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Aasif?s ?Palace?

The Daily Show's Aasif Mandvi shows off his feature length comedy "7 to the Palace" at the 92YTribeca tonight at 8PM. Only $12.

Cartman?s End

South Park co-creator Trey Parker says they'd probably end the show's run with a feature film. No ideas yet, as their last idea ended up as the multi-episode arc Imaginationland.

Irving Brecker, 1914-2008

Irving Brecher, writer for Milton Berle and the Marx Brothers, dead at 94. One of the last interviews with him will be a part of the upcoming book "And Here's the Kicker."

Bruno Disturbed

Sacha Baron Cohen disrupts NBC drama "Medium", sneaking on set as Bruno for his upcoming follow-up to Borat. The nature of the bit (and disturbance) has not been revealed.

Nobody Messes with Essman

Susie Essman: "I don't get heckled that much. Most hecklers are men... When I'm on stage, I'm in control and I don't think men want to be humiliated by a woman. Where with other guys, it's a mano y mano thing, with me I don't think they want to go there." (AintItCool)

Breu Something for the Family

Jim Breuer: "Everything on HBO is in the vein of, “Bang ‘em in the ass and throw them into the cellar!”... To walk out there, not talk about pot, and just talk about what’s going on in my life... It was so exhilarating." (SF Standup)

Kinison: Life on HBO

HBO plans Sam Kinison biopic "Brother Sam", based on the book by his brother Bill Kinison. The network had a long relationship with the stand-up, including producing his first hour special "Breaking the Rules."

More Porno for Rogen

Seth Rogen producing a comedy set in a "pornography store" for Showtime. How many jerk off jokes can one man write?

Silverman?s Spine

Sarah Silverman getting a book deal. Will pen a book for one of the three Harper Collins imprints. Describes as a book of comedic essays "just like Tina Fey." Fey has not published her book yet.

SADtv

MADtv cancelled. Despite making some stars (including Nicole Sullivan, Frank Caliendo and Bobby Lee) the sketch show struggled in the shadow on SNL for 14 years. It may survive off Fox. Exec producers want to take the show to cable.