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Crackle, Sony Pictures Television Networks' free, ad-supported streaming network, announced today ROB RIGGLE'S JET SKI ACADEMY, a new original comedy series in development.

The hit comedy podcast 2 DOPE QUEENS, featuring Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson, comes to HBO in February as a series of four themed hour-long specials. Directed by Tig Notaro ('One Mississippi'), the show debuts FRIDAY, FEB. 2

Guests Include Uzo Aduba, Tituss Burgess, Sarah Jessica Parker And Jon Stewart; Tig Notaro Directs

THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT will broadcast live following President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday, Jan. 30 (11:35 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

See the full lineup of events coming your way this season at Emelin Theatre!

'No Name... & A Bag O' Chips' comedy / variety show producer Eric Vetter recently announced two January 2018 shows at Otto's in Manhattan, with the first on Friday, January 12th a Fake New Year's Eve show - to feature performers: Bruce Cherry (Marijuana-logues'), Andre Sanford ( Half White Son of a Black man podcast)Ellen Karis ( Karis Comedy Corner on BBOXRadio.com)and Becca Bernard (Minnesota / Edmonton / Elgin Fringe Festivals).

TampaRep continues it's seventh season with Gnit on January 12 (preview on the 11th), Will Eno's play filled with offbeat humor and absurd, but real, situations. Will Eno, hailed by the New York Times as a Samuel Becket for the Jon Stewart generation, writes plays of depth, filled with off-beat humor and absurd, but real, situations. In Gnit, he's created a faithful, unfaithful, and willfully American misreading of Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt.

The hit comedy podcast 2 DOPE QUEENS, featuring Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson, comes to HBO in February as a series of four themed hour-long specials.

On February 12, 1915, the Abrons Arts Center's Henry Street Settlement Playhouse opened its doors on the Lower East Side. Since that day, it has remained a vital cultural resource, providing audiences with artistically bold work while offering artists opportunities to dynamically grow. The OBIE Award-winning institution has drawn a diverse audience to its historic home at the Henry Street Settlement on the Lower East Side and has garnered a wealth of critical acclaim across artistic disciplines. The work Abrons presents reflects the social and political challenges of our times in ways that are programmatically integrated into broader conversations that affect New York City and beyond.

'No Name... & A Bag O' Chips' comedy / variety show producer Eric Vetter wraps up another year of comedy, music, storytelling and fun at Otto's in Manhattan on December 22nd.

Netflix and DreamWorks Animation Television are set to release six new original series in 2018 beginning with Trolls: The Beat Goes On! premiering Jan. 19, 2018, exclusively on Netflix.

Temple Israel synagogue announced today a premiere special event at the Halloran Centre at the Orpheum - an evening of laughter & music with comedy legend, Robert Klein on Saturday, February 10 at 8:00 pm. Open to the entire Memphis community, the evening will support the synagogue's mission to be a force for good - in the lives of its members and the greater community. Klein will be accompanied by Bob Stein, Klein's longtime music director who composes, conducts, and produces his personal and TV appearances, videos, CDs, and more.

Comedy Central welcomes Ed Helms back home. Nearly a decade after completing a tour of duty on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Helms returns to the #1 brand in comedy to bring viewers a hilarious satirical news special centered around fake news and the current political climate.

Trevor Noah, host of The Daily Show, will perform at Park Theater at Monte Carlo Resort and Casino in Las Vegas Saturday, June 23, 2018 at 9 p.m. Noah, who replaced Jon Stewart in 2015 on the Comedy Central show, has become the millennial king of late-night with his intelligent and hilarious commentary on world news and pop culture.

Montclair Film today announced that Stephen Colbert, host of CBS' 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,' will host an evening with Samantha Bee, host of TBS's 'Full Frontal With Samantha Bee' on stage at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in downtown Newark, NJ today, December 2, 2017 at 8:00 PM.

On Wednesday, November 29, the Ms. Foundation for Women hosted Laughter is the Best Resistance, its 22nd Comedy Night at Carolines on Broadway in New York City. Laughter is the Best Resistance, featured standup from leading women comedians in addition to a short performance from Ms. Foundation Founding Mother, Gloria Steinem.

On Today, November 29, the Ms. Foundation for Women will celebrate Laughter is the Best Resistance, its 22nd Comedy Night at Carolines on Broadway in New York City. Laughter is the Best Resistance will feature standup from Ashley Nicole Black (Full Frontal with Samantha Bee), Jena Friedman (Adult Swim's 2018 The Jena Friedman Show, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Late Show with David Letterman), award-winning writer and producer Judy Gold (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Showtime's I'm Dying Up Here, host of Kill Me Now with Judy Gold podcast), Jen Kirkman (Jen Kirkman: Just Keep Livin?, I Can Barely Take Care of Myself, I Know What I'm Doing and Other Lies I Tell Myself), Dulc Sloan (The Daily Show with Trevor Noah), and Liza Treyger (Glittercheese). Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Ms. Foundation's work to ensure the economic justice, reproductive justice, and safety for all women.

Giovanni Cianci has joined THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT as music producer, it was announced today by executive producers Stephen Colbert and Chris Licht. In this role, Cianci will be responsible for booking and producing music segments for THE LATE SHOW and will work with supervising producer Emily Gertler and the show's talent booking team.