Bill Maher News

Sarah Silverman is set to headline her first HBO comedy special, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming.

TBS Just For Laughs Chicago presented by State Farm(R), is kicking off its 5th Anniversary celebration with the first announcement of this year's spectacular lineup, featuring many of comedy's living legends, brightest stars and fastest-rising talent. Taking place Tuesday, June 11 - Sunday, June 16, this sprawling, six-day event will feature some of the funniest people on the planet performing at Chicago's most iconic venues. Tickets for TBS Just For Laughs Chicago are on sale today, April 27, at 10 a.m. (CT).

TBS Just For Laughs Chicago presented by State Farm(R), is kicking off its 5th Anniversary celebration with the first announcement of this year's spectacular lineup, featuring many of comedy's living legends, brightest stars and fastest-rising talent.

Community Works presents SHARE A LAUGH, its 6th Annual Fundraiser to support its 32 member organizations working for social justice, with comedians Wendy Liebman, John Fugelsang, Jimmy Tingle, Chris Tabb, Kelly MacFarland, and Bethany Van Delft on Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 7:30pm at the Somerville Theatre (55 Davis Square, Somerville, MA). Tickets are now on sale online and at the Somerville Theatre Box Office for $30, and a discount rate of $8 for students with a valid college ID at the door.

For the first time since 2007, COMEDY CENTRAL Live is holding three free comedy events to mark its seventh consecutive year partnering with the City Parks Foundation. In addition to the highly successful annual SummerStage comedy showcase in Central Park, shows will also be held in Manhattan's East River Park and Brooklyn's Red Hook Park.

REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER continues its 11th season TONIGHT, APRIL 19 (10:00-11:00 p.m. live ET/tape-delayed PT), exclusively on HBO.

Everyone's favorite stoner duo is back - and animated - in CHEECH & CHONG'S ANIMATED MOVIE, rolling its way into theaters nationwide today, April 18. The high-larious film will hit 50+ theaters in cities across the country including New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Miami, St. Louis and Houston. Check out the trailer below!

REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER continues its 11th season FRIDAY, APRIL 19 (10:00-11:00 p.m. live ET/tape-delayed PT), exclusively on HBO.

The news series VICE will expand its current season from eight editions to ten editions, devoting the entire season finale, scheduled to debut FRIDAY, JUNE 14 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO, to the show's recent headline-making trip to North Korea.

Disney XD has ordered a second season of its hit comedy series CRASH & BERSTEIN, a 'bro-comedy' about an everyday kid and his surrogate brother, a funny and spontaneous puppet who has come to life, loudly.

On an all-new episode of FOX's FAMILY GUY, when Peter (Seth MacFarlane), Quagmire (Seth McFarlane) and Joe (Patrick Warburton) fly on a private plane to Canada, they crash in the middle of the wilderness, far from civilization.

Everyone's favorite stoner duo is back - and animated - in CHEECH & CHONG'S ANIMATED MOVIE, rolling its way into theaters nationwide April 18. Check out the trailer below!

The Deep Throat Sex Scandal, a new play by David Bertolino about the making of the famed, groundbreaking, 1970s pornographic film 'Deep Throat,' and the subsequent controversy surrounding the film, announced yesterday that, due to its overwhelming popularity, it is extending its West Coast Premiere run at the Zephyr Theatre, which opened on January 31, for an additional two weeks, now performing through Sunday, April 14. The play will then close.

Amas Musical Theatre will celebrate its 44th Year with a Gala evening on Monday, April 1st, 2013 featuring a special concert by two-time Tony Nominee Christine Andreas with Martin Silvestri at the piano, titled LOVE IS GOOD. The event will honor legendary producer Eric Krebs with The Rosie Award and will take place at the Baruch Performing Arts Center, East 25th Street between Lexington and 3rd Avenues beginning at 6:30pm. The evening's host will be Broadway and television star Dan Lauria (Lombardi, A Christmas Story, The Wonder Years), and the emcee will be Tony and Olivier Award Nominee Tony Sheldon (Priscilla Queen of the Desert).

Amas Musical Theatre will celebrate its 44th Year with a Gala evening tonight, April 1st, 2013 featuring a special concert by two-time Tony Nominee. Christine Andreas with Martin Silvestri at the piano, entitled LOVE IS GOOD. The event will honor legendary producer Eric Krebs with The Rosie Award and will take place at the Baruch Performing Arts Center, East 25th Street between Lexington and 3rd Avenues beginning at 6:30pm.

Jade presents Tracy Morgan: Excuse My French at the Egyptian Theatre, tonight, March 30, 2013 at 7pm.

If you haven't had the chance to catch up on your theater news, look no further than today's recap of all things theater - exclusive features, interviews, reviews and more! - around the Broadway World for the week of March 25

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bil Maher, host of HBO's 'Real Time with Bill Maher' is set to appear at Las Vegas' Palms Casino Resort beginning this March. The comedian will perform at the Palms 2,500-seat Pearl theater beginning tonight, March 23-24, and continuing June 8-9, September 6-7 and November 2-3. Tickets will go on sale Jan. 11 at noon.

These are the kinds of stories - usually overlooked by mainstream media outlets - that will be presented on VICE, the news magazine series debuting FRIDAY, APRIL 5 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. Hosted by Shane Smith, founder of the revolutionary new media company of the same name, the weekly show is executive produced by Bill Maher, Shane Smith and Eddy Moretti, VICE's chief creative officer, with CNN's Fareed Zakaria serving as consulting producer.

ReelzChannel - TV About Movies(R) previously announced that all six seasons of the three-time Emmy Award(R) winning satirical sitcom THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW will air on REELZ, premiering today, March 4 at 1pm ET/ 10am PT.