Conan O'Brien News

According to Entertainment Weekly, Armisen is set to guest star on ABC's Rebel Wilson-led freshman comedy, taking on the role of 'Brian Headfoot, the exasperated head of HR at the law firm where Wilson's Kimmie works. In the episode, his character is called in to broker a truce between feuding Kimmie and Kendall (Kate Jenkinson).'

Staying calm as a parent is difficult even under the best circumstances, and many new parents today struggle with information overload, conflicting advice from experts, and lack of social support. The result? Stress. Alarmingly, research shows that a parent's mood and behavior are contagious, and that parental stress directly impacts children's physical health, social and emotional learning, and brain development.

The Flea Theater announces a one night only performance of TRANSATLANTICA by Kenny Finkle, directed by Tim Cummings and featuring original Bat Company Members reprising their roles: Tim Cummings (The Normal Heart, The Fountain Theatre in LA), Greg Keller (NYTW's Belleville, Wit with Cynthia Nixon), Jennifer McKenna, Alfredo Narcisso (The Motherf***er with the Hat), Jack O'Neill (Baal), Beth Tapper and Irene Walsh.

Ghostlight Records will release Beautiful Dreamer, the debut solo album from rising Broadway and vocal star DONNA VIVINO, in stores and via online outlets December 10, 2013. Beautiful Dreamer weaves 13 diverse songs into a thematically-cohesive collection from Broadway, Hollywood and Tin Pan Alley. Jerry Vivino - the veteran New York musician and longtime member of the Conan O'Brien house band - leads the disc's all-star jazz quartet and serves as producer. Taking a break from performing on Broadway in the smash hit Wicked, Donna will star Off Broadway inStars of David - a new song cycle celebrating Jewish identity, based on the bestselling book, with original music by the theater's top songwriters - fromNovember 13 to December 15. To pre-order Beautiful Dreamer, please visit www.sh-k-boom.com/donnavivino-beautifuldreamer.html.

This year The New York Comedy Festival (NYCF), presented in association with COMEDY CENTRAL, marks its 10th anniversary today, November 6 through Sunday, November 10. The festival will once again bring laughs to all the boroughs in New York City, and adding several new venues. The 2013 festival line-up will be announced in August, at which time tickets will also go on sale. Additional shows will be added in the fall.

Juston McKinney worked his way into the comedy world after leaving his job as a deputy Sheriff. He has had sitcom development deals with Warner Brothers, CBS Productions and Comedy Central. New York Times says he is "destined for stardom."

Nominees for THE 40th ANNUAL PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS were announced this morning at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills. People's Choice Awards Executive Producer Mark Burnett was on hand to announce the hosts for the live awards show, Beth Behrs and Kat Dennings, stars of the CBS sitcom '2 Broke Girls.'

The Cabaret Theatre is putting on a month of comedy, starting with today's November 2nd show with five comics that started at the Treehouse that are coming back 'for an evening of comedy, nostalgia and back stage stories'. The rest of the month will feature other forms of entertainment, listed below.

Tickets go on sale to the general public tomorrow, November 2 at 10 AM for Neil Patrick Harris' return to Broadway in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the musical with book by John Cameron Mitchell and music and lyrics by Stephen Trask, directed by Michael Mayer. For tickets, call 212-239-6200 or visit Telecharge.com.

Next month on Wednesday, November 20 at 7PM spend an intimate evening with two of the funniest New Yorkers at A Conversation with Susie Essman & Mario Cantone, a special one-night comedy event taking place at STAGE 72 (158 West 72nd Street).

Jake Johannsen to perform at Comedy Works Larimer Square on November 7 - 9.

Joan Jaffe's FOOD is a smorgasbord of comedy and music guaranteed to make you laugh. You'll thrill to hear Joan sing songs about FOOD - most funny, some very tasteful and some obscure. The patter written by Joan, is so good - there won't be a dry seat in the house - you'll hunger for more.

Late night comic, Conan O'Brien, took over for veteran caller, Trevor Denman, to announce the race in Santa Anita on Friday. It was reported that O'Brien didn't have to pronounce any tongue twisters and smoothly handled the favorite's name, Sarangani.

Outlaw, Kansas - an Old West sketch show about murder, betrayal and why your job sucks - returns to The Peoples' Improv Theatre tonight, October 25th, 2013 at 7:00pm.

The Cabaret Theatre is putting on a month of comedy, starting with their November 2nd show with five comics that started at the Treehouse that are coming back 'for an evening of comedy, nostalgia and back stage stories'. The rest of the month will feature other forms of entertainment, listed below.

Outlaw, Kansas - an Old West sketch show about murder, betrayal and why your job sucks - returns to The Peoples' Improv Theatre on Friday, October 25th, 2013 at 7:00pm.

SF Sketchfest, The San Francisco Comedy Festival, is excited to announce the launch of their YouTube channel in partnership with the Nerdist Alliance, a community of curated partnerships on YouTube. Featuring clips of outstanding past festival shows and events, the newly minted channel will be continuously updated with highlights from SF Sketchfest's archive, which includes Bruce Campbell and Patton Oswalt in conversation from SF Sketchfest 2013, and highlights from 2013's "An Afternoon with Pinky and the Brain with Maurice LaMarche and Rob Paulsen." Watch them here and check back often as more great videos will be added: http://bit.ly/1caejLf

Worst Ever Productions is proud to present the next spin-off show on October 22 at 8 pm from the team that created WORST AUDITION EVER - produced by Christine Lakin, Alec Ledd, Daniel A. Miles, and Corri English.

Microsoft has collaborated with soulful, indie artist Toby Lightman on their new Bing Smart Search demo. The online demo features Toby Lightman and her uniquely catchy song, We Are.

Celebrating "A Decade of Funny," the 10th Annual New York Arab-American Comedy Festival will take place October 24th - October 27th. The annual weekend-long series will feature over 30 comedians over the four days and will mount six shows which will take place at two New York City locations.