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Sundance Institute last evening announced the Jury, Audience, NEXT <=> and other special awards of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival at the feature film Awards Ceremony, hosted by Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Park City, Utah.

Yahoo! and Paramount's Insurge Pictures today announced that the second season of BURNING LOVE the popular comedy series created by Erica Oyama that spoofs reality dating shows, will return to Yahoo! Screen (www.yahoo.com/burninglove) on February 14th, as a Valentine's Day treat.

ANIMATION DOMINATION HIGH-DEF, FOX's new alternative animated programming block, will premiere on air Saturday, July 27 (11:00 PM-12:30 AM ET/PT) on FOX. As part of the network's overall Animation Domination High-Def initiative, the late-night block will serve as the on-air component of FOX's digital, multi-platform animation network.

Several theatrical performances will be presented in 2013 at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF). The roster includes comedy, special events for kids, and a powerful one-man performance: Guy Masterson in Shylock.

Cobb's Comedy Club in San Francisco has announced its continuing Winter 2012-13 lineup through February, including the SF Sketchfest again this year.

Yesterday, the Sundance Institute announced the films from next year's Film Festival that will have a special screening in ten independent theaters across the United States. The screening will take place on January 31, 2013 as part of 'Sundance Film Festival USA.

The Line-Up has been announced for the 2013 Sundance Film Festival which will be held in Utah this January. The event marks the Festival's 29th year. This year, 113 feature-length films representing 32 countries will be presented.

Sundance Institute announced today the films selected for the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions and the out-of-competition NEXT <=> section of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, January 17-27 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.

Where else but at Comic-Con can fans get up-close access to their favorite stars? The degree of separation just got even smaller, as the long-running entertainment news magazine Extra, entering its 19th season this fall, heads to Comic-Con International: San Diego 2012 with a packed schedule of live celebrity interviews

From director David Wain (Role Models, Wet Hot American Summer) and producer Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, The 40-Year-Old Virgin) and starring Paul Rudd (I Love You Man, Role Models) and Jennifer Aniston (Horrible Bosses, The Break-Up), WANDERLUST is a laugh-out-loud comedy about leaving it all behind.

The world's leading pop culture convention is set to begin in just over a month, and Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) will be back with a Bang at Comic-Con International: San Diego in 2012.

BURNING LOVE is a take-off on ABC's Bachelor/Bachelorette series where single men and women attempt to find true love in front of cameras and American audiences. Get a first look at the hilarious spoof below!

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

Paramount's Insurge Pictures and Red Hour Digital today announced they have struck a deal with Yahoo! to premiere BURNING LOVE, an original digital series, on Yahoo!. BURNING LOVE will launch as part of the Comedy Channel on Yahoo! Screen (http://screen.yahoo.com), the company's video destination. Yahoo! is the top destination online for original programming with over 35 million unique visitors a month.

SF Sketchfest will celebrate the 11th annual San Francisco Comedy Festival by honoring Eddie Izzard and the Upright Citizens Brigade with in-person tributes and by welcoming Drew Carey, Jennifer Coolidge, David Cross, Rachel Dratch, Chris Elliott, Florence Henderson, Elliott Gould, John Hodgman, Sally Kellerman, Marc Maron, Bruce McCulloch, Christopher Meloni, Laraine Newman, Bob Odenkirk, Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Molly Shannon, Kevin Smith, Reggie Watts, Fred Willard, The Groundlings, the geeks behind w00tstock, the creators of Wet Hot American Summer and many more to fifteen venues over seventeen nights in San Francisco. SF Sketchfest, the most prestigious comedy festival on the west coast, runs January 19 through February 4, 2012. Tickets range from $10 to $75. For tickets and information, go to www.sfsketchfest.com.

TV Land has picked up its hit original sitcom, THE EXES for a second season, it was announced today by Larry W. Jones, president, TV Land.

SF Sketchfest will celebrate the 11th annual San Francisco Comedy Festival by honoring Eddie Izzard and the Upright Citizens Brigade with in-person tributes and by welcoming Drew Carey, Jennifer Coolidge, David Cross, Rachel Dratch, Chris Elliott, Will Forte, Elliott Gould, John Hodgman, Sally Kellerman, Marc Maron, Bruce McCulloch, Christopher Meloni, Laraine Newman, Bob Odenkirk, Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Molly Shannon, John Slattery, Kevin Smith, Reggie Watts, Fred Willard, The Groundlings, the geeks behind w00tstock, the creators of Wet Hot American Summer and many more to fifteen venues over seventeen nights in San Francisco. SF Sketchfest, the most prestigious comedy festival on the west coast, runs January 19 through February 4, 2012.

SF Sketchfest will celebrate the 11th annual San Francisco Comedy Festival by honoring Eddie Izzard and the Upright Citizens Brigade with in-person tributes and by welcoming Drew Carey, Jennifer Coolidge, David Cross, Rachel Dratch, Chris Elliott, Florence Henderson, Elliott Gould, John Hodgman, Sally Kellerman, Marc Maron, Bruce McCulloch, Christopher Meloni, Laraine Newman, Bob Odenkirk, Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Molly Shannon, Kevin Smith, Reggie Watts, Fred Willard, The Groundlings, the geeks behind w00tstock, the creators of Wet Hot American Summer and many more to fifteen venues over seventeen nights in San Francisco. SF Sketchfest, the most prestigious comedy festival on the west coast, runs January 19 through February 4, 2012. Tickets range from $10 to $75. For tickets and information, go to www.sfsketchfest.com.