A once felon and now “born again comedian,” Dean Schardan is really turning his life around. The man has not had it easy and it’s not because cruel people paved a tortuous road for him; unfortunately he’s the one who put himself in such terrible situations.

Comedienne and actress Sarah Silverman got stark naked for the indie film Take This Waltz. Directed by Sarah Polley, it’s a story about a twenty-eight year old named Margot (Michelle Williams), happily married to Lou (Seth Rogen), a good-natured cookbook author. She ends up meeting Daniel (Luke Kirby), a handsome artist that lives across the street, and their mutual attraction is undeniable.

Comedian and actor Chris Rock just got an O.K. from FX for a new weekly half-hour late-night series which he will executive produce.

Funny man Chris Kattan has made our sides hurt badly from laughing during his films, whether it was Night at the Roxbury or Corky Romano. But what most people would be surprised to know about Kattan is that unlike many of his fellow Saturday Night Live colleagues, he did not begin with stand-up comedy.

If you only know Doug Stanhope from the second iteration of “The Man Show,” you don’t know Doug Stanhope.

“I’m glad – if only for the experience and the first-hand knowledge of how smothered the creative process gets when you deal with television and their lot,” Stanhope said. “I only wish that all the execs who called the shots were equally shamed publicly for the finished product.”

Robin Williams has been an inspiration to all sorts of comedians, actors, and entertainers in general. For this reason he is being honored with the Stand-Up Icon Award at next month’s Comedy Awards event in New York. The award is always presented to a comic veteran who has affected and influenced the world of entertainers through their stand-up comedy, which Williams is obviously more than worthy of. Eddie Murphy received the award at last years first Comedy Award’s.

The truly, insanely, freakishly talented comedian Pablo Francisco sat down with AmericasComedy.Com and let us in on his hugely amazing world. Fresh off of a trip to South Africa, the international sensation will now be touring America for the next couple months, including here in Sacramento September 8-10.

T.J. Miller has reached another milestone in his successful stand-up comedy career. Comedy Central has decided to order eight episodes of Mash Up, a half-hour stand-up series hosted by Miller and directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts.

British comedian Lee Ridley is more than just an inspiration for people suffering from health defects and disabilities. He’s also hilarious.
“When I realized I would never be able to talk again, I was speechless,” joked Ridley via his Ipad, which he uses to communicate.

Dylan Brody is an award-winning playwright, humorist, author of three books and now a regular contributor to The Huffington Post. I didn’t know this information before I started listening to Brody’s new CD, Chronological Disorder, produced in conjunction with Stand Up! Records. However after listening to the CD, I can go back and completely understand those occupations and how he delivers stand-up on stage.