrecht + IMG + Factory = ?
No one is sure yet. Chris Albrecht, erstwhile head of HBO, has resurfaced in Cleveland. (With the internet, one doesn’t […]
Stand-Up and Sling
Sling Media, the folks who manufacture Slingbox, a set-top box technology that allows consumers to shift their TV signal to […]
Read those releases carefully
Mark Halper, in an article in Hollywood Reporter entitled “Nokia links up to direct-dialed video,” tells of a deal that […]
SHECKYmagazine in Washington D.C.
Our first time in the District in well over a decade was a blast. We were lured outside by perfect […]
Both Halves at New York Underground Comedy Festival Tuesday Night!
Both Halves of the Staff will be on the Comedy For Grownups show at the New York Underground Comedy Festival […]
PHX-area comic deals with notorious brother
In the Arizona Republic, Richard Ruelas profiles Phoenix-area comedian Randy Hausner, whose brother Dale was indicted on seven counts of […]
Comics among top TV earners
Of course they are. Reuters is cooking down the essentials of the Forbes list of television’s biggest earners. As expected, […]
It's 1999 in PC World
Mark Sullivan, writing for magazine PC World, has written “The 10 Funniest Sites on the Internet,” which can be read […]
Rumor: Mencia displays equipment in Irvine?
We got an email from someone who said that Carlos Mencia got heckled at a huge show, attended by several […]
Joe DeVito on Red Eye on Fox News Channel
Watch FOS Joe DeVito tonight (in two hours, at 2 AM EDT) on Fox News Channel. He’ll be on the […]
Crossing over? Into what, exactly?
MSN.com has a lame-o article that says that “edgy female comedians are crossing over, big time.” The breathless copy informs […]
Silverman takes heat for dissing Spears tots
Sarah Silverman is taking some heat for her monologue at the MTV Video Music Awards, specifically for the gags about […]
Reward offered for missing Chicago woman UPDATE
Sadly, ABC news is reporting that the body of Nailah Franklin, sister of standup comic Marina Franklin, has been found […]
Stewart panders to anti-capitalists
Jon Stewart famously declared to Tucker Carlson and Paul Begala on their show Crossfire, “I’m not going to be your […]
SHECKYmagazine headed to D.C.
The Male Half and the Female Half will appear in Washington, D.C. (for the first time in forever!), this weekend, […]
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