UK's Toxic Magazine Awards "SpongeBob SquarePants" The Title Of Being The Most Funniest Cartoon Character!

The Nickelodeon UK Press Office has announced the great Nickelodeon News in Tweet (post) on their official Twitter profile page (@NickelodeonUKPR) that the popular British kids magazine Toxic Magazine has named Nickelodeon Superstar "SpongeBob SquarePants" Number 1 in their list of the Top 50 Funniest Cartoon Characters! Congratulations Nickelodeon and SpongeBob!:

So proud of our superstar SpongeBob SquarePants making it to Number 1 on @ToxicMagUK's top 50 funniest cartoon characters!

Get Ready To Go Wild With DreamWorks' Madagascar Live!; UK Tour Of New Adventure Arena Show To Visit Exeter Between 21-24 February 2013

From The Okehampton Times's "What's On" column:

What's On

READER’S COMPETITION

GET READY TO GO WILD WITH MADAGASCAR LIVE!

UK tour of new adventure arena show

Stage Entertainment Touring Productions proudly presents the first arena tour of DreamWorks Madagascar Live!, visiting Exeter from 21-24 February 2013.

Everyone’s favourite Madagascar characters will star in a live theatrical show based on the blockbuster DreamWorks Animation franchise, reliving the fun and humour of the animals and their escapades, brilliantly recreated in an arena production of lively storytelling, dance and music, including the hit song ‘Move It, Move It’.

Audiences of all ages will love the wild and action-packed adventure as Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the Hippo and the plotting penguins escape from their home at New York's Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien's Madagascar.

This celebration of friendship is brought vividly to life by imaginative sets and costumes, joyous dance numbers and spectacular new songs bringing West End values to the arena environment. A cast of 25 characters take the audience on a journey from Central Park Zoo all the way to the beaches of Madagascar in a song-filled show for the whole family.

Bill Damaschke, Chief Creative Officer for DreamWorks Animation, said today:

“I could not be more delighted that the characters of Madagascar will be taking to the stage in the UK in 2013. The show that we have created, and that is being presented by Stage Entertainment Touring Productions brings together all the energy, wit and fun of the films to make an inventive entertaining live experience. Along with the classic track ‘Move It, Move It’, we have added a selection of new songs, along with sets and costumes, dance and movement that bring the whole experience to life in spectacular fashion.”

Caspar Gerwe CEO Stage Entertainment Touring Productions, said today:

“Family members of all ages will love this live staging of DreamWorks Animation’s Madagascar. A perfect treat for everyone - the show entertains, delights and amuses in equal measure. This UK tour brings the live version of this much loved story to a venue near you. Don’t miss it!”

DreamWorks Madagascar Live! is being presented by Stage Entertainment Touring Productions.

Listings:

Stage Entertainment Touring Productions presents DreamWorks Madagascar Live!

UK Arena Tour 2013 9 January – 10 March 2013

www.madlive.co.uk

Box Office (Exeter): 08444 99 99 55

Group Bookings (all venues): 0800 0358 0058

Ticket prices: Tickets from just £20 with NO BOOKING FEES*

£99 for a family of four with big discounts for groups of 10+

Recommended for everyone 3 and over.

Running time 90 minutes approximately

* small admin charge may apply

MADAGASCAR LIVE is directed by Gip Hoppe, director of Dora the Explorer Live who has worked with Broadway Across America and Nickelodeon on other family friendly live touring productions including: Blue’s Clues Live, Dora’s Pirate Adventure and Go, Diego, Go Live! Hoppe also wrote and directed the Broadway play Jackie: An American Life and is a founding member and co-artistic director of the Wellfleet Harbor Actor’s Theatre.

The show is written by Kevin Del Aguila, who received a Drama Desk Award nomination as book writer of the Off-Broadway hit Alter Boyz and has also written the musical adaptations of the children’s books Lilly’s Big Day and Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type.

Tony Award-winner David Gallo, whose Broadway credits include Memphis, Xanadu, The Drowsy Chaperone, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and Thoroughly Modern Millie, and whose touring show credits include Dora The Explorer Live and Blue’s Clues Live, serves as the show’s Scenic Designer.

The show will feature costume design by Tony Award-winning Gregg Barnes, whose Broadway credits include Legally Blonde, Flower Drum Song, The Drowsy Chaperone, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and whose touring show credits include Disney On Ice – Princess Classics, Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular, Winnie The Pooh and Madison Square Garden’s The Wizard of Oz.

To be in with a chance of winning a family ticket to the opening night of the show at a venue of your choice answer the following question:

Which zoo do the Madagascar animals escape from?

Closiing date for entries, Monday 18th February

For more information on dates, venues and times please visit http://www.madlive.co.uk.

Nickelodeon Unveils The Nominees For The 2013 Kids' Choice Awards!

Nickelodeon fans have spoken and the KCA 2013 nominations are in! Nickelodeon has announced in the following Nickelodeon Press Release, from PRNewswire, the nominees for the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards, also known as the Nickelodeon's 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards!

Beginning Thursday, February 14th 2013, kids will be able to cast their votes in 22 categories, including the newly introduced nominations for Favorite App and Favorite Villain, across all of Nickelodeon's digital outlets: Nick.com, all desktop and mobile devices, and Nickelodeon's Facebook page and Twitter feed. On Facebook, users will be able to vote from a tab on the page and the entire voting experience can be embedded directly into wall posts, and on Twitter users be able to vote using custom KCA hashtags!

Among the nominations, the popular Nickelodeon original comedy series "iCarly" and "Victorious" will be battling it out to win the coveted orange blimp for Favorite TV Show. Plus, it'll be karate versus magic in the Favorite Cartoon category as "SpongeBob SquarePants" goes up against "The Fairly OddParents", Nickelodeon Stars Carlos Pena ("Big Time Rush") and Lucas Cruikshank ("Marvin Marvin", "Fred: The Show") will be going Head to Head in the Favorite TV Actor category, Nick Stars Miranda Cosgrove ("iCarly") and Victoria Justice ("Victorious") will be battling to win "Favorite TV Actress", and Nickelodeon band "Big Time Rush" are up against the British/Irish boyband "One Direction" to be crowned "Favorite Music Group", and Nickelodeon celebrity Reed Alexander (Nevel Papperman in "iCarly") is up against reality TV villain Simon Cowell ("The X Factor") plus Tom Hiddleston ("The Avengers") and Julia Roberts ("Mirror Mirror") to be named "Favorite Villain"!:

Hollywood's biggest kid, Josh Duhamel, will be the host the annual slime-fest, which Nickelodeon USA will hold at and broadcast live from USC's Galen Center in Los Angeles, California, USA on Saturday 23rd March 2013 from 8.00pm - 9.30pm. ET/PT (tape delayed for the West Coast). The awards show will then start to roll out internationally, providing kids around the world the opportunity to tune into their local Nickelodeon channel to enjoy the show faster than ever, including on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK on Sunday 24th March 2013 at 5.30pm (repeated at 6.30pm on Nickelodeon +1), less than 24 hours after the initial US broadcast!

What do you think of Nick's 2013 KCA nominations? Who do you want to win? Has Nick left anyone out? And who do you want to see slimed? Let NickALive! know on Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, and/or Facebook!:

Nickelodeon Unveils 2013 Kids' Choice Awards Nominees

Roster of Nods Includes Adele, Justin Bieber, Big Time Rush, Bon Jovi, Miranda Cosgrove, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr., Selena Gomez, Anne Hathaway, Vanessa Hudgens, Victoria Justice, Jennifer Lawrence, Maroon 5, Bruno Mars, One Direction, Katy Perry, Michael Phelps, Julia Roberts, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Will Smith, Kristen Stewart, Ben Stiller, Taylor Swift, Tim Tebow, Venus and Serena Williams, and More

Beginning Feb. 14, Kids Can Cast Their Vote in 22 Categories on Nick.com

Nickelodeon's 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Hosted by Josh Duhamel, Airs Live Saturday, March 23, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT)

