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Jokers closes, Dayton Funny Bone opens
According to an article in the Dayton Daily News, Jokers Comedy Cafe, which opened in 1985, will move to a […]
New club in Vancouver
Wonder which one Dane Cook will play? Read all about it.
What other people think of what we do
There’s a website called 43 Things. It’s a touchy-feely, new-agey kinda site where people dream up things they want to […]
Comedy Central Presents tapings
Upcoming tapings at the Hudson Theater in NYC for Comedy Central Presents have been announced. Anyone want free tickets? Sun […]
A Contest! Scroll down! DEADLINE EXTENDED!
We’re running another of our famous contests. It’s been a while! See below!
Jimmy Coyne of Jimmy's Comedy Alley
FOS Jim Mendrinos passes along the information that Jimmy Coyne, proprietor of venerable Bayside, NY, venue Jimmy’s Comedy Alley, passed […]
Dustin Diamond scuffles with woman
We haven’t heard the last of this story. Dustin Diamond, aka Screech: …told a Tampa, Fla., radio station that a […]
Mmm, Mmm Fabulous!
Just add… water. Yeah, that’s it… water! We are sooo immature. We haven’t had a contest in quite some time. […]
Last Comic Standing Finale
We posted the winner 3 hours and 19 minutes a head of time! (See below… Josh Blue won. It pays […]
Last Comic Standing: Josh Blue wins
An unnamed source tells us that Josh Blue has won Last Comic Standing. You heard it here first. (Unless it’s […]
Robin in rehab
Associated Press is reporting that Robin Williams is in rehab. Robin Williams is seeking treatment for alcoholism, publicist Mara Buxbaum […]
"World Trade Center" opens
The movie, not the building. FOS Joe Starr has three lines in Oliver Stone’s new movie “World Trade Center”. It […]
Bob & Tom & Opie & Anthony
Two more comedy tours, not hooked up to beer or soda pop this time, but to radio shows. Radio and […]
Saget to host game show
Yet another standup comic will commit career suicide by signing on to host a game show. Bob Saget will follow […]
Osama Pinata! Last Comic Trembling!
Count Clark did a stilted, disjointed set punctuated by obvious punchlines and slathered with average setups. (At least we finally […]
Hannity & Colmes… and Miller
The LATimes reports that Dennis Miller will join Fox News’ Hannity & Colmes as a contributor on September 13, and […]
If it's August, this must be Edinburgh
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is going on now. The Fringe was inspired by the invitation-only Edinburgh International Festival, a high […]
BBC America's The World Stands Up
The World Stands Up is the name of a new show premiering this Friday on BBC America. Each episode features […]
TVGuide blogger on Last Comic Standing
There’s at least one other blog out there with opinions on Last Comic Standing. Raven Snook, blogging under the auspices […]
Last Comic Standing, Episode #410 (CLARIFICATION)
“One comic leaves; the final three perform,” says the official, terse description. The opening features Roz’s farewell speech from last […]
Vancouver Yuks/Dane Cook fallout
Here’s a link to an article that appeared last Tuesday in the Province (“Dane Cook gets the hook at Yuk […]
MyHeritage's "Inner Celeb" machine
One of the most emailed stories on the WWW this past weekend was a fluff piece entitled “Website Reveals Your […]
Libertarian Stanhope "drunk with power!"
Doug Stanhope is running for the Libertarian Party’s nomination for the 2008 presidential race. (“Drunk with power” is his rallying […]
Reflections on "The Hands Bit"
We haven’t seen a comic do the “hands bit” in quite some time– the one where the comic invites someone […]
Comic to run against Venezuela's Chavez
Jorge Rueda, writing for the AP, (found in the Washington Post): Benjamin Rausseo, better known as the “Count of Guacharo,” […]
Bonnie McFarlane on CBS Saturday Early Show
SHECKYmagazine columnist Bonnie McFarlane will be on the CBS Saturday Early Show tomorrow morning. The show airs from 7 AM […]
Vinyl Word: The New First Family, 1968
John Byner, David Frye (identified here as “Dave”Frye) and Will Jordan are among the perpetrators of this Bob Booker & […]
Our MySpace is UP (UPDATE)
As of 1:04 PM EDT, we’re back up! We assume that all the other profiles that were missing have also […]
Dane Cook…Vancouver…controversy
So, this past Saturday night, while a huge chunk of the comedy business is having a swingin’ soiree in Montreal, […]
Aristocrats tonight on HBO @ 11 PM EDT
Check your paper for local listings. Read our interview with Emery Emery, the man who edited the film. Read our […]
HBO film, talent submission deadline, address
It’s that time of year: The HBO Comedy Festival (or “Aspen” as it is more commonly known), will be in […]
Stupidvideos and Foxatomic
From a press release on Yahoo! Financial: StupidVideos.com, the leading user-generated video site for humorous stunts, bloopers, standup comedy and […]
Just For Laughs 2006… bits and pieces
As we catch up on our sleep and recover from five days of Festival (five, if you include travel, which […]
Last Comic Standing: Episode 409
Roz is gone. Anthony Clark is still standing… barely. We just wasted the last hour playing guess the punchline… and […]
Just For Laughs FINAL is up (Scroll down)
Here’s our experiences at the 2006 Festival Just For Laughs. All 7,037 words and 28 photos… in chronological order. Thanks […]
SHECKYmag hit: WALL STREET JOURNAL
From today’s Wall Street Journal, Technology Section, Page 11; SHECKYmagazine is included in a boxed item, “Blog Watch” by Keith […]
Last Comic Standing to return in June 2007
Using a nautical theme, Hollywood Reporter reports that: (NBC Entertainment President Kevin) Reilly announced he has invited back some of […]
Just For Laughs 2006: SATURDAY (FINAL)
It was an historic win! The Industry beat the Artists– the first such win by the Industry types in the […]
Just For Laughs 2006: FRIDAY
It was the eleventh State of the Industry address starring Andy Kindler. (Hard to believe we’ve only missed the first […]
Just For Laughs 2006: THURSDAY, Pt. II
Left to right: Brian McKim (Old Face), Jordan Carlos (New Faces), Adam Devine (New Faces), at the Hollywood Reporter party […]




