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"The Gastro-Intestinal Wonder From Down Under"

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 16th, 2004

What to make of this recent item in a publication that calls itself The Australian Times? LAS VEGAS– Stand up […]

Seattle Comedy Comp Semi-Finalists

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 16th, 2004

Dan Anic, Los Angeles Simon King, Vancouver, B.C. Vic Lippucci, Vancouver B.C. Kevin Shea, San Francisco Joe Klocek, San Francisco […]

Seinfeld on Letterman tonight

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 16th, 2004

According to the Minneapolis Star-Turbine, Seinfeld‘s on Letterman tonight. If he gets bumped, blame it on them. We urge all […]

Madigan: Ant, Heffron tracking down LCS $$$

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 13th, 2004

Kathleen Madigan, talking to the Rocky Mountain News to promote her Comedy Works appearance, has little good to say about […]

Standup raises $25K in Charlotte

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 10th, 2004

Attention all non-profit charitable foundations: Standup comedy shows are a natural for raising gobs of cash. When booked properly, a […]

Caroline's: One club, two stories, both great!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 9th, 2004

Nadine Heintz, writing for Inc. Magazine, tells the story of one of New York’s longest running comedy shows. Through three […]

Mendrinos on radio across the pond

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 9th, 2004

SHECKYmagazine contributor Jim Mendrinos will be on BBC 4 this Friday, November 12th at 7:30 PM. The show is “The […]

Jamie Foxx spills guts on 60 Minutes Wednesday

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 9th, 2004

We got a press release from CBS, breathlessly titled, ” JAMIE FOXX SAYS HIS BIOLOGICAL PARENTS ‘COPPED OUT’ ” Intrigued, […]

Cavett, Dana, Corey, Gregory, Berman, Sahl

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 7th, 2004

On the drive up to Easton, PA, we speculated on the order. Who would close? Who would open? And where […]

Even Japan had a 1980's comedy boom!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 7th, 2004

Japan Times Online is following the soap opera revolving around Shinsuke Shimada, a wildly popular standup comic who has been […]

MN's Knuckleheads Gone

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 6th, 2004

Two clubs gone in one week– neither one due to lack of business. Hmmm… This time, it’s Knuckleheads, the one […]

Hilarities condo destroyed by fire, club gone, too!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 5th, 2004

According to articles in the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Akron Beacon-Journal, Hilarities in Cuyahoga Falls has been nearly destroyed […]

NYCUCF says, Thanks for '04, here comes '05

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 5th, 2004

The following came over the transom, from George Sarris, Big Cheese at the New York City Underground Comedy Festival: The […]

Andy Kaufman Award Semi-Finals in NY Fest

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 5th, 2004

An email from a semi-finalist: Hey folks…just an quick announcement: The semi-finals for the Andy Kaufman Award being given by […]

Ecstatic? Depressed? See a comedy show!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 5th, 2004

Jeff Rusnak of the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel found an interesting way to incorporate the recent elections into his (Entertainment) beat […]

NYC club seeks budding producers

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 5th, 2004

Just spotted this advertisement online: New York Comedy Club, in Manhattan, is seeking people interested in producing shows at our […]

Canadian Comedy Awards Results

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 5th, 2004

Our Canadian friends handed out some hardware at the Canadian Comedy Awards last weekend in London, Ontario. The winners, standup-wise: […]

Sinking further into irrelevance…

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 4th, 2004

In a Reuters article about Saturday Night Live, The always fierce competition among comics to land a gig on NBC’s […]

Reminders, additions, etc.

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 4th, 2004

If anyone in the NY/PHL area wants to buy tickets to “The Comedians” show this Friday, Nov. 5, (See Comedy […]

Rakugo Anyone? Comics as consumer advocates!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 4th, 2004

Asahi Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper, has an story about a curious program that uses comedy to educate consumers as to […]

Cable Guy In Hot Water Over Clay Aiken Crack!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 3rd, 2004

The New York Daily News reports that Larry The Cable Guy got into some minor hot water by making a […]

Eyewitness to voter suppression!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 3rd, 2004

We arrived at Henry W. Longfellow Elementary at about noon. The voting booths were set up in the gymnasium, as […]

Scrubs Guys Team With Regan

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on November 2nd, 2004

Brian Regan will team up with a good chunk of the team that created Scrubs for his own sitcom. “Brian […]

Stevie D'Addario, owner of Stevie D's

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on October 31st, 2004

Just got word that Steve D’Addario, better known as Stevie D, has passed away. D’Addario was the proprietor of Stevie […]

Where to shoot a video…or tape digitally

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on October 31st, 2004

Hey, comics: We would appreciate your feedback on this. (Feedback is easy– just click on the “Comments” link at the […]

Jobs For Comics & A Hot Browser Tip!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on October 31st, 2004

The Film, TV, & Commercial Employment Network has a page called Jobs For Comics that regularly runs classified ads seeking […]

Comics As Rock Stars… Yock Stars, Maybe?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on October 31st, 2004

Three monster tours of note are coming to a small theater or very large comedy club near you. Brian Regan, […]

Ellen DeGeneres marches in Parade

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on October 31st, 2004

Ben Fong-Torres penned a two-page profile of Ellen DeGeneres for Parade magazine. It’s in your Sunday paper today. But, oddly, […]

Canada is sneaking up on Satellite radio

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on October 30th, 2004

We just read a Globetechnology article about a show (that took place at the Yuks in Ottawa on Oct. 27) […]

anysoldier.com

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on October 30th, 2004

Anysoldier.com coordinates with service members in the Middle East. Packages sent to the AnySoldier contact with the line “Attn: Any […]

"Yes, that thing does indeed have a Hemi."

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on October 30th, 2004

SHECKYmagazine.com Editor Brian McKim and “Hemi Guy” Jon Reep lookin’ mean at the Punchline in Atlanta Friday night. Check out […]

It's A Small World After All

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on October 29th, 2004

In a posting from Las Vegas in August, we ended with the following: “Our new favorite name is the one […]

Vaughn Meader Dies At 68

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on October 29th, 2004

Vaughn Meader, the impressionist comedian whose gravy train was derailed when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in November of […]

Funniest Female Contest in SoCal

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on October 29th, 2004

Contests? Some comics love them. Some comics hate them. The Third Annual California’s Funniest Female Contest will be held at […]

New Readers Poll! Readers Poll Results!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on October 29th, 2004

Here’s the results of the latest SHECKYmagazine.com Readers Poll, in which we asked When was the last time you When […]

Add SHECKYmagazine.com To Your My Yahoo!!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on October 28th, 2004

If you are a Yahoo fan and if you’ve personalized your Yahoo using Yahoo’s My Yahoo feature, you can click […]

Comics Writing Bestsellers?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on October 28th, 2004

This is unprecedented. Three of the top seven best selling books, according to the USA Today Best-Selling Books list (on […]

Total Lunar Eclipse! Red Sox Win In Atlanta!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on October 28th, 2004

We were priveleged to watch the monumental spectacle of the Red Sox winning their first World Series since 1918 on […]

Seattle Comedy Competition Starts Next Week!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on October 27th, 2004

Here’s a partial list of the comics slugging it out in Seattle: Joe Klocek, San Francisco Kevin Shea, San Francisco […]

Profile of Hotz in Saskatoon

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on October 27th, 2004

Ottawa-born comic Jeremy Hotz is touring Canada (along with six other comics, including Joe Starr) as part of the Just […]