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In his original debut special, Storm gets personal about his childhood spent dumpster diving in extreme poverty… despite looking like he was conceived at an Ivy League a cappella concert. Written, co-directed, co-edited, and designed by Storm, Moses Storm: Trash White melds visual and storytelling elements to challenge the norms of standup comedy.

In addition to their usual season of plays and musicals, The Sauk, Hillsdale County's Community Theatre, is dedicated to developing new works. The Sauk's seventh annual 'Plays-in-Development' will be presented June 25 and 26 at the Sauk Theatre in Jonesville.

Started in 2015, 'Plays-in-Development' is a unique project to help writers develop their scripts. Actors and directors work one on one with playwrights to learn what works and what does not work about their plays.

HBO Max announced today that the first batch of its stand-up programming will debut on the platform on Thursday, August 20th.

The live, all-star benefit NIGHT OF TOO MANY STARS: AMERICA UNITES FOR AUTISM PROGRAMS is being postponed to a future date.

Jack Black, Larry David, Zach Galifianakis, Kodi Lee, John Oliver, Rob Riggle, Phoebe Robinson, Amy Schumer, Sarah Silverman, and The Roots have been confirmed as celebrity performers and guests for the Emmy® nominated NIGHT OF TOO MANY STARS: AMERICA UNITES FOR AUTISM PROGRAMS live SATURDAY, APRIL 18 at 8:00 p.m. (ET)/5:00 p.m. (PT) on HBO.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network unveiled today the full trailer and announced premiere date of Saturday, March 7 at 9 p.m. ET/PT for its new unscripted relationship series 'Love Goals.' The series joins OWN's popular Saturday night lineup of unscripted series that focus on love and relationships.

The Emmy® nominated NIGHT OF TOO MANY STARS: AMERICA UNITES FOR AUTISM PROGRAMS will be performed live on SATURDAY, APR. 18 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The all-star benefit will be hosted by Jon Stewart and is presented by HBO in partnership with NEXT for AUTISM.

Tony winner Leslie Odom Jr. performed in Times Square during the Tuesday night broadcast of “NBC's New Year's Eve 2020.”

Miss Virginia, Camille Schrier, was crowned Miss America 2020 last night live on NBC at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The Miss America competition, which returned to NBC this year, was broadcast on NBC and live-streamed on NBC.com in a two-hour live special.

NBC kicks off 2020 with the biggest names in music for an evening of holiday fun with “NBC's New Year's Eve 2020,” which will feature performances from X Ambassadors, Brett Eldredge, Julianne Hough, NE-YO, Leslie Odom Jr., Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani and The Struts.

“Superstore” co-star Lauren Ash, “Queer Eye” culture expert Karamo and singer/songwriter/actress Kelly Rowland have been selected as judges for the upcoming “Miss America 2020” broadcast, which returns to NBC for a two-hour live special Thursday, Dec. 19 at 8 p.m. ET/PT from Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the straight-to-series order of the new unscripted relationship series “#LoveGoals,” set to premiere on OWN in March 2020. The series joins OWN's popular Saturday night lineup of unscripted shows that focus on love and relationships. Year-to-date, OWN is the #1 cable network on Saturday nights for African American viewers.

NBC will air “A Little Late with Lilly Singh: The Primetime Special” on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 10 p.m., two days following the premiere of her new late-night show.

One of the most anticipated launches on linear and digital for the fall season readies for takeoff when NBC's new series “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” the only late-night talk show on a Big 4 network hosted by a woman, debuts Monday, Sept. 16 at 1:35 a.m.

NBC begins 2019 with music's biggest names in an evening that can't be missed. "NBC's New Year's Eve" will feature performances by the incredible Diana Ross, Kelly Clarkson, Andy Grammer, John Legend and Blake Shelton. 

NBC has it all on New Year's Eve as Carson Daly and Chrissy Teigen host “NBC's New Year's Eve” live from Times Square in New York with Leslie Jones. Keith Urban will perform live from Nashville and host the Jack Daniel's Music City Midnight: New Year's Eve from Nashville's Bicentennial State Park. This incredible line up of talent will introduce the biggest musical acts of the year (to be announced) and join the crowd in saying goodbye to 2018.

British-based actress and comedian Katherine Ryan will return to Netflix with a new scripted series and stand-up comedy special. Details on both titles are below.

Yesterday marked the fourth annual Red Nose Day in the U.S., following a seven-week campaign of activity across the country that brought together millions of Americans to have fun and make a difference, raising money and awareness for children living in poverty. The campaign has now raised over $42 million for children who need it most in America and around the world — totaling more than $145 million in the campaign's first four years in the U.S. The final number is expected to increase as the public continues to donate and turn in fundraising dollars in the coming weeks.

Yesterday marked the fourth annual Red Nose Day in the U.S., following a seven-week campaign of activity across the country that brought together millions of Americans to have fun and make a difference, raising money and awareness for children living in poverty. The campaign has now raised over $42 million for children who need it most in America and around the world — totaling more than $145 million in the campaign's first four years in the U.S. The final number is expected to increase as the public continues to donate and turn in fundraising dollars in the coming weeks.