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TV and the WWW and standup fame and L.C.S.

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 14th, 2004

Who is benefitting from appearing on L.C.S.? A cursory examination of our statistics reveals that, so far at least, the […]

G-Lo Booed In Denver

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 12th, 2004

Posted on the newsgroup alt.comedy.standup, a former fan speaks: From: Manny Subject: George Lopez at the Magness Arena in Denver, […]

File under "Grapes, sour"

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 11th, 2004

Way back on March 18, when the Brett Butler/Drew Carey L.C.S. judging controversy blew up, the New York Post’s Page […]

NYC Underground Comedy Festival 2004

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 11th, 2004

They’re still firming up the venues, the seminars and the performers for this year’s New York City Underground Comedy Festival, […]

"Overrided?" Guess again!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 11th, 2004

A reader writes: Just a suggestion for your blog– if you’re going to make fun of someone’s grammar: ( We […]

"Writer/Comedian/Animal Activist!"

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

From a Business Wire press release: Pax TV has named high profile comedian Elayne Boosler as host of the network’s […]

Who owes whom an apology?

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

From an AP story: Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show was pulled off the air for a night following a joke […]

"I'm Rick James, Bitch!"

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

Liza Foreman, writing in the Hollywood Reporter: Comedian David Chappelle (is) in early talks to play Rick James in a […]

Saskatoon Comic Recovers

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

From Night Life In Saskatoon, a story on Saskatchewan comic Bryan Cox by Mark Behrend: “In a span of four […]

Our Predictions for L.C.S. (Las Vegas)

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

Our predictions (arrived at in a totally bloodless, producer kinda way, not based on who might or might not be […]

Last Comic Standing '04 (Episode 2)

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

Who made it in from the second group of 20? Timm Young Marina Franklin Monte Hoffman John Heffron Gary Gullman […]

CAN I GET AN AGENT?

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

A reader writes: Hi. I would like to know how I can contact Bob Read and Ross Mark. I’m also […]

Last Comic Standing '04 (Episode 1)

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

SHECKYmagazine.com Columnist BONNIE MCFARLANE featured on NBC’s Last Comic Standing! Read her latest column HERE! Well, we predicted it a […]

MASADA INVADES NYC

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

Georg Szalai, writing for Hollywood Reporter says: Times Square is about to get a big injection of Hollywood flair as […]

RIGHT WING LENNY BRUCE

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

From “Right-Wing Lenny Bruce” by Alicia Colon, writing for the New York Sun (June 4, 2004): …the idea of conservative […]

CABLE GUY GOES NETWORK

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

From a Universal Music Group press release trumpeting the healthy sales of Larry the Cable Guy’s CD: Larry The Cable […]

XMRADIO SUBMISSIONS

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

When we were in Boston, we spoke to Joel Haas, one of the two people at XMRadio who program their […]