Colberts, Edwards to be lauded at Comedy fest

January 18, 2007 NEW YORK - Stephen Colbert and Blake Edwards will be honored at this year's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, organizers said Wednesday in making latest programming announcements. In the latest sign that digital media is a growing focus of comedy festivals, the HBO-organized annual fixture's Film Program will also feature the Funny Picture Show, an online initiative for comedic short film content, organizers said. The Person of the Year Award is a tongue-in-cheek honor for a comedian, artist or character who USCAF feels is "the most important contributor to life in America in the past year, having exhibited such great accomplishment that they have affected or made history," festival organizers said in a statement.

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