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon fans have spoken! Voting for their favorites in television, sports, music and film, kids everywhere have made their voices heard as the network announces the nominees for Nickelodeon's 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, airing Saturday, March 23. Vying for the sought-after blimp award are mega-stars Adele, Justin Bieber , Big Time Rush, Bon Jovi, Miranda Cosgrove , Johnny Depp , Robert Downey Jr. , Selena Gomez , Anne Hathaway , Vanessa Hudgens , Victoria Justice , Jennifer Lawrence, Maroon 5, Bruno Mars , One Direction, Katy Perry , Michael Phelps , Julia Roberts, Chris Rock , Adam Sandler , Will Smith , Kristen Stewart , Ben Stiller , Taylor Swift , Tim Tebow , and Venus and Serena Williams . Hollywood's biggest kid, Josh Duhamel , will be hosting the slime-fest, telecast live from USC's Galen Center from 8-9:30 p.m. (ET/PT).

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Beginning Thursday, Feb. 14, kids will be able to cast their votes in 22 categories, including the newly introduced nominations for Favorite App and Favorite Villain, across all of Nickelodeon's digital outlets: Nick.com, all desktop and mobile devices, and Nickelodeon's Facebook page and Twitter feed. On Facebook, users will be able to vote from a tab on the page and the entire voting experience can be embedded directly into wall posts, and on Twitter users be able to vote using custom KCA hashtags.

It's a fight to the cinematic finish as Kids' Choice Awards former host and winner Will Smith , Johnny Depp¸ Zachary Gordon and newcomer Andrew Garfield nabbed nominations for Favorite Movie Actor: Smith for Men in Black 3, Depp for Dark Shadows, Gordon for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days and Garfield for The Amazing Spider-Man. Jennifer Lawrence, Kristen Stewart and Scarlett Johansson kicked butt with dual nominations for Favorite Movie Actress and Favorite Female Buttkicker, while The Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Hunger Games and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days are all up for Favorite Movie.

In television, Miranda Cosgrove , Bridgit Mendler , Selena Gomez and Victoria Justice round out the Favorite TV Actress nominees, with iCarly, Good Luck Charlie, Wizards of Waverly Place and 2012 KCA winner Victorious also competing for Favorite TV Show. First time nominees Carlos Pena (Big Time Rush), Lucas Cruikshank ( Marvin Marvin ), Jake T. Austin (Wizards of Waverly Place) and Ross Lynch (Austin & Ally) were tapped for Favorite TV Actor.

Taylor Swift scored three nominations: one for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie (The Lorax), Favorite Song ("We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together") and Favorite Female Singer. Last year's Favorite Music Group Big Time Rush made the list again and are up against Maroon 5, Bon Jovi and One Direction whose single "What Makes You Beautiful" is also nominated for Favorite Song.

Presenting sponsors of Nickelodeon's 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards are General Mills, Hasbro Twister Rave Games and Target. Associate sponsors are Bounty™, McDonald's®, nabi, Wii U from Nintendo and Skechers.

The nominees for Nickelodeon's 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards are:

TELEVISION:

Favorite TV Show
Good Luck Charlie
iCarly
Victorious
Wizards of Waverly Place

Favorite Reality Show
America's Got Talent
American Idol
The Voice
Wipeout

Favorite Cartoon
The Fairly OddParents
Phineas and Ferb
SpongeBob SquarePants
Tom and Jerry

Favorite TV Actor
Jake T. Austin (Wizards of Waverly Place)
Lucas Cruikshank ( Marvin Marvin )
Ross Lynch (Austin & Ally)
Carlos Pena (Big Time Rush)

Favorite TV Actress
Miranda Cosgrove (iCarly)
Selena Gomez (Wizards of Waverly Place)
Victoria Justice (Victorious)
Bridgit Mendler (Good Luck Charlie)

FILM:

Favorite Movie
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Avengers
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
The Hunger Games

