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Comedians Spanky Brown and Amy Schumer are set to perform at the Side Splitters Comedy Club April 12-15 and April 19-21, respectively.

TBS JUST FOR LAUGHS CHICAGO, the nation's biggest comedy festival, kicks off its fourth year by announcing some very big names, with more surprises still to come. From June 12-17, an astonishing array of comedians, sketch shows, specialty acts and films will keep Chicago in stitches from some of its finest and most iconic venues.

GLAAD, the nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, today announced it will honor LGBT equality advocate, author and speaker Chaz Bono at the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards presented nationally by Ketel One and Wells Fargo. Bono will receive the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at the Los Angeles Ceremony on April 21, 2012 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, presented locally by Delta Air Lines.

The Grammy-winning American rock band Train will celebrate the release of California 37, the group's feverishly-awaited new album on Columbia Records, with an unprecedented week-long residency on the Emmy-winning daytime talk show RACHEL RAY running from Monday, April 16, through Friday, April 20.

The Estate of Michael Jackson and Cirque du Soleil will present Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour in Worcester on May 16 - 17, 2012 at the DCU Center. The show is written and directed by Jamie King, and features more than 60 international dancers, musicians and acrobats.

Following its commercial and critical success across North America, the Estate of Michael Jackson and Cirque du Soleil will present Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour™ at New York's Madison Square Garden beginning Tuesday, April 3 through Thursday, April 5, 2012.

Following its commercial and critical success across North America, the Estate of Michael Jackson and Cirque du Soleil will present Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour™ at New York's Madison Square Garden beginning Tuesday, April 3 through Thursday, April 5, 2012.

The Estate of Michael Jackson and Cirque du Soleil announced today the official international launch of Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour™ written and directed by Jamie King, the leading concert director in pop music today.

Launching summer 2012, "The Queen Extravaganza" is a touring concert show designed to take the music and the live experience of legends of rock Queen to generations of fans in cities coast-to-coast, with a performance at the Fox Theatre on Thursday, May 31 at 7:30 p.m.

ABC details its 13 comedy pilots under consideration for next season.

Launching summer 2012, The Queen Extravaganza is a touring concert show designed to take the music and the live experience of legends of rock Queen to generations of fans in cities coast-to-coast across the US and Canada.

Launching summer 2012, "The Queen Extravaganza" is a touring concert show designed to take the music and the live experience of legends of rock Queen to generations of fans in cities coast-to-coast, with a performance at the Fox Theatre on Thursday, May 31 at 7:30 p.m.

Fresh off of its Season 14 launch, Dancing with the Stars, ABC's leading entertainment show, produced by BBC Worldwide Productions, is bringing a production exclusively to the New Tropicana Las Vegas. The live show, directed by Amy Tinkham and choreographed by Australian sensation Jason Gilkison, kicks off a 12-week run beginning Saturday, April 14.

With the release on March 26, 2012 of The Jukebox Crowd (Gut String Records GSR008), acclaimed jazz guitarist Randy Napoleon adds a third recording to his discography.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes triumphed, The Colbert Report's satire hit the right comedic note, and Ellen DeGeneres outshone her talk show rivals to be among the 22 major wins at The Humane Society of the United States' 26th Genesis Awards. Honoring the news and entertainment media for raising public awareness of animal issues, this year's awards were presented at a gala ceremony on Saturday, March 24, at The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, Calif. The event will premiere as a one-hour special on Animal Planet on May 5, with an encore presentation on May 6

CMT's newest original movie, WHISKEY BUSINESS starring Pauly Shore, will premiere Sunday, March 25 at 7:00 p.m., ET/PT on CMT. John Schneider and Tanya Tucker co-star, and the movie also features Cynthia Preston, Brad Borbridge, and Nick Mancuso.

The 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards will be held tonight, March 24, 2012 at the Marriott Marquis Times Square and can be streamed live online beginning at 4:30pm.

'JKL's' 'Movie: The Movie,' a segment which originally aired on Oscar night as part of Kimmel's Academy Awards special, can now be seen in movie theatres all across the country via a partnership with Screenvision, a leading innovator in cinema advertising and alternative content programming.

Tickets for the bergenPAC show lineup are now available: Gilda's Club Presents "Pumps and Punchlines" (May 19th), Hot 97 Presents: Salt-n-Pepa (July 20th), The B-52s (August 8th), and Rock and Blues Fest (August 14th) on sale Friday, March 23rd at 11:00am. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com or bergenPAC.org or by calling the box office at 201-227-1030.

With the release on March 26, 2012 of The Jukebox Crowd (Gut String Records GSR008), acclaimed jazz guitarist Randy Napoleon adds a third recording to his discography.