Bill Maher News

From October 23rd through November 16th, just in time for election season, America's beloved cowboy humorist is brought to vivid life in WILL ROGERS' AMERICA, a 90-minute one-man-show of homespun wit, the working man's voice and small-town common sense-complete with vintage film clips and live rope tricks! Adapted and performed by veteran actor Rich Hoag, this production will be directed by Hoag's long-time friend and Rubicon Artistic Director James O'Neil.

Variety reports that Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, Garry Shandling, Lily Tomlin, Denis Leary, Joan Rivers, Lewis Black, Richard Belzer, Margaret Cho and more will appear on November 10, 2008 at the Kennedy Center as they pay tribute to George Carlin.

COMEDY CENTRAL and The New York Comedy Festival announced today that they have signed a multi-year partnership.

COMEDY CENTRAL and The New York Comedy Festival announced today that they have signed a multi-year partnership. This new deal provides the Festival for the first-time, a national television partner to showcase its prestigious comedy line-up. The Festival, celebrating its Fifth Anniversary, will feature some of today's biggest names in comedy for its 2008 roster including Frank Caliendo, Louis C.K., Craig Ferguson, Carlos Mencia, Joel McHale, B.J. Novak, Tracy Morgan, Brian Regan, Sarah Silverman, and Katt Williams.

On July 26th, 2008, Hunter Bell, co-creator and co-star of Broadway's [title of show] was a featured special guest for Off Broadway's Happy Sunshine Kung Fu Flower. Also appearing was author, pundit, and Iraq veteran, First Lt. Paul Rieckhoff who's book critically acclaimed book Chasing Ghosts details his tour in the region. He has appeared on Bill Maher, Colbert Report, and Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann, in addition to contributing writing to many publications including the New York Times and Huffington Post.

Hunter Bell, co-creator and co-star of Broadway's [title of show] will be a featured special guest for the next Happy Sunshine Kung Fu Flower.

Hunter Bell, co-creator and co-star of Broadway's [title of show] will be a featured special guest for the next Happy Sunshine Kung Fu Flower.

Berkeley Repertory Theatre announces a five city tour of Carrie Fisher's 'Wishful Drinking' starting June 18th in Santa Fe.

Nick Scandalios, Executive Vice President of The Nederlander Organization, will be presented The Commercial Theater Institute's Robert Whitehead Award for 'outstanding achievement in commercial theatre producing' at a reception on Tuesday, March 11, at Sardi's Restaurant.

Center Theatre Group's latest musical, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, has a central message, and it is rather simple, f@$k theatrical conventions. Thanks to the progressive nature of recent offerings including Spring Awakening and the soon to open Passing Strange, Broadway has been breaking away from tradition with rock music infiltrating the stage and concert style staging springing up...

Singer John McWhorter and pianist Sheldon Forrest present a cabaret 'This Is My Night To Howl' at The Duplex on Sunday December 2 at 7PM and Tuesday December 11 at 7PM.

The Brentwood Theatre will present John Fugelsang: All the Wrong Reasons for two nights only, on November 15 and 16 and 8 p.m...

The New York Comedy Festival (NYCF) announced today that Rosie O'Donnell ('The View,' Fiddler on the Roof, Grease) is joining the roster of stars taking the stage for the ultimate comedy festival the week of November 6-11, 2007 at top venues throughout the city.

Tony nominated duo offers plenty of pizzazz and passion in their unorthodox cabaret act

New York Theatre Workshop has announced the final production of the 2006-2007 season, the world premiere of All the Wrong Reasons: A True Story of Neo-Nazis, Drug Smuggling, and Undying Love, written and performed by John Fugelsang, directed by Pam MacKinnon.

Apple Computer expert Scott Rose will bring his one-man show, Computer Geek: One Nerd's Search For His Soulmate to Chicago stages beginning April 13

The 78th Annual Academy Awards took place on Sunday, March 5, 2006. It was Hollywood's biggest night of the year, but with the worlds of stage and screen colliding more often by the day - how could we resist bringing you photo coverage of the night? We couldn't!

A socio-political sketch comedy show by Roger Rosenblatt makes its debut at the Flea.