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★ Charlie Sheen to bring his one man show to Boston and Wallingford, Connecticut on tour.

★ Celebrity connections, HEC exclusive: Spotted at the Boston Harbor Hotel on the morning of March 15; Venus Williams and Apollo Anton Ohno, in town for a charity event. Spotted at the TD Banknorth Boston Garden, Matt Damon taking in the Lady Gaga concert.

★ Dlisted honors the ladies who played the Ecklund sisters in The Fighter, while the movie’s Oscar win bring pride to Lowell. Is it enough to garner a sequel for The Fighter?

★ Yale paper gets told off by James Franco after publishing an article about his poor performance as host of the Oscars.

★ Red Sox fan Jimmy Fallon gets his own flavor of Vermont’s finest ice cream.

★ Former State Rep. in New Hampshire buys local TV station.

★ Matt Damon criticizes President Obama, while his buddy, Ben Affleck is busy, first teaming up with Cindy McCain, before appearing at the House Foreign Affairs committee hearing.

★ Tyra Banks reveals she’s enrolled at Harvard Business School.

★ Kim Kardashian contemplates bringing her Dash store to Beantown.

★ Berklee alum and successful movie score composer of films like The Polar Express and Forrest Gump returns to Boston to conduct Back to the Future concert.

★ On a recent appearance on “The Daily Show”, Julianne Moore (above) discusses the Kenmore Square inspiration for her Boston accent for her stint on “30 Rock”.

★ Actor Michael Weatherly, who grew up in Connecticut and attended Brooks Academy in Andover, MA,  just signed an “NCIS” deal.

★ Executive producer and Dorchester native Mark Wahlberg appears at the premier of season 7 of “Entourage”.

★ “Body of Evidence,” filming entirely in Rhode Island, gets picked up for full season on ABC and name gets changed to “Body of Proof”.

★ New England Patriots player and actor Brian White talks to Boldfacers.com about his charity work and new TNT series, “Men of a Certain Age”.

★After dismal domestic numbers for the made in Mass. movie, Knight and Day, foreign fans could decide the fate of Tom Cruise’s future life at the box office.

★ First look at Katie Holmes as Jackie Kennedy in new History Channel miniseries.

★ Facebook creator and Harvard alum Mark Zuckerberg to appear on “The Simpsons” this fall.

★ Matt Damon appears on the “Hope for Haiti Now” telethon.

★ Mark Wahlberg’s wife gives birth to their fourth child.

★ The new season of “American Idol” premiers with  first episode set in Boston.

★ Anne Hathaway is honored as Woman of the Year in Harvard’s annual Hasty Pudding celebration.

★ Celebrity chef Todd English appears in court regarding assault charges brought against his ex-fiance.

★ The Globe talks to Golden Globe winning creator of “Glee” and Newton native, John Falchuk.

★ Former “American Idol” contestant Ayla Brown sings at her father, Scott Brown’s acceptance speech. Meanwhile, “The Daily Show” and “30 Rock” provide glaring commentary on the Massachusetts special election.

★ Conan O’Brien’s final “Tonight Show”.

For all live comedy fans in New England, prepare yourselves for August 1^st, the start of a five month long comedy series hosted at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston by Comedy Connection Boston.

Comedy Connection Boston was founded over 25 years ago and has featured comedy heavy hitters such as Chris Rock, Dane Cook, Rosie O’Donnell, Dennis Miller, Kevin James, Margaret Cho, Jon Stewart, Anthony Clark, Damon Wayans, Brett Butler, George Lopez, Cedric the Entertainer and Robin Williams, to name a few. Previously located in Quincy Market, the Comedy Connection Boston relocated to the Wilbur Theatre in 2008 and, in addition to comedy, began featuring musical acts as well. The Comedy Connection Boston has been voted “Boston’s Best Comedy Club” by the Improper Bostonian Magazine since 2000 and has solidified itself at the forefront of comedy clubs around the city.

Though the Comedy Connection has built itself a place in the city’s funny circuit, the venue it has relocated to holds its own in Boston history. Built in 1914, the Wilbur Theatre has hosted many famous theatrical works such as A Streetcar Named Desire, A Long Day’s Journey Into the Night, Hair, and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. The theatre has also hosted many big names in the theatre industry such as Marlon Brando, Ethel Barrymore, Fred Astaire, Claire Luce, Jessica Tandy, Montgomery Clift, Karl Maiden, Brian Bedford, Faye Dunaway, Marisa Tomei and Quentin Tarantino. After one of its final showings in 1998, the theatre basically closed down save several one-time productions such as the 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and “A Night at the Rock Opera.” In 2008, the theatre was leased by Bill Blumenreich, owner of the Comedy Connection, who brought the comedy series to the nearly abandoned theatre, where it has remained ever since.

This year, the Comedy Connection will be continuing their tradition of bringing the heads of comedy to Boston beginning on August 1^st with comedian Bob Marley. In addition to Marley, the Comedy Connection will feature Tracy Morgan from “Saturday Night Live” and “30 Rock,” Carlos Mencia from “Mind of Mencia,” John Oliver from “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” Joan Rivers, Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood from “Whose Line is it Anway?,” Jeaneane Garofalo and Bob Saget from “Full House.” For a full schedule of events and to purchase tickets online, visit the Wilbur Theatre website.