Robin Williams is lined up for HBO comedy special to air in December

October 10th, 2009 ROBIN WILLIAMS' Broadway comeback is fast becoming one of New York's hottest tickets - the comedian has extended his WEAPONS OF SELF-DESTRUCTION tour in the city. Williams was initially set to return to the New York stage after a seven-year absence during a short engagement in April (09).

September 30th, 2009 Robin Roberts to be guest announcer on OpryNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Robin Roberts, co-host of ABC's "Good Morning America" and a breast cancer survivor, will be guest announcer this Friday during a special Grand Ole Opry show promoting research about the disease.

September 17th, 2009 ROBIN WILLIAMS' actress daughter ZELDA was left cringing with embarrassment at the recent premiere of her father's new movie WORLD'S GREATEST DAD - because the comedian failed to warn her about his nude scene. In the film, the funnyman plays teacher Lance Clayton, who turns his life around after suffering a terrible family tragedy.

August 28th, 2009 Producers of ROBIN WILLIAMS' latest movie are out to prove failed marriages aren't final - as the actor prepares to divorce his real-life estranged bride MARSHA GARCES WILLIAMS. The funnyman has signed on to star in Disney's Wedding Banned, in which he plays one-half of a long-divorced couple.

August 28th, 2009 ROBIN WILLIAMS feels sure some of his macabre fans feel cheated - because they didn't get to boast about having a ticket for a show the funnyman was too dead to appear at. The actor/comedian had to scrap his Weapons of Self-Destruction stand-up tour earlier this year (09) so he could undergo heart surgery, and he's convinced some ticket holders are a little peeved he survived the operation.

August 28th, 2009 Funnyman ROBIN WILLIAMS stunned late-night TV viewers in America on Wednesday (26Aug09) by pretending to snort cocaine and masturbate during an appearance on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! The actor/comedian made his entrance on the show by picking up Kimmel's pen and pretending to hoover a line of coke from the host's desk up his nose. A chuckling Kimmel said, "I know they told you to stop doing that." The Mrs.

August 28th, 2009 "Living with a comic is kinda like having a cobra as a pet - we can be fun up to a point." ROBIN WILLIAMS admits life as a comedian's partner can be unpredictable.

August 28th, 2009 Comedian and moviemaker BOBCAT GOLDTHWAITE has revealed best pal ROBIN WILLIAMS is a member of Hollywood's well-hung club after shooting the Oscar winner waxed and naked in new film WORLD'S GREATEST DAD. Williams, who is famously hirsute, insisted on stripping for a scene in the film and wowed cast and crew by keeping his clothes off for the day.

August 28th, 2009 "I had the drug that Michael (Jackson) had on tap at home... Taking that drug to sleep is like taking chemotherapy instead of shaving your head; it's a kicka** drug.

August 28th, 2009 Funnyman ROBIN WILLIAMS got serious on late-night TV in America on Wednesday (26Aug09) as he revealed how grateful and humble he feels after heart surgery gave him a new lease of life earlier this year (09). The Mrs. Doubtfire star had to cut short a stand-up comedy tour to replace a heart valve after doctors revealed the breathing problems he was experiencing at shows were deadly serious.

August 28th, 2009 "I had the drug that Michael (Jackson) had on tap at home... Taking that drug to sleep is like taking chemotherapy instead of shaving your head; it's a kicka** drug.

August 25th, 2009 Funnyman ROBIN WILLIAMS has been asked to play Scottish singing sensation SUSAN BOYLE in a movie about her life. Boyle shot to international fame after appearing on U.K.

August 7th, 2009 Funnyman ROBIN WILLIAMS has recovered from heart surgery - insisting he's 'energised' and ready to make his stand-up comedy comeback later this year (09). The comedian had a heart valve replaced in March (09) after falling ill on his Weapons of Self-Destruction tour.

May 22nd, 2009 NEW YORK - Sean Penn has withdrawn his motion for legal separation from wife of 13 years, Robin Wright. The two-time Oscar-winning actor had filed papers in California's Marin County Superior Court seeking divorce from his better half.

May 14th, 2009 Robin Williams jokes about his heart surgeryNEW YORK — Robin Williams, who had heart surgery eight weeks ago, says he and David Letterman "are now brotherhood of the zipper chests." Williams, appearing on CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman" scheduled to air Wednesday, was referring to Letterman's quintuple bypass heart surgery in 2000. It was the 57-year-old actor's first interview since surgery that replaced an aortic valve.