David Letterman News

THE COMEDY AWARDS, the annual event dedicated to honoring and celebrating the world of comedy, honored legendary comedian Don Rickles as the recipient of the prestigious 'Johnny Carson Award For Comedic Excellence' at this year's ceremony in April. 'The Daily Show's' Jon Stewart presented the prestigious award.

Fast-Rising Cabaret Stars Will Dazzle Royal Room Fans from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day: Carole J. Bufford, Nicolas King, Jennifer Sheehan, Wayne Hosford & Ariana Savalas The Colony Hotel - which The Palm Beach Post has hailed as 'probably the best place for cabaret on the planet' - plans another sizzling, song-filled summer with some really hot and fast-rising performers straight from Manhattan's leading cabarets - several of whom are making their Royal Room debut and other performers who are returning favorites for loyal fans of the Royal Room Supper Club. The Colony Hotel's world famous Royal Room is widely celebrated for presenting 'immaculately staged cabaret performances' by well known Grammy- and Tony-winning stars (Conde Nast Traveler, February 2011).

Bettye LaVette arrives at The Colonial Theatre on May 26 at 8pm.

Two-time Tony Award-winner Matthew Broderick, Robyn Hurder and the cast of the Tony-nominated Best Musical NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT performed 'Sweet & Lowdown' on CBS 'The Late Show with David Letterman' last night, May 3rd. Check out the full performance below!

Hannibal Buress returns to COMEDY CENTRAL with his laid-back swagger and unexpected point of view in the world premiere of hisoriginal one-hour stand-up special, Hannibal Buress: Animal Furnace, debuting Sunday, May 20 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.

FOX (16.30 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.6, #1) as usual was the network to beat on Wednesday with another two-hour AMERICAN IDOL (16.30 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.6, #1).

The Midtown Men, a touring group starring four of the original cast members from JERSEY BOYS, released their debut group album featuring the sixties hits that they sing in their shows. They held a New York City release event at Bloomingdales in which they performed classics like 'Working My Way Back to You,' 'Happy Together,' and more.

Two-time Tony Award-winner Matthew Broderick, Robyn Hurder and the cast of the Tony-nominated Best Musical NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT will perform "Sweet & Lowdown" on CBS "The Late Show with David Letterman" tonight, Thursday, May 3rd between 11:35 p.m. and 12:35 a.m. Check local listings.

CBS (14.29 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.6, #1) moved into the top spot on Tuesday thanks to new episodes of 'NCIS'.

CBS Interactive Music Group's award-winning concert webcast series, LIVE ON LETTERMAN, will showcase best-selling and multiple GRAMMY® Award-winning singer, Norah Jones, in a live webcast concert from the world-famous Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City, tonight, May 2 (8:00 PM, ET/5:00 PM, PT).

'I'm so excited for the show! 10 nominations is a really nice round number. My husband and I were watching NY1 this morning and simultaneously trying to get our twins out the door to go to music class. So, we were wrangling them and watching the nominations at the same time. My husband Scott Landis is a producer for NICE WORK and for VENUS IN FUR so we were especially thrilled. We're a quadruple nomination household! The cast is performing on David Letterman on Thursday so we have a rehearsal for that. I'm thrilled that i'll get to see them!'

We'll be talking to nominees all day for their reactions!

CBS Interactive Music Group's award-winning concert webcast series, LIVE ON LETTERMAN, will showcase country music superstar and multiple GRAMMY® Award winner Carrie Underwood in a live webcast concert from the world-famous Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City, tonight, April 30 (8:00 PM, ET/5:00 PM, PT).

This time last year, Mike Birbiglia was a well-respected comedian, author and playwright, thanks to his popular stand-up comedy concerts, his regular guest spots on public radio's This American Life, comedy CDs and his bestselling book, Sleepwalk With Me and Other Painfully True Stories (which he also turned into a long-running stage show). Fast forward to February 2012, and now Birbiglia has become an even bigger, more respected super-hyphenate as filmmaker, co-writer (along with Ira Glass), actor and director in his movie version of Sleepwalk With Me…which just won an award at the Sundance Film Festival.

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present a reading and book signing by bestselling author Sarah Vowell today, April 28, at 8 p.m.

The comedy and the cab keep rolling. Ted Greenberg's The Complete Performer, which has played the Soho Playhouse since September 2008, will continue doing so through the summer. The hour-long comedy has been extended through September 29, 2012.

Two-time Emmy®-winning filmmaker Peter Jones explores his life, career, complexities, and contradictions in the two-hour documentary American Masters JOHNNY CARSON: KING OF LATE NIGHT premiering nationally Monday, May 14, 2012 at 9 pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings). 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of Carson taking over The Tonight Show from Jack Paar and the 20th anniversary of his retirement.

FOX (5.54 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.4, #1) claimed the top spot in a tight race on Tuesday thanks to new episodes of 'Glee' (6.85 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 2.7, #2) and 'New Girl' (5.20 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 2.6, #3) followed by a repeat of 'New Girl'

At a recent concert, The Midtown Men, a touring group starring four of the original cast members from JERSEY BOYS, dedicated their performance to Dick Clark.

NBC (8.79 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 3.2, #1) held onto the demo crown on Monday thanks to new episodes of 'The Voice' (10.12 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 3.7, #1) and 'Smash' (6.12 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 2.1, #T5).