Favorite Movie Actor
Johnny Depp (Dark Shadows)
Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man)
Zachary Gordon (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days)
Will Smith (Men in Black 3)

Favorite Movie Actress
Vanessa Hudgens (Journey 2: The Mysterious Island)
Scarlett Johansson (The Avengers)
Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games)
Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2)

Favorite Animated Movie
Brave
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Wreck-It Ralph

Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
Chris Rock (Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted)
Adam Sandler (Hotel Transylvania)
Ben Stiller (Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted)
Taylor Swift (The Lorax)

Favorite Male Buttkicker
Robert Downey Jr. (The Avengers)
Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man)
Chris Hemsworth (The Avengers)
Dwayne Johnson (Journey 2: The Mysterious Island)

Favorite Female Buttkicker
Anne Hathaway (The Dark Knight Rises)
Scarlett Johansson (The Avengers)
Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games)
Kristen Stewart (Snow White and the Huntsman)

MUSIC:

Favorite Music Group
Big Time Rush
Bon Jovi
Maroon 5
One Direction

Favorite Male Singer
Justin Bieber
Bruno Mars
Blake Shelton
Usher

Favorite Female Singer
Adele
Katy Perry
P!nk
Taylor Swift

Favorite Song
"Call Me Maybe" ( Carly Rae Jepsen )
"Gangnam Style" (PSY)
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" ( Taylor Swift )
"What Makes You Beautiful" (One Direction)

SPORTS:
Favorite Male Athlete
LeBron James
Michael Phelps
Tim Tebow
Shaun White

Favorite Female Athlete
Gabrielle Douglas
Danica Patrick
Serena Williams
Venus Williams

OTHER CATEGORIES:

Favorite Villain
Reed Alexander (iCarly)
Simon Cowell (The X Factor)
Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers)
Julia Roberts (Mirror Mirror)

Favorite Book
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
Harry Potter series
The Hunger Games series
Magic Tree House series

Favorite Videogame
Just Dance 4
Mario Kart 7
Skylanders Giants
Wii Sports

Favorite App
Angry Birds
Fruit Ninja
Minecraft
Temple Run

Nickelodeon kicks off the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards digital experience on www.Nick.com/KCA13. Fans are able to relive the slimiest moments from years past, play KCA-themed games, and receive updates on all things KCA. Additionally, on the day of the show, March 23, viewers can visit the site to watch a live webcast of the Kids' Choice Orange Carpet pre-show, and stay logged on during the event to see all the backstage action.

The 2013 Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards will be seen in more than 350 million households around the world and in more than 25 languages. Within hours of airing live in the United States and Canada, the show will roll out internationally, providing kids around the world the opportunity to tune into their local Nickelodeon channel to enjoy the show faster than ever. In many international markets, the 2013 KCAs will feature country-specific award categories and nominees, such as Favorite Asian Act and Favorite UK TV Show. Voting for the 2013 KCAs will span over six continents across 16 localized voting sites, giving kids practically everywhere the chance to decide who takes home a coveted blimp. Ratings for the 2012 KCAs were up double-digits YOY internationally, and the show was rated #1 in its timeslot among kids channels in key international markets, including the UK, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Singapore and more.

Nickelodeon's 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards is being produced by Nickelodeon Productions in association with Bob Bain Productions. Bob Bain , Marjorie Cohn and Paula Kaplan are executive producers. Media outlets can reference the most up-to-date information on Nickelodeon's 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards by logging onto www.NickKCApress.com.

Last year, Nickelodeon's 2012 Kids' Choice Awards, ranked as basic cable's top telecast for the week (March 26, 2012–April 1, 2012) with 6.2 million total viewers and was the number-one telecast for the week with kids and tweens across all TV. The celebrity-filled telecast scored the most votes in the show's history - a record 223 million (+11%, over last year) votes were cast across Nick.com, Nick's mobile site, a brand-new iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch apps, an iPad-optimized site, an application on Nick's Facebook page and via Twitter and custom hash tags.

Nickelodeon, now in its 33rd year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books, and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in almost 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 18 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).

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