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Adam Gropman, reporting from Aspen
Our own Adam Gropman is in Aspen, observing, as only he can, the goings on at the U.S. Comedy Arts […]
An institution performing in an institution
Don Rickles has been performing as a headliner in Vegas for 47 years. Need we add more? Perhaps we’ll let […]
Hollywood types, funny about money
In January, we cited (“E! Dumps On Dunk!”) an E! Online item about comedian Scott LaRose‘s film, “Comedy Hell,” featuring […]
Shelley Berman is hot… again
Sandra Tsing Loh profiles Shelley Berman in the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles (“Inside Shelley Berman, Again”): Further, while […]
Hear the sneer on the blogosphere
At the heart of the Oscarcast story? A comedian. The catalyst in the Danish Muslim cartoon controversy? A comedian. (Scroll […]
Chappelle/Chapelle WashPo profile
Paul Farhi has written a splendid profile of Dave Chappelle/Chapelle, taken from backstage conversations after a recent sold out concert […]
SHECKYmagazine takes over Aspen!
Sorta kinda sorta. It has come to be known simply as “Aspen.” The official title is The United States Comedy […]
Saginaw? It's gone… the club, that is.
We don’t normally mention this kind of thing here… We were scheduled to work in Saginaw, MI, this weekend. (Yeah, […]
We're not liking what we're hearing
We’ve read a lot of articles in the past 24 hours about the Oscarcast. As the day wore on, the […]
It's Hard Out Here For A Comic (ADDENDA)
Don’t be fooled by the headline on the review of Stewart’s performance on the website for Canadian television. Their praise […]
Oscarcast: Where was Don Knotts?
They take the only nominee with a sense of humor and a near-permanent smirk (George Clooney) and they have him […]
Jon Stewart… the reality
Hour number one of the Oscarcast is over. We laughed heartily at several points. The fake host thing that opened […]
Todd Barry on "teaching" the deaf
It only takes a few minutes to read the touching NYT Magazine article (Free reg. req.), a humor piece by […]
Another shift at the rumor mill– L.C.S. IV
Here’s what we’re hearing (from an anonymous email): 1) Just because one made it past the Tempe round does not […]
Shecky Greene reference alert
Chris King, writing in Las Vegas City Life, on the death of his old man, “lounge giant” Sonny King (so […]
Dish on LCS, from the Left Coast
A spy from Los Angeles sent us an email, from which we extracted he following: 1. Anthony Clark will host […]
Ron White "workshopping" in Atlanta
March 7, 8 and 9 are the dates for Ron White‘s Workshop at the Atlanta Punchline. He’s trying out material […]
Comedy Central a "bully," Chappelle/Chapelle says
Dave Chappelle/Chapelle says, of Comedy Central’s plans to air the half-baked Season 3 episodes: “I feel like it’s kind of […]
HBO acquires Dane Cook
Or is it the other way around? The money quote from the Reuters story: HBO chairman and CEO Chris Albrecht […]
Mixed metaphors, anyone? TV bobbles New Media
“Original content is the salt and pepper on the meal,” he said. “It is certainly not the engine driving this.” […]
Fox's Free Ride re-invents sitcom!
The folks in Hollywood are at it again. Barry Garron, writing in The Hollywood Reporter, on Fox’s Free Ride: Searching […]
UK Comic Linda Smith, 48
From the obituary for Linda Smith… …whose distinctive south London twang was heard on everything from the News Quiz, to […]
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Stewart on Larry King
Jon Stewart is handling this whole Oscar buildup with astonishing calm. His response to nearly every press inquiry has been […]
Mini-specials? Ten-Minute Stand?
An item in the Rocky Mountain News (“Starz Inches Into Original Program Fare”) says that Starz will start using comedians: […]
Don Knotts, 81
We were sad to hear that Don Knotts died on Friday. We actually had the pleasure of meeting Knotts. That’s […]
Simon says: "Send me your tape."
“Nothing is off limits,” says the woman in charge of beating the bushes for tapes and DVD’s for Simon Cowell’s […]
The life of one cruise ship comic
Sharp-eyed reader Terry Reilly sent us the link to a WSJ story (“A Comic’s Quarter Century of Smooth Sailing”) about […]
A NOLA, "Post-K" update
Apparently, that’s what they call it, “Post-K,” as in Pfter Katrina. We got an email from FOS Bill “Wild Bill” […]
Ethiopian Israeli makes light of plight
The Forward ran a brief item on Yossi Vassa (“Ethiopian Comic Mines History For Laughs”), an Ethiopian Israeli comic. (Check […]
Last Comic Standing rumor mill cranks up
Word on the street is that Jay Mohr will produce, but not host. The hosting duties, it is rumored, are […]
Stewart on "being Oscar's monkey"
Jon Stewart, participating in the Oscar buildup, has probably spent much of the last two weeks on the horn to […]
Bloody riots provoked by… Danish comedian?
We’ve often said that comedians are important to Western culture, but that, with few exceptions, the MSM tends to downplay […]
Who is this guy?
The saga of Club Soda Kenny continues! This time, the website for a television station in Florida picked up the […]
An overview of "Maine humor"
It’s a whole different world up there in Maine. And it appears they have their own humor. Check out this […]
Kid Dave Miller flies with the Tater!
SHECKYmagazine columnist Kid Dave Miller sends along pics and his inimitable prose detailing a recent trip with Ron “Tater Salad” […]
Details on "Club Soda Kenny"
Now there’s a NYT article on Sgt. Feder, aka “Club Soda Kenny,” the former Diceman sidekick and frequent Opie & […]
The Internet is a wonderful thing
Las Vegas Casino Death Watch is an online entity entirely devoted to implosions of Vegas casinos. Bookmark it, check it […]
Alan Kaye wins the Jean Shepherd CD's!
Those Jean Shepherd CD’s from Radio Again will go to Alan Kaye of Egg Harbor Township, NJ! Mr. Kaye will […]
It's that Dane Cook movie
Hollywood Reporter says that principal photography begins Wednesday in Santa Fe, NM, on the Jessica Simpson-Dane Cook movie that’s been […]
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