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ATLANTA (AP) - Former NBA player and TNT analyst Shaquille O'Neal will host the final round of comedy contest, "C If U Can Make Shaq Laugh."

The three selected finalists will attempt to make O'Neal laugh and impressed a panel of judges during the competition on Friday in downtown Atlanta. The winning act will receive a $5,000 prize.

Others expected to attend are DeVyne Stephens, local radio host Frank Ski, and comedians Capone and Anthony "Chicago" Hall. The contest ran for the entire month of March.

SYDNEY (AP) - Reports