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As we get closer to the Broadway debut of Pee-wee Herman, Pee-wee is generating interest with his fans and followers via Twitter and now Foursquare, checking in at various places around New York City this week. Here he is at a parking garage near Little Italy and Chinatown. Oooh. He …
Jon Stewart has announced the location for the Oct. 30 "Rally to Restore Sanity" in Washington, D.C. As he explained on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, it's not going to be in front of the Lincoln Memorial, nor will it be on the steps of the Capitol, nor even …
Just a quick update to folks interested in the filming of the 2011 batch of half-hour Comedy Central Presents specials, which happen from Oct. 14-17, 2010, in New York City. First, the "bad" news. Kumail Nanjiani won't be taping a half-hour next weekend, but only because he's too busy being …
I don't claim to know a lot of people working at The Hollywood Reporter, so I have no idea why, when or how that trade publication lost all meaning of the word "EXCLUSIVE." The other night, THR published an "exclusive" about Jon Stewart making a joke about Rick Sanchez — …
Comedy Central has announced the impending arrival of the televised version of the live show, The Benson Interruption, with a six-episode run beginning at midnight Thursday, Oct. 28. For those of you unfamiliar with the show and/or concept, stand-up comedian Doug Benson hosts a show with his comedian friends, and …
He was a last-minute substitute into the semifinals, and Sammy Obeid took advantage of it. He has made the finals of the 2010 San Francisco Comedy Competition, which begin Tuesday in Mill Valley. Your final five for the 35th annual edition of the stand-up contest, in alphabetical order: Tony Dijamco, …
"You don't consider Curb Your Enthusiasm legit? What do you want from me? Directors chairs, us sitting with Matt Lauer asking questions?" — Jerry Seinfeld, responding to an audience member's question about a "legit" Seinfeld reunion, after he dropped in for a surprise stand-up set at the Comedy Cellar over …
Perhaps you have seen a clip or two of Christine O'Donnell, Delware's GOP nominee for the U.S. Senate, saying a weird thing or two on the TV. Bill Maher has promised to reach into his vaults and release even more blasts from her past until O'Donnell agrees to face Maher …
We're only a month away from the New York Comedy Festival, which means it's time for the city's funniest up-and-coming stand-up comedians to put their best punchlines forward in competition for the title of "New York's Funniest Stand-Up." Past winners include Myq Kaplan, Julian McCullough and Wil Sylvince. This year, …
A private wake is being held for family and friends of comedian Greg Giraldo on Sunday and Monday, with a funeral on Tuesday. On Greg Giraldo's Facebook Fan page, family and friends have established a fund to support his three young children. In lieu of flowers, food or other gifts, they …