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A Costume Featurette from Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” featuring 2022 Critics Choice Nominee and Tony Award® and Emmy Award® winning costume designer, Paul Tazewell, has been released.

Lavell Crawford is HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS in his new one-hour stand-up comedy special premiering Today, November 3 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME on air, on demand and over the internet. Filmed at The Pageant in his hometown of St. Louis, the endearing funnyman taps into his family experiences growing up poor, offering his hysterical take on a multitude of holiday-related topics such as Black Today, Christmas lists, Trick or Treat, BBQs on the 4th, homemade Easter outfits, Mother's Day guilt and his family's rendition of a Disneyland vacation.

Lavell Crawford is HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS in his new one-hour stand-up comedy special premiering Friday, November 3 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME on air, on demand and over the internet. Filmed at The Pageant in his hometown of St. Louis, the endearing funnyman taps into his family experiences growing up poor, offering his hysterical take on a multitude of holiday-related topics such as Black Friday, Christmas lists, Trick or Treat, BBQs on the 4th, homemade Easter outfits, Mother's Day guilt and his family's rendition of a Disneyland vacation.

THIS FALL - NETFLIX and DEF COMEDY JAM bring you a celebration of comedy's biggest names 25 years in the making. Pushing the envelope since 1992, check out who's coming to Netflix to celebrate Def Comedy Jam 25 below!

GLAAD honored actress and Emmy Award-winning talk show host Kelly Ripa at the 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York at the Waldorf Astoria New York on May 9, 2015.

Below preview Vittorio J's just-released Kickstarter campaign video that imagines Marilyn Monroe and President John F. Kennedy in a provocative bedroom scene, with flavors of '50 Shades of Grey'. The screening of the controversial segment will take place at the site of Monroe's legendary appearance in 'The Seven Year Itch' today, June 5 at 2 p.m. (in front of 590 Lexington Avenue, between 51st and 52nd Streets). The creative team behind the project will discuss the Kickstarter campaign and development of the video, which features the Monroe doppelganger suggestively tied to a bed.

On Saturday night, Madonna presented the Vito Russo Award to journalist, author and talk show host Anderson Cooper at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. She wore a Boy Scout's uniform to the event after GLAAD's campaign for the Boy Scouts of America to end its ban on gay scouts and scout leaders. Watch her speak below!

MTV2's fan-favorite and highest rated series ever, GUY CODE is back on Tuesday, January 15 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT to save one guy at a time with an all-new 12-episode season. Check out the trailer below!

Tony Award winner Lemon Andersen is the subject of the new documentary film, LEMON, which recently closed the 13th edition of the New York International Latino Film Festival. The poet/performer sat down with Univision News recently to speak about his film, writing idols, and what makes a good poet. Check out the video below.

Lemon, a new documentary about the acclaimed New York poet/playwright Lemon Andersen, will have its broadcast premiere on PBS as part of Latino Public Broadcasting's arts and culture series VOCES on Friday, October 19, 2012 from 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET (check local listings), in conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month. Produced and directed by Laura Brownson and Beth Levison, Lemon is a Russell Simmons presentation in association with Impact Partners.

MTV2, MTV's sibling network targeting young male viewers, today announced new cast members for the second season of MTV2's GUY CODE premiering on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT on MTV2.

On the June 13th episode of the new CBS series DOGS IN THE CITY titled 'Don't Give Me the Drool', Justin realizes that a family's lack of discipline for their two bloodhounds has created monsters, and he gives some tough love to a frazzled owner of four rescue dogs.

mtvU, MTV's 24-hour college network, today announced that comedian, political commentator and 'Real Time' host Bill Maher is the newest guest professor on the network's ongoing, Emmy-nominated STAND IN series. As mtvU followed, Maher travelled to the University of California Los Angeles campus to shock a class full of students during Professor Tom Schwartz's 'Introduction to American Politics' course.

From hard bodies to body shots, 'MTV2's GUY CODE: Spring Break Survival Guide' has everything you need for the ultimate spring break. Premiering on Tuesday, April 10th at 11pm ET/PT on MTV2, the gang of experts are back to give tips on everything from Spring Break destinations to beach survival tactics, from making it back to the hotel in one piece and the best strategy for sealing the deal.

The 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards, sponsored by Ketel One Vodka, were held on March 24, 2012 at the Marriott Marquis Times Square and Glee's Cory Monteith and Naya Rivera hosted the event.

COMEDY CENTRAL's Stand-Up Month celebration will include JB Smoove and Russell Simmons reuniting for the premiere of 'Russell Simmons Presents The Ruckus.' The stand-up series begins its six episode run with a two episode premiere on Thursday, January 26 at 10:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

Bravo serves up a second helping of the water-cooler sensation, 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta,' next Sunday and Tuesday nights at 9pm ET/PT. Tune in to see twice the drama as everyone's favorite southern belles work on their new business ventures, introduce a new friend and welcome Kim's baby into the world.

GLAAD Media Award recipients were announced in 25 of this year's 32 media categories at the 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards presented nationally by RÖKK Vodka and locally by American Airlines and Prudential at the Marriott Marquis Times Square in New York on Saturday night. Additional awards will be presented in Los Angeles on April 10 at the Westin Bonaventure, and in San Francisco on May 14 at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis. In the following clip, media mogel Russell Simmons accepts the Excellence in Media Award at the GLAAD Media Awards in New York.

The Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) Annual Awards Dinner honored Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Ingrid Saunders Jones and Joseph R. Perella last night, March 7, 2011 at the Waldorf Astoria. Presenting its 2011 'ROBIE Awards,' the dinner paid tribute to those who embody the humanitarian ideals of Jackie Robinson and have helped raise money for the Foundation.