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'Book of Mormon's' Josh Gad is among the nominees for the second annual THE COMEDY AWARDS. Gad has been nominated for the 'Break Out Performer of the Year' award. The annual event dedicated to honoring and celebrating the world of comedy will be taped at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom on Saturday, April 28 and will premiere on COMEDY CENTRAL on Sunday, May 6, 2012.

The Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) and The New York Comedy Festival (NYCF) partner for the fifth consecutive year to present Stand Up for Heroes at the Beacon Theatre in New York on Wednesday, November 9th at 8 p.m.

COMEDY CENTRAL and The New York Comedy Festival announced today that they have signed a three-year partnership extension.

Nominations for the first annual 'The Comedy Awards' were announced today by COMEDY CENTRAL and MTV Networks, both divisions of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B). 'The Comedy Awards' is the first-ever multi-network, multi-platform, annual event dedicated to honoring and celebrating the world of comedy.

The New York Comedy Festival (NYCF), in association with COMEDY CENTRAL, announced today that comedians Aziz Ansari, Adam Carolla, Margaret Cho, Louis CK, Kevin Hart, Gabriel Iglesias, Luis Jimenez, Maz Jobrani, Joel McHale, Rosie O'Donnell, Brian Regan, and Nick Swardson will perform at this year's festival. They will be joined by more than 150 other comedians performing at more than 10 venues throughout the course of the five-day festival, which runs November 3rd - 7th.

COMEDY CENTRAL, the preeminent brand in comedy, is teaming up with the New York Comedy Festival, to produce 'Comics To Watch,' a live show featuring the best up-and-coming young comedians from across the country.

The 2010 New York Comedy Festival in association with Comedy Central will present Rosie O'Donnell live on Friday, November 5 at 8:00 PM, at Town Hall in New York City.

The New York Comedy Festival and The Bob Woodruff Foundations Stand Up For Heros Event at the Beacon Theatre in New York City on November 3, 2010.

The Bob Woodruff Foundation and The New York Comedy Festival today announced the Stand-Up for Heroes benefit will be transmitted to U.S. military troops on bases in Afghanistan and Iraq and injured service members at Water Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, where it will be seen live.

Comedy Central's Jokes.com and the New York Comedy Festival will present the first online live streaming stand-up show from Carolines on Broadway on Wednesday November 3rd at 9:30 p.m. ET. Comedian Bobby Lee will host the show which will include performances by Joe Mande, Kurt Metzger, Morgan Murphy and Donnell Rawlings, among others.

The Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) and The New York Comedy Festival (NYCF) partner for the fourth consecutive year to present Stand Up for Heroes at the Beacon Theatre in New York on Wednesday, November 3rd at 8 p.m.

The New York Comedy Festival (NYCF), in association with COMEDY CENTRAL, announced today that comedians Aziz Ansari, Adam Carolla, Margaret Cho, Louis CK, Kevin Hart, Gabriel Iglesias, Luis Jimenez, Maz Jobrani, Joel McHale, Rosie O'Donnell, Brian Regan, and Nick Swardson will perform at this year's festival. They will be joined by more than 150 other comedians performing at more than 10 venues throughout the course of the five-day festival, which runs November 3rd - 7th.

COMEDY CENTRAL, the preeminent brand in comedy, is teaming up with the New York Comedy Festival, to produce 'Comics To Watch,' a live show featuring the best up-and-coming young comedians from across the country.

The Bob Woodruff Foundation and The New York Comedy Festival today announced the Stand-Up for Heroes benefit will be transmitted to U.S. military troops on bases in Afghanistan and Iraq and injured service members at Water Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, where it will be seen live.

Comedy Central's Jokes.com and the New York Comedy Festival will present the first online live streaming stand-up show from Carolines on Broadway on Wednesday November 3rd at 9:30 p.m. ET. Comedian Bobby Lee will host the show which will include performances by Joe Mande, Kurt Metzger, Morgan Murphy and Donnell Rawlings, among others.

The New York Comedy Festival (NYCF), in association with COMEDY CENTRAL, announced today additional events to its line-up, including a Times Talk discussion with Tracy Morgan at The Times Center

The 2010 New York Comedy Festival in association with Comedy Central will present Rosie O'Donnell live on Friday, November 5 at 8:00 PM, at Town Hall in New York City.

The Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) and The New York Comedy Festival (NYCF) partner for the fourth consecutive year to present Stand Up for Heroes at the Beacon Theatre in New York on Wednesday, November 3rd at 8 p.m.