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Tamar and Trina Braxton ('Braxton Family Values'), Anthony Anderson ('Law & Order'), Sherri Shepherd ('The View'), Robert Forster ('Jackie Brown') and Kim Coles ('Living Single') will guest star on the first season of TV Land's new series 'The Soul Man,' starring Cedric 'The Entertainer' and Niecy Nash, premiering tonight, June 20 at 10pm ET/PT on TV Land.

Tamar and Trina Braxton ('Braxton Family Values'), Anthony Anderson ('Law & Order'), Sherri Shepherd ('The View'), Robert Forster ('Jackie Brown') and Kim Coles ('Living Single') will guest star on the first season of TV Land's new series 'The Soul Man,' starring Cedric 'The Entertainer' and Niecy Nash, premiering Wednesday, June 20 at 10pm ET/PT on TV Land.

TV Land is giving one of the original 'Kings of Comedy' his own sitcom. Comedians Cedric 'The Entertainer' and Niecy Nash star in the network's newest original series, 'The Soul Man' (formerly known as 'Have Faith'), which begins production this week for a total of 12 episodes, it was announced yesterday by Keith Cox, executive vice president, development and original programming, TV Land. 'The Soul Man' premieres Wednesday, June 20 at 10pm ET/PT, immediately followed by the season two premiere of TV Land's hit sitcom, 'The Exes,' which stars Donald Faison ('Scrubs'), Wayne Knight ('Seinfeld'), David Alan Basche ('The Starter Wife'), Kelly Stables ('Two and a Half Men') and Kristen Johnston ('3rd Rock From The Sun').

Fifteen local high school students from 10 different schools competed in the August Wilson Monologue Competition (AWMC) regional finals at the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum, Monday night, March 26, 2012. The top three student performers received scholarships and the opportunity to compete again in New York City.

Fifteen students from Henry J. Kaiser High School, Walnut High School, Fullerton Union High School, Los Angeles County High School for the Performing Arts, Notre Dame Academy and other high schools across southern California performed monologues from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson's 10-play “Century Cycle' on Monday, March 26 at Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum's August Wilson Monologue Competition Regional Finals.

COMEDY CENTRAL's Stand-Up Month celebration will include JB Smoove and Russell Simmons reuniting for the premiere of 'Russell Simmons Presents The Ruckus.' The stand-up series begins its six episode run with a two episode premiere on Thursday, January 26 at 10:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

JB Smoove brings the Ruckus to the stage as he reunites with Russell Simmons to host 'Russell Simmons Presents The Ruckus.' The six half-hour episode series kicks off with two back-to-back episodes on Thursday, January 26 at 10:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on COMEDY CENTRAL.

COMEDY CENTRAL's Stand-Up Month celebration will include JB Smoove and Russell Simmons reuniting for the premiere of 'Russell Simmons Presents The Ruckus.' The stand-up series begins its six episode run with a two episode premiere on Thursday, January 26 at 10:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

COMEDY CENTRAL: January 2012 Programming Highlights (all times are et/pt)

COMEDY CENTRAL: January 2012 Programming Highlights (all times are et/pt)

The weather may be getting chilly, but things are once again heating up at Comedy Central! The network will premiere hot new series and specials as well as new seasons of network favorites throughout the cool months to come including: Comedy Central's 'Indecision 2012' revs up with the return of 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart' and 'The Colbert Report' (January 3)

The Carrollwood Cultural Center in association with Charles Smiths is pleased to present: Charles Smith's Lustful Temptations on Friday, August 27 at 8 pm, Saturday, August 28 at 7 pm, Sunday, August 29 at 3 pm

The Carrollwood Cultural Center in association with Charles Smiths is pleased to present: Charles Smith's Lustful Temptations on Friday, August 27 at 8 pm, Saturday, August 28 at 7 pm, Sunday, August 29 at 3 pm

The Carrollwood Cultural Center in association with Charles Smiths is pleased to present: Charles Smith's Lustful Temptations on Friday, August 27 at 8 pm, Saturday, August 28 at 7 pm, Sunday, August 29 at 3 pm

COMEDY CENTRAL fans, it's time to chill out! Who needs exercise on a hot summer day when you can get inside, pour yourself a cold one, put your feet up and channel surf over to the only all-comedy network's line-up of well-toned hilarity? COMEDY CENTRAL's already done all the hard work for you! From new and returning series, ('Russell Simmons Presents Stand-Up at The El Rey,' 'Big Lake,' 'Tosh.0' and 'Atom TV') to cult favorites finding a new home on COMEDY CENTRAL ('Futurama,' 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia') to a new 'COMEDY CENTRAL Roast' and multiple new one-hour stand-up specials ('Subject to Change: Danny Bhoy,' 'Dan Cummins: Crazy With a Capital F' and many more), COMEDY CENTRAL is the best place to tune in and cool down in the months to come.

Puppet cops, 80's hair bands, Jesus Christ, a modern day take on 'The Odd Couple,' race relations, office politics in Deep Space and a live sex show. These ideas and many, many more make up COMEDY CENTRAL's 2010-2011 development slate announced today by Kent Alterman, head of original programming and production, COMEDY CENTRAL.

On the heels of a phenomenal year of record breaking growth across every ratings and financial metric, and coming off its best quarter ever across all key demos, Oxygen Media announces a robust schedule increasing its programming slate by 35% in 2010 (vs. '09).

A hilarious and moving play - East 14th chronicles Don Reed's escape from an ultrastrict upbringing with his overbearing stepfather -- to the other side of town to live with his charismatic, funny, very supportive real father - who he had no idea - was a pimp. The show was recently nominated for Best Actor & Best Playwright by the NAACP

A hilarious and moving play - East 14th chronicles Don Reed's escape from an ultrastrict upbringing with his overbearing stepfather -- to the other side of town to live with his charismatic, funny, very supportive real father - who he had no idea - was a pimp. The show was recently nominated for Best Actor & Best Playwright by the NAACP

Acclaimed comedian talks about his new one man show and life growing up with his peculiar parents