Sarah Silverman News

ETonline reports that late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel proposed to girlfriend Molly McNearney while the couple enjoyed an exotic vacation in South Africa's Kruger National Forest.

The New York Comedy Festival (NYCF), in association with COMEDY CENTRAL, today announced its 2012 line-up, that will feature some of the industry's biggest stars performing in the city's most prestigious venues, including The Apollo Theater, Carnegie Hall, The Beacon Theatre, Madison Square Garden, and Town Hall, among others, from Wednesday, November 7 - Sunday, November 11.

MSG Entertainment and S2BN are proud to welcome Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! Get the Sillies Out to The Theater at Madison Square Garden on Friday, November 30 through Sunday, December 2, 2012.

Doug Benson, king of all things pot and movies, is back to talk about his favorite subjects and joke around in his new double CD, Smug Life, released by Comedy Central Records today, July 3rd.

EPIX today announced a new monthly comedy showcase 'EPIX Comedy Unbound' kicking off with the EPIX Original Comedy Event Jim Norton: Please Be Offended on June 30.

TBS and Just For Laughs are thrilled to announce that Emmy(R) Award-winning comedian Sarah Silverman will host two shows at The Chicago Theatre tonight, June 16. Sarah Silverman and Guests will feature some of her favorite comedians, with line-up details to be revealed shortly.

Montblanc and Urban Arts Partnership present the highly anticipated return of THE 24 HOUR PLAYS BENEFIT, now in its second year in Los Angeles, tonight, June 16, 2012.

MTV and Logo today announced that the two Viacom networks will air a second 'It Gets Better' special in fall 2012. Dan Savage, star of MTV's 'Savage U,' syndicated columnist, author, and co-creator of the It Gets Better Project, will once again anchor the special, which will share stories and experiences of young people who are growing up LGBT.

TBS JUST FOR LAUGHS CHICAGO is proud to announce that Adam Sandler will make a special appearance to introduce an advance screening of his new movie THAT'S MY BOY at the Kerasotes Showplace ICON tonight, June 14.

Now in its fourth year, the Northside Festival (June 14-21, www.northsidefestival.com), Brooklyn's preeminent music and emerging culture festival, showcases the next generation of artists, innovators and problem-solvers, all within the walkable radius of Williamsburg and Greenpoint. Today's announcement was made at the Brooklyn Borough Hall Rotunda by Northside Media Group CEO Scott Stedman and President Daniel Stedman, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, and Brooklyn-born special guest GZA, founding member of legendary NYC rap group Wu-Tang Clan.

Doug Benson, king of all things pot and movies, is back to talk about his favorite subjects and joke around in his new double CD, Smug Life, released by Comedy Central Records on July 3rd.

Ars Nova has announced the following events for ths week of June 11th to 16th.

Walt Disney Pictures has released the first trailer from the animated comedy WRECK IT RALPH, opening in 3D and 2D theaters on November 2. Check it out below!

TBS JUST FOR LAUGHS CHICAGO today announced that Adam Sandler will make a special appearance to introduce an advance screening of his new movie That's My Boy at the Kerasotes Showplace ICON on Thursday, June 14.

TBS JUST FOR LAUGHS CHICAGO is proud to announce that Adam Sandler will make a special appearance to introduce an advance screening of his new movie THAT'S MY BOY at the Kerasotes Showplace ICON on Thursday, June 14.

MTV previously announced that comedian, actor and TV personality Russell Brand will take the MTV MOVIE AWARDS stage for the first time as host when the show airs live tonight, June 3rd at 9 pm ET/PT on MTV from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California.

Sarah Silverman has hand-picked Marc Maron, Chris Hardwick, Reggie Watts, Natasha Leggero, and more to join her at The Chicago Theatre, Saturday, June 16, as part of the TBS Just For Laughs Chicago festival.

TBS and Facebook are coming together for a new agreement that extends TBS's distribution plan for DumbDumb comedy shorts.

More than 50 actors are set to participate in The Blank Theatre's 20th Anniversary Young Playwrights Festival, including Catherine Hicks (7th Heaven), Laura Silverman (The Sarah Silverman Program), Mackenzie Phillips (American Graffiti, One Day At A Time), Peri Gilpin (Frasier), Josh Randall (Greek, Scrubs, Dusk Rings A Bell at The Blank), Lenny Jacobson (Nurse Jackie, Sukie & Sue: Their Story at The Blank), Zach Roerig (The Vampire Diaries), and Matthew Moy (2 Broke Girls). Twelve winning plays by young playwrights aged 9 -19, from nine different states, will be presented during this year's festival at the Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood, running from May 31- June 24.

The renowned Laugh Factory, which has been hailed by USA Today as "the #1 Comedy Club in the country," previously announced its Grand Opening at the New Tropicana Las Vegas with special guest headliner Paul Rodriguez tonight, May 23 and tomorrow, May 24.