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Tony Camin
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HBO…Vegas…November…consumers!
Georg Szalai, writing in the Hollywood Reporter: Industry talk about a possible second comedy festival organized by HBO has been […]
Daddy Heckler, The Mystery, Pt. 2 !
We just got an email today from Brad Trackman regarding the recent bizarre incident at Rascals this past weekend: Hi […]
Who reads Vanity Fair, anyway?
We’ve heard from two different sources that James Wolcott has condescended long enough to write about standup comedy. We were […]
Bonnie McFarlane HBO Tix CORRECTIONS!
Our own Bonnie McFarlane is taping her HBO special at the Skirball Center for Performing Arts. Readers of SHECKYmagazine.com know […]
HellgigAmerica is under way
You may recall a recent posting that told of three comics (John Wessling, Tommy Drake and Chuck Savage) who had […]
Concentration using comics' headshots?
This is so stupid it’s funny. We actually went to it and played it once. (And kicked mighty ass, we […]
Slotek's Toronto Sun piece on Mitch
Jim Slotek, writing for the Toronto Sun, offers a personal reminiscence on Mitch Hedberg: A decidedly right-brained talent, Mitch was […]
Comics, don't let your daddies grow up to be hecklers!
A story for the ages. So we’re co-headlining at Rascals in Cherry Hill, NJ, this past weekend. The first three […]
Happy Birthday, Shecky Greene!
Shecky Greene, standup comic, actor and one of the real-life characters that loomed large in 1960s-era Vegas, turned 79 years […]
Is it piling on? We think not.
One of our spies out there in Comedyland sent along the Edmonton Journal’s take on the whole Andy Dick/Yuk Yuks […]
"I will not become Bob Denver!"
The above has become a catchphrase around SHECKYmagazine HQ, and for obvious reasons! We saw it in the TV Guide’s […]
Network hydrologists say sitcom drought ending?
Gary Levin, writing “Networks hard at work to sign up sitcoms” on the front page of USA Today’s entertainment section […]
Hecox on a roll, in Roll Call
Our own Doug Hecox got a splendid hit in Roll Call (subscription required), “For Politicians, the Quip Starts Here– Joke […]
Comic in Israel needs tires?
According to the bio under his piece on Ynetnews.com, Charles Warady is “a standup comedian living in Israel who hosts […]
Truncated Dick engagement up north
Normally, we don’t air dirty laundry… or repeat gossip… but we couldn’t let this pass without comment. According to an […]
Coolnet! For all your hosting needs!
–A D V E R T I S E M E N T — Calling all comedians searching for good, […]
Commerce meets comedy– The debate goes on
Matthew Grimm, writing for Brandweek (the same folks who brought you Adweek and Mediaweek): (Comedy) doesn’t work when an account […]
The Jeff Foxworthy Roast on C.C.
TV Guide had a cow over the Jeff Foxworthy Roast on Comedy Central. You know you’re a critic in trouble […]
"Men reading fashion magazines…"
We’ve been plodding through the last 72 hours or so as if walking through molasses, bummed by the death of […]
Blowback from our USAToday interview
It was late Monday afternoon when we got the phone call asking us to cobble together a list of “10 […]
George Lopez testimony at Jacko trial
There’s another top AP story about how the comics on the stand at the Michael Jackson molestation trial are killing. […]
It's official: Animals laugh
From LiveScience.com, comes the news that animals might laugh: “Indeed, neural circuits for laughter exist in very ancient regions of […]
Mitch Hedberg Obit
From his publicist: Comedian, Mitch Hedberg, died on Wednesday, March 30, 2005, at the age of 37. A prolific comedian, […]
Information on Mitch Hedberg services
Just in case anyone is wondering: Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Woodbury Funeral Chapel, 2195 Woodlane Drive, […]
A peek into a Cleveland open mike
Michael K. McIntyre of the Cleveland Plain Dealer deserves a reporter yummy for his insightful article on the Bassa Vita […]
USA TODAY cites SHECKYmagazine.com !
There it is, on page 3D, The 10 Greatest Places to Sit Down and Watch Stand-Up, with quotes from Brian […]
10 Great Comedy Clubs (CURRENT CATEGORY)
Hit the “Comments” link at the end of this post to post your list of 10 Great Comedy Clubs in […]
Greatest Comedy Clubs (DEFUNCT CATEGORY)
Comics and Civilians: Play along at home! Post your list of the Greatest Comedy Clubs (DEFUNCT).Here’s ours: Wise Guys, Syracuse, […]
New Content: Columns by McKim and Skene
Traci Skene is one-eighth Jewish? It’s a long story, but a very entertaining “Keep It Tight.” A Jewish friend of […]
New Content: Doug Hecox! Writer of Wrongs!
Take time to read the latest column from Doug Hecox, Writer of Wrongs, “The Download on the Future of Standup”: […]
A wide range of emotions at SHECKYmagazine.com
We’re saddened by today’s news here at SHECKYmagazine. We had always thought highly of Mitch Hedberg and we worried about […]
XM tribute to Hedberg
Shotgun email from XM Satellite Radio: On April 2nd XM Comedy 150 will feature cuts from Mitch’s recorded works along […]
Confirmation/Update
(Update 12:23 PM EST) We have confirmed through two reputable sources that Mitch Hedberg died yesterday, March 30, 2005. A […]
Mitch Hedberg, March 30, 2005
(Update 12:23 PM EST) We have confirmed through two reputable sources that Mitch Hedberg died yesterday, March 30, 2005. A […]
New comedy club in Los Angeles
Word on the street is that there’s a new club at the Universal Studios theme park in Los Angeles. We […]
Ajaye on Deadwood
We just got an email from Franklyn Ajaye: My character, “The Nigger General Samuel Fields,” will be introduced this Sunday, […]
Try not to think rubber chicken
Chicken chain Popeyes is launching a $30 million “Stand up for flavor” ad campaign, starring comedian Bruce Bruce. “We’re trying […]
A golden age of standup in Vegas?
In the March 20 issue of Showbiz Weekly (the one they hand out in the airport and in the hotel […]
Broadband for all at McCarran!
We’re waiting for our flight. This is Brian at approx. 4:25 PST, in the mezzanine overlooking baggage claim at McCarran […]
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