Ron Artest's Comedy Act Hugs, Drugs and Hecklers

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He joked about pulling an "R. Kelly" on a fan ... his crush on Celine Dion ... and that he must have been "on crack" when he changed his name ... and that's why Ron Artest's comedy show was magical.

Mr. Metta World Peace hit the stage at Caroline's on Broadway in NY for his 2nd ever live comedy show ... and TMZ was there to capture the new king of stand up in all of his glory -- even the part where he stopped the show in the middle of his set to hug a woman he recognized.

Awesome.

Donald Trump Stoudemire SAVED the Knicks!!!

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Donald Trump ... Drake ... Pauly D ... Chris Brown -- they're all pushing HARD to get NY Knicks star Amare Stoudemire on to the NBA All-Star squad .... and now their pleas have been remixed by an Internet legend.

DJ Steve Porter -- the guy who made that awesome Slap Chop remix -- banged out a brand new mash-up using soundbites from a ton of famous Knicks fans ... and it's AWESOME.

Amar'e Stoudemire I MIGHT Be Jewish ...

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Don't break out the Manischewitz just yet ... TMZ has learned NBA superstar Amar'e Stoudemire has not found concrete evidence that proves he comes from Jewish lineage ... but he's definitely looking.

Stoudemire's agent tells us, "I know there are some reports that he is Jewish, but he is not. He thinks there may be some Jewish blood on his mother's side and he is researching it."

Amar'e -- who just signed a $100 million contract with the NY Knicks -- is currently vacationing in Israel, where he's learning Hebrew and "studying the religions there."