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Comix At Foxwoods will present The truTV Impractical Jokers Tour featuring The Tenderloins for a hilarious standup and improv performance tonight, May 10, at 8 p.m.

The 'American Comedy Awards' aired last night, Thursday, May 8 (9-11 p.m. ET/PT) on NBC. The awards honor those who have achieved new heights during the past year in both film and television and pay tribute to some of comedy's most enduring personalities.

The Daily Mail writes that Vanessa Kirby will star as 'Stella' and Ben Foster will play her husband 'Stanley Kowalski' opposite Gillian Anderson as 'Blanche DuBois' in Tennessee Williams' A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, beginning at the Young Vic on July 23 and running through September 6, 2014. Benedict Andrews directs.

NBC and Don Mischer Productions previously announced the presenters for the 'American Comedy Awards,' airing tonight, May 8 (9-11 p.m. ET/PT) on NBC.

Closing Aurora Theatre Company's 22nd season is David Mamet's powerful, fast-paced drama AMERICAN BUFFALO. Tony-nominated director Barbara Damashek, who helmed Aurora Theatre Company's acclaimed productions of Fat Pig and Private Jokes, Public Places, returns to direct AMERICAN BUFFALO, featuring James Carpenter (John Gabriel Borkman, The Master Builder, The Birthday Party, The Homecoming), Paul Vincent O'Connor (Death Defying Acts, National Tour August: Osage County), and Rafael Jordan. AMERICAN BUFFALO plays June 13 through July 13 at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley. For tickets ($32-60) and information the public can call (510) 843-4822 or visit auroratheatre.org. For mature audiences.

Lizzie tenders her resignation from the FBI as a mutant supervirus threatens death everywhere, and as the mysterious 'Berlin' comes gunning for Red.

Stand-Up Month finishes strong when David Spade returns to Comedy Central with the world premiere of his new one-hour stand-up special, 'David Spade: My Fake Problems,' debuting tonight, May 4 at 10:00 p.m.

Strong performances highlight this production. Beach, who created the role of Henry in The Great American Mousical at Goodspeed's Norma Terris Theatre in 2012 is a comic genius (loved him in the original Urinetown on Broadway). He's sleazy enough to be believable as the devil, yet sarcastic enough to be likable.

The 'American Comedy Awards' will honor those who have achieved new heights during the past year in both film and television and pay tribute to some of comedy's most enduring personalities.

1.1 million total viewers tuned in to the premiere of 'Jim Gaffigan: Obsessed' (April 27, 10:00 p.m.), making it the most-watched stand-up special of 2014 for Comedy Central. The #1 brand in comedy is currently in the midst of its annual Stand-Up Month which has featured one-hour premieres from Hannibal Buress, Patton Oswalt, Dave Attell and Tracy Morgan and will conclude this Sunday, May 4 at 10:00 p.m. with the premiere of 'David Spade: My Fake Problems.'

COLUMBIA, S.C., April 30, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ The University of South Carolina Press is proud to announce the forthcoming publication of a new memoir by James E. Clyburn entitled, Blessed Experiences: Genuinely Southern, Proudly Black. In moving and personal prose, the civil rights activist, South Carolina political icon and confidant to President Barack Obama describes his rise from the Jim Crow-era South to become, as President Obama describes him, 'one of a handful of people who, when they speak, the entire Congress listens.'

NBC and Don Mischer Productions announced today the presenters for the "American Comedy Awards," airing Thursday, May 8 (9-11 p.m. ET/PT) on NBC.

From October 30th through November 2nd, the 'Best Island in the World' (according to Conde Nast Traveller readers) will play host to the first annual Maui Comedy Festival. This event brings a three-day, multi-venue comedy showcase to the historic town of Lahaina on the island of Maui. Attendees will have the chance to experience more than 30 of today's funniest and smartest comics, including Hannibal Buress, Reggie Watts, Tig Notaro, Marc Maron and Aisha Tyler.

FEST is very proud to announce Golden Globe winner producer Gareth Wiley as a speaker at FEST - Training Ground 2014.

“Dateline NBC” (1.2/5 in 18-49, 6.0 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) is currently reporting its highest results in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 (1.7 rating) in the 8-9 p.m. hour in four weeks, since March 8 (1.3 in 18-49, 1.8 in 25-54), pending updates. “Dateline” is currently +up 33% in adults 18-49 versus the 0.9/4 for last week's 8 p.m. encore, up +31% in adults 25-54 (1.7 vs. 1.3) and up +15% in total viewers (6.006 million vs. 5.240 million).

Jim Gaffigan keeps fans full of laughter as Stand-Up Month continues strong on Comedy Central with the WORLD premiere of his new one-hour stand-up special, 'Jim Gaffigan: Obsessed,' debuting tonight, April 27 at 10:00 p.m. The full uncensored special will also be available on the Comedy Central App the day after its premiere.

Freedom to Marry, the campaign to win marriage nationwide, will celebrate its 10th anniversary on April 28 in New York City.

Comedy legend Marc Maron's newest comedy album “Thinky Pain” will be released by Comedy Central Records on May 6 as a double CD, vinyl, and a digital album available on iTunes and Amazon MP3.

With Monday's edition of “The Voice” tying for the week's #1 rating in adult 18-49 among primetime programs on the Big 4 networks, NBC has averaged a 1.4 rating, 4 share in adults 18-49 and 5.4 million viewers overall

“Hannibal” (0.9/3 in 18-49, 2.9 million viewers overall from 10:01-11 p.m. ET) is currently up +29% week to week in adults 18-49(to a 0.9 rating from a 0.7) and up +30% in total viewers (2.930 million vs. 2.247 million), pending updates.