Ben Silver News

On Thursday, June 10, from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM at the IAC Building (555 West 18th St, New York, NY 10011), a launch party was held for Will Arnett and Jason Bateman's DumbDumb, a new digital production company. DumbDumb, created through a partnership with CollegeHumor and Electus, will create original commercials and new media. BroadwayWorld brings you full coverage below.

In an exciting, two-hour live finale on Tuesday, May 25 (8-10 p.m. ET), the winner of NBC's hit series 'The Biggest Loser: Couples' will finally be revealed, along with the incredible transformations of all season nine contestants who have collectively lost more than one ton of weight! In the first part of the show, the third finalist - as determined by America's vote - will also be revealed. And last season's heaviest contestant, Shay Sorrells, will weigh in and receive $1,000 from SUBWAY restaurants for every pound she has lost since her season finale in December, 2009.

It's one of the most eagerly anticipated events every season - "The Biggest Loser" makeover episode! Grammy Award-winning singing sensation Ashanti guest stars, along with celebrity stylist Jonathan Antin in the popular makeover episode of "The Biggest Loser: Couples" airing Tuesday, May 4 (8-10 p.m. ET) on NBC.

It's an exciting week on 'The Biggest Loser: Couples' when the seven remaining contestants head to Dallas for a Texas-size adventure that will take them from running a 5K at the Cotton Bowl to a wild rodeo challenge on a special episode airing Tuesday, April 27 (8-10 p.m. ET) on NBC. Plus, season eight fan favorite Abby Rike guest stars.

Ben Silverman's next generation multimedia studio, Electus, an operating business of IAC (Nasdaq: IACI), and MTV today announced their plan to actively develop and produce the first-ever multicultural, interactive series built for the digital age for MTV. Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress America Ferrera will executive produce the series with her production company, Take Fountain. Quiara Alegria Hudes, the author of the Tony award-winning Broadway musical 'In the Heights,' will write the script and executive produce, and Ian Kleinert and Jarred Weisfeld of Objective Entertainment will co-executive produce.

HBO has renewed 'The Ricky Gervais Show' for a second season, reports the BBC. Michael Lombardo, the President of HBO programming, said the renewal was due because the show 'has sparked a loyal and enthusiastic following that is growing steadily throughout the season.'

Multi-talented Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Ricky Gervais ('The Invention of Lying,' 'The Office') will host 'The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards' on Sunday, January 17, 2010 on NBC. This year's show will be broadcast live coast-to-coast from 5-8 p.m. (PT) and 8-11 p.m. (ET) from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. This marks the first time the telecast has had a host since 1995.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson is helping out Betty's move to Wednesdays with a little dental comedy. On January 6, Ferguson is reprising his role from season one of the hit show as Betty's orthodontist. As told to Ew.com, Ferguson says 'It's a really fun scene between the two of them.'

The Broken Arrow Community Playhouse is proud to present Neil Simon?s ?The Sunshine Boys? directed by Martha Cherbini. Martha has directed several successful shows for the BACP over the years, the last of which was the highly acclaimed The Gin Game. She has chosen a phenomenal cast of BACP veterans and newcomers featuring Tom Berenson as Willie Clark and Brian Shoop as Al Lewis. The role of Ben Silverman, Willie?s nephew and agent, is played by Ron Friedberg. Rounding out the cast are Stephen Brown, Kelley Childers-Friedberg, Lori Jackson and Richard Perceful.

The Broken Arrow Community Playhouse is proud to present Neil Simon?s ?The Sunshine Boys? directed by Martha Cherbini. Martha has directed several successful shows for the BACP over the years, the last of which was the highly acclaimed The Gin Game. She has chosen a phenomenal cast of BACP veterans and newcomers featuring Tom Berenson as Willie Clark and Brian Shoop as Al Lewis. The role of Ben Silverman, Willie?s nephew and agent, is played by Ron Friedberg. Rounding out the cast are Stephen Brown, Kelley Childers-Friedberg, Lori Jackson and Richard Perceful.

A staged-reading of Ian Talks - Louie Walks A One Man Show (With A Bunch Of Other People) A Musical Oddity will be presented Tuesday, June 9 at 2PM & 4PM Friday, June 12 at 4PM

A staged-reading of Ian Talks - Louie Walks A One Man Show (With A Bunch Of Other People) A Musical Oddity will be presented Tuesday, June 9 at 2PM & 4PM Friday, June 12 at 4PM

Encore Entertain will present Neil Simon's 'The Sunshine Boys' at the Toronto Centre for the Arts from April 23 to May 3, 2009

Encore Entertain will present Neil Simon's 'The Sunshine Boys' at the Toronto Centre for the Arts from April 23 to May 3, 2009