Philadelphia, PA

Craig Robinson, the comedian who plays warehouse supervisor Darryl Philbin on the NBC comedy, performs tonight through Saturday at Helium (2031 Sansom).

Robinson, who can be seen in theaters in “Zack and Miri Make a Porno,” said his act is “very musical,” with audience participation. He tries to play a couple of shows each month, but his busy shooting schedule on “The Office” makes that difficult. As for his character, who was recently freed from the clingy Kelly Kapoor (played by Mindy Kaling), Robinson said, “I don’t know what they have in store for me. “I’m as excited as everyone else to see what’s next for Darryl.”

The comic actor is happy that his recent drug-possession charge has been dropped. In August he pleaded guilty in Los Angeles to a felony after he was pulled over for a traffic violation and police found Ecstasy pills in his car. The case was cleared in September after Robinson completed a court-ordered drug program.

His upcoming movies include “Playboys,” “Night at the Museum 2,” and “The Goods.” For tickets for this week’s shows, click here.

Dave Huddleston has landed at CBS 3 where he’ll co-anchor the weekend evening newscasts with Mary Stoker Smith starting next week, the station announced this afternoon.

Huddleston spent six years at Fox 29, which did not renew his contract this summer. Huddleston lives in Delaware County with his wife Tracey and their two daughters.

“I’m excited to be joining the CBS 3 news team and delighted to have the opportunity to stay in Philadelphia which has become home to me and my family,” Huddleston said in a CBS 3 statement this afternoon.

Adamma Ince has replaced Tim Whitaker as the editor of Philadelphia Weekly, the paper’s parent company Review Publishing announced this evening. Whitaker, who led the newspaper since 1994 when it was still known as the Welcomat learned today that he was being replaced. Ince spent 12 years at the Village Voice which she left last year as the New York weekly’s deputy managing editor. Anthony A. Clifton, the Englishman who owns Review, says he’s “excited to welcome Adamma to our team and to have her build on the foundations and growth established by Tim Whitaker who has served as Editor of Philadelphia Weekly since 1994.

Fox 29’s Jennaphr Frederick is pregnant.

Frederick, mother of a 3-year-old son, Brody, and husband, Steve, who is “some kind of computer guy,” she says, are expecting a child in the spring.

The couple haven’t yet told Brody about his upcoming brother or sister. “Someone mentioned Santa Claus in late August and every day he’s been asking when Santa is coming, so we figured we’d wait, but we are excited he’s gonna have a little buddy,” Frederick said. She doesn’t plan to discuss her pregnancy on “Good Day Philadelphia,” because “as crazy as I am on TV, I like to tell everyone about other people’s news. I don’t really like to talk about myself.

“People might wonder why I’m fat,” says Frederick, a native of Clearwater, Fla., where the Phillies spring-train.

Actor and vocalist Butch Patrick, who played Eddie Munster, is among some of the people expected to be attending the World Series games at Citizens Bank Park. Donovan McNabb, Simon Gagne, NBC News president Steve Capus, and Sixers forward Donyell Marshall, should all be attending as well, according to Phillies marketing publicist John Brazer.

There is no word on whether she’ll be leaving us in a sexy Halloween costume, but Halloween will be the last day for traffic anchor Dorothy Krysiuk’s at Fox 29, a station spokeswoman confirmed on October 20th. Sources say that Krysiuk, who has worked early morning hours at Fox since 2001, wants to take a break from television and that the desire to not renew her contract was mutual. We have tried to make contact with her agent Lloyd Zane Remick, but he was not immediately available for comment.

Congrats to NBC 10 sports anchor Jade McCarthy who was engaged last week to Gordon Stead, an associate at a local private equity firm. McCarthy, 28 and the Abington-raised Stead, 26, have been dating for about a year. He proposed Thursday night (October 9th) along Boathouse Row and the couple traveled to Boston to celebrate with McCarthy’s family. Stead’s family also joined in on the celebration. McCarthy, who’s sporting a sweet rock from Tiffany says they haven’t gotten too far in the wedding plans yet. “I feel like I’m perpetually glowing,” says McCarthy, about her post-engagement bliss.

Jon Bon Jovi has been scheduled to perform at the Mount Airy home of Comcast exec David L. Cohen at the October 10th Barack Obama fundraiser dinner we told you about the other day. Bon Jovi recently hosted his own benefit for Obama at his New Jersey home. The Philadelphia Soul co-owner will also attend an afternoon cocktail reception fundraiser with Obama at the Sheraton City Center.

Barack Obama will be in town October 10th for an afternoon cocktail reception at the Sheraton City Center, which will cost supporters between $1,000 and $2,300 to attend, and later that night for a $10,000 per guest dinner at the Mount Airy home of Comcast executive David L. Cohen, according to an email sent by Obama Mid-Atlantic campaign finance director Shomik Dutta, to local fundraisers. The note told recipients to “please help get the word out immediately and please continue collecting checks at the breakneck pace you’ve already set!” The Cohen dinner will also allow fundraisers to attend without paying their own freight, if they have collected $50,000 from others. Funds will benefit Obama for America, the Obama Victory Fund, and the DNC.

We misidentified the Iraqi dignitary who was lunching today at Le-Bec Fin (1523 Walnut). It was not Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, at Le-Bec Fin as we had reported, but rather Iraq’s President Jalal Talabani, who lunched at the restaurant while an army of security waited outside.

Iraq Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, was seen lunching at Le-Bec Fin (1523 Walnut) while passing through town on his way from Washington to New York. Outside Georges Perrier’s culinary landmark are state trooper cars, several black SUVs and more than a dozen security-types milling about with earpieces and more guards inside the restaurant.

Don’t be surprised if Rosie O’Donnell comes to Philly on November 15th, 2008, when her wife, Kelli O’Donnell, receives a humanitarian award from the Attic Youth Center (255 S. 16th) in its annual gala at the Ritz-Carlton. Kelli is co-founder of R Family Vacations, which organizes vacations catered to gay and lesbian families. She, Rosie and the couple’s four children often travel on the family trips. Other honorees at the Attic gala will include Stephen Glassman, William Scott, Kristen Hopkins, and Lee Carson.