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Former Saturday Night Live funny-girl Cheri Oteri celebrated her opening night in Off-Broadway's NEWSical The Musical last night, Dec 9th where she is appearing with in the award-winning musical through the end of the month. Check out photos from opening night below!

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) announces the following concerts going on sale this week.

Former Saturday Night Live funny-girl Cheri Oteri will celebrate her opening night in Off-Broadway's NEWSical The Musical tonight, Dec 9th where she will appearing with in award winning musical through the end of the month.

The producers of "12-12-12" announced today that Steve Buscemi, Jessica Chastain, Chelsea Clinton, Sean Combs, Billy Crystal, Leo DiCaprio, Jimmy Fallon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Karlie Kloss, Seth Meyers, Bobby Moynihan, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Susan Sarandon, Jon Stewart, Kristen Stewart, Quentin Tarantino, and Brian Williams will participate at Madison Square Garden on December 12, 2012 to show their support for the victims of Hurricane Sandy.

FX, basic cable's leader for year-round scripted programming, has announced its early 2013 release dates.

FX has ordered 13 additional episodes of both of its late night comedy series, BRANDX with Russell Brand and TOTALLY BIASED with W. Kamau Bell, announced Nick Grad, Executive Vice President of Original Programming, FX.

Treehouse Comedy Productions presents at The Cabaret Theatre at Mohegan Sun its December 2012 comedy lineup. The theatre is located at One Mohegan Sun Blvd. Uncasville, Conn. Details below.

Labyrinth Theater Company (Co-Artistic Directors Stephen Adly Guirgis, Mimi O'Donnell, Yul Vazquez and Managing Director, Danny Feldman), the award-winning, downtown ensemble, announced today the new date for its annual signature benefit Celebrity Charades 2012, which will now take place on Monday, January 14, 2013 at Capitale. Labyrinth Theater Company's annual star-studded fundraising event remains one of the most popular 'happenings' of the year in New York City and was rescheduled from its original date due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy.

Spike TV's premiere of 'Eddie Murphy: One Night Only' on November 14 (10:00pm-12:00am ET/PT) was the highest-rated and most-watched special event in channel history. The first-ever televised tribute to the comedic legend delivered 1.9 million viewers, 1.5 household rating and ranked #3 in all of cable television with Men 18-49 in its timeslot.

Red-hot comedy star Louis CK will return to HBO next year in an all-new stand-up comedy special, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming.

Red-hot comedy star Louis CK will return to HBO next year in an all-new stand-up comedy special, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming

Abingdon Theatre Company - the producer of over 77 new American plays during its 20-year history - launches its new family theatre program, the POP UP PLAYHOUSE with a one-time special concert by MyKaZoo/Universal Music recording artist Barry G along with Erin the Red of the acclaimed Dream Jam Band. The live concert featuring songs from Barry G's brand new family album, 'Huh Uh,' as well as some earlier favorites, will kick-off the POP UP PLAYHOUSE season today, November 10 at 11am in Abingdon Theatre Company's June Havoc Theatre (312 West 36th Street).

After five years of ongoing renovations, the popular Upper West Side performance space the Triad Theater (158 West 72nd Street) officially re-launches today as STAGE 72 as a part of the New York Comedy Festival, which will include performances and appearances by Susie Essman, Meredith Vieira, two special editions of Celebrity Autobiography featuring Janeane Garofalo, Tony Danza, Mario Cantone, SNL alum Rachel Dratch, and more.

Former Saturday Night Live funny-girl Cheri Oteri joins the cast of off Broadway's NEWSical The Musical for four weeks only. NEWSical the Musical is the forever changing, completely un-sanitized musical mockery of all the news that's fit to spoof. From Bloomberg's sign language interpreter to Honey Boo Boo Child to the aftermath of the 2012 Presidential Election, NEWSicalthe Musical sets all of today's biggest pop culture headlines to song. Earlier this fall, celebrity gossip guru Perez Hilton joined the show for a limited run, followed by Broadway's original Annie, Andrea McArdle. Comedian Cheri Oteri is the next guest star to take the raucous stage. She'll appear in NEWSical The Musical from December3rd through December 30th.

Hosted by politically-minded comedian and TV personality Wanda Sykes, Logo's 'NewNowNext Vote with Wanda Sykes' election specials will educate, activate and entertain viewers while shining a spotlight on the state of national politics through an LGBT lens. Taped in front of a live studio audience in Times Square in New York City, the specials will feature a rapid-fire, roundtable format with notable panelists from both sides of the political aisle. The second special airs tonight on election-eve, Monday, November 5th (time TBA) on Logo.

The Gazillion Bubble Show will not let Sandy burst their bubble. And to help put a smile back on the faces of kids of all ages, they are offering a 'Sandy Special,' $10 for any performance this weekend (through Novemeber 4), availiable only at the New World Stages Box Office.

Labyrinth Theater Company (Co-Artistic Directors Stephen Adly Guirgis, Mimi O'Donnell, Yul Vazquez and Managing Director, Danny Feldman), the award-winning, downtown ensemble, announced today its annual signature benefit Celebrity Charades 2012 will be postponed due the lingering effects of Hurricane Sandy. A new date has not yet been selected but is expected to be announced in the coming days. Labyrinth Theater Company's annual star-studded fundraising event remains one of the most popular 'happenings' of the year in New York City and was originally scheduled for Monday, November 5th at Capitale.

A spokesperson for JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE has announced that the opening night for Kimmel's 'Brooklyn Week,' has officially been canceled due to Hurrican Sandy. LIVE was set to film at the Brooklyn Academy of Music tonight.

Talk Show Listings For Today, October 29

Chris Rock will join previously announced members of the original Broadway cast, including Tony-nominated Bobby Cannavale and Elizabeth Rodriguez, when L.A. Theatre Works presents Stephen Adly Guirgis' high-octane hit The Motherf***er with the Hat.