Dan Aykroyd News

LAFF - today announced three individual film licensing agreements that will bring the network some of the biggest comedic stars and performances of recent times.

Two-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe-nominee Fran Drescher joins the cast of 'Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella' for the Los Angeles engagement of the 2013 Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. Drescher will reprise the role of the wicked stepmother, 'Madame', a role she played in 2014, making her Broadway debut.

Dan Ackroyd, Judy Belushi and Paul Shaffer's Blues Brothers Revue is coming to The Ridgefield Playhouse tonight, March 14.

Two-time Emmy Award-winner and Golden Globe-nominee Fran Drescher joins the cast of "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella" for the Los Angeles engagement of the 2013 Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. Drescher will reprise the role of the wicked stepmother, 'Madame', a role she played in 2014, making her Broadway debut.

The Second City is known as the world's leading comedy theater and improvisational troupe, delighting audiences for more than five decades. Celebrating their 55th Anniversary this year, The Second City will be opening their vault to share some of their greatest comedy sketches created by the biggest comedic names in the industry. These acts, mixed with new material and spoofs by today's talented troupe, will tour to Poway and get audiences laughing all evening. The Second City performs on Saturday, March 28 at 8:00 pm at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts. This will be an evening of laughter and fun for all!

Today, Showtime announced its 2015 Spring Programming, which includes the seventh and final season of NURSE JACKIE, the new series HAPPY and the return of PENNY DREADFUL.

According to Deadline, Adam Sandler has locked a deal to make his upcoming comedy film THE RIDICULOUS SIX one of his four Netflix debuts.

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Martin Short, currently starring in Broadway's IT'S ONLY A PLAY, joined Beyonce (played by Maya Rudolph) to reminisce about SNL's best musical acts on last night's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 40th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL.

NBC will air a star-studded, three-hour live special today, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015 in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the iconic franchise 'Saturday Night Live.' It appears that just about every single comic actor who has performed in America will take the stage for the event, and BroadwayWorld brings you a list of confirmed stars below!

NBC announced that it will air the inaugural episode of its long-running sketch comedy SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE tonight, Feb. 14 (11:30 p.m. ET/PT), one day before the primetime SNL 40th Anniversary Special (Feb. 15, 8 p.m. ET/PT).

The Official Blues Brothers Revue, produced by Dan Aykroyd and Judith Belushi with Musical Director Paul Shaffer, brings back the live concert extravaganza that was the Blues Brothers. With the humor and set list from the original film and albums, this event will honor Chicago's history of blues, soul and gospel in the true spirit of the original Blues Brothers, starring Wayne Catania as Jake and Kieron Lafferty as Elwood.

VH1 Classic celebrates the 40th anniversary of the longest-running sketch comedy show in history by bringing fans 40 years of 'SNL' in one place: 'The SNL Rewind: 2015 - 1975 Mega-Marathon' beginning today, January 28th and wrapping on Sunday, February 15th.

TheWrap reports that Adam Sandler has revealed the cast of his first movie for Netflix, RIDICULOUS 6.

From Saturday Night Live, to the top of the music charts, to Dell Hall; The Long Center is thrilled to announce that The Blues Brothers will headline this year's Long Center gala, Purple Party 7, presented by AT&T.

The Writers Guild of America, West will honor late screenwriter-director-actor-producer Harold Ramis with its Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement at the Writers Guild Awards ceremony on Saturday, February 14. Erica Mann Ramis and family will accept the award on his behalf.

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Dan Ackroyd, Judy Belushi and Paul Shaffer's Blues Brothers Revue is coming to The Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday, March 14.