Friday, July 9th, comedian Russell Peters will host two galas at Toronto's Just For Laughs Festival.

Aziz Ansari and Donald Glover will be awarded this month at the Just For Laughs Comedy Conference in Montreal, Canada.

Russell Peters awarded student Randy Adams with the first Russell Peters North Peel Scolarship.

Comedian Larry the Cable Guy will perform on July 24, at The Country Club of Brewton in Brewton, Ala.

Don Rickles will bring his comedy show to Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, on September 26. Don Rickles, 84, began his comedy career in the late 1940s and he is still an hard working guy: doing stand up comedy and appearing in several television show and movies.

Jerry Seinfeld will return at the Hamilton Place, for the first time in five years.

Bill Maher, the well-known stand up comedian, political commentator and host of the tv show "Real Time with Bill Maher", will return to the Las Vegas's Orelans Showroom in July.

World Series of Comedy will return on September 20-25, in Las Vegas, and promises over 20 weeks of paid work and a CD recording deal for the winner stand up comedian.

The well-known comedian Carlos Mencia, will open Maggie Ritas Mexican Grill & Bar in partnership with the Restaurant Resource Management Group.

Russell Brand who is getting married to Perry makes these days, controversial plans and statements about the future event.

Aziz Ansari will host on June 6, the 19th Annual MTV Movie Awards, which will be aired live from the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City, California.

Comedian Nick Cannon has always been attracted to older women. Even though he's 12 years younger than Mariah Carey, they have a beautiful relationship together.

The stand-up comedian, actor and writer Paul Reiser will host The Songs of Our Lives, concert to benefit the Fulfillment Fund students. The concert hosted by the famous comedian will take place at the Wadsworth Theatre in Los Angeles on Monday, June 14, 2010.

Jimmy Carr's stand up comedy performance in Croydon was interrupted the other day, by a man who proposed to his girlfriend, right in the middle of the stand up comedy show.

Jerry Seinfeld will perform next week at the White House, alongside other stars, to honor Sir Paul McCartney. The former Beatle will perform in the concert held in his honor next week, when he will receive the third Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from the Library of Congress.

The stand up comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham's Identity Crisis Tour continues, new dates and venues being added every day to his 2010 tour. Mohegan Sun Arena will be probably sold out by the the 31st of July 2010, when Jeff Dunham is scheduled to appear on stage.

Jerry Seinfeld decided to donate all proceeeds from his show at the Tennessee Performance Arts Center in Nashville.

Shrek Forever After will premiere on the 16th of May 2010, at the Gibson Amphitheatre.

The event will be attended by cast memebers and filmmakers: Cameron Diaz (Fiona), Mike Myers (Shrek), Eddie Murphy (Donkey), Antonio Banderas (Puss in Boots), Kathy Griffin (Witch), Mike Mitchell (Director) and many other celebrities like Travis Braker, Regina King, Stacy Kiebler or Carlos Mencia.

Carlos Mencia, known for his tv show Mind of Mencia will perform live on Thursday, the 29th of October, at the Million Dolar Elm, the Osage Event Center in Tulsa.

Even though Seinfeld Show is off the air for more than 10 years, the comedian Jerry Seinfeld is still one of the most loved stand up comedians. Jerry Seinfeld will return this fall to the Twin Cities, for two stand up comedy shows, on the 14th of November. Jerry Seinfeld's stand up comedy shows will be hosted by the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Minneapolis.

The Richard Pryor Award was inaugarated in 2004 at The Fringe Festival, to be judged by the legendary comedian Richard Pryor and his wife, Jennifer Lee Pryor.

On December, 10, 2005 the stand up comedian Richard Pryor died in Encino, California at 65 years old. The cause of Richard Pryor death was heart attack as the doctors said. After last year when he was voted no. 1 stand up Comedian of All time on Comedy Central list, Richard Pryor didn't get to see his 66th birthday, the comedian dying only 9 days after his 65th birthday.

Pablo Francisco, known for his great stand up comedy shows Ouch! or Bits and Pieces is the special guest at the annual Comedy Central Park. The event will take place on the 19th of June 2009, at 8:00 PM, in the New York City's Central Park, starring Gabriel Iglesias with Pablo Francisco as Special Guest.

After Pablo Francisco's European tour in 2007, which was a huge success, with 32 sold out shows in just a month and after Pablo Francisco Bits and Pieces, the comedian that conquered all nations is back to Europe in 2009.

Through the whole of 2007, two of the best comedians, Dave Chappelle and Dane Cook faught over the endurance record at The Laugh Factory. The battle started on the 10th of April, when the stand up comedian Dane Cook broke the near-three hour (2 hours, 41 minutes) record set in 1980 by the great comedian Richard Pryor.

Dave Chappelle showed up Tuesday in Portland, Oregon and treated his fans with an impromptu show, Wednesday morning. After walking away from the TV deal for the Chappelle Show in 2005, the great comedian known also for his Block Party or his stand up comedy shows For What It's Worth and Killin' Them Softly, he kept a low profile until this month.

Chris Rock is "selling" himself for the Journey for Change: Empowering Youth Through Global Service, a program started by the comedian's wife, Malaak Compton-Rock. In order to sustain the cause of Journey for Change, Chris Rock launched this new charity auction, the bid being a day with the comedian on the set of his new movie Death of A Funeral, in which he stars alongside Martin Lawrence.

Eddie Izzard joined over 20,000 people who attended the "Love Music! Hate Racism!" 2009 Festival at the Britannia Stadium on May, the 30th and the comedian urged the British people to boycott the BNP on the European Parliamentary Elections. Eddie Izzard stated that "The BNP talk about racial purity, a concept they learned from Hitler" and that the British National Party is a "racist party" and if British people believe in their country values, they will reject racism and a "politic of hate".

The British comedian Eddie Izzard was invited to perform in South Africa, to help raise funds for Nelson Mandela's charities. The event is organized by 46664 and Real Concerts and Eddie Izzard's stand up comedy shows will be performed on six consecutive nights, in three towns, between 2 - 7 February 2010.

Jeff Dunham went on tour in Europe, the comedian and his plastic family are being expected in 12 countries all over Europe.

George Carlin decided to enter an alcohol and drug treatment program, to stop his dependence on alcohol and Vicodin painkillers. The comedian stated that the alcohol rehab and drug rehab were his choice, because he acknowledges his problems.

The legendary comedian George Carlin, famous for George Carlin 7 words routine died on 22nd of June of heart failure. After being admitted to St John's Hospital, complaining of chest pain, George Carlin died later that day at 5:55 p.m. Because those were his wishes, no public or religious services of any kind were held and he was cremated.