Laraine Newman News

Seeso, the ad-free streaming comedy channel, today announced the renewal of three Original Series: travel parody show “HIDDEN AMERICA WITH JONAH RAY”; animated sketch series “THE CYANIDE & HAPPINESS SHOW,” based on the popular web comic; and “BIG JAY OAKERSON'S WHAT'S YOUR F@%KING DEAL?!” These renewals are in addition to the already announced second seasons of “BAJILLION DOLLAR PROPERTIE$” and “THE UCB SHOW.”

The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony invites you to Let's Play LA! on Sunday, August 21st at 7:30pm, at the newly renovated Ford Theatres in Hollywood.

'COMEDY BANG! BANG!' is getting weirder this season... and it's not just thanks to the new bandleader and co-host, 'Weird Al' Yankovic. Season five, premiering with two back-to-back episodes today, June 3 at 11:00pm ET/PT and 11:30pm ET/PT on IFC, brings us the highly-anticipated return of the surreal, wildly entertaining scripted talk show, hosted and created by Scott Aukerman. The new season returns with 20 episodes filled with an exciting line-up of guest stars, including award-winning musicians, top-tier comics, sketch luminaries, and the star of an 80's classic dance movie, each joining in on the fun with Scott and Al. Every week, two back-to-back episodes will air starting at 11:00pm; the first 10 episodes run through July 1, and the remaining 10 episodes will air on IFC this fall.

'COMEDY BANG! BANG!' is getting weirder this season... and it's not just thanks to the new bandleader and co-host, 'Weird Al' Yankovic. Season five, premiering with two back-to-back episodes on Friday, June 3

An all-star cast including Pamela Adlon, Jon Heder, Florence Henderson, Laraine Newman, Rhea Perlman, Steven Weber, Fred Willard, Eugene Pack and Dayle Reyfel (the show's creators) perform in a very special edition of CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

Pixar Animation Studios was the big winner at the 43rd Annual Annie Awards, Saturday evening at UCLA's Royce Hall. 'Inside Out' won Best Animated Feature along with 11 other categories

Robert Brackett 'Bob' Elliott, formerly one-half of the famed comedy duo of Bob and Ray, passed away yesterday at the age of 92 at his home in Cundy's Harbor, ME

The Groundlings Main Company, alumni, teachers and students celebrated the opening of its new school facility known as The Groundlings School with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The Groundlings School is located across the street from the famed Groundlings Theatre on Melrose Ave. Check out photos from the opening below!

Saturday, February 6 will mark the 43rd Annual Annie Awards recognizing the year's best in animation. Returning for a second year to present Annie trophies are the comedy-folk duo Garfunkel & Oates - actress-songwriters Riki Lindhome and Kate Mucucci.

Making its fifth appearance at The GRAMMY Museum, the creators of CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY brought new material -- outrageous, yet true music memoirs, ranging from Jennifer Lopez to Buble, Bieber, Beyonce, Barbra and beyond -- acted out live on stage on April 29th by a starry cast of performers. Artists performing included Roger Bart, Debbie Harry, Kristen Johnston, Laraine Newman, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Jennifer Tilly, Steven Weber, Fred Willard and more. Scroll down for photos!

GRAMMY Museum presents 'Celebrity Autobiography: The Music Edition, Volume 5' on Wednesday, April 29; 8:00 p.m. featuring an all star cast, including Roger Bart, Debbie Harry, Kristen Johnston, Laraine Newman, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Jennifer Tilly, Steven Weber, Fred Willard and more slated to perform in a special edition of the award-winning comedy sensation Celebrity Autobiography.

The Californians (Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Laraine Newman, Kenan Thompson, Betty White, Taylor Swift) reunite and get some surprising news about their pool boy Craig (Bradley Cooper). Plus, David Spade and Cecily Strong bring the sketch to an abrupt end.

NBC will air a star-studded, three-hour live special today, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015 in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the iconic franchise 'Saturday Night Live.' It appears that just about every single comic actor who has performed in America will take the stage for the event, and BroadwayWorld brings you a list of confirmed stars below!

NBC announced that it will air the inaugural episode of its long-running sketch comedy SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE tonight, Feb. 14 (11:30 p.m. ET/PT), one day before the primetime SNL 40th Anniversary Special (Feb. 15, 8 p.m. ET/PT).

He is Puss in Boots, and this January, he embarks on incredible new adventures in his unforgettably singular style in DreamWorks Animation's THE ADVENTURES OF PUSS IN BOOTS

The International Myeloa Foundation's 8th Annual Comedy Celebration presented the smash hit stage show Celebrity Autobiography November 8 at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre. Created and developed by Emmy award nominated writer-performer Eugene Pack and Dayle Reyfel, Celebrity Autobiography features outrageous celebrity memoirs acted out hilariously on stage by an all-star cast. Check out photos from the evening below!

The International Myeloma Foundation's 8th Annual Comedy Celebration will present the smash hit stage show Celebrity Autobiography tonight, November 8 at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre.

The International Myeloma Foundation's 8th Annual Comedy Celebration will present the smash hit stage show Celebrity Autobiography on Saturday, November 8 at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre.

The 'Celebrity Autobiography' performance to benefit Actors and Others for Animals was held on Monday, Oct 13th at the El Portal Theatre. The evening featured Joey Fatone, Florence Henderson, Lainie Kazan, Laraine Newman, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Mindy Cohn, Bruce Vilanch and Fred Willard, with special guests, Lily Tomlin, Dawn Wells, Susan Olsen and A&O President JoAnne Worley and more. Scroll down for photos!

Actress and singer Lainie Kazan will join the cast of 'Celebrity Autobiography,' a comedy hit where celeb performers act out other celebrity memoir excerpts live on stage.