Patton Oswalt News

Jasper Redd's new stand-up special Jazz Talk will be released by New Wave Dynamics on CD and digital audio on March 11, 2013.

NBC and Don Mischer Productions announced today the nominations for the 'American Comedy Awards,' airing May 15 (9-11 p.m. ET/PT) on NBC.

Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, handed out top honors to 12 Years a Slave, Dallas Buyers Club and Nebraska at this afternoon's 29th Film Independent Spirit Awards. Blue Jasmine, Fruitvale Station, Blue is the Warmest Color, Short Term 12, This is Martin Bonner and 20 Feet From Stardom also received awards at the ceremony, which is held in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica.

Premium entertainment network EPIX announced today that Jenny McCarthy's Dirty Sexy Funny, a comedy event featuring Jenny McCarthy, will premiere on Valentine's Day, tonight, February 14, 2014 at 11PM ET.

A new website has been launched for an upcoming stage version of the beloved family-friendly adventure/romance THE PRINCESS BRIDE offering fans the chance to be provided with updates on the new project's development as it plays out.

NYU Skirball Center is proud to partner with Kidrockers to present a series of authentic rock shows for families as part of the Big Red Chair series. One of New York's fastest rising bands, Caveman, with recently formed pizza-themed Velvet Underground tribute band, The Pizza Underground (Macaulay Culkin + friends) will begin the series tonight, February 8. Comedians Seth Herzog ('Late Night with Jimmy Fallon') and Craig Baldo ('Last Comic Standing') host the event at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (566 LaGuardia Place, corner of LaGuardia Place and Washington Square South at the base of NYU's KimMel Center for University Life).

This week, BWW spoke exclusively with the actress about the new series, airing Tuesdays, 9-9:30pm.

According to the digital recording company TiVO, last night's SEINFELD reunion, featuring Jerry Seinfeld and Jason Alexander was the most re-watched commercial during the Super Bowl broadcast.

Crackle Original series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee breaks records with 25 million streams, taking the title for the number one original series on Crackle.

Disney XD announces February 2014 Programming Highlights

On Saturday, March 29, the Moore Theatre in downtown Seattle will host hit podcasts The Thrilling Adventure Hour (TAH) and Welcome to Night Vale as they COMBINE to form one enormous cross-over event, like Secret Wars or that time that chocolate met peanut butter or when Richard Belzer's character from Homicide appeared on the X-Files!

The Visual Effects Society (VES) today announced that award-winning actor/comedian/author Patton Oswalt will serve as host of the 12th Annual VES Awards.

TVGuide.com reports exclusively that SNL veteran Fred Armisen and funnyman Patton Oswalt will be featured on a special Las Vegas episode of ABC's MODERN FAMILY, set to air this spring.