The question of when and where a public memorial service will be held for Michael Jackson has finally been answered. But how city officials will handle the likelihood of a massive crowd remains to be settled.
A public memorial for the late singer has been set for 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, according to a press release from the office of the Jackson family's publicist. A press conference to announce further details was planned for Friday.
Randy Phillips, chief executive of AEG Live, which owns the Staples Center and was Jackson's promoter, said tickets would be free. He was not sure how they would be distributed.
Los Angeles City Councilman Dennis Zine said plans for the memorial are clearly moving forward, but he wished there had been more time to work out the logistics for such a huge event.

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Comedian Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald of Animal Planet’s “Emergency Vets” will crack up Kirkland on July 9 with a show to benefit MEOW Cat Rescue and Adoption.
Aside from “Emergency Vets,” Fitzgerald has made many television appearances  -- most recently, he was on “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.” He also hosts a weekly segment on CW2’s morning news show, “Animal House.” You also may have heard him on radio shows such as “The Howard Stern Show.”
The evening of hilarious stand-up comedy will start at 8:30 PM at Laughs Comedy Spot, 12099 124th Ave NE, Kirkland, WA 98034. Tickets are $20 and can be bought at the door starting an hour before show time, by phone at (425) 823-6306, or online at ticketweb.com.
A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit MEOW Rescue and Adoption of Kirkland. MEOW is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit that opened in 1997. MEOW places approximately 1,500 animals into permanent homes each year and believes that the welfare of the animals is paramount in the placement process. What a good cause! Visit MEOW on the Web and check out all the pretty kitties looking for good homes.

Oscar-winning actor/singer Jamie Foxx has reportedly partnered with MTV to produce an exciting new sketch comedy series.

Foxx will be the executive producer of the show, his first since the 'Jamie Foxx Show' ended in 2001. MTV claims the new series will be "the next generation of 'In Living Color,'" the legendary 90's sketch show that launched the careers of Foxx, Jim Carrey, Jennifer Lopez and many others.

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THE journey to last Thursday's Grand Comedy started way back on Good Friday when Theatre Factory performed for the Luzira Maximum Prison inmates.

That show had a lot of inspiration of the soul-searching kind, as the inmates promised the Prisons' bosses maximum discipline if the bosses promised that Theatre Factory would be back once more.

It was the first and only time an entertainment ensemble had performed at the prison. Grand Comedy had similar soul-searching moments.The skit with Richard Tuwangye, Dixon Zizinga and Wilson Bugembe that revolved around religions and false prophets was food for the spirit.

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MTV has hired industry veterans Scott Guthrie and David Cox to run its gaming division as it looks to build upon the tremendous success of its first gaming franchise, “Rock Band.”

Guthrie, who becomes executive VP/general manager, joins MTV Games from publisher THQ, where he served as executive VP of publishing. Prior to that Guthrie worked as senior VP of sales and distribution for The Walt Disney Company's Buena Vista Home Entertainment group.

Cox, who was named VP of sales, most recently worked at Sony Computer Entertainment America, where he was senior director-sales and merchandising.

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TB3’s Bar & Grill in Freeborn will present TB3’s Comedy Night featuring two nationally known headlining comedians: Dwight York and Craig Allen.

York and Allen are two standup comedy veterans best known for their appearances on “The Bob & Tom Show.” Each comedian usually headlines shows on their own, but they love the opportunity this show allows for them to work together.

Dwight York’s twisted one-liners are the glue that holds the show together. York fires off brilliant jokes like a madman on a rampage.

Craig Allen will set the table for the twisted madness of York.

Comedian Wild Bill Bauer said of Allen: “Craig Allen is one of the top five comedic writers I know...the other four are already stars.”

In March, Patridge inked a deal with Mark Burnett -- whom she calls "the Spielberg of reality" -- to star in her own reality series, which was subsequently shopped to various networksLate last month, Patridge appeared as a guest on Ryan Seacrest's KISS-FM radio show and mentioned that her new reality series had landed at an undisclosed cable network.

"We finally found a home for the show, which I can't really say who won yet.  It'll be cable I think," she told Seacrest, who somewhat jokingly predicted the show's eventual destination."We finally found a home for the show, which I can't really say who won yet.  It'll be cable I think," she told Seacrest, who somewhat jokingly predicted the show's eventual destination.

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A buffet dinner, music, dancing and a comedy show starring comedian Dave Russo will be at the Chamberlain Farm's Pavilion on Friend Street in Berkley at 7p.m.  June 27.

Tickets are $25 with a portion of the proceeds donated to the Friends of the Council on Aging. 

Reservations are recommended for parties of four or more. Call the Chamberlain Farm at 508-880-2817. 

To purchase tickets call Pat Spellman at 508-823-6951 or Rita Harrison at 508-823-0033. No tickets will be sold at the door.

Vice President Jusuf Kalla will use the unusual medium of a television comedy program to outline his promise to shrink the country’s reliance on foreign debt if elected president, a spokesman for his campaign said on Monday.

Dradjad Wibowo said the promise would be aired on the Q-TV program “Negeri Impian.” A video disc of the program will also be distributed to Kalla supporters.

Dradjad, speaking on the set of the show on Monday, said Kalla believed that foreign debts were based on loan contracts that harmed the interests of Indonesians.

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Bitching about MTV is pretty much something everyone loves to do except for tween girls, but to be honest ever since Singled Out there's been a show on there that I'd watch, and now that there are practically no music videos the 24-hour reality television network has some decent stuff on there. True Life is one of those series. Though melodramatic and staged for dramatic affect more often than not it does do a good job of presenting real life issues that confront its viewing audience.

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