Howard Stern News

Amid recent reports that Jimmy Fallon is poised to take over the desk of NBC's long-running late night talk show THE TONIGHT SHOW, shock jock Howard Stern appears to have plans of his own.

NBC's 'America's Got Talent' - America's top-rated summer series - will return for its eighth season when it premieres on Tuesday, June 4 (9-11 p.m. ET) and will begin its regular hour-long Wednesday edition on July 10 (8-9 p.m. ET). This season will feature new judges Mel B and Heidi Klum who will join returning judges Howard Stern and Howie Mandel -- marking the first time that the series has showcased four judges on the panel.

Carolines on Broadway has announced its all-star line-up of talent for the month of April 2013, highlighted by headliners Chris Hardwick, host of "The Nerdist" podcast and AMC's "The Talking Dead," April 5 - 7; Jim Norton, from Sirius XM Radio's "Opie & Anthony" and his stand-up special "Please Be Offended," April 11 - 14; Gilbert Gottfried, from Sirius XM Radio's "The Howard Stern Show" and ABC's "Celebrity Wife Swap," one night only, April 18; Damien Lemon, from MTV2's "Guy Code," April 18 and 19; Artie Lange, host of Direct TV's "The Artie Lange Show," April 19 and 20; and W. Kamu Bell, star of FX Network's "Totally Biased with W. Kamu Bell," April 25 - 28.

Comic actress Julie Halston takes to the stage in her inimitable fashion with the new evening, CLASSICAL JULIE, which will continue on March 18 and 25 at 7 p.m. at Birdland (315 West 44th Street in Manhattan) as part of The Broadway at Birdland concert series. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the concert below!

Producers of Forever Dusty, the hit new musical about the life and times of legendary British pop star Dusty Springfield, will host a series of Sing-A-Long performances, following the overwhelming response of the first installment, which celebrated the show's 100th performance on February 13. At last night's event was comedienne extraordinaire Lisa Lampanelli, and you can check out photos from her appearance below!

Today we are talking to a veritable legend in her own time - arguably the most influential and recognizable female stand-up comedian of all time, the one and only Joan Rivers. Opening up and revealing her trademark, impossible-to-top wit all the while, Rivers and I discuss many aspects of her life and career, with a particular focus on her many current projects - most importantly, the third season of her smash hit reality series JOAN & MELISSA: JOAN KNOWS BEST? on WE TV. What will happen when Joan, Melissa and company visit Colonial Williamsburg? What illicitness will they discover on Willie Nelson's former tour bus? Will Joan get arrested for protesting her book being banned at a big retailer? Answers to these questions all will be arrived up on Saturday. In addition to all about JOAN & MELISSA Season Three and the current series-high ratings run of FASHION POLICE, Rivers and I take a look back at many of the remarkable figures she has encountered and worked with over the course of her career - among them: Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Woody Allen and many more - and she generously shares candid backstage stories and remembrances as only she can. Of paramount interest to theatre fans may be the announcement of a revival of her one-woman play SALLY MARR… AND HER ESCORTS, which she will be reviving in a special weekly pop-up theatre space on Broadway later this year. Also, as if all of that were not enough, Joan gives us the 411 on her new uncensored web series, IN BED WITH JOAN, as well as her cute new pet lover's web project, MY FAT PET. Plus, her fashion forecast for 2013 and best current trends, favorite films of awards season, thoughts on Broadway today and her picks for the best shows to see as well as much, much more awaits in this career-spanning conversation!

As BWW TV previously reported, it looks as if NBC is prepping Jimmy Fallon to take over Jay Leno's role of host of THE TONIGHT SHOW - which leaves the question: who will replace Fallon?

wo-time Emmy winner, NY Times bestselling author, four-time Grammy nominee, Broadway darling, 2009's GLAAD Vanguard recipient, and 2011 Trevor Project Life Award honoree Kathy Griffin is a multi-faceted performer with rapid fire wit making audiences laugh for years discussing Hollywood gossip and celebrity blunders.

The eighth season of AMERICA'S GOT TALENT kicked off today with auditions in New Orleans. Check out a first look at the new judges - Mel B, Heidi Klum, and returning judges Howie Mandel and Howard Stern - below!

Vinnie Favale and Indie Global present staged readings of Hereafter (written by Vinnie Favale and Frankie Keane) on Monday, March 4th and Tuesday, March 5th in New York City. The industry-only staged readings are open by invitation only.

NBC announced that supermodel/designer/executive producer/TV host Heidi Klum ("Project Runway") has been added as a new judge on AMERICA'S GOT TALENT - marking the first time that the top-rated summer series has added a fourth judge. Klum will join fellow incoming judge Mel B as well as returning judges Howie Mandel and Howard Stern beginning this summer.

ReelzChannel - TV About Movies(R) previously announced that all six seasons of the three-time Emmy Award(R) winning satirical sitcom THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW will air on REELZ, premiering today, March 4 at 1pm ET/ 10am PT.

A true 'comic's comic,” Bobby Slayton (AKA 'The Pitbull of Comedy') has been performing his own intense style of stand-up comedy for over 20 years.

Producers of Forever Dusty, the hit new musical about the life and times of legendary British pop star Dusty Springfield, announced today that the show will host a series of Sing-A-Long performances, following the overwhelming response of the first installment, which celebrated the show's 100th performance on February 13.

Craig Gass has announced the release of his debut live comedy album and DVD, The Worst Comedy Show Ever, on April 16, 2013 through Oglio Records. The release will coincide with GASS' North American tour (dates TBA).

The most musically satisfying Beatles tribute band and State Theatre audience favorite features TV star/musicians Will Lee from The Late Show with David Letterman and Jimmy Vivino of Conan O'Brien's house band, plus Rich Pagano, Frank Agnello and Jack Petruzzelli. The Fab Faux, featuring the Creme Tangerine Strings & Hogshead Horns, promise to bring you a concert that will take you 'there and back' with a musical trip spanning the career of the Beatles! This is THE band to see if you want to know what it might have been like if the Beatles toured behind their later albums.

Mars Comedy and Comedy Hawaii presents 'DOUG STANHOPE one night in HONOLULU' comedy show tonight, February 23rd 2013 in Aloha Beer Company at 580 North Nimitz Highway, Honolulu, HI. It is a stand-up comedy show starring Doug Stanhope, hosted by James Mane and features Junior Stopka, Michael C. Hall, Chad Wago, and Anthony Nigrelli.

Looks like Mel B. will be able to tell America what she 'really really wants!' According to CNN, the Spice Girls singer will be joining Howard Stern and Howie Mandel on the judge's panel for the next season of NBC's AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, filling the seat vacated by long-time judge Sharon Osbourne.

NBC announced today that versatile entertainer and former Spice Girl Melanie Brown (or 'Mel B') will join the network's top-rated summer series AMERICA'S GOT TALENT as a judge, and will take her place alongside fellow judges Howie Mandel and Howard Stern beginning this summer.