Russell Simmons News

The 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards were held last night, March 24, 2012 at the Marriott Marquis Times Square and Glee's Cory Monteith and Naya Rivera hosted the event. Check out photos from the red carpet below!

The Clucked Up Comedy series brings "Clucked Up Saturday Night" to Detroit's intimate City Theatre on Saturday, March 24 starring comedian/actress Cocoa Brown (Tyler Perry's new sitcom For Better or Worse), Kevin "Damn Fool" Simpson ( Russell Simmons' The Ruckus comedic series) and featuring award-winning comedian Larry Lancaster (Baltimore's Funniest Comedian in 2010 and voted Best Comedian for 2011 DMV Awards). Hosted by Detroit's first lady of comedy, Simply Shanell, "Clucked Up Saturday Night" will take to the City Theatre stage for two performances at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

In celebration of the life and work of Woodie King Jr., founder and Artistic Director of The New Federal Theatre, four emerging theatre companies have organized a special conversation with Mr. King to recognize his legacy and impact on the black theatre community.

In celebration of the life and work of Woodie King Jr., founder and Artistic Director of The New Federal Theatre, four emerging theatre companies have organized a special conversation with Mr. King to recognize his legacy and impact on the black theatre community.

On Sunday, Feb. 26, at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT), kids across America and some of the world's most successful people talk about their own failures - and how they overcame them - on the new Nick News with Linda Ellerbee half-hour special, MY BIG FAT FAILURE.

In celebration of the life and work of Woodie King Jr., founder and Artistic Director of The New Federal Theatre, four emerging theatre companies have organized a special conversation with Mr. King to recognize his legacy and impact on the black theatre community.

Cheryl Tiegs was the first celebrity to get the ax on the season premiere of NBC's CELEBRITY APPRENTICE. The show's fifth season kicked off last night and introduced the 18 competitors who were quickly given the challenge of selling sandwiches in two New York City delis.

On the February 19th season premiere of NBC's CELEBRITY APPRENTICE, entitled 'Hero Worship', Donald Trump tasks 18 new Celebrities to create and sell deli sandwiches in a fundraising competition for charity.

NBC will encore the latest episode of THE VOICE this Sunday at 7:00/6:00c leading into the premiere of 'The Celebrity Apprentice'. The two-hour installment featured part three of the blind auditions.

Academy Award-winning director, filmmaker, and executive producer George Lucas will be honored with the prestigious NAACP Vanguard Award Presented by UAW/Chrysler at the '43RD NAACP Image Awards,' broadcast live from Los Angeles' historic Shrine Auditorium on Friday, February 17 (8-10 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on NBC.

On Sunday, Feb. 26, at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT), kids across America and some of the world's most successful people talk about their own failures - and how they overcame them - on the new Nick News with Linda Ellerbee half-hour special, MY BIG FAT FAILURE.

VH1's five-time Emmy-nominated documentary series BEHIND THE MUSIC returns to focus on six of today's most influential hip hop/urban artists. This season's roster includes: Pitbull, Game, T-Pain, Akon, Brandy and Nas.

Academy Award-winning director, filmmaker, and executive producer George Lucas will be honored with the prestigious NAACP Vanguard Award Presented by UAW/Chrysler at the '43RD NAACP Image Awards,' broadcast live from Los Angeles' historic Shrine Auditorium on Friday, February 17 (8-10 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on NBC.

In celebration of the life and work of Woodie King Jr., founder and Artistic Director of The New Federal Theatre, four emerging theatre companies have organized a special conversation with Mr. King to recognize his legacy and impact on the black theatre community.

The Clucked Up Comedy series brings "Clucked Up Saturday Night" to Detroit's intimate City Theatre on Saturday, March 24 starring comedian/actress Cocoa Brown (Tyler Perry's new sitcom For Better or Worse), Kevin "Damn Fool" Simpson ( Russell Simmons' The Ruckus comedic series) and featuring award-winning comedian Larry Lancaster (Baltimore's Funniest Comedian in 2010 and voted Best Comedian for 2011 DMV Awards). Hosted by Detroit's first lady of comedy, Simply Shanell, "Clucked Up Saturday Night" will take to the City Theatre stage for two performances at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

On Sunday, April 1, the hometown of California cuisine hosts a day of "Delicious Fictions" featuring Golden Globe Award-winner Jill Eikenberry and Emmy Award-nominee Michael Tucker.

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present red, black & GREEN: a blues by Marc Bamuthi Joseph on Friday, Jan. 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Virginia G. Piper Theater.

NPR and Olympia Entertainment will present a live performance of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! from Detroit on Thursday, January, 19 at 7:30 p.m. The Peabody Award-winning radio show is NPR's weekly hour-long quiz show that will take to the stage at the historic Fox Theatre for a live performance being taped for national broadcast.

COMEDY CENTRAL's Stand-Up Month celebration will include JB Smoove and Russell Simmons reuniting for the premiere of 'Russell Simmons Presents The Ruckus.' The stand-up series begins its six episode run with a two episode premiere on Thursday, January 26 at 10:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

JB Smoove brings the Ruckus to the stage as he reunites with Russell Simmons to host 'Russell Simmons Presents The Ruckus.' The six half-hour episode series kicks off with two back-to-back episodes on Thursday, January 26 at 10:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on COMEDY CENTRAL.