Stand-up comedian Chris Porter made his debut in the world of stand-up comedy coming in third place on the NBC’s comedy contest “Last Comic Standing”, Season 4. As people most often remember only the guy who won the first place, stand-up comedian Chris Porter will be at the Pittsburg Improv to make an unforgettable stand-up performance.

First time since the revolution, on July 6, Cairo will host Middle Eastern Comedy Festival. To be in tone with the general state of mind in Cairo, the main punch line of the stand-up comedy show is going to be “Freedom of Funny”.

Famous stand-up comedian Carlos Mencia is planning his coming back comedy tour next month. He had scheduled a lot of stand-up comedy concerts and is planning to record a new live performance for Comedy Central to air later this year.

The Chiefs of Comedy Tour is stopping at Pechanga to perform their really funny and special stand-up comedy concerts. The four members will be entertaining their fans from June 29 to July 2 at the Pechanga Casino Comedy Club. The stand-up comedy concert takes place in the same time with the Pechanga Pow- Wow being an advantage for the American Indian quartet.

Stand-up comedian Steve Martin joined the Bluegrass Show and will be performing one of his famous stand-up comedy concerts on Friday at the Amphitheater of Chautauqua Institution. The comedian is a sensation among the fans and, alongside Steep Canyon Rangers, will entertain the crowds with his comedy songs.

Stand-up comedian Sarah Silverman shared her humor with her fans at Zappa in Tel-Aviv during this weekend. Her stand-up comedy show had warming up from one local stand-up comedian named Yisrael Campbell and the American stand-up comedian Todd Glass.

The comedian Ellen DeGeneres landed a new book deal, selling un untitled yet book to Grand Central Publications., part of the HAchette Book Group.

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.

Janeane Garofalo's stand-up, If You Will: Live in Seattle, will be realeased on Blu-ray disc on September 14 as Entertainment planned.

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.

On the 13th of July, Jay Leno's first comedy show back in 1984, will hit stores, the DVD being released by Xenon Pictures, under the title "The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition with Host Jay Leno".

From June 17th to the 20th, the great comedian Pablo Francisco will take the stage every night at Dayton Funny Bone.

Brian Regan will perform on the Majestic Theatre stage in San Antonio, on August 19, at 7:30 PM.

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

Lewis Black's stand up comedy album "Stark Raving Black"Â will hit the stores on June 15, being released on DVD by comedy Central Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainement and on CD by Comedy Central Records.

Tina Fey will receive the Mark Twain Comedy Prize for American Humor, from the Kenedy Center for the Performing Arts. The comedian Tina Fey, 40 years old, is the youngest recipient of the highest comedy award in USA and will be the third female who receives this top award.

The funny stand up comedian Chris Rock has stated that he would prefer his children to have a different career than his own.

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.

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.

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.