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New York Comedy Festival Announces 2012 Dates: 11/7-11
Broadway World
The New York Comedy Festival (NYCF), presented in association with COMEDY CENTRAL, today announced its 2012 dates, with the five-day laugh fest kicking off on Wednesday, November 7 through Sunday, November 11. The Festival will take place at venues ...
New York Comedy Fest set for November: 'Comics to Watch' showcase presented ...Chicago Tribune

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New York Times (blog)
Screening of Comedy 'The Anti-Semite' Is Canceled at Cannes
New York Times (blog)
The business counterpart of the Cannes Film Festival said that it was canceling a screening of a new film by the controversial French comedian Dieudonné called “The Anti-Semite,” citing its policy of banning works that could offend religious beliefs or ...
Cannes Bans Controversial Comedy The Anti-SemiteMovieline

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Summer arts roundup
WSLS
"We're rehearsing 'Comedy' during the day and 'MacBeth' and 'Big River' at night." The festival begins with "The Comedy of Errors," featuring a cast of six playing multiple roles, at 7 pm June 1 on the grounds of Sweet Briar College (with other ...

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Sutherland Northern Times
Win Happyness comedy festival tickets
Sutherland Northern Times
HERE'S your chance to win tickets for shows at the first-ever Happyness Comedy Festival brings top comedians to Inverness this weekend including established names like Bill Bailey, Dylan Moran, Fred Macaulay and Ardal O'Hanlon.

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Melbourne International Comedy Festival to bring laughs galore to Merredin
Merredin Wheatbelt Mercury
THE Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow is making its way to Merredin on Thursday, June 7. Tickets to this much anticipated event are being snapped up fast where arguably some of Australia's funniest comedians will take the stage at ...


 
STREEP TEASE to Play the Outlaugh Comedy Festival, Opening 6/15
Broadway World
Streep Tease: An Evening of Meryl Streep Monologues performed by an All-Male Cast returns to LA for a limited engagement headlining the Outlaugh Comedy Festival (taking place within the Hollywood Fringe Fest), opening June 15 at Theatre Asylum, ...


 
Bay Street Theatre's All Star Comedy Showcase & Ivy League of Comedy Set for 6 ...
Broadway World
Yannis Pappas was recently selected as a “New Face” for the prestigious showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal and his character Mr. Panos was featured on a Canadian Just For Laughs television special. His weekly podcast, “It Could ...