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Canada's Sean Cullen still laughing on reality show Last Comic Standing'

LOS ANGELES - Canadian comic Sean Cullen will have to wait until next week to find out if he'll be hanging on for another round of laughs on the reality TV show "Last Comic Standing." The show's we...

X-Files creator Chris Carter recognized for contribution to BC film industry

VANCOUVER - The truth is out there: despite some bitterness in the past, British Columbians really love The X-Files. Series creator Chris Carter was recognized Thursday night in Vancouver by the B....

X-Files creator Chris Carter recognized for contribution to B.C. film industry

VANCOUVER - X-Files creator Chris Carter has been recognized by the B.C. government for his contribution to the province's television and film industry. Tourism, Culture and Arts Minister Bill Benn...

'Twilight' fans camp out for a peek (and a scream)

SAN DIEGO - If you haven't heard of "Twilight," ask a teenager. The best-selling young-adult book isn't bound for the big screen until December, but fan frenzy for the film practically took over Comic...

Estelle Getty remembered as funny, feisty, frugal

LOS ANGELES - Estelle Getty always liked a bargain. Despite her sitcom success with "The Golden Girls," son Carl Gettleman told friends and family gathered at a private memorial service Thursday th...

Country singer Chris Cagle not guilty of domestic charge

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Country singer Chris Cagle has been found not guilty of domestic violence after his girlfriend refused to testify against him. Cagle and Jennifer Tant were both charged with dome...

NY publisher sues Foxy Brown, Lil' Kim

NEW YORK - A New York publisher is suing rappers Foxy Brown and Lil' Kim, saying they were paid advances for books they never delivered. Simon & Schuster Inc. says Brown was paid $75,000 in 2005 to...

Russell Brand to host the MTV Video Music Awards

NEW YORK - MTV is staking its brand on a lesser-known one: Russell Brand. The British actor and comedian will host this year's Video Music Awards, set to air live from Paramount Pictures Studios in...

Rapper DMX pleads not guilty to felony charges, raps for reporters

PHOENIX - DMX rapped for reporters outside a Phoenix courtroom Thursday after pleading not guilty to felony charges of theft and identity theft. Then he plugged an album. Authorities allege the ...

Richard Nelson dissects fans of all things English in malicious comedy: review

NEW YORK - "Some Americans Abroad" is a quietly malicious little comedy. Playwright Richard Nelson's attack on the pomposity of academia sneaks up on you as it follows the cultural - and personal -...