John Olive News

Dave Attell and COMEDY CENTRAL will be keeping fans up late into the night once again as the #1 brand in comedy is back in business with the iconic comic, ordering its first-ever uncensored, weekly late-night stand-up series

The talented and hilarious Ben Kronberg will take over for the originally scheduled Lil Rel for Comix At Foxwoods' weekend lineup Aug. 29 to Aug. 31. Lil Rel's three headliner shows will all be replaced by Kronberg, a regular performer at the SXSW Music Festival who has also been featured at the Vancouver Comedy Festival and Boston Comedy Festival.

The hilarious Gary Gulman will take to the stage at Comix At Foxwoods for four performances from Thursday, Oct. 3 to Saturday, Oct. 5. Gulman will keep audiences laughing at 8 p.m. each night throughout the weekend, before ending things on a high note with a 10:30 p.m. performance on Oct. 5.

Tonight on COMEDY CENTRAL, watch all new episodes of 'Drunk History,' 'The Jeselnik Offensive,' 'The Daily Show,' and 'The Colbert Report'. Below, check out sneak peeks of 'Drunk History' and 'The Jeselnik Offensive.'

Below, check out COMEDY CENTRAL's Best Bets for the week of July 28!

'The Daily Show's' John Oliver is pulling double duty this summer when he once again brings together some of his favorite stand-up comedians for the fourth season of 'John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show,' premiering on COMEDY CENTRAL tonight, July 26 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.

'The Daily Show's' John Oliver is pulling double duty this summer when he once again brings together some of his favorite stand-up comedians for the fourth season of 'John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show,' premiering on Comedy Central tonight, July 26 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.

The American Theatre Critic's Association announces the election of veteran Chicago theater critic Jonathan Abarbanel as Chair of the American Theatre Critics Association, at the conclusion of the Association's 40th annual conference on July 20, 2013, held this year in Shepherdstown, WV. He will serve a one-year term as Chair of the Association's nine-member executive committee and may be re-elected for up to two more years.

Maria Bamford is in full swing as her new album 'Ask Me About My New God!' is set to be released on COMEDY CENTRAL Records today, July 16.

'The Daily Show's' John Oliver is pulling double duty this summer when he once again brings together some of his favorite stand-up comedians for the fourth season of 'John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show,' premiering on COMEDY CENTRAL on Friday, July 26 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.

VEVO has posted the World Premiere of Britney Spears 'Ooh La La' music video. Get a first look below!

Dan St. Germain will headline at Comedy Works Downtown in Larimer Square, tonight, July 3 and 5 - 7, 2013.

Chicago's acclaimed Jefferson Award nominated actress and winner of the After Dark Award for 'Outstanding Cabaret Artist' and the Chicago Cabaret Professionals Gold Coast Award, Suzanne Petri brings ' A Little Touch of Coward in the Night' to Davenport's, 1383 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago tonight and Thursday June 26th and 27th at 8pm.

Maria Bamford is in full swing as her new album "Ask Me About My New God!" is set to be released on COMEDY CENTRAL Records on Tuesday, July 16.

For the Arden's 26th Season of great stories by great storytellers, the company presents a daring and ambitious musical, dramas that grapple with the complicated notion of the American family, provocative pieces by contemporary playwrights, and a new approach to a classic text. Says Arden's Producing Artistic Director Terrence J. Nolen: "The 2013/14 season will include a remarkable range of stories by master storytellers. We are proud to produce the work of Jason Robert Brown, Lydia Diamond, and Alfred Uhry at the Arden for the first time, and are thrilled to welcome plays by Philadelphia writers Quiara Alegria Hudes and Michael Hollinger to our stages. The coming year also includes a new translation by Curt Columbus of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters, and adaptations of Louis Sachar's Sideways Stories from Wayside School and Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat. Coming this fall, we will also open the Hamilton Family Arts Center, our new education and production center. We are thrilled by the prospect of creating our 2013/14 productions in this great new space.'

Jonah Ray and Kumail Nanjiani are delivering the "best stand-up comedy show in Los Angeles" directly to you as COMEDY CENTRAL has ordered a new stand-up series, THE MELTDOWN WITH JONAH AND KUMAIL, it was announced today

W. Kamau Bell welcomes Billy Porter, the Tony Award-winning star of Kinky Boots tonight, June 20 @ 11:00pm ET/PT for the final weekly episode of Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell.

Comedian, writer, and actor John Oliver brings his stand up performance to Bass Concert Hall on Friday, October 25 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets for John Oliver go on sale Friday, June 21 at 10 a.m., at the following authorized ticket outlets, which include the Bass Concert Hall ticket office, most H-E-B stores and all Texas Box Office outlets, online at www.livenation.com or www.TexasPerformingArts.org, or by calling (512) 477-6060 or (800) 982-BEVO.