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For years, Wendy Liebman has been known for her dark and uniquely timed style of stand-up comedy, with lines like 'I really like to shop....lift', and now she brings the hysterics to Comix this April. The Los Angeles Times raves, 'She's a master of the throwaway line, making a perfectly rational observation, then adding almost subliminally the punchline which skews everything she has said before.'

Christy Carlson Romano is not your average twenty-six year old. She has already spent two decades conquering show business, finding success in theater, film, and television. A former Disney kid, she was nominated for an Emmy for her role in the TV series 'Kim Possible' and is also well known for her role alongside Shia Labeouf in 'Even Stevens'.

One of the fastest rising stars in comedy, Aziz Ansari is set to host the nineteenth annual MTV MOVIE AWARDS, premiering LIVE on MTV, Sunday June 6 from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California. This is Ansari's first time hosting the awards show. As previously announced, Emmy Award-winning producer Mark Burnett ('Survivor,' 'The Apprentice') returns for the fourth year as executive producer. With the legendary golden popcorn up for grabs in such unconventional categories as 'Best Kiss,' 'Best WTF Moment' and 'Best Scared-As S**t Performance,' the 2010 MTV MOVIE AWARDS promises more over-the-top moments and stand-out musical performances.

As BroadwayWorld reported earlier, actor-comedian Patton Oswalt had been cast in the co-starring leading role on 'Beach Lane,' a half-hour comedy pilot for NBC since Broadway's LIPS TOGETHER got postponed indefinitely.

Join Mel & El as they ride the crimson wave! The ladies are back with a brand new monthly musical comedy extravaganza, MEL & EL: OUR TIME OF THE MONTH, at Comix, 353 W. 14th Street, NYC on Thursday, May 6th at 7:30 pm. Created and performed by award-winning femmes Melanie Adelman and Ellie Dvorkin with composer Patrick Spencer Bodd, MEL & EL: OUR TIME OF THE MONTH is like a modern-day Laverne & Shirley full of dirty songs and banter.

Actor-comedian Patton Oswalt has been cast in the co-starring leading role on 'Beach Lane,' a half-hour comedy pilot for NBC.

Join Mel & El as they ride the crimson wave! The ladies are back with a brand new monthly musical comedy extravaganza, MEL & EL: OUR TIME OF THE MONTH, at Comix, 353 W. 14th Street, NYC on Thursday, May 6th at 7:30PM

Darius de Haas ('Marie Christine,' 'Rent') and Bailey Hanks ('Legally Blonde') have been added to the growing list of special guests for the second annual Miss Fag Hag Pageant- to be held Sunday, May 2nd at 8pm at Comix.

Whose Live Anyway?, a follow up to the Emmy Award-winning television series 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' brings the funny to The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University Friday, April 30 at 8 p.m.

Mintyfresh Comedy Productions is proud to announce the Second Annual Miss Fag Hag Pageant: A Celebration of the Unsung Heroes of the Gay Community! This year's show will take place on Sunday, May 2nd at 8pm at Comix in New York City. The event is sponsored by Skinnygirl Margarita and NEXT Magazine.

For years, Wendy Liebman has been known for her dark and uniquely timed style of stand-up comedy, with lines like 'I really like to shop....lift', and now she brings the hysterics to Comix this April. The Los Angeles Times raves, 'She's a master of the throwaway line, making a perfectly rational observation, then adding almost subliminally the punchline which skews everything she has said before.'

Ben Affleck presented his longtime friend and co-star, Matt Damon, with the 24th American Cinematheque Award at the Cinematheque's annual benefit gala on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel's International Ballroom in Beverly Hills. The award presentation concluded an evening of in-person tributes from Damon's colleagues Casey Affleck, Don Cheadle, Clint Eastwood; Jimmy Kimmel, Greg Kinnear, Charlize Theron and Robin Williams. In addition, George Clooney and Ben Stiller paid tribute by partaking in individual pre-taped comedy sketches while President William Jefferson Clinton appeared in and narrates a piece surrounding Damon's humanitarian efforts that was be played during the show.

This Saint Patrick's Day, prepare to dance a jig in the aisles after hearing the side-splitting stories from the funniest Irish comedians on 'Irish Eyes Are Laughing'. On this particular evening of Irish debauchery, Andrew Maxwell and honorary Irishman Patrice Oneal will share their not-so-lucky stories. Currently preparing for his extensive tour of the UK, Maxwell is frequently featured on the BBC and recently won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show. Oneal is the star of his own HBO Special and was a frequent guest on Comedy Central's 'Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn' and NBC's 'The Office.'

In honor of the NCAA College Basketball Tournament, 64 comedians will be given the opportunity to go one-on-one in the 4th annual comedy competition March Comedy Madness beginning March 10th at Comix.

The Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles (DSALA) will present TWENTYWONDER, a One-Night World's Fair benefit event to support those born with Down syndrome living in greater Los Angeles. The evening will feature a unique array of specimens from the world of Arts and Sciences from entomologist Taylor Lura to movie riffing with Cinematic Titanic. TWENTYWONDER will be held on Saturday, March 6 from 6:00 p.m. - midnight at the Veterans' Memorial Building (4117 Overland Avenue) in Culver City.

The Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles (DSALA) will present TWENTYWONDER, a One-Night World's Fair benefit event to support those born with Down syndrome living in greater Los Angeles. The evening will feature a unique array of specimens from the world of Arts and Sciences from entomologist Taylor Lura to movie riffing with Cinematic Titanic. TWENTYWONDER will be held on Saturday, March 6 from 6:00 p.m. - midnight at the Veterans' Memorial Building (4117 Overland Avenue) in Culver City.

Alec Baldwin, Matthew Broderick, Martin Short, Madonna, and a host of others will guest judge on the upcoming season of the ABC television show, 'The Marriage Ref.' The season begins February 28th and is hosted by Tom Papa and was conceived by comedian Jerry Seinfeld.

Pattie Canova's SOULED OUT, will play its final show on Feb. 21 at The Abindgon Theater.

Fences, August Wilson's powerful story of a fractured African-American family in 1950s Pittsburgh, will play its final show on February 21.