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We're pretty sure it's called "acting"
AP movie writer David Germain embarasses himself in his review of “Unaccompanied Minors” by complaining about what the director has […]
Ian left holding the Bagg by Dick (UPDATED)
AP is reporting at 5:20 AM today that: Dick issued an apology through his publicist. “I chose to make a […]
Curse of Bemidji strikes again!
We received the following email from comedian Jason Resler: Dear Traci: I just wanted to tell you that I just […]
"Dear SHECKYmagazine.com…"
A sweet piece in Slate by Bryan Curtis about a major-league ballplayer who finally replied to his request for an […]
Letterman with CBS through 2010
Letterman and the network confirmed what was reported in September– they’ll be working together for another 4 years at least. […]
Out of the mouths of babes…
Well, add the D.C. Improv to the list of clubs that won’t be calling us because of our big cyber-mouths! […]
LA Weekly runs letter from SHECKYmagazine
Here is the letter that we sent to LA Weekly after the disgraceful tirade by their “crotchety columnist” Nikki Finke […]
Brian Regan @ Scottish Rite Theater
Brian Regan (l) and Paul Mecurio in the basement of the Scottish Rite Theater in Collingswood, NJ. We’ve passed by […]
Tales of the Nicholl Fellowship
Standup comics Mark Matusof and Al Carpenter (pictured below with their new friend, Oscar ™ is Matusof in the center […]
"Toilet-mouthed slime" we are
Generalizations are the rule in an opinion piece by Ted Sherman, entitled “Surprise!! “Kramer” Not Alone In Smut Standup Spotlight” […]
WSJ story on clean comedy
Someone posted Jeffrey Zaslow’s article in today’s Wall Street Journal in its entirety on the Philly Comics’ Newsgroup. (We’d post […]
Mooney, Dolemite say no to N-word
Legendary comic Rudy Ray Moore (aka “Dolemite”) has sent out a myspace bulletin urging all comedians to cease use of […]
Yellow Wiggle quits!
The Yellow Wiggle (Greg Page to us adults) has quit, according to Reuters. He had a double hernia operation a […]
Leno sues joke book compiler
According to the LA Times, Jay Leno is suing Judy Brown, editor of such joke compilations as “Joke Stew” and […]
Op-ed in the P-I, feature on in the Weekly
Seattle comic Brad Upton guested on the op-ed page of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, giving the persective of a veteran comic: […]
Holiday Gift Suggestion?!
Go here to order “Shecky Greene Live In Las Vegas,” the CD (“His mugging, dialects, impressions, ad libs, and song […]
Tschritter wins Seattle competition
Damonde Tschritter took the top prize in the Seattle International StandUp Comedy Competition. He hails from Vancouver and the vowels […]
Friedman loses election, comedian status
Now that Kinky Friedman has lost the election for Texas governor, the MSM doesn’t feel the need to dig up […]
Media whore/extortionist Gloria Allred on the case
Gloria Allred is repping the two audience members who were “wounded” by Michael Richards’ tirade at the Factory. The Chicago […]
Mobile phones? First the music, then the funny.
In an article in Converge Digest, Roman Polz, senior marketing manager of the Mobility division for Agere Systems, makes ten […]
Richards an anti-Semite? A jew?
Just when you thought the story couldn’t get weirder, Richards is accused of making anti-Semitic remarks in the past. And […]
Old guard at the New Wave
Happy Thanksgiving to all! For the past few years, on the evening before Thanksgiving, it has become an informal tradition […]
When Middles Could Fly
In plowing through the mounds of paper here at SHECKYmagazine HQ, we came across the above itinerary. It’s a little […]
Canadians weigh in on Richards meltdown
A Canadian Press article seeks insight into the Infamous Factory Meltdown by quizzing Yuks mogul Mark Breslin and some comics […]
Thanksgiving approaches…
This film was shot by comic Travis Simmons. Enjoy. Thanks.
New Orleans weighs in on Comic Relief
From FOS Bill Dykes: Let me state for the record that watching Comic Relief (both live and on tape) was […]
Richards apologizes on Letterman via bird
Here on the east coast, Seinfeld is just now being introduced on The Late Show. Word of this appearance and […]
Iraqi comic found executed
From a Washington Post story (“Spoofer of Iraq’s Chaos Becomes Another Victim”): For the last three years, Walid Hassan had […]
Cesspool of hate– Two-drink minimum!
If you must, read this piece of garbage from pompous douchebag Nikki Finke about the Michael Richards incident. Here’s the […]
Kramer in hot water UPDATE
“WARNING: WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE IS PROFANE AND RACIAL” warns TMZ.com next to the video clip of Michael […]
Seattle winds down to five finalists
November 26 is the date for the final. The Underground is the place. These are the finalists. One will come […]
Sierra Mist Winner
Steve Byrne won. Congratulations to Mr. Byrne.
"Richard Lewis called me a gigolo."
(Before you read this, take a moment to read our interview with Richard Lewis from our October of 1999 issue.) […]
We gave up after 3-1/2 hours…
…we tried, honestly, we did. Watching Comic Relief on HBO, then switching over to the slightly delayed simlucast on TBS […]
Fake newsmen interviewed in RS
Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert were interviewed in Rolling Stone. The two come off as new Age Marx Brothers (playing […]
HBO Fest peaks tonight
Comic Relief is on HBO this evening, featuring the one-named comics (Billy, Robin and Whoopie). The HBO website arrogantly says, […]
HBO launches internet comedy channel
The Reuters article, like a handful of others over the past few months, is only a couple hundred words or […]
Caliendo on Letterman, trashing Norm
What the heck was that? Caliendo, on Late Show (as part of Impressionist Week), in the middle of his set […]
Variety says standup back
What took them so long? We suppose that this piece was written from a hotel room in Vegas, which is […]
Borat Backlash, Pt. II
Alfred Lubrano, writing in the Philadelphia Inquirer, talks to some of the most weakminded, humorless people on the planet in […]
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