Cedric the Entertainer News

Soul Train Awards 2012, held at Planet Hollywood Live in Las Vegas, was simulcast on BET and Centric on November 25th at 8PM ET/PT.

Soul Train Awards 2012, held at Planet Hollywood Live in Las Vegas, was simulcast on BET and Centric on November 25th at 8PM ET/PT. The audience was treated to the best in music entertainment.

The network premiere of Soul Train Awards 2012 will be televised simultaneously on Centric and BET tonight, November 25, 2012 at 8pm ET/PT.

The network premiere of Soul Train Awards 2012 will be televised simultaneously on Centric and BET on Sunday, November 25, 2012 at 8pm ET/PT.

Cedric the Entertainer has just announced on Twitter that his new comedy THE SOUL MAN on the TV Land network has been renewed for a second season. 'Just got word #TheSoulMan has been picked up for season #2,' he tweeted last night. 'Thank all of you who wrote in and/or just watched me @niecynash bout to Turn Up!'

To celebrate their 25th Awards show, The Soul Train Awards 2012 three-day experience is bringing celebrity star power to Las Vegas, as they honor the best in music, comedy and entertainment. In addition to the Awards show, hosted by Cedric the Entertainer, the experience will include an All-Star Comedy Show honoring comedian George Wallace, a celebrity Golf Tournament hosted by comedian/actor Bill Bellamy and closing the weekend with the Centric Soul Weekend Concert headlined by Soul Train Awards 2012 Lifetime Achievement recipients, New Edition.

The Casting Society of America (CSA) winners were announced last night of the 28th Annual Artios Awards® For Outstanding Achievement in Casting. Hosted by Nicole Sullivan, the award ceremony was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. In Los Angeles. Presenters included Anna Kendrick, Jeremy Renner, Armie Hammer, Jean Smart, Nat Faxon, Atticus Shaffer, Michael Hoffman, and Cedric the Entertainer. The New York ceremony was canceled due to Hurricane Sandy.

The Casting Society of America (CSA) winners were announced tonight of the 28th Annual Artios Awards® For Outstanding Achievement in Casting.

Given each year, in addition to the awards presented to casting directors for their achievements in Theatre, Television, and Film casting, the CSA also gave out the following special awards to Casting Director Lora Kennedy for the Hoyt Bowers Award given for excellence in casting; Harvey Fierstein received The New York Apple Award given to individual for contributions to the New York casting community and Ben Affleck, who received the Career Achievement Award.

On tonight's episode of the CBS comedy 2 BROKE GIRLS titled 'And The Pre-Approved Credit Card,' a new pre-approved credit card causes strife between Max and Caroline, who have different opinions on what to charge on it. Get a sneak peek below!

Called "a three dream circus" (Time) and "easily the best one yet" (Pete Hammond, ?Box Office Magazine), DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.'s blockbuster MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE'S MOST WANTED swings into the spotlight on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D™ and DVD.

Called "a three dream circus" (Time) and "easily the best one yet" (Pete Hammond, ?Box Office Magazine), DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.'s blockbuster MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE'S MOST WANTED swings into the spotlight on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D™ and DVD.

Bounce TV will also premiere its newest original series, OFF THE CHAIN, on Monday, Oct. 22 at 9:00 p.m. (ET). Rodney Perry (Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family, Mo'Nique Show) hosts Off The Chain. Perry was the co-host of The Mo'Nique Show on BET as well as a host of TV One's Who's Got Jokes.

The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles (SCLA) presents its 22(nd) annual Simply Shakespeare reading of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' September 27 at the Freud Playhouse, UCLA Campus. This event features a star-studded tie-dyed cast of hilarious hippies for an evening filled with peace, love reading a psychedelic 1960's adaptation of Shakespeare's play that includes iconic music of the era. Directed by SCLA's Artistic Director Ben Donenberg, the groovy participants include Billy Crystal, William Shatner, Martin Short, Topher Grace, Gillian Jacobs, Eddie Redmayne, Cedric the Entertainer, Paul Dooley, Olivia Thirlby, Alan Tudyk and co-chairs Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks and more!

Open Road Films, in partnership with Endgame Entertainment, has acquired all U.S. distribution rights to A HAUNTED HOUSE, co-written by and starring Marlon Wayans, from IM Global.

Open Road Films, in partnership with Endgame Entertainment, has acquired all U.S. distribution rights to A HAUNTED HOUSE, co-written by and starring Marlon Wayans, from IM Global. The film was financed and produced by IM Global's genre label Octane. The announcement was made today by Tom Ortenberg, CEO of Open Road Films, James D. Stern, CEO of Endgame Entertainment and Stuart Ford, CEO of IM Global.

Charismatic actor and comedian Cedric the Entertainer and friends come to DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center, on December 1, 2012.

One of the hottest shows in Las Vegas, ABSINTHE at Caesars Palace continues to attract the celebrities to its venue, continuing with Disney Star, Jennifer Veal and Cedric the Entertainer. Check out photos of both stars with the cast below!

Bounce TV (www.bouncetv.com), the fastest growing African American network in television, will premiere the second season of its original comedy series UPTOWN COMIC this fall with actor and comedian Rodney Perry (Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family, Mo'Nique Show) as host.

Emmy Award-winning actor Sean Hayes (NBC's "Will & Grace") will guest star in a multi-episode arc on NBC's SMASH as Terrence Falls, a comedic television and film star who is making his Broadway debut in the musical "Liaisons," based on the novel "Les Liaisons Dangereuses."