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Ron Funches is headed to Comedy Works Downtown in Larimer Square, August 20-22, 2015 for his debut album recording. 

'No Name... & A Bag O' Chips' comedy / variety show producer, Eric Vetter recently announced two August 2015 shows at Otto's in Manhattan.

Subtitled "The Leonard Bernstein Memorial Concert" in homage to Bernstein

Marking its 12th year, the New York Comedy Festival (NYCF), presented in association with Comedy Central, announced its 2015 line-up today.

'No Name... & A Bag O' Chips' comedy / variety show producer, Eric Vetter recently announced two August 2015 shows at Otto's in Manhattan.

Marking its 12th year, the New York Comedy Festival (NYCF), presented in association with Comedy Central, announced its 2015 line-up today.  Expanding to six days and running from November 10 -15, the festival will feature some of comedy's biggest stars performing in New York City's most prestigious venues, including the Beacon Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Carnegie Hall, Carolines on Broadway, Madison Square Garden, The Theater at MSG, Town Hall and the 92nd Street Y.

HBO continued presenting a satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events, as well as addressing broader issues with a new edition of LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER on SUNDAY, AUG. 9 (11:30-midnight ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.

Stephen Colbert channeled J.R.R. Tolkien to describe Jon's epic 16-year journey as host of The Daily Show and thanks him for the impact he's had on his life and career.

On last night's THE DAILY SHOW, departing host Jon Stewart reflected on his 16-year legacy of destroying opponents like ISIS, big banking and Fox News.

Below, watch the host tell FOX News 'Adios, Mother**ker!'

DPAC has just announced key event statistics for the venue's recently completed seventh season. Total attendance hit a new high mark of 448,998 guests, topping DPAC's last record of 421,000 set in the 2011 / 2012 season. The seventh season also set new records with total events (224 events), total sellouts (112 sellout performances) and number of season seat members (15,167) for the signature series, SunTrust Broadway at DPAC.  

Comedian Amy Schumer stopped by Comedy Central's THE DAILY SHOW to address the theater shooting at her film 'Trainwreck'.

This week's topics included the secretive death of Taliban leader Mullah Omar and his successor, how teenage girls in Chechnya scammed ISIS, a scandal in the UK involving a British lawmaker, and the inequities inherent in living in Washington, D.C.

'Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation' star Tom Cruise stopped by last night's THE DAILY SHOW to give host Jon Stewart some advice on how to become an action hero

Listen up everyone, Comedy Central is launching its first live weekly show on SiriusXM's Comedy Central Radio (channel 95). "The Bonfire with Big Jay Oakerson and Dan Soder" will premiere on Monday, July 27

Jon Stewart continued his rant on Donald Trump and his presidential run on last night's THE DAILY SHOW. Before wrapping up the segment, the host shared an updated version of 'Summer Lovin' from the musical GREASE, which he called, 'Summer Trumpin'. Check it out below!

Ron Funches is set to headline Comedy Works Downtown in Larimer Square from August 20 to 22, 2015 in his debut album recording.

Marc Maron will be performing live at Boulder Theater tonight, July 24 at 8:00 p.m. and at Paramount Theatre tomorrow, July 25 at 8:00 p.m. 

Grammy Award-winning duo A Great Big World New Yorkers Ian Axel and Chad King who made music history with their mega-platinum #1 global hit 'Say Something' (with Christina Aguilera), return this week with a brand new single on Epic Records, 'Hold Each Other,' arriving July 22nd at radio, iTunes and all digital retail partners.

Looking at his final months as president, Barack Obama appeared on last night's DAILY SHOW to share what he'd still like to accomplish.