Chris Tucker recent problems with the IRS are giving him inspiration for his stand up comedy shows. The Rush Hour star, Chris Tucker has an $11 million tax bill from America's Internal Revenue Service (IRS) last year. The comedian also reports suggesting he's facing foreclosure on his $6 million mansion in Florida emerged last week.

Stand up comedian Russell Brand wrote on his Twitter page, just before a comedy show in Canada: “Tonight’s Casino Rama show postponed. I’m sorry. I can’t enter Canada. We must abolish the borders between our nations AND our minds.” The stand up comedian claims he was stopped from entering Canada; this being the reason his stand up comedy show at the Casino Rama was postponed.

Stand up comedian Russell Brand is known for his unconventional brand of stand up comedy. He is not afraid to offend and this time, his target was the paralympic athletes, which Brand said they have “novelty value”.

Stand up comedian Katt Williams performed in Phoenix on Saturday and during his stand up comedy concert he started a rather offensive change of words with a man from the audience. Stand up comedian Katt Williams is known as being one of the rawest comedians today, so one might expect that his stand up comedy concerts are not for the easily offended.

During a stand up comedy show which took place last Friday in Florida, stand up comedian Dave Chappelle refused performing because members of the crowd were filming him. The stand up comedian who is currently of radar, did not try to hide his irritation at all: he was sighing loudly and playing with his cell phone.

Jonathan May-Bowles is a well known British stand up comedian and activist, one of the founding members of UK Uncut. He was identified to be the man who barged in committee hearing and attacked Rupert Murdoch. The stand up comedian who is very political, tried throwing a plate of white foam into Murdoch's face at close range.

As we all know by now, the roast of Charlie Sheen, former star of “Two and a Half Men” will film on September 10 in Los Angeles and will premiere on Comedy Central on September 19. Comedian Charlie Sheen declared himself that “You could say I’ve been providing kindling for this Roast for a while. It’s time to light it up. It’s going to be epic.”

Stand-up comedian Tracy Morgan is once again summoned to apologize for his offensive jokes from his last stand-up comedy concert. During his stand-up comedy performance held in New York last week, stand-up comedian Tracy Morgan made fun of the mentally disabled people.

Stand Up Comedian Chris rock in a recent interview for Esquire Magazine said that the Tea Party is like little children who wear themselves out right before bedtime. All because of the Tea Party's anti-tax and small-government movement.

Chris Rock raised $20,000 by cursing a woman's ex-boyfriend during a charity auction, in New York.

George Lopez and his wife decided to end their 17-year marriage.

Bill Maher stated on The Tonight Show, that he is against the Ground Zero Mosque.

Comedian Michael Richards, who played Cosmo Kramer on Seinfeld series is being sued for assault by a photographer.

Comedian D.L. Hughley decided to end his U.S. radio show, after sueing last year the network bosses over a pay dispute.

Ricky Gervais is being sued by author John Savage over the copyright issues for Flanimals.

Portia de Rossi, Australian actress and wife of Ellen DeGeneres has filed the papers to finally take legally the last name of her wife.

Carlos Mencia criticized New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg for his decision to allow Muslims build a mosque at Ground Zero.

Doug Stanhope stirred up the comedy community, after putting a label on comedy courses, stating that these are "raging scams" and the people who run them are parasites.

Comedian Joan Rivers joked on Twitter about Lindsay Lohan's sentence and didn't last long until Samantha Ronson, Lindsay Lohan's ex-girlfirend came to her defense.

Dave Chappelle was declared a flight risk on a private jet and forced the crew to perform an emergency landing.

The case against comedian Andy Dick is moving forward, the magistrate John McCallister deciding to move the case to the grand jury.

Comedienne Joan Rivers was sued by her former manager, William Sammeth, who is claiming that she had defamed him in her documentary "A Piece of Work".

The british comedian Ricky Gervais has joined the World Society for the Protection of Animals for a new campaign. World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) wants to put a stop to the cruel practice of bullfighting and Ricky Gervais stated that "Cultural heritage is no excuse for inflicting such pain on a frightened and confused animal.

Dane Cook was challenged to fight by American Idol' Rejected Ian Benardo, who interrupted Dane Cook's performance and did a Kanye, grabbed the comedian's micrphone and ruined the moment.

Eddie Murphy and Mel B both attended Shrek Forever After premiere in LA, after almost three years of "war". The actor/comedian Eddie Murphy and ex-Spice Girl, Mel B, are finally putting their differences behind, for the sake of Angel Iris, their daughter.

Dane Cook's half-brother and comedian former manager, Darryl McCauley, was arrested in December 2008, being accused of stealing from the star over 1 million dollars from the stand up comedian Dane Cook, known for the success of dane cook kool aid or dane cook monopoly skits.

Carlos Mencia, the host of Mind of Mencia was uninvited as Orpheus Celebrity member, after the Krew found out of Carlos Mencia's video including controversial jokes over Hurricane Katrina.

The comedian Dave Chappelle was sued again in 2008, by Mustafa Abuelhija, the comedian's former manager, being accused of failing to pay the settlement from their first trial in 2005.

ASA, the South African Advertising Standards Authority banned a TV commercial for a ringtone with Jeff Dunham's puppet Achmed the Dead Terrorist. ASA's decision comes after a complaint filed by Moegamat Khan, a citizen who is concerned that this ad brings the impression that all Muslims are terrorists and is offensive to the Islamic religion. "To associate this divine inspiration to a terrorist is offensive to the people who believe in him [Muhammad]"Â the ASA said.