Margaret Cho News

In 'Viva la Evolución!' (www.vivalaevoluciontheshow.com), the comic actress Diana Yanez, a first-generation Cuban-American, takes us on her journey from Castro to Disco in a one-woman comedy of growing up Cuban and queer in Miami.

In 'Viva la Evolución!' (www.vivalaevoluciontheshow.com), the comic actress Diana Yanez, a first-generation Cuban-American, takes us on her journey from Castro to Disco in a one-woman comedy of growing up Cuban and queer in Miami.

The New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC), the largest multi-arts festival in North America, will present the 14th Annual Festival from August 13th - 29th, 2010. FringeNYC shows run 2pm - midnight weekdays and noon - midnight on weekends. Tickets are $15 in advance beginning July 23 at www.FringeNYC.org or 866-468-7619; $18 at the door, subject to availability.

Talk Show Listings for Tuesday, August 10, 2010.

The New York Comedy Festival (NYCF), in association with COMEDY CENTRAL, announced today that comedians Aziz Ansari, Adam Carolla, Margaret Cho, Louis CK, Kevin Hart, Gabriel Iglesias, Luis Jimenez, Maz Jobrani, Joel McHale, Rosie O'Donnell, Brian Regan, and Nick Swardson will perform at this year's festival. They will be joined by more than 150 other comedians performing at more than 10 venues throughout the course of the five-day festival, which runs November 3rd - 7th.

David Letterman: Michael Cera, Rachel Maddow, Herbie Hancock Jay Leno: Betty White, Sam Trammell, Black Crowes

In 'Viva la Evolución!' (www.vivalaevoluciontheshow.com), the comic actress Diana Yanez, a first-generation Cuban-American, takes us on her journey from Castro to Disco in a one-woman comedy of growing up Cuban and queer in Miami.

In 'Viva la Evolución!' (www.vivalaevoluciontheshow.com), the comic actress Diana Yanez, a first-generation Cuban-American, takes us on her journey from Castro to Disco in a one-woman comedy of growing up Cuban and queer in Miami.

Cult sensation DINA MARTINA returns to New York with an encore engagement of DINA MARTINA: SITTING OVATIONS. After quickly selling out a two performance run in June, Martina brings this unique night of performance back to The Laurie Beechman Theater for three nights only beginning Thursday, September 23. After attaining cult status in her native town of Seattle and touring nationally, Martina's official New York debut in 2005 sold out in minutes. Her follow-up shows have left jaded audiences (including Whoopi Goldberg, John Waters, S. Epatha Merkerson, John Cameron Mitchell, Margaret Cho, Rue McClanahan, Bruce Vilanch, Joyce Dewitt, and Jeff Stryker -- a list as strange has her shows) stunned and clamoring for more.

GLEE's Jane Lynch has been announced as the recipient of the 14th Annual Achievement Award from from Outfest. The award, Outfest's most prestigious honor, is given each year to an individual who has contributed significantly to LGBT film and media. Lynch will receive the honor on July 8 at a screening at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. She will be among the company of previous winners Don Roos, Jane Anderson, Gregg Araki and Rob Epstein.

Drag star Jackie Beat premieres JACKIE BEAT: IN 3-D! at Off-Broadway's Gramercy Theater on Friday, June 25 and Saturday June 26 at 10:00 pm.

Drag star Jackie Beat premieres JACKIE BEAT: IN 3-D! at Off-Broadway's Gramercy Theater on Friday, June 25 and Saturday June 26 at 10:00 pm.

Drag star Jackie Beat premieres JACKIE BEAT: IN 3-D! at Off-Broadway's Gramercy Theater on Friday, June 25 and Saturday June 26 at 10:00 pm.

terraNOVA Collective is thrilled to announce the extension of four shows from the 7th Annual soloNOVA Arts Festival, the premier festival for solo performers in New York City.

The New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC), the largest multi-arts festival in North America, will present the 14th Annual Festival from August 13th - 29th, 2010. FringeNYC shows run 2pm - midnight weekdays and noon - midnight on weekends. Tickets are $15 in advance beginning July 23 at www.FringeNYC.org or 866-468-7619; $18 at the door, subject to availability.

AFTER A SUCCESSFUL RUN at the 7th Annual soloNOVA Arts Festival, the premier festival for solo performers in New York City, W. Kamau Bell's critically acclaimed solo show, The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour, has been extended by two weeks. 'We scouted a lot more heavily this year,' says soloNOVA artistic director Jennifer Conley Darling.

The top-rated and quirky comedic drama series on Lifetime TV comes to DVD June 1st when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment debuts Drop Dead Diva: Season One. This unique series from Sony Pictures Television which was a network surprise hit from last summer, stars Brooke Elliott (Broadway's 'Taboo') as a shallow wannabe model who dies in a sudden accident only to find her soul resurfacing in the body of a brilliant, plus-size and recently deceased attorney, Jane. Comedian Margaret Cho (TV's 'All American Girl') also stars in the series which features guest appearances by Rosie O'Donnell (The Rosie O'Donnell Show), Paula Abdul (TV's 'American Idol'), Tim Gunn (TV's 'Project Runway'), Liza Minnelli (Cabaret, Arthur), Sharon Lawrence (TV's 'Monk'), Kathy Najimy (TV's 'King of the Hill'), Delta Burke (TV's 'Designing Women') and Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding). Drop Dead Diva: Season One contains exclusive bonus content including short films, deleted scenes and all-new behind-the-scenes featurettes. The DVD will be available for $39.95.

AFTER A SUCCESSFUL RUN at the 7th Annual soloNOVA Arts Festival, the premier festival for solo performers in New York City, W. Kamau Bell's critically acclaimed solo show, The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour, has been extended by two weeks. 'We scouted a lot more heavily this year,' says soloNOVA artistic director Jennifer Conley Darling.

terraNOVA Collective is thrilled to announce the extension of four shows from the 7th Annual soloNOVA Arts Festival, the premier festival for solo performers in New York City.