Jon Stewart will host the third "Night of Too Many Stars" special on Comedy Central

CHARITABLY FUNNY: According to Jon Stewart, there can never be too many funny people in one room.

The renowned comic and host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" is taking advantage of that very idea and putting it to good use to benefit charity.

The network, in connection with Stewart's Busboy Productions, is gathering some of the biggest names in comedy for the third biannual event, "Night Of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert For Autism Education."

It will be taped on Saturday, Oct. 2 at the Beacon Theatre in New York City and will air on Comedy Central in the fall (with, if the previous two were any indication, a Comedy Network broadcast soon to follow). The broadcast will feature a celebrity phone bank so viewers can place donations as well.

Stewart will host "Night Of Too Many Stars," which will feature live performances, sketches and short films featuring such stars as Lewis Black, Steve Carell, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey, Chris Rock, Sarah Silverman, Joel McHale, John Oliver and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, among others.

Tickets to the live event went on sale earlier this month and can be purchased through www.ticketmaster.com or www.beacontheatre.com. The proceeds go to autism-education programs. One new initiative on that list is The Institute for Brain Development, a diagnosis and treatment center doing detailed research into autism-spectrum disorders.

The charity event launched in 2005 and has since raised nearly $7 million for autism research, education and other related programs.

If you feel like splurging, VIP tickets start at $1,250 per person and include access to the event's after-party, which will be attended by the show's talented stars. These special tickets can be purchased by sending an e-mail to nightoftoomanystars@eventassociatesinc.com.

CHANCE'S LADIES: Christopher Chance's job is never easy, considering he puts his life on the line every day for the sake of his clients.

Now, this gutsy bodyguard-for-hire is getting some much-needed support from unlikely sources, who will certainly add some sex appeal to weekly episodes when Fox's "Human Target" returns with its second season on Friday, Oct. 1.

The network recently announced that it has hired two British beauties to add to the cast of the action-adventure series, which follows Chance and his teammates as they offer private security support to clients in mortal danger.

During the season premiere, Chance (played by Mark Valley) takes on a new client, Ilsa Pucci. Played by new series regular Indira Varma, she is an exquisite and cosmopolitan billionaire who seeks Chance's protection after her husband is murdered.

Ilsa is so impressed with Chance's work that she offers to be a silent owner of his protection agency, which would give the team access to her unlimited resources, private jets, advanced technology and list of powerful international connections.

The other new addition is Janet Montgomery, who will star in a recurring role as the gorgeous Ames, a professional thief with an uncanny ability to blend into her surroundings. Chance's partner Winston (Chi McBride) knows Ames from his days as a cop and offers her a job with the agency so she can turn over a new leaf.

Varma is best known for her portrayal of Niobe in "Rome" as well as the guest-starring role of Inspector Cate Pritchard in the two-part "Yanks in the U.K." episode of "Bones."

Before starring in a recurring role as Jennie on "Entourage," Montgomery was featured in the 2009 Lifetime telefilm "Accused at 17." She'll next be spotted on the big screen alongside Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis in "Black Swan."

HAIL HARRY: Recent years have brought a lot of attention to New Orleans. Naming that city will likely first drum up thoughts of hurricane Katrina, the successful rebuilding efforts by groups such as Habitat for Humanity, and the Saints winning the Super Bowl.

What few people know is that all these things have one New Orleans native in common: Harry Connick Jr.

NBC Sports and the NFL recently announced they're teaming up again for the upcoming "Back to Football" promotion, a campaign that will lead into NFL Kickoff 2010.

Seeing as Connick Jr. was born in New Orleans, is a huge fan of its NFL team and was also a part of the city's rebuilding efforts after the hurricane, it's only fitting that he will be featured in the campaign this year.

The new NFL season will premiere on NBC Sports on Thursday, Sept. 9, as the Saints battle the Minnesota Vikings at the Louisiana Superdome. These two teams last faced each other during the thrilling NFC championship game, which went into overtime and sent the Saints on to the Super Bowl.

For the "Back to Football" promotion, Connick Jr. performed his version of the Frank Sinatra classic "High Hopes," which was recorded in July from the Neil Simon Theater in New York. The song's theme is a perfect embodiment of the emotions experienced by New Orleans natives when their home team won its first Super Bowl, as well as the expectations held for this new season.

The video shoot also followed Connick Jr. through New Orleans as he visited Bourbon Street and the Musicians' Village, which he helped devise with fellow musician Branford Marsalis for the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity.