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Former 'Saturday Night Live' and Comedy Central star Colin Quinn moves his one-man show Colin Quinn Long Story Short, directed by Jerry Seinfeld, to Broadway's Helen Hayes Theatre for an 11-week limited engagement. Preview performances began on Friday, October 22nd and will officially open on Tuesday, November 9th. The production will play through Saturday, January 8th. Colin Quinn Long Story Short proves that throughout human history, the joke has always been on us.??The New York Post says of this summer's critically acclaimed Bleecker Street Theatre production that it's 'historical and hysterical. While he dutifully traces his saga from the caveman era to the present, Quinn happens to be very, very funny. Clearly benefited from Seinfeld's influence, with tight pacing and a procession of hilarious one-liners,' while NY1 says, 'The humor is infused with plenty of witty insights...even wisdom.

The Bob Woodruff Foundation and The New York Comedy Festival today announced the Stand-Up for Heroes benefit will be transmitted to U.S. military troops on bases in Afghanistan and Iraq and injured service members at Water Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, where it will be seen live.

The Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) and The New York Comedy Festival (NYCF) partner for the fourth consecutive year to present Stand Up for Heroes at the Beacon Theatre in New York on Wednesday, November 3rd at 8 p.m.

On last night's show, Colbert made a world-changing announcement that he will hold his 'March To Keep Fear Alive' to oppose Jon Stewart's 'Rally To Restore Sanity' in Washington DC on Saturday, October 30 (location TBA). View it here: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/359382/september-16-2010/march-to-keep-fear-alive

The Bob Woodruff Foundation and The New York Comedy Festival today announced the Stand-Up for Heroes benefit will be transmitted to U.S. military troops on bases in Afghanistan and Iraq and injured service members at Water Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, where it will be seen live.

President Barack Obama will make his fifth appearance as a guest on 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart' on Wednesday, October 27 at 11:00 p.m. (ET/PT), his first since taking office as President of the United States of America.

Talk Show Listings for Thursday, October 21, 2010.

COMEDY CENTRAL has once again joined forces with Jon Stewart's Busboy Productions for its third bi-annual special event, 'Night Of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert For Autism Education.' Taping on Saturday, October 2 from the Beacon Theatre in New York City, the benefit for Autism education programs will feature Stewart hosting an evening filled with live performances, sketches and short films from a roster of comedy all-stars. Tickets for the 'Night Of Too Many Stars' go on sale on Monday, August 2, through www.ticketmaster.com or www.beacontheatre.com. Guests may also purchase VIP Benefit tickets by emailing nightoftoomanystars@eventassociatesinc.com. All VIP Benefit tickets, which begin at $1,250 per person, include access to the after-party with talent.

President Barack Obama will make his fifth appearance as a guest on 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart' on Wednesday, October 27 at 11:00 p.m. (ET/PT), his first since taking office as President of the United States of America.

The Wall Street Journal called it 'the funniest new musical since Avenue Q.' New Line Theatre, 'The Bad Boy of Musical Theatre,' has been granted the first production rights in the country for the American regional premiere of the Broadway rockabilly musical CRY-BABY, based on John Waters' cult classic film starring Johnny Depp. The original creative team is revising the show for New Line, to make it a smaller, more intimate musical, and it will run here next season, for four weeks in spring 2012.

Cornelia Street Café (29 Cornelia Street, between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village)presents Morrison Motel on Monday, October 18. Look below for a complete listing of this week's events.

Tuesday, October 12, Cornelia Street Café presents Loren Stillman and Bad Touch. Look below for a complete listing of this week's events.

Talk Show Listings for Thursday, October 21, 2010.

Tuesday, October 12, Cornelia Street Café presents Loren Stillman and Bad Touch. Look below for a complete listing of this week's events.

Music This Weekend At Cornelia Street Café Fri-Sat Oct 15-16 9:00PM & 10:30PM

Comedians from the Upright Citizen Brigade Theatre in New York have joined the countless others with their latest contribution to sex columnist Dan Savage's "It Gets Better Project."

Tuesday, October 12, Cornelia Street Café presents Loren Stillman and Bad Touch. Look below for a complete listing of this week's events.

Tuesday, October 12, Cornelia Street Café presents Loren Stillman and Bad Touch. Look below for a complete listing of this week's events.

Tuesday, October 12, Cornelia Street Café presents Loren Stillman and Bad Touch. Look below for a complete listing of this week's events.