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Sept. 18, 2009 BOOK REVIEW: 'I'm Dying Up Here' Explores Beginnings of Standup Comedy in Mid-1970s Los Angeles; When Leno and Letterman Were Buddies Reviewed By David M. Kinchen Huntingtonnews.net Book Critic William Knoedelseder's "I'm Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Standup Comedy's Golden Age" is an important contribution to ...

His real name is James Dennis, but just about everybody calls him Chico. He used to look just like Freddie Prinze from the hit TV show, "Chico and the Man." But now, 25 years later, Chico is a Top 12 finalist on our local version of another hit TV show on NBC, "Biggest Loser." Chico says he was thrilled to be selected, but he says, "Now what? Now ...

When comedian and actor George Lopez strode onstage in San Antonio for his Aug. 8 HBO special, it was a moment made in heaven for him.

A no-nonsense, solidly-built singer and comedy performer who went from best-selling recording artist in the 50s to sitcom star in the 70s and 80s to dramatic TV star in the 90s, Della Reese was raised in Detroit,.... A no-nonsense, solidly-built singer and comedy performer who went from best-selling recording artist in the 50s to sitcom star in the ...