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Stephen Colbert Gives Back by Holding a PayPal/MySpace Fundraising Contest and Sweepstakes and an eBay Giving Works Auction of Items Worn and Donated From His Original Musical Holiday Special 'A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!' Premiering on Sunday, November 23 at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT

Stephen Colbert Gives Back by Holding a PayPal/MySpace Fundraising Contest and Sweepstakes and an eBay Giving Works Auction of Items Worn and Donated From His Original Musical Holiday Special 'A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!' Premiering on Sunday, November 23 at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT

The Herbert Berghof (HB) Studio and the HB Playwrights Foundation will host a tribute to the acclaimed and accomplished actors/comedians Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller in a gala celebration at The Players Club on Monday, November 10, 2008.

The Herbert Berghof (HB) Studio and the HB Playwrights Foundation will host a tribute to the acclaimed and accomplished actors/comedians Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller in a gala celebration at The Players Club on Monday, November 10, 2008.

COMEDY CENTRAL and The New York Comedy Festival announced today that they have signed a multi-year partnership.

The Wilma Theater continues its 30th Anniversary Season with the U.S. Premiere of Schmucks, directed by the Wilma's co-Artistic Director Jiri Zizka. A comic fantasy by Roy Smiles -who returns to the Wilma for a second consecutive season - Schmucks is a tale of a fictitious meeting between two comic icons, Groucho Marx and Lenny Bruce.

Family Guy Sings!, a new stage show featuring the entire cast of Seth MacFarlane's Emmy Award-winning animated television series 'Family Guy,' promises to bring the house down at New York's legendary Carnegie Hall on Monday, November 24 & Tuesday, November 25. Catch this live theatrical event as it lands in NYC for 2 NIGHTS ONLY. Shows at 8:00 PM.

So far at this evening's Emmy Awards, theater stars Jeremy Piven, Dianne Wiest, Laura Linney, Dame Eileen Atkins and Zeljko Ivanek are among the winners.

The 2008 New York Comedy Festival, taking place November 5-9 at various venues throughout New York City, announces the addition of several events to its line-up, including the second annual search for 'New York's Funniest Stand-Up' -a competition open to any and all comedians who think they have what it takes to be called 'New York's Funniest

From October 23rd through November 16th, just in time for election season, America's beloved cowboy humorist is brought to vivid life in WILL ROGERS' AMERICA, a 90-minute one-man-show of homespun wit, the working man's voice and small-town common sense-complete with vintage film clips and live rope tricks! Adapted and performed by veteran actor Rich Hoag, this production will be directed by Hoag's long-time friend and Rubicon Artistic Director James O'Neil.

Musical Performances By Stephen Colbert, Elvis Costello, Feist, Toby Keith, John Legend, Willie Nelson And Jon Stewart

Variety reports that Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, Garry Shandling, Lily Tomlin, Denis Leary, Joan Rivers, Lewis Black, Richard Belzer, Margaret Cho and more will appear on November 10, 2008 at the Kennedy Center as they pay tribute to George Carlin.

COMEDY CENTRAL and The New York Comedy Festival announced today that they have signed a multi-year partnership.

COMEDY CENTRAL and The New York Comedy Festival announced today that they have signed a multi-year partnership. This new deal provides the Festival for the first-time, a national television partner to showcase its prestigious comedy line-up. The Festival, celebrating its Fifth Anniversary, will feature some of today's biggest names in comedy for its 2008 roster including Frank Caliendo, Louis C.K., Craig Ferguson, Carlos Mencia, Joel McHale, B.J. Novak, Tracy Morgan, Brian Regan, Sarah Silverman, and Katt Williams.

The Zipper Factory announces its June line-up featuring some old favorites and some new shows.

Broadway at Birdland presents Mo Rocca in 'MO ROCCA 'CROSS AMERICA' Monday, April 28, 2008 at 7:00pm

Comics Susis Essman and Jeff Garlin will be playing a limited engagement at Caroline's on Broadway starting April 24th.

Jim Caruso's Cast Party and TheaterMania.com host America's comedic treasure Mo Rocca in 'MO ROCCA 'CROSS AMERICA' Monday, April 28, 2008 at 7:00pm, as part of the long-running, critically-heralded and popular concert series Broadway at Birdland

Joseph John Productions presents 'GALA NIGHT', a celebration of the successful Cabaret Cares series, at the Laurie Beechman Theater @ The West Bank Café, 407 West 42nd Street (west of 9th Avenue) on Monday, April 7, 2008 at 6:30 p.m., beginning with a cocktail reception. Tickets are $100, which includes cocktail reception, dinner and performance. There will also be a silent and live auction. For reservations please call (718) 672-6714 or email jjmac249@aol.com. All proceeds will go to Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS and Help Is On The Way Today. The event is sponsored by Steel Gym.

Mo Rocca, of Comedy Central's 'The Daily Show,' and Amy Goodman, New York Times best-selling author and host of 'Democracy Now!,' will be special guests for The Onion-sponsored Happy Sunshine Kung Fu Flower launching at The Zipper Factory for a 10PM show on March 21.