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Conan To Replace Leno…
…in five years! NEW YORK — NBC announced Monday that Conan O’Brien will take over from Jay Leno as host […]
Newhart To Appear In Lima, Ohio
Bob Newhart continues to gig. He’s appearing in Lima, OH, next month. The Lima News thought it an event worth […]
Mailing Address For USCAF
Angela Bowers, over at the Talent Department of the US Comedy Arts Festival at HBO, thought our post concerning the […]
More Television Observations
Those watching the Emmy ceremony earlier this week may have noticed Mitchell Hurwitz, one of the executive producers of Arrested […]
Ajaye Up For Platinum Mic Award
Franklyn Ajaye is one of the nominees for the Platinum Mike Award, an award given out by Black Entertainment Television. […]
News Of The Weird From TV Guide
On page 15 of their Fall Preview edition Charo is quoted as saying “Buddy Hackett taught me how to speak […]
"Enterprise and aplomb"
We received a nice note from a SHECKYmagazine reader the other day. It was full of compliments for the magazine. […]
Ajaye On Kilborn…Er…Hughley
Standup comic/author Franklyn Ajaye appeared on CBS’ Late Late Show last night. The show is currently being hosted by D.L. […]
Bowling Is To Comedy As…
There’s a fascinating article in Wired about Rob Glaser, the founder and CEO of RealNetworks. Seems that Glaser and a […]
Bonnie McFarlane On Stern Show
She’s been officially designated as a “new friend of the show.” That’s what Howard called her as he wrapped up […]
Our Brush With Stern-ness
Welcome Stern fans! You may have arrived here because you heard Bonnie McFarlane on The Howard Stern Show. Or you […]
Carrington's New ABC Series
Advance buzz on Rodney Carrington‘s new ABC series Rodney was good. We videotaped it and we’re watching it now. In […]
L.C.S. Commentary Below!
Lots of posting going on… If you’re here for Last Comic Standing commentary, scroll down! Thanks!
New York Underground Comedy Fest Reminder!
Don’t forget: SHECKYmagazine.com is part of the 2004 NYUCF— We’ll be hosting a show, Wednesday evening, October 6, at the […]
Ant–Gone! Sean Kent–Gone!
Ant and Sean Kent are the “eliminated comics” on this week’s show. We’re not surprised… although we wouldn’t have been […]
McFarlane On Stern WEDNESDAY A.M.
Bonnie McFarlane will be on the Howard Stern show tomorrow (Wednesday) morning, sitting in on the news. Be sure and […]
We've Obtained A Document…
…signed by Kirsten Ames, who calls herself “Producer Of Festival Talent” of the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival (and we have […]
Rodney's In A Coma
According to the latest news on the wires, Rodney Dangerfield is in a coma and has been for a coupla […]
Poll Correction… Are We Okay?
We’re still seeking responses to our poll (“Question: Who would you like to see do standup again?”). It’s over there […]
Mini Interview: Joe Starr In Holland
We asked JOE STARR a few questions about his experience performing at a comedy festival in Holland. 1. How did […]
Book Excerpt: For Laughing Out Loud
For Laughing Out Loud My Life and Good Times Ed Mcmahon with David Fisher Copyright 1998 Warner Books Page 283-284 […]
Behrendt To Appear On Oprah
Standup comic Greg Behrendt is white-hot these days. He and Liz Tuccillo have collaborated on a book (see below) and […]
L.C.S. Commentary
Now that Last Comic Standing has degenerated into a confusing, muddled mess, it is with some sadness that we say […]
L.C.S.: "…Time to call it quits?"
Marc Berman, writing in his Wednesday Media Week column, said the following: …Father of the Pride built from lead-in Last […]
Anybody Wanna Talk Career Obstacles?
A SHECKYmagazine reader writes: Dear SHECKY person: I have been searching the net for information about Theodore, a monologist who […]
Ron White Pilot From WB
From an unidentified source: WB is moving along with a comedy special that will also act as a pilot for […]
Cantrell Gone! Pescatelli Gone!
As everyone probably knows by now, they’re gone. Sorry, we were at an open mike. We’re watching the whole sorry […]
Last Comic Standing, Season III, Episode # 304
Might not have any real-time commentary for folks on the Eastern or Central Zones– might go to an open mike […]
Louis CK Inks Comedy Deal W/HBO (Via Tommy James)
Tommy sends along word that Nellie Andreeva, writing in the Hollywood Reporter, says that: Louis C.K. will headline a comedy […]
A New Poll!
We’ve set up a new poll! Who among the choices we’ve listed would you like to see do standup comedy […]
Poll Results! Data Analysis!
We have results from our “How Long Have You Been Doing Standup?” poll. And we don’t quite know exactly what […]
Your Tax Dollars At Play
In an item entitled “One Funny Workout” comes this, from the October 2004 Shape magazine: Laughing hard for just 20 […]
Email Trouble…Re-Send…Over…
Hey, SHECKYmagazine.com readers, associates, all others: If you’ve sent us an email sometime in the last two weeks and you […]
Brother Dave? A Christian Comic?
NO! We did a little surfing and found that, in spite of album titles like “Rejoice, Dear Hearts” and “Kick […]
Vinyl Word: Brother Dave Gardner
Brother Dave Gardner Ain’t That Weird? (RCA Victor LSP-2335) It’s the return of The Vinyl Word! One of our favorite […]
Traci Skene's Close Encounter With An Icon
In her latest column (uploaded minutes ago), Traci Skene manages to drop such names as Daryl Dragon, Mother Teresa and […]
Jury Duty Called
Becasue the guarantee of trial by jury extends to a broader range of cases than in any other nation, the […]
Did She Actually Say "POSSIBLE?"
Looks like Dave Attell has signed a deal with Fox, according to Hollywood Reporter. Here’s our favorite part: Given his […]
Mitch Fatel CD Giveaway Is Over!
THANK YOU ALL! We have our winners! Five lucky SHECKYmagazine.com winners will receive a copy of Mitch Fatel‘s Miniskirts & […]
Gone From L.C.S. Season III: Holcomb & Joyce!
We each called one. We each are batting .500, to put it another way. The only good thing that Jay […]




