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Reader Urges: Get More From Gaffigan!
This email recently arrived from a reader who noted that our upcoming trip to Montreal (July 21-25!) will coincide with […]
"Can High Heels Cause Damage To Flooring?"
Above is the title of a page from the National Civil Engineering Education Resource Library which concludes that a 150-lb. […]
L.C.S. Musings: Where Is The Show Headed?
Well, now that Ant is gone, the most devious, the most interesting, the most volatile House dwellers have been eliminated. […]
We Have FIVE Corey Holcomb DVD Winners!
We’d like to congratulate the winners of the Corey Holcomb DVD and thank them for playing! David Nusair Kris Bernard […]
L.C.S. Episode#7: A Roast, Crosby Contradicts Himself, Ant is GONE, Gulman Survies!
We suppose it’s better than being a tour guide. Mohr said that doing a roast is a way to demonstrate […]
Comedian Douglas Dead
Tom Hays, writing for Associated Press: Oscar-winning actor Kirk Douglas’ youngest son, who battled drug and alcohol problems for years, […]
A Blogging Tutorial!
We don’t know how savvy our readership is when it comes to blogs. We here at SHECKYmagazine HQ check out […]
Chicago Comedy Festival Back Again?
Chicago Comedy Festival operative Julie Powers sent us an email: Dan Carlson is now accepting tape submissions for the Festival. […]
Poll Closes in Seven Hours!
Seven hours remain before we take down this week’s L.C.S. poll! We’ll take her down at 8PM EDT, just before […]
Corey Holcomb's DVD/CD Giveaway! IS OVER!
We’re going to give away FIVE copies of Cory Holcomb’s beautifully packaged DVD/CD package, “The Problem is You.” The folks […]
Complete Idiot's Guide to Comedy Writing
Today is July 6, 2004, the release date for “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Comedy Writing” by our own Jim […]
Strip Comic Launches Comic Strip
Over the cybertransom comes a press release with this lead paragraph: Mac King, headlining comedian and magician on the Las […]
Photographic Evidence: Todd Glass
Proof that we’ve known Todd Glass for 20 years. This Polaroid was snapped in late 1983 or early 1984 at […]
Gary Gulman submits to a Question 21!
Question 21 is back! This time, the interogatee is Last Comic Standing finalist Gary Gulman! The Boston-based comic (pictured at […]
IN NY, a New Column by Jim Mendrinos!
Can you handle another columnist? Of course you can! We’re proud to announce the launch of Jim Mendrinos IN NY, […]
New Big Move-r: Paul Ogata!
We’re pleased to introduce a new Big Move– Paul Ogata will be occupying the chair most recently occupied by Tommy […]
Kid Dave Miller & Adam Gropman are Back!
New columns from our regular contributors Adam Gropman and Kid Dave Miller are up and ready for your perusal! Each […]
L.C.S. Rumors Fueled in Inky Story
In yesterday’s Philadelphia Inquirer, a profile of Todd Glass ends with this quote: “I’ll be around for a while,” he […]
L.C.S.Speculation (From Tommy James)
Tommy sent us a heads up concerning this article about T
Animal Activist Checks In!
After gently mocking Elayne Boosler in a previous post (see “Comedian/Writer/Animal Activist,” June 10, below), we received the following email: […]
L.C.S. Episode #6: Todd Glass Out, Pescatelli In!
From his first joke, it was clear that Todd Glass was going back to the house. Tammy Pescatelli did a […]
L.C.S. RUMOR: Pablo Francisco goes Back in the house!
The WWW is buzzing with all manner of Last Comic Standing gossip and innuendo. The latest rumor (which we believe […]
Love that Iraq Journal!
We’ve been getting positive buzz about Steve Mazan’s Iraq Journal. This email is typical: Just wanted to send a compliment […]
"Adversarial Bonnie" says USATOday
Last week, we told you about USAToday’s Reality Check, which appears in the McPaper weekly (and, for the most part, […]
"I'm Dave Chapelle, bitch!"
From the Sacramento Bee (by way of Tommy James): Dave Chappelle got so angry with the crowd Tuesday night at […]
One Comedy Market Under a Groove!
Chillin’ in the Big O: SHECKYmagazine.com editors Traci Skene and Brian McKim flank Jesters Comedy Club House Emcee Cold Funk […]
Last Comic Standing Eyewitness!
From the website, Reality News Online, “Last Comic Standing 2: Eyewitness to Controversy” is an eyewitness, blow-by-blow account of the […]
Wrapup: L.C.S. Episode #5…Bonnie gone! Heffron goes on!
Bonnie says, “Todd is trying to have a good time and Ant is trying to win a contest.” No truer […]
Mohr Defuses Judging Screwup
From Zap2it.com: Both comedians made their feelings public after the show taped in March, saying they believed NBC chose finalists […]
USAToday weighs in on Last Comic Standing!
From USA Today, Monday, June 21, 2004, in a feature entitled, “Reality Check,” which purports to be a compendium of […]
You're marrying a comedian?!
In an item entitled “The Gay Lifestyle,” on his Daily Dish blog, gay conservative author Andrew Sullivan ran a lengthy […]
Stripper/Comic says SHECKYmagazine.com RULES!
Triana Gamaza, the Venezuelan-born “exotic dancer,” whose website describes her as an “up and coming stand-up comic, writer, and television […]
"Can't act, can't sing; can dance a little…"
We send out dozens of press kits in the course of a typical month in the hopes of securing work. […]
L.C.S. Speculation
An examination of the Just For Laughs website reveals that at least three comics from L.C.S. are to be featured […]
Norton's Out! Wiggins In! L.C.S. Episode 4!
Earlier in the evening: This gives us a chance to revise our predictions. Not entirely fair, but, hey–it’s our website! […]
Last Comic Standing– Episode 4! Tonight at 9 PM EDT!
We’ll be monitoring the broadcast, of course! Addendum to last night’s posting: From now on, we’ll be rating each episode […]
SHECKYmagazine Showcase at N.Y.C.U.C.F. Oct. 6!
Make plans to attend The SHECKYmagazine.com Comedy Showcase, part of the New York City Underground Comedy Festival on WEDNESDAY, October […]
And then there were five…(L.C.S., Episode 3)
Who made it into the house from the first ten: Kathleen Madigan Gary Gulman Corey Holcomb Bonnie McFarlane Ant Who […]
29th Annual San Francisco Int'l Stand-Up Comedy Competition
An email from San Francisco: How to Enter the 29th Annual San Francisco International Stand-Up Comedy Competition Comedy Competition co-producer […]
More on G-Lo in Denver!
From a reader: I went with my husband and friends to see his stand up show. We were all having […]




