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The Paley Center for Media today announced the initial group of talent who will be participating in PaleyFest LA 2019, which takes place March 15-24, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. PaleyFest LA gives fans access to special screenings, exclusive conversations, and behind-the-scenes scoops and breaking news from the stars and creative minds behind their favorite shows.

Comedy Central has released the season two trailer for 'Corporate,' which features Kyra Sedgwick as Mrs. Cowboy.

Comedy Central's Drunk History and Corporate are both back with new episodes beginning Tuesday, January 15 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT and 10:30 p.m. ET/PT respectively.

In Shakespeare's day his plays served multiple purposes. In some cases, they created an escape for the people to forget their troubles and laugh or revel with and through the characters on stage. In others, the stories served as cautionary tales that made audiences think about their own lives through the lens of the troubles portrayed. Yet it was Shakespeare's history plays that aimed to take a pivotal moment in history and not only bring it to life for the audience to witness (and hopefully understand better), but to ground those stories in the present and allow those in attendance (and possibly those in power) to learn from the mistakes of the past. Thus, is the case with HENRY V, the current production being mounted at Hartford Stage.

Henry V is the first Shakespeare production, and the second play overall, in Hartford Stage's 55-year history to be staged in the round. In addition to Grush, the ensemble cast - comprised of half men and half women - features Karen Aldridge as Exeter, Miles Anderson as Pistol, Kate Forbes as the Constable of France and Burgundy, Peter Francis James as the Chorus and Sir Thomas Erpingham, Felicity Jones Latta as the Archbishop of Canterbury, Nym and Alice, and Baron Vaughn as Fluellen and Mistress Quickly. Hartford Stage Associate Artistic Director Elizabeth Williamson will helm the production, which marks her Shakespeare directorial debut for the Tony Award-winning theatre.

Check out rehearsal photos for Henry V at Hartford Stage below!

Hartford Stage Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak and Managing Director Michael Stotts announced today the cast and creative team for Henry V, which will be performed Thursday, October 11, through Sunday, November 11. Stephen Louis Grushportrays the English king.

Hartford Stage Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak and Managing Director Michael Stotts announced today the cast and creative team for Henry V, which will be performed Thursday, October 11, through Sunday, November 11. Stephen Louis Grushportrays the English king.

Life is Beautiful Music & Art Festival is excited to announce its 2018 comedy lineup featuring some of today's real heavy-hitters. Hannibal Buress, Michelle Wolf, Pete Davidson, Natasha Leggero, Trixie Mattel and more join an already stacked music lineup during the 3-day festival. For the third year in a row, Life is Beautiful will host an eclectic group of stand-up comedians on the newly minted comedy stage, The Kicker, centered in the heart of the festival grounds inside The Venue Las Vegas. 

Brutally funny and unflinchingly honest, 'In Stitches' is the latest Fringe hit from Manchester-based comedian Katharine Ferns (MTV, ichannel). This dark comedy show takes audiences through the visible and invisible scars of surviving mental illness, domestic violence, and drug addiction - with some feminism thrown in for comic relief. Based on true events from her own life, the story begins on April 21, 2016 - the day Prince passed away and Katharine ended up in stitches (literally). Through personal insights and a lot of laughs, Katharine's acclaimed solo show leaves her audiences in stitches (figuratively).

Kevin Yee (Mary Poppins OBC) and Atsuko Okatsuka (HBO's Room 104) bring their hilarious night of comedy and music back for another installment at The Virgil Los Angeles! Performers include Cristela Alonzo (Cristela) Rhea Butcher (Take My Wife) Adam Conover (Adam Ruins Everything), Lizzy Cooperman (Crashing), and Annie Lederman (Girl Code).

Kevin Yee (Mary Poppins OBC) and Atsuko Okatsuka (HBO's Room 104) bring their hilarious night of comedy and music back for another installment at The Virgil Los Angeles! Performers include Cristela Alonzo (Cristela) Rhea Butcher (Take My Wife) Adam Conover (Adam Ruins Everything), Lizzy Cooperman (Crashing), and Annie Lederman (Girl Code).

Kick it with Comedy Central at the annual SXSW Festival in Austin as the brand hosts panels, shows at Esther's Follies and holds a Backyard Bash, a two-day event with free beer, food and festivities for the fans.

Comedy Central President Kent Alterman today announced the renewal of Corporate for a second season. The series, which Variety hailed as “deliciously dark and hilariously ruthless” and Indiewire called “the first great comedy of 2018,” premiered in January as the highest-rated basic-cable primetime comedy of the 2017-2018 season among males 18-34. Corporate airs Wednesdays at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT with the season finale airing on March 14. Previously aired episodes are available at www.cc.com/corporateand via the Comedy Central App.

GRACE AND FRANKIE Returns for Season 5 with Guest Star RuPaul

Netflix announced today the renewal of its hit show Grace and Frankie for a fifth season. The series, produced by Skydance Television and starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Martin Sheen, and Sam Waterston, will return in 2019. In addition, RuPaul joins the cast as a guest star in season five as 'Benjamin Le Day,' a formidable and quick-witted adversary who faces off with Grace and Frankie.

The hit comedy podcast 2 DOPE QUEENS, featuring Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson, comes to HBO in February as a series of four themed hour-long specials. Directed by Tig Notaro ('One Mississippi'), the show debuts FRIDAY, FEB. 2

The reproductive rights non-profit organization Lady Parts Justice (LPJ) presents, “Life is A Living Nightmare: A Telethon to Fix It” on Thursday, February 1st. The two hour hell-raising comedy extravaganza will be live streamed from an undisclosed location in Hollywood that LPJ refers to as The Feminist Sleeper Cell and will entertain while raising awareness about the current assault on reproductive rights and raise funds to help LPJ continue their work. All proceeds will benefit LPJ. Hosted by Lizz Winstead, co-creator of The Daily Show, co-creator of Air America, and co-founder of LPJ, “Life is A Living Nightmare: A Telethon to Fix It” will put a hilarious feminist twist on all the usual telethon conventions. In the era of #MeToo, you can expect righteous comedy, music, parlour games, and a celebrity craft corner where a few of LPJ's favorite celebs will create one-of-a-kind items to be auctioned live during the telecast. And not to be missed Eunice P. Justice will deliver the 4th annual State Of the Uterus. And there will be a 'Patriarchy' piñata because if anyone is going to smash the patriarchy why not LPJ and their Feminist Sleeper Cell cohorts!

You and three guests will receive VIP tickets to the reproductive rights organization Lady Parts Justice (LPJ) benefit called 'Life is A Living Nightmare: A Telethon to Make It Stop' on Thursday, February 1st.

Misery loves a company and that company is Hampton DeVille. From Pat Bishop, Matt Ingebretson, and Jake Weisman comes a dark, edgy workplace comedy unlike any other. Comedy Central's newest scripted series, CORPORATE, takes you inside Hampton Deville - your average, soulless multi-national corporation