By Andrada Cenan

Funny For Money is a new interactive comedy site which gives amateur comedians the chance to show off their talents and to win money doing what they like. But the comedians are not the only ones to earn money. The people who vote for them have a chance to win as well. The comedy game is quite simple. You get a topic and then you submit your punchlines on www.funnyformoney.com.

By Tim Arthur

Brand, Kane, Howard… what is it about comedians and the name Russell? The latest to join the fold is Canadian Russell Peters - he tells Time Out about his ascent to fame, and why he's far from Mr Brand's biggest fan…

By Erika Hobart (Seattle Weekly)

Korean-American comedian Margaret Cho is best known for her raunchy, politically-charged stand-up. But she recently recorded an album called Cho Dependent (in stores August 24) and soon embarks on a North American tour, her second stop: Seattle's Paramount Theatre (August 27.)

Arj Barker talks to Keir McAllister about Edinburgh, Chicago and Scandinivia.

The Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan has a new memoir, I Am the New Black. Tracy Morgan answers readers questions in front of a live audience, for Time 10 Questions!

from Chicago Tribune, by Kevin Pang

2007 was a year when comic Patton Oswalt’s food cred soared to new heights. First, he lent his voice to Disney-Pixar’s Oscar-winning “Ratatouille,” where he played Remy, a rat with culinary ambitions. It was a film chefs said revealed more about life inside the restaurant kitchen than any live-action movie before.

Chris Rock was invited on Jimmy Kimmel Live to promote his latest movie, Grown Ups, in which are starring also Adam Sandler, Kevin James, David Spade and Salma Hayek. Like in every one of his interviews, Chris Rock can't stop being funny, like he is always on stage, performing an stand up comedy act. Chris Rock's sense of humor is seems to be a way of life, not just a job and he succeded in turning the conversation about Grown Ups in a comedy act about his wife, 4th of July as a child in Brooklyn. Of course talking about Grown Ups and the work with Adam Sandler and Kevin James was as funny as the rest of the interview.

Written by Express contributor Roxana Hadad

Jim Gaffigan attended Georgetown University, so his upcoming two shows at the D.C. Improv  are kind of like a homecoming. Except that he never intended to be a comedian at all — not realistically, anyway.

by Noah Gardenswartz (CL Atlanta)

The 90s were good to Janeane Garofalo. The generous decade provided her a stint on “Saturday Night Live,” and roles in the box-office hits Reality Bites and The Truth About Cats and Dogs. Over the years, the comedienne could always find stage time around New York City to tell jokes, but good work as an actress became harder to come by. She recently spoke with Creative Loafing about her early career, her break from the spotlight, and her relationship with the web.

By Ruth Walker

Larry David on life before Seinfeld, being follicularly challenged, and a family man at last

There's a reason college kids love David Cross. The beer-swilling, myth-debunking, pot-bellied lefty comedian has been a staple in dorm rooms since his days on HBO's ahead-of-its-time sketch comedy show Mr. Show, and as the is-he-or-isn't-he analrapist Tobias Funke on FOX's cult classic Arrested Development. In fact, his on-screen characters have been so indelibly stamped in the minds of the PBR set, that his fans tend to forget that Cross' roots are planted firmly in the wonderful world of stand up.

Chris Rock, who was at the National Movie Awards in London, stated for the Absolute Radio that  "British fans are better than American ones". For Chris Rock is seems that stand up comedy is not a job, is a way of life...the guy cant't stop himself making fun on everything, wherever he is. Watch the interview before decide to never buy another ticket at one of Chris Rock's stand up concerts.

Russell Brand was invited on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to promote Get Him to the Greek his new movie. Without disquising Russell Brand look, we invite you to watch to interview and find out interesting things about the movie and also about the comedian's relationship with Katy Perry. You've lost him ladies!

Eddie Izzard talks on "The Hour" tv show with George Stroumboulopoulos about his work, Believe - the Eddie Izzard Strory and his "Stripped" tour. Watch online an special interview with the British comedian and known him better!

As he used us, Bill Maher is giving another controversial interview about politics, this time being interviewed by Larry King, regarding democrats and especially Senator Evan Bayh, latest Democratic member to say good-bye. Beyond the political games, you'll get to hear Bill Maher's opinion on the Leno/Conan/Letterman thing and an insight of his latest stand up comedy show, "But I'm not wrong". Enjoy!

Locating le mot juste to describe Bill Maher can be taxing, like trying to order a pizza with your two buddies, the vegan and the Teamster. The 54-year-old Maher's loyal fans might label him provocative visionary, perhaps even prophet.