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The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards - Full List of Winners
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 15, 2024

Alex Edelman, Billy Crudup, Jean Smart, and more took home Emmy Awards tonight. The 76th Emmy Awards ceremony was broadcast live from the Peacock Theater at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles Sunday, Sept. 15. Check out the full list of winners here!

The Oscars Add Best Casting Award
by Michael Major - Feb 12, 2024

The Oscars have added a new Best Casting award. The new category will begin with the 98th annual ceremony for films released in 2025. This is the first time a new award has been added since Best Animated Film in 2001.

VIDEO: Watch the Official Lyric Video for Cyndi Lauper's 'Time After Time'
by Sarah Leiber - Oct 9, 2020

Lauper continues to reinforce her status as a role model, advocate and icon.

Cyndi Lauper Reunites With Tracy Young on 'Hopeful' Remix
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Oct 2, 2020

With one month to go until the monumental high-stakes U.S. election, Cyndi Lauper has enlisted GRAMMY-winning producer/remixer Tracy Young to create an amped up version of “Hope.” 

CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM Returns to HBO on January 19
by Kaitlin Milligan - Dec 11, 2019

CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM returns SUNDAY, JAN. 19 (10:30-11:07 p.m.), exclusively on HBO.

Cyndi Lauper Releases New Single 'Hope'
by Kaitlin Milligan - Dec 6, 2019

Cyndi Lauper releases new single “Hope” today, via all digital retailers.

United Nations Awards Cyndi Lauper First 'High Note Global Prize' For LGBTQ Advocacy
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 27, 2019

Award-winning recording artist, composer, lyricist, and advocate Cyndi Lauper has been named the first recipient of The High Note Global Prize, an award honoring and celebrating major recording artists for outstanding achievement in using their music and celebrity platform to advocate for social justice worldwide.

Billy Porter Joins Lineup of Cyndi Lauper's Home for the Holidays Benefit Concert
by Kaitlin Milligan - Nov 7, 2019

Cyndi Lauper a?" the Grammy, Emmy and Tony-winning icon and advocate a?" has announced the lineup for her 9th annual Cyndi Lauper & Friends: Home for the Holidays benefit concert, presented by Marriott International and AEG. The event will take place in Los Angeles for the first time ever at The Novo at L.A. Live on December 10th.  Tickets will be available to the general public 10am PT on Friday, November 8 at AXS.com.  

Jane Lynch and Cyndi Lauper to Team Up for Netflix Comedy Series
by Kaitlin Milligan - Sep 16, 2019

Jane Lynch announced that she and Cyndi Lauper have a comedy series in the works at Netflix, according to Deadline. Lynch revealed the news during the Creative Arts Emmys on Sunday. 

FUNNY WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE Returns To The Bell House For Another TV Taping!
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 12, 2019

'Funny Women Of A Certain Age gives the floor to brilliant, deserving comics who are all too often cast aside by the entertainment industry.'

WRITER'S GUILD AWARDS Unveils 2019 Nominations
by Kaitlin Milligan - Dec 7, 2018

The 2019 Writer's Guild Awards nominations have been unveiled. The 2019 Writers Guild Awards will be handed out Sunday, Feb. 17, at the Beverly Hilton. See the full list of nominees below!

Photo Flash: See Cyndi Lauper, Michael C. Hall and More at the Farm Sanctuary On the Hudson Gala
by Kaitlin Milligan - Oct 5, 2018

Farm Sanctuary, the organization dedicated to combating the abuses of factory farming and encouraging a new awareness and understanding about farm animals last night hosted their 2018 Gala “Farm Sanctuary On the Hudson” in New York City.     The event, hosted by Bellamy Young honored Carol Leifer, Tracye McQuirter and Dr. Kristi Funk.

Producers Announce Ten Key Members of Upcoming 90th Oscars
by Tori Hartshorn - Feb 9, 2018

Producers Announce Ten Key Members of Upcoming 90th Oscars

Design Team Announced for 90th Annual Academy Awards!
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 9, 2018

Producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd today announced 10 key members of the production team for the 90th Oscars®, which will air live on Sunday, March 4, on ABC.

90th Annual Academy Awards Production Team Brings More Than 90 Years of Oscars Experience
by Macon Prickett - Feb 9, 2018

Producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd today announced 10 key members of the production team for the 90th Oscars, which will air live on Sunday, March 4, on ABC.  

BURBANK COMEDY FESTIVAL Announces 2017 Program
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 7, 2017

Top national headliners and more than 100 shows, celebrity podcasts, and industry panels will animate three Burbank venues including Flappers Comedy Club, L.A. Connection Comedy Theater, and Hilton Garden Inn Burbank Downtown during the 4th Annual Burbank Comedy Festival from Sunday, August 13 to Saturday, August 19, 2017. Festival passes, individual show tickets, and special hotel rates are available at www.burbankcomedyfestival.com.

Photo Flash: Brian Stokes Mitchell and More Visit NOT THAT JEWISH Off-Broadway
by BWW News Desk - Nov 22, 2016

Recent VIP audience members at NOT THAT JEWISH, the new hit comedy written by and starring Monica Piper at New World Stages, have included Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell, comedienne Carol Leifer, TV journalist Geraldo Rivera and lawyer Alan Dershowitz with their families. Scroll down for photos of them backstage!

KIMMY SCHMIDT, BETTER CAUL SAUL Among 2016 Writers Guild Awards Nominations; Full List!
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 3, 2015

The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, new media, news, radio, and promotional writing during 2015.

Comedy Nights Conclude This Week Playhouse on Park
by Tyler Peterson - May 12, 2015

The final Comedy Night for the Playhouse's sixth season ends with a raucous bang this Saturday, May 16 at 8:00 pm. The evening of hilarity features Christine Hurley as the headliner, with Tom Stewart as the middle act and Barbara Jurgelas, emcee.  

Conan, Colbert & More Set for New Season of Showtime's INSIDE COMEDY, Beginning Tonight
by TV News Desk - May 5, 2015

INSIDE COMEDY, the critically-acclaimed Showtime documentary series from comedy forces David Steinberg and Steve Carell, will premiere its fourth season tonight, May 5th at 11 p.m. ET/PT.