The Palm Springs International Comedy Festival Continues This Weekend
The first annual Palm Springs International Comedy Festival continues on November 17-18 at Hotel Zoso, with two days of nonstop comedy featuring over 100 comedians from around the world in the stand up competition, who will compete in front of a panel of celebrity and entertainment industry experts for a thousand dollar prize and their own half-hour comedy special on Step 1 TV www.step1TV.com (KTVA channel 35.10).
The Palm Springs International Comedy Festival Continues This Weekend
The first annual Palm Springs International Comedy Festival continues on November 17-18 at Hotel Zoso, with two days of nonstop comedy featuring over 100 comedians from around the world in the stand up competition, who will compete in front of a panel of celebrity and entertainment industry experts for a thousand dollar prize and their own half-hour comedy special on Step 1 TV www.step1TV.com (KTVA channel 35.10).
First Annual Palm Springs International Comedy Festival Begins On A High Note
The inaugural Palm Springs International Comedy Festival www.palmspringscomedyfest.com celebrated the top names in comedy at a special awards gala held on November 10 at the Hotel Zoso & Spa in downtown Palm Springs. The star studded, black tie event honored the best comedic celebrity talents in stand-up, film and television. Comedian Kathy Griffin was presented with the 'Comedian of the Year' Award, while Illeana Douglas received the 'Pioneer in Comedy Award' for the first ever branded Web series 'Easy To Assemble.' The award-winning cast and production team of Paramount's summer blockbuster 'Book Club' were presented with the 'Stanley Kramer Mad World Comedy Award.'
BOOK CLUB to Receive Palm Springs International Comedy Festival Award
The award-winning cast and production team of Paramount's summer blockbuster “Book Club” will be presented with the “Stanley Kramer Mad World Comedy Award” at the first annual Palm Springs International Comedy Festival's awards gala, scheduled for Saturday, November 10, 2018.
Photo Flash: An International Evening of Music and Remembrance Celebrating the Voices of Holocaust Survivors Through Performance
Nearly eleven hundred people filled Beverly Hills Temple of the Arts at the Saban Theatre on Friday evening, June 13, 2014 for an International Evening of Music and Remembrance honoring Holocaust survivor and member of the Dutch Resistance, Curt Lowens, who saved 125 Jewish children and two downed American pilots during the Holocaust. Composer Sharon Farber's Bestemming: Concerto for Cello, Orchestra and Narration, which Curt Lowens served as the inspiration for, was performed with Lowens appearing as the Narrator, along with Ruslan Biryukov who appeared as the Cello Soloist, supported by the Glendale Philharmonic Orchestra led by Conductor Frank Fetta.
Photo Flash: Inside Hollywood Arts Council's 28th Annual Charlie Awards Luncheon
The Hollywood Arts Council presented their 28th Annual Charlie Awards Luncheon in theBlossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, home of the first Academy Awards ceremony, at a Sold Out event on Friday, April 25, 2014. Shauna McClure, Executive Director of the Hollywood Arts Council said: "This was the record breaking year of all time in the Hollywood Arts Council's 36-year history. We raised $110,000 at this year's luncheon. Our Online Auction is still open atwww.biddingforgood.com/hollywoodartscouncil. The auction items include one-of-a-kind items, tickets to shows, art and the like. Bidding will close at 12-Midnight on Wednesday, April 30, 2014."