On Tuesday, comedian Betty White accepted the Jack Benny Award at UCLA for her achievements in comedy. She spoke to the Daily Bruin’s Laurie Allred about the award, her current projects and how comedy has changed over the course of her career.

Joe Jonas has chosen the road towards a solo career and releases his new album, “FastLife,” today. While the content and sound of his new album differs from what he recorded and performed with the Jonas Brothers, Jonas said he still hopes to appeal to both his loyal, longtime fans and new ones as well. He spoke with the Daily Bruin’s Marjorie Yan about his new album and what it’s like to make music without his brothers.

In just over five years, Jonah Hill has gone from being a side-splitting minor character in assorted Judd Apatow movies to an actor widely recognized for his unmistakable talent, even outside of comedy films. The 27-year-old actor is currently starring alongside Brad Pitt and Philip Seymour Hoffman in the drama “Moneyball,” marking an important transition in his career. For while Hill has proved a brilliant funnyman, his new role displays a level of performance versatility and personal maturity beyond any of his previous work.

Comedian and actor Nick Swardson has been one of Hollywood’s rising stars of comedy ever since he was taken under the wing of Adam Sandler and his merry troupe of goofballs. The Daily got an opportunity to speak with Nick via telephone about his starring role in “Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star,” which he co-wrote with Sandler and Happy Madison Productions coworker Allen Covert, as well as his whimsical experience playing an undersized porn star.

After zooming through theaters and toy stores in 2006, Pixar Animation Studios is bringing one of its most lucrative franchises back to the big screen this weekend with “Cars 2.”