Ben Karlin Leaving Colbert and Daily Show

Executive Producer Ben Karlin is leaving his post at The Daily Show and The Colbert Report as of year’s end. I want to stress this is “amicable”— me thinks thou doth protest too much. [NYTimes]

New Discs

Grizzly Bear – Yellow House Stars of Track and Field – Centuries Before Love and War

Ryan Adams + Special Guests at Town Hall

Ryan Adams kicks off a string of 3 live shows tonight at the Town Hall in NYC. Rumor has it that his opening acts will include Sean Lennon, Norah Jones (The Little Willies) and Leona Naess in that order. – via ProductshopNYC

TWC NYC Free Preview Weekend

From December 28 – January 2, HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, The Movie Channel, and Starz will be free for all Time Warner Cable New York subscribers.

Red Hot + Riot at BAM

A benefit in support of World AIDS Day: Red Hot + Riot Live Friday, December 1, 2006 (7:30 PM) Saturday, December 2, 2006 (7:30 PM) Featuring: Amadou & Mariam Cheikh Lô dead prez Keziah Jones Les Nubians Meshell Ndegeocello Yerba Buena BAM Howard Gilman Opera House 30 LaFayette Avenue Brooklyn, NY