Comedians Scott Thompson and Kevin McDonald, from the famous Canadian sketch troupe "The Kids in the Hall" which aired on HBO and CBS n the 1980s and '90s are hitting the road to do stand up comedy. The two stand up comedians will perform at Sacramento's Punch Line Comedy Club on October 13-16.

The cafe chain Costa Coffee has launched a stand up comedy competition with no cash prize. The competition is for new-comers in stand up comedy and the ultimate prize are two gigs at the Comedy Store, with no chance of being “gonged off.”

Rampage Jackson always has something funny to say. In fact, he is one of the funniest fighters to listen to. From the fact that he tries to seduce female reporters to the fact that he appeared in the 2010 movie: The A-Team, shows that he is also an entertainer and could be either a stand up comedian or a actor.

Ryan Joudrey is going to host a stand up comedy night fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada to help patients and their families who have been afflicted with this type of disease. The comedy night called Light the Night will take place on October 15 at the Bridgewater Days Inn and Convention Centre. The show starts at 8 p.m.

Stand up comedian Chris Tucker is going to perform in New Orleans, Louisiana on Friday, September 23. The stand up comedy show held at the UNO Lakefront Arena is part of Chris Tucker’s 14-city tour. Gates open at 8 p.m.

Stand up comedian Demetri Martin will bring his humor at the Syracuse University on Friday, October 12. The stand up comedian will perform in Goldstein Auditorium at 8 p.m. in the show co-sponsored by University Union and the Panhellenic Council.

"Weird Al" Yankovic returns to the small screen to present his first special since 1999. Comedy Central will debut the World Premiere of “Weird Al” Yankovic Live! – The Alpocalypse Tour on Saturday, October 1st at 9pm. The Alpocalypse Tour stand up comedy concert will be released on DVD Blu-ray and digital download via Comedy Central Home Entertainment in North America on October 4.

Stand up comedian Paula Poundstone is going to bring of her unusual attire and her humor at the Egyptian Theatre, Idaho on Friday, September 23. The gates to Paula Poundstone’s stand up comedy show open at 8 p.m.

The comedy roast of Charlie Sheen took place. It will be aired on the 19th of September at 10 p.m. ET/PT. In total, nine roasters took on Charlie Sheen and jokes ranged from the fact that he lost he's job on Two and a half Men to prostitutes and drugs. Even Charlie Sheen's children came up in a few jokes.

Famous stand up comedians will gather on Wednesday, September 21 at the Bowery Poetry Club to benefit the October 2011 Coalition. The show will start at 6 p.m. and there will be stand up comedy performances from comedians like Janine Brito, Lee Camp, Negin Farsad, John Fugelsang and Jamie Kilstein. This night of political comedy will be hosted by Dennis Trainor Jr.

On November 9, the Beacon Theatre will be filled with top class stand up comedians like Jim Gaffigan, Ricky Gervais, Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart, and the Max Weinberg Big Band. The event is called Stand Up for Heroes and it has as purpose to raise funds to help injured service members and their families as they return to their communities.

Stand up comedian Jo Brand is the head line act for a comedy night in the benefit of the UK’s International Animal Rescue (IAR). The event hosted by the self titled “king of light entertainment” Lenny Beige is being held at the Leicester Square Theatre on Friday, September 23. The doors open at 8 p.m.

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 Lewis Black is going to release a new comedy CD on September 27. The Prophet is one of Black’s earliest recorded comedic performances, taped in 1990. Now you have the chance to witness the birth of one of the most famous stand up comedians of today.

Stand up comedian Louis C.K. is going to perform a stand up comedy concert at the Durham Performing Arts Center. The star, director, writer and editor of the FX comedy series Louie will stand up at the Durnham Performing Arts Center on October 21.

The freshly released stand up comedy movie got Kevin Hart $2 million in its opening weekend. Kevin Hart’s Laugh at My Pain stand up comedy movie was a great hit at the US box office. Even if the stand up comedy movie Laugh at My Pain only opened in 99 cinemas, it produced an average of $20,000 per screen.

Stand up comedian, satirist and impressionist Don Friesen is going to perform one of his high energy shows on Tuesday, September 13 at the Napa Valley Opera House. Doors to the Don Friesen comedy show open at 7:30 and the audience have to expect the stand up comedian t perform his satire of his life as a suburban husband and father of two trying to get through the day with a little money in the bank and a bit of dignity intact. All of this comes in a pack with a mix of eclectic impressions including John Lithgow, Gary Busey and Dr. Phil.

Comedy Central will release the very first stand up comedy video by Nick Kroll on September 13. Nick Kroll: Thank You Very Cool DVD will be released on the same day with the premiere of new episodes of The League on FX, the TV show the stand up comedian is famous for.

Even if actor and comedian Chris Tuck has been of the radar for quite a while now, he is up for two new movies: David O. Russell’s The Silver Lining’s Playbook and Akiva Schaffer’s Neighborhood Watch, according to Variety. The comedian also started doing stand up comedy again this year.

Stand up comedian Michael Ian Black is currently on a comedy tour called Black Is White and he is going to perform in Charleston at Theatre 99 on September 10. Michael Ian Black will perform two stand up comedy shows, one at 8 p.m. and the other at 10 p.m.

What was on everybody’s lips until now was finally confirmed on Tuesday when the Academy announced that Eddie Murphy is the one to host the 84th Oscar Academy Awards which will occur February 26 in Los Angeles.

Comedian T.J. Miller is going to release a comedy rap album called The Extended Play EP on September 13. Best known for his roles in Cloverfield, She’s Out Of My League, and Yogi Bear, Miller shows of his talents in this amazing hip-hop/pop/folk album filled with galore, great beats, and funny lyrics.

Patton Oswalt’s new stand up comedy CD will be released in conjunction with Oswalt's Showtime special, which premiered on Monday, September 5, of the same name. The special will also air on Comedy Central next year. Finest Hour stand up comedy album is his fourth and will be released by Comedy Central Records on Tuesday, September 20th.

Comedian and actor Eddie Murphy has shown great interest in hosting the 84th Academy Awards in 2012. It is said that the comedian in discussions with those behind the scenes: producer Brett Ratner presenting his name to president Tom Sherak. The Oscars will air on February 26, 2012.

Comedian Sarah Hyland returns to her native Louisville to headline a stand up comedy concert alongside Lindsay Boling and Courtney Kay Meyers. The comedian will perform starting Thursday and until Sunday at the Comedy Caravan, Louisville, Kentucky. Stand up comedian Sarah Hyland and her fellow comedians will offer Louisville six nights of stand up comedy, beginning with 8 p.m. every night.

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.

Irish-Iranian stand-up comedian Patrick Monahan won the audience vote after competing against two other finalists and he is now officially the winner of this ITV 1′s ‘Show Me the Funny’ 2011 edition. He is now the happy possessor of £100,000 and about to embark a nationwide tour. The next step is the release of his own stand up comedy DVD.

Comedian Adam Riches has won this year’s Foster Edinburgh comedy award, on Saturday, beating the post joint favorite Nick Helm and four other nominated acts. His swingball and Daniel Day-Lewis impersonation got the stand up comedian the most prestigious prize in UK comedy.

After this summer’s cancellation of the Men of a Certain Age comedy show, stand up comedian Ray Roman found himself without any job. But he immediately turned to performing live stand up comedy and he can be seen at The Mirage, Las Vegas today and Saturday. As an opening act, Ray Romano will have the stand up comedian and actor Jon Manfrellotti.

Stand up comedian Nick Helm has only been performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for two years and already had won the award for best joke for his Snow White gag. The stand up comedian beat better-known acts including last year’s winner Tim Vine to the award created by TV channel Dave.

Stand up comedian Arj Barker is a well known figure on the stand up comedy scene, especially in New Zealand where he currently resides. The comedian best known as Dave from Flight of the Conchords is going to perform one of his live stand up comedy shows on Saturday, at the TSB Showplace, New Plymouth. The show is starting at 7:30 p.m.

Stand up comedian and host of WTF podcast Marc Maron is going to perform live at Hilarities inside Pickwick and Frolic, Cleveland, from Thursday until Sunday. The shows are scheduled as follows: Thursday, 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 10:15 p.m. and Sunday 7:30 p.m.

Today, they were announced the nominees for the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. In the run for the Best Comedy Show are character act Adam Riches, leading Irish stand-up Andrew Maxwell and alternative Australian comic Sam Simmons. For the Best Newcomer, the fight is between Humphrey Ker and Thom Tuck, two of the tree members of The Penny Dreadfuls sketch.

It rarely happens that for one night four notorious stand up comedians to perform on the same stage. But on Saturday, September 24 the California Center of the Arts, Escondido presents the Superstars of Comedy stand up comedy show, featuring comedy stars from NBC, ABC and Comedy Central. The four stand up comedians that form the Superstars of the Comedy are the famous Scott Wood, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Gilbert Esquivel and Jimmy Burns.

Stand up comedian Joan Rivers has scheduled a comedy show in Napa, on this Friday, August 26. She brings his unique and hilarious stand up comedy show at The Uptown Theatre on 1350 Third St, Napa beginning 8 p.m.

Comedian Joe DeRosa comes back with a new stand up comedy digital album called Return of the Son of Depression Auction. DeRosa’s new stand up comedy album is a follow-up album to his latest critically acclaimed album The Depression Auction and will be released on Tuesday, September 6.

The Fargo Comedy Festival is going to begin this Friday, August 26. The comedy festival is only at its second edition, but it has many comedians in store for us this year. Hosted by Eric Zeis, a local stand up comedian, the Fargo Comedy Festival 2011 will take place at the downtown Fargo Civic Center, North Dakota with the first show beginning at 8 p.m.

Former wrestling legend player Mick Foley is going to perform a stand up comedy show in order to raise money for RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network). The show is scheduled on Wednesday, August 24 at Governor's Comedy @ The Brokerage in Bellmore, New York.

Stand up comedian Louis Katz has scheduled a comedy performance on NBC on The Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The NBC show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon will start at 12:35 p.m. and the stand up comedian is expected sometimes during the show.

Red Green is not a real person. He is Steve Smith’s stage persona from the Red Green Show and he is going to perform his unique stand up comedy show in Cornwall, Ontario, on October 6, with the show beginning at 7 p.m. Steve Smith, or better known Red Green, is famous for his strange stand up comedy shows in which he uses his brand of duct tape as a comedy accessory.