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1 hr ago | KVIA-TV El Paso

'The End' for Rogen? It's just the beginning

Over the past eight years, the writer/actor's been a major player in some of the season's biggest comedies, including 2005's "The 40 Year Old Virgin," 2007's "Knocked Up" and "Superbad," and 2008's "Pineapple Express." This year, Rogen is poised to continue his summer streak when "This Is the End" opens June 12.

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Related Topix: The 40 Year Old Virgin, Comedy Movies, She's Out of My League, James Franco, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Jason Segel

5 hrs ago | WHDH

Carol Burnett to win top US humor prize in DC

Carol Burnett, who became famous for playing a variety of characters in sketch comedy routines on her namesake television show, was named the winner of the nation's top humor prize on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: The Carol Burnett Show, Comedy, Television, Comedy Movies, Musical Movies, Once Upon a Mattress, Carol Burnett

7 hrs ago | WHDH

Muppets creator's items head to NYC museum

Muppet creator Jim Henson's family is donating about 400 puppets, costumes, props and other items to the Museum of the Moving Image.

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Related Topix: Family, Animation Movies, Adventure, The Dark Crystal, Jim Henson

9 hrs ago | KEPR CBS 19

Justin Bieber's monkey to become German property

Justin Bieber's pet monkey is set to become the property of Germany. Mally the Monkey was seized by German customs March 28 when Bieber failed to produce required vaccination and import papers for the animal after landing in Munich.

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12 hrs ago | BroadcastNewsroom

CBS pulls 'Mike & Molly' finale with tornado storyline from air

CBS said on Monday that the network will delay airing the season finale of sitcom "Mike & Molly" in the aftermath of the Oklahoma tornados, due to similarities between the events and the episode's storyline.

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Related Topix: Mike and Molly, Television, Melissa McCarthy

17 hrs ago | Sun Journal

List of insiders who knew about IRS scandal getting longer

White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April that an impending report was likely to say the IRS had inappropriately targeted conservative groups, President Barack Obama's spokesman disclosed Monday, expanding the circle of top officials who knew of the audit beyond those named earlier.

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Related Topix: Tax, US News, Drama, Television, US Politics, Barack Obama, US Senate, Republican, John Cornyn, Texas

20 hrs ago | The Florida Times-Union

Seth MacFarlane won't return as 2014 Oscar host

MacFarlane said in his tweet Monday that Academy Awards producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are among the best in the business.

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Related Topix: Television

Yesterday | CBS 47

Celtics' Terrence Williams arrested near Seattle

Kent police say Boston Celtics basketball player Terrence Williams was arrested Sunday and accused of brandishing a gun at the mother of his 10-year-old son during a visitation exchange.

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Mon May 20, 2013

KMIZ

The Doors' Ray Manzarek dies at 74

The Doors' founding keyboardist, Ray Manzarek, died in Germany Monday after a long fight with cancer, his publicist said in a statement.

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Canada.com

87-year-old woman tells jurors, 'Somebody had to stand up to' Donald Trump

In this May 14, 2013 file photo, Donald Trump arrives at federal court n Chicago to testify at a civil trial where he's accused of enticing investors to buy condos at his Chicago skyscraper with promises of profit-sharing, then quietly reneging on them.

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Related Topix: The Apprentice, Reality TV, Television, Celebrities, Donald Trump

WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh

Kanye West debuts new music on 'SNL'

Two "Saturday Night Live" sets, an Instagram snapshot and 66 projector images later, we now have a better picture of what's to come on Kanye West's anticipated new album.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Television, Saturday Night Live, Bill Hader, Chicago

CNN

Kicks and hits highlight Billboard Music Awards

Not sure what that means? Well, check out the top five moments from Sunday night's 2013 Billboard Music Awards: The R & B singer accidentally landed on a woman in the mosh pit during a performance of his hit song "Adorn." He was attempting a jump that went wrong.

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Related Topix: Miguel, Hip-Hop, Prince, Pop-Funk, Black Entertainment, Television

WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh

Saldana on race: 'I'm not going to talk about it'

Zoe Saldana is one of Hollywood's leading actresses, and she's making headlines as Uhura in "Star Trek Into Darkness." She crossed barriers as the lead in "Avatar," the highest grossing movie of all time.

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Related Topix: Avatar, Zoe Saldana, Hot Chicks

Philly.com

'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes

"Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations.

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Related Topix: Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Trek, Iron Man 3, Iron Man, Drama Movies, Celebrities, Robert Downey Jr., The Great Gatsby, Movies

WHDH

Tornadoes slam Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Okla.

Hearing on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, Lindsay Carter took advantage of the advanced warning, gathered her belongings and fled.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Representative Mary Fallin, Republican, US House of Representatives, Oklahoma, Shawnee, OK, The National, Television

Sun May 19, 2013

KMIZ

Cooper jilted at the aisle in 'SNL' wedding

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper played the groom in a surreal wedding scene send-off for Bill Hader's Stefon character on the season finale of "Saturday Night Live." Hader announced last week that he was leaving SNL after eight seasons to move to California and get more sleep, which meant his memorable characters were also saying goodbye.

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Related Topix: Wedding, Anderson Cooper 360, Television, Comedy, Saturday Night Live, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers

The Wichita Eagle

Dior presents cruise fashions amid stars in Monaco

In this photo taken Saturday, May 18, 2013 actors Ruth Wilson and Jessica Biel arrive for the Dior fashion show in Monaco, southern France.

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Related Topix: Fashion, Designers, Dior

Daily Herald

Coens' folk revival 'Llewyn' serenades Cannes

The Coen brothers' resurrection of the pre-Dylan folk scene in Greenwich Village serenaded Cannes with its period music and melancholy tale of a self-destructive, feline-toting musician.

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Related Topix: Greenwich Village (New York, NY), Movies, Crime Movies, Comedy Movies, Music!, Adventure, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Dave Van Ronk, Folk

NewsChannel 9 WSYR

Jury gets first glimpse of defense in Jackson case

A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live LLC, and what is expected at court in the week ahead: Jackson's mother wants a jury to determine that the promoter of Jackson's planned comeback concerts didn't properly investigate Dr.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law

CBS 47

Lawyer for accused singer: steroids had ill effect

The lawyer for a California heavy metal singer accused of trying to hire someone to kill his estranged wife says the singer's mind has been ravaged by steroid use.

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Related Topix: Metal, As I Lay Dying