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Central Ohioans will receive a huge helping of laughter today, October 24-27 during Columbus' second annual improv festival, Columbus Unscripted. Produced by Columbus Unscripted, the festival will include professional-level improvisational workshops as well as performances by over 20 local improv troupes and nationally acclaimed improvisers, Susan Messing, Megan Johns and Michael Clayton McCarthy.

Come for a comedy, cabaret and coffee talk with Ryan G. Hinds on Friday, October 25 at 9 p.m.

TV Guide reports Carol Burnett was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. It is the country's top humor Honor.

This week's encore episode of Saturday Night Live with host Tina Fey and musical guest Arcade Fire averaged a 1.4 adults 18-49 rating in the 25 markets with local people meters.

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An encore telecast of “Saturday Night Live,' with host Tina Fey and musical guest Arcade Fire (3.1/8 in metered-market households, 1.4/6 in adults 18-49 in the Local People Meters) matched the show's highest metered-market household rating for a rebroadcast since May 4 (with host Zach Galifianakis and musical guest Of Monsters and Men) and equaled the highest 18-49 rating in the LPMs for an encore “SNL” since June 8 (with host Vince Vaughn and musical guest Miguel).

Today, we're featuring Anita Gillette, circa 1981. Gillette may be most recognizable as Tina Fey's mom on 30 ROCK or as Mona, the mistress in Moonstruck. She is a Broadway veteran with 14 Broadway shows to her credit, including Chapter Two (Tony Nomination), Cabaret, Carnival, Gypsy, Guys & Dolls, Don't Drink The Water, Brighton Beach Memoirs, and Showboat. Off-Broadway and Regional credits include The Big Meal (Lortel Nomination for Outstanding Featured Actress), Love, Loss & What I Wore, The Seagull, Shirley Valentine, My Fair Lady, The Winslow Boy, Irene, South Pacific, Sweet Bird Of Youth, The Great Waltz (recorded for RCA), and Knickerbocker Holiday.

On Thanksgiving night, NOVEMBER 28 (9:30-11:00 p.m., ET), the ABC Television Network will air the 90-minute special, “Lady Gaga & The Muppets' Holiday Spectacular.” The broadcast offers an avant-garde twist on the classic holiday variety show as Lady Gaga goes backstage with The Muppets, making a performance dream come true for the multi-platinum singer songwriter when they combine forces to sing holiday favorites and Lady Gaga hits.

TINA FEY, a Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner for her work on television's 30 Rock and Saturday Night Live, and LESLIE KRITZER, star of Broadway'sSondheim on Sondheim and Legally Blonde, have joined the cast of the forthcoming benefit reading of Craig Lucas's play RECKLESS on October 28th, directed byKate Whoriskey (Ruined).

Central Ohioans will receive a huge helping of laughter October 24-27 during Columbus' second annual improv festival, Columbus Unscripted. Produced by Columbus Unscripted, the festival will include professional-level improvisational workshops as well as performances by over 20 local improv troupes and nationally acclaimed improvisers, Susan Messing, Megan Johns and Michael Clayton McCarthy.

Funny lady Amy Poehler spoke to EW.com about her upcoming return engagement as co-host of the GOLDEN GLOBE awards.

Golden Globe winner Tina Fey and Golden Globe nominee Amy Poehler (“Parks and Recreation”) have signed on to host NBC's exclusive coverage of “The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards,”

Broadway vet Ian McKellen and film star Orlando Bloom (currently making his Broadway debut in Romeo and Juliet) stopped by the Clubhouse on Bravo's WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE Sunday night for a Hobbit Reunion.

“Saturday Night Live,' with host Bruce Willis and musical guest Katy Perry (4.3/11 in metered-market households, 2.2/10 in adults 18-49 in the Local People Meters) ranked as the #1 telecast of the night on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in 18-49 rating in the Local People Meters, outscoring all primetime programs on those networks. National ratings, including viewer totals, for last night's “Saturday Night Live” are due from Nielsen on Thursday, October 17.

Currently starring in his own Comedy Central series, Kroll Show, and as 'Ruxin' on FX's critically-acclaimed series, The League, Nick Kroll is gearing up for his first performance at Foxwoods Resort Casino, as he looks to keep the Fox Theater audience in stitches on Friday, Dec. 13 at 9 p.m.

Zachary Quinto, currently starring in Broadway's 'The Glass Menagerie,' appeared on last night's WATCH WHAT HAPPENS on Bravo and answered questions about doing a third 'Star Trek' film

Despite a 27-minute delay in its start time due to a football overrun, “Saturday Night Live,' with host and musical guest Miley Cyrus (4.5/13 in metered-market households from midnight-1:30 a.m. ET [actual start time was 11:57 p.m. ET], 2.7/14 in adults 18-49 in the Local People Meters)has equaled the show's top 18-49 rating (2.7) in the Local People Meters since April 13 (with host Vince Vaughn and musical guest Miguel). The 2.7 ties both last week's season premiere (with host Tina Fey and musical guest Arcade Fire) and the show's May 18 season finale (with host Ben Affleck and musical guest Kanye West). The 4.5 in metered-market households is within 4% of last week's season-premiere 4.7 despite this week's 27-minute delay.

The 39th season premiere of “Saturday Night Live,” with host Tina Fey and musical guest Arcade Fire, scored the highest adult 18-49 rating for an “SNL” debut in three years and delivered the biggest overall audience for a season opener in two years.

Arcade Fire was the musical guests for the Season Premiere of NBC's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, hosted by Tina Fey.

So what'd GIRLS creator Lena Dunham think? On Twitter, she wrote...