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Chinese eggheads huffy over comic’s gift
China Daily reports about a scholarship established by Shanghai dialect comedian Zhou Libo. He’s forking over $47,100 annually so some […]
Inside and Out
Anyone who did comedy on the East Coast in the 1980s or 1990s probably worked, at one gig or another, […]
Cathy Catheter?
The Male Half was waiting in line a the Budget Car Rental Counter in Vegas when he looked up ta […]
It’s the new hack!
The new, new hack. Trashing wildly popular comics and their fans! It’s all the rage! And this time, the trashing […]
We were/are on “State of Nevada”
Las Vegans wishing to hear a lengthy interview with “Mr. & Mrs. Comedy” can tune into KNPR tonight at 10-ish. […]
Who doesn’t want to do Vegas?
Since we moved here, nearly ten months ago, we have confirmed one notion: EVERYbody wants to play Vegas. At least […]
Patrice Oneal, comedian
The news on the internet is confirmed. Patrice Oneal has passed away at the age of 41. From his Wikipedia […]
An autographed copy of our book? BUMPED
Originally appeared on Oct. 8, but bumped. To whom shall we dedicate it? We have received many requests for […]
Careful what you wish for, Pt. II
Listen to this interview with Kate Copstick from the Humour Me Comedy Show which is a British production. Copstick is […]
Careful what you wish for
Jason Zinoman is a theater critic for the New York Times. Earlier this month, in his “Arts Beat” blog, “The […]
We’re Mr. & Mrs. Comedy
We awoke this morning to find that a Facebook friend (Carl Brandt) posted on The Male Half’s wall that SHECKYmagazine […]
Boston Comic Assaulted
WCVB, Boston’s Channel 5, has an account of the arrest of Erica Porzio, a 24-year-old ball of fire from Revere […]
Rickles at the Orleans
Since we’re headlining at Big Al’s this month a the Orleans (and since we didn’t have a show on Sunday […]
Comedy Shop with Norm Crosby
Let’s crack open a bottle of Gnarly Head Cab and upload a couple of posts! Have you seen Comedy Shop? […]
That’s “Mayor” Hastings to you
Comedian Drew Hastings has decisively won election to mayor of Hillsboro, OH. With Hillsboro reporting complete, unofficial results, Drew Hastings […]
Solidarite avec Charlie Hebdo
So, the editors of a French satire mag called Charlie Hebdo were planning to put out an issue that was […]
The alligator is bigger.
That would be Big Al himself, on the right. (We assume he’s “Big Al.” We also assume that’s short for […]
11 years into the millennium
Entertainment Weekly, whose website has the unfortunate name of EW.com, published a bit of fluff in the guise of a […]
What’s next? Doug Stanhope Way?
There’s an article behind the NYT paywall that details the mild conflict between folks who want to name a hunk […]
Need Christmas money? A video and a script contest!
Video contests are in the air. We got two emails soliciting emails for contests. And there’s cash prizes if your […]
The (Negative) Review Review!
This is fun! We’ve gotten a grand total of four customer reviews on the Amazon.com site. The first two were […]
Headshots in Wildwood
Being on the road isn’t the ordeal it used to be. With email, internet access, smart phones, Kinko’s, fax machines […]
Yeah… there’s never been any hot babes getting laughs
The folks on Huffington Post are huffing and puffing about an article that appeared on the Fox News website. They’re […]
Tribute to Mike DeStefano
Mike DeStefano passed away on March 6 of this year, of a heart attack, at the age of 43. Some […]
It’s on the street!
That’s the “Theater Arts” section of the Barnes & Noble in the Summerlin section of Las Vegas. We trekked up […]
Place your right hand on the Bible
Greetings, SHECKYmagazine.com readers, regulars, first-timers, robots, all! It’s Tuesday, Sept. 27. Which means that our book will be available soon… […]
World Series of Comedy WINNERS/WRAPUP
The winner is in the middle. It’s Ryan Dalton standing behind the “won’t fit in the overhead compartment”-sized trophy. On […]
World Series of Comedy 2011
BREAKING: The semifinalists just finished competing. In order, they were Alien Warrior, Corey Manning, Denise Ramsden, Landry, Ryan Dalton, Brandon […]
A sample spread from “The Comedy Bible: The Complete Resource For Aspiring Comedians”
October 1 is the publication date. Of course, it’s available for pre-order now on amazon.com and on BarnesAndNoble.com. We’re excited. […]
“Anyone here scared of dying?”
That might be our favorite line from Justin Hegerman‘s appearance on Philadelphia NBC-10’s 10! morning show. Watch the excruciating (and […]
Hand-wringing? Us? UPDATE
Not on your life. In an opinion piece on takimag.com written by conservative Canadian blogger Kathy Shaidle, in which Shaidle […]
The Diceman cometh backeth
He’s baaack. Andrew “Dice” Clay is featured in a USA Today article that portrays Clay as a nurturing father (to […]
Letterman a “Jew,” Dick a dick
A Reuters report says that an intelligence monitoring group called SITE has discovered a threat from an al Qaeda militant […]
Vic Dunlop, comedian
Facebook status reports are peppered with the news that Vic Dunlop has passed. The basic info on his Facebook page […]
CBS/Associated Press try (and fail) with the funny
Who can resist clicking on a headline like “Playboy Playmate Shanna McLaughlin arrested in Fla. on gun charge.” Doing so […]
The new “Lily”
The producers of the hit NBC sitcom Modern Family have re-cast “Lily.” (If you watch the show, you know that […]
Gelotophobia on network television?
There it is, at 0:50 of the clip: “Geechy Guy is, with the possible exception of Howie Mandel, the most […]
Netflix Theater: Must-see downloads for comics
We signed up for the streaming-only version of Netflix shortly after setting up our home in Vegas. In the four […]
Magic at the Comedy & Magic Club
We were home for about nine hours total– between returning from a cruise on the Gulf of Mexico and heading […]
World Series of Comedy 2011 approaches
We visited Las Vegas last September to “observe” the World Series of Comedy, a six-day affair at the Alexis Park […]
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