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TBS and Just For Laughs are thrilled to announce that Emmy(R) Award-winning comedian Sarah Silverman will host two shows at The Chicago Theatre on Saturday, June 16. Sarah Silverman and Guests will feature some of her favorite comedians, with line-up details to be revealed shortly.

Free outdoor stand-up comedy just got twice as cool. COMEDY CENTRAL Live® is marking its sixth consecutive year partnering with the City Parks Foundation by expanding its successful annual SummerStage comedy showcase in Central Park, adding a second free event in Brooklyn's Red Hook Park.

Parks & Recreation star Nick Offerman, Bill Burr, Comedy Award®-winning Chicago native Hannibal Buress, Kyle Kinane, Pete Holmes, Brian Posehn, TJ Miller, Kelly Carlin, Steve Byrne, and Angelo Tsarouchas are among the comics added to the lineup for the fourth annual edition of TBS JUST FOR LAUGHS CHICAGO, June 12-17, 2012.

THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART continues its legacy of on the road convention coverage by broadcasting a week of shows during the Republican National Convention in Tampa.

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.

History Theatre returns to the crime-ridden streets of St. Paul in the early 1930s with the return of a play written by David Hawley with music and lyrics by Drew Jansen, Capital Crimes: The St. Paul Gangster Musical. The show opens tonight and runs through May 20. See photos from the production below!

Paul F. Tompkins returns to COMEDY CENTRAL in the world premiere of his original one-hour stand-up special, PAUL F. TOMPKINS: LABORING UNDER DELUSIONS debuting Saturday, April 21 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Amy Schumer, former Last Comic Standing finalist, has just released Cutting, on Comedy Central Records. It follows her spring 2010 Comedy Central Presents stand up special. She also just filmed a movie with Steve Carell called Seeking a Friend for the End of the World.

Amy Schumer, former Last Comic Standing finalist, has just released Cutting, on Comedy Central Records. It follows her spring 2010 Comedy Central Presents stand up special. She also just filmed a movie with Steve Carell called Seeking a Friend for the End of the World.

Tonight, April 16th, Our Time - a non-profit organization that has been helping children who stutter for over a decade - holds its 10th Annual Benefit Gala, Tackling Our Fears, Defending Our Dreams, celebrating the bravery and achievements of young people who stutter as well as those who inspire their success.

BAM (www.BAM.org) and IFC (www.IFC.com) join forces to present Get It Out There: Comedy by BAM & IFC, a new comedy showcase that encourages comics to experiment recklessly with humor by testing out fresh material and probing the depths of their twisted souls for new forms of funny.

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.

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.

Paul F. Tompkins returns to COMEDY CENTRAL in the world premiere of his original one-hour stand-up special, PAUL F. TOMPKINS: LABORING UNDER DELUSIONS debuting Saturday, April 21 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.

THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART is heading to Charlotte with 125+ stalwart staffers to cover its fourth Democratic National Convention and broadcast a week of shows. 'The Daily Show's' coverage of the 2012 DNC will be taped at ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center(TM) and air nightly at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT from Tuesday, September 4 through Friday, September 7.

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.

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.