
Carol Burnett to win top US humor prize in DC
Carol Burnett, who became famous for playing a variety of characters in sketch comedy routines on her namesake television show, was named the winner ...

CBS adding Robin Williams comedy
CBS on Wednesday revealed a few nips and tucks it is planning next season for what is already network television's most successful schedule, including ...

Seth Meyers to replace Jimmy Fallon late at night
Seth Meyers is moving from his "Weekend Update" desk to his own late night show on NBC. The network said Sunday that the 12-year "Saturday Night Live" ...

NBC bringing back 'Ironside,' renewing 'Community'
NBC is ordering up a new comedy for next season from "Scrubs" creator Bill Lawrence and an updating of the '70s cop drama "Ironside." And in a ...

NBC orders 5 new TV series for next season
Sean Hayes, Parker Posey, Minnie Driver and Gillian Anderson will have prominent roles in new television series that NBC has decided to air next ...
Correction: TV-Twitter Comedy Festival story
In a story April 21 about a comedy festival on Twitter hosted by Comedy Central, The Associated Press misidentified one of the participants. It is ...
UK TV pulls terrorist satire after Boston bombings
A British television channel is pulling a comedy about a group of hapless terrorists from its schedule in the wake of the deadly Boston Marathon ...

Chris Tucker to host BET Awards on June 30
Chris Tucker will host this year's BET Awards. The network announced Tuesday that the comedian-actor will host the show June 30 from the Nokia Theater ...

Egyptian court drops lawsuit to ban comedy show
A Cairo court on Saturday dismissed a lawsuit filed by an Islamist lawyer demanding that a popular Egyptian satirist's TV show be banned for allegedly ...

Comedian Anderson still hurting from diving mishap
Comedian Louie Anderson says he's been in pain all week from a recent diving mishap during a taping of the ABC celebrity diving show "Splash.

HBO ending 'Enlightened' after 2 seasons
HBO says the Laura Dern series "Enlightened" isn't coming back for a third season. In a statement Tuesday, the premium cable channel said it was proud ...

Captain Peacock actor Frank Thornton dies
British actor Frank Thornton — best known as Captain Peacock in the long-running television comedy "Are You Being Served?" — has died at age 92, his ...

Bonnie Franklin, 'One Day At a Time' star, dies
Bonnie Franklin, the pert, redheaded actress whom millions came to identify with for her role as divorced mom Ann Romano on the long-running sitcom ...

With 'SNL' gig, Kevin Hart continues to rise
Like most people who get the chance to host "Saturday Night Live," Kevin Hart is excited to have the gig. Unlike most hosts, Hart is proving to be ...

NJ's highest court hears 'joking judge' appeal
It may have been his toughest crowd yet. In a decidedly humorless proceeding Tuesday, New Jersey's Supreme Court heard arguments over whether a ...
The Hollywood Reporter's best of the week
The Hollywood Reporter's list of its 10 best stories of the week: OSCARS: WHY BEN AFFLECK'S SNUB LEAVES A TWO-MAN RACE FOR BEST DIRECTOR While ...

Damon guest stars on TV comedy 'House of Lies'
Matt Damon is becoming a TV comedy regular. Showtime said Monday that Damon will guest star next week on "House of Lies." He'll play what the channel ...

'Argo,' Lawrence, Day-Lewis win at SAG
The CIA thriller "Argo" continues to steamroll through awards season, winning the top honor for overall cast performance at the Screen Actors Guild ...

Ray Romano to perform at Garden of Laughs event
While everybody loves Raymond, it's stand-up comedy that Ray Romano loves most. The 55-year-old actor-comedian says performing live is his passion, ...

Rolin Jones writes a 'big 'ol dumb comedy'
Playwright Rolin Jones is not one to really brag, but he thinks he's made history with his latest work. "I feel fairly confident I've written the ...
Sirius XM Radio creating Comedy Central channel
Sirius XM Radio and Comedy Central are teaming up to create a new channel on the satellite radio service devoted to showcasing the television ...

Big night for cable TV in Globes
The taut political thriller "Homeland," the coming of age comedy "Girls" and "Game Change," the movie about Sarah Palin's rocky campaign for the vice ...
CBS welcoming actor Angus Jones back to comedy
The teenage actor Angus T. Jones is expected back at "Two and a Half Men" next week, with CBS accepting his apology for calling the popular comedy ...

People's Choice Awards a feast for 'Hunger Games'
"The Hunger Games" devoured the competition at the People's Choice Awards, emerging the top victor with five trophies. Katy Perry won three awards at ...