Starting today, the New York Comedy Festival salutes the local laugh scene’s present and future players with a series of shows and panels. While an established event, hecklers, of course, are still welcome. More»

“Grow up or die!”  These are the last words of Bill Maher’s new film “Religilous”. I commend Bill for creating this forward thinking film.  I don’t want to get into a discussion on Religion or Politics on this site, though I will lead you to the Catholic Discussion site where there are numerous debates going on, (commenter EB is a favorite), and is the reason I haven’t posted yet today.  It’s painfully entertaining.  More»

[Photo by JIMI CELESTE for Patrick McMullan]

When it comes to religion, comedian Bill Maher is clearly a man of many opinions, or lack there of and is not afraid to loudly express why he thinks your religion is a crock of bleep! Maher readies himself to “debunk the man behind the curtain” and hilariously explores this not-so hilarious topic by hitting the streets Borat-style to get some insight into what everybody believes in and why in his new film, Religulous.

To kick off the October 3rd release of Maher’s film, some of the funniest faces in New York gathered yesterday afternoon for lunch at Brasserie Ruhlmann. Bill Maher’s pals included Joy Behar, Caroline Rhea, Kathleen Turner, Debra Winger, Steve Guttenberg, Jeneane Garofalo, Liz Smith, Caroline Hirsch, Bob Balaban, Nora Ephron, and the ever-so controversial Tatum O’Neal.

More photos from this event below…

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