Betty White has licensed her likeness to a fashion line launching this August, hoping to capitalize on her sudden ubiquity—and raise proceeds for the Morris Animal Foundation—with a collection of T-shirts and hoodies
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the man who founded The Groundlings is facing a tough battle with cancer, and Gary Austin's friends are rallying around to offer their help.
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if you wanted Comedy Central to donate a dollar to the Gulf oil spill recovery all you have to do now is retweet a tweet by Stephen Colbert..
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Jamie Masada and The Laugh Factory have been operating a Charity Comedy Camp for at-risk kids for the past quarter-century, and on Saturday, they're opening the doors again for underprivileged kids...
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An original script from Monty Python’s Life of Brian is to be auctioned off. The document from the 1979 film been signed by John Cleese, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin and will be going under the hammer at a £250-a-head charity dinner next month. Palin sad: ‘This is one of the most important working scripts of Life of Brian. It belonged to our heroic, and very funny, first assistant director Jonathan Benson whose job it was to keep cast, crew and John Cleese happy every day of...
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This vibrant city, home to most of America's celebrity country singers and famous institutions like the Grand Ole Opry, is still drowning in despair over the recent flood. Jerry Seinfeld is the latest celeb to step up and recognize Nashville's enduring need. Previously scheduled to perform at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center Friday, Seinfeld is now donating all the proceeds from his show to Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.
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What happens when you get 140 performers -- from the biggest names in comedy to the biggest up-and-coming funny people, mixed in with Hollywood stars and starlets, musicians, writers, children's show makers, porn stars, and just plain clever people -- put them in a 99-seat sold-out north Hollywood theater, and let them unleash their favorite and sometimes raunchiest Twitter posts? You got the crazy scene last night at A Night of 140 Tweets, an all-star benefit for Haiti relief at the Upright Cit...
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It has been heartening to see the comedy community come together and help in the fund-raising efforts in Haiti following the devastating 7.0 earthquake that hit the already-impoverished island nation earlier this week.
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The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre presents two special performances of their long-running improv show, ASSSSCAT, to raise support for Mercy Corps' relief efforts in Haiti after the devastating earthquake of January 12th. Every dollar raised at the show will go directly to Mercy Corps' relief efforts in Haiti.
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