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Whitney Cummings will soon have ties to legendary comedian Rodney Dangerfield.

The stand-up, writer, producer, director and podcast host has been selected to receive the Rodney Respect Award at the the Los Angeles City College Foundation Gala on Oct. 27. Per Lacc, the honor “is bestowed upon individuals whose creativity has left a unique mark on the history of comedy.” Prior recipients include Jim Carrey, Chelsea Handler, Tim Allen, Brad Garrett, Kelsey Grammer, Jay Leno, Jon Lovitz, Louie Anderson, Bob Saget, Chuck Lorre and others.

Held at L.A.’s Skirball Cultural Center, the event will also host Melissa Rivers (who will present the trophy to Cummings) and a roster of fellow honorees that includes David Ambroz (Impact Award), Milt and Debbie Valera (Humanitarian Award) and Maggie Lin (Visionary Award).

Lacc Foundation provides students with the financial support and over the past five years,...

Every year we get more and more television shows fighting for survival and it gets harder to have what it takes to make an impact. Trying to be a show that stands out of the crowd, Saving Hope started off with a main character in a coma, but still walks the halls of the hospital talking to other patients, who just happen to be dead. Now that Charlie (Michael Shanks) has woken though, can Saving Hope: The Complete Second Season still provide something special?

With Dr. Charlie Harris now awake he finds that he still sees the people who are between the land of the living and the dead. Reunited with fiancée Dr. Alex Reid (Erica Durance) he tries to get back to normality, but when the dead want his attention even in the middle of critical operations people soon start noticing his weird behaviour and question whether he...

A medical drama with a supernatural twist, Saving Hope is a compelling hour of television.

And if nothing else Daniel Gillies is back on my screen, which is enough reason to watch if there was ever a reason to watch. (Even if he's not playing the calculating, family-centered member of the undead like his character on The Vampire Diaries.)

The Pilot begins with a car crash as Dr. Charlie Harris (Michael Shanks) and his fiance' Dr. Alex Reid (Erica Durance) are on the way to their wedding. After saving the woman who caused the crash, Charlie falls unconscious and is in a coma. From his coma he can see and hear everything that happens at the hospital, including the patients who are dead and dying. Through them, he learns that there's more to life and being a doctor than he previously thought.

It's this supernatural element that sets Saving Hope apart from its hospital-drama predecessors.