Last Thursday Yahoo! Screen Comedy Channel showed Bill Maher’s Crazy Stupid Politics live from Silicon Valley for free. This is the first installation of the Yahoo! Screen Live Standup Series, with more big names to be announced soon.

How funny would you have to be for 1.5 billion people to watch your YouTube videos?

New York’s born and bred comedian Loius C.K. took a new approach to letting his material reach his fans. Instead of using the traditional cable television, his special became available on his website for a mere $5 per download.

Comedian Dane Cook hasn’t written any new material in months and most likely won’t write again anytime soon. Cook isn’t under a dry spell, he is just moving in a different direction. The Massachusetts native recently starred in Matthew Leutwyler’s drama Answers To Nothing with Nico Vega and Aja Volkman, a film which received poor reviews.

For years comedian Chelsea Handler has been the queen of E! network, regularly roasting celebrities, entertainers and commenting on the ridiculousness of Hollywood. Now deadline.com is reporting that she’s signed a huge new $25 million deal to stay with the network as host and executive producer of Chelsea Lately through 2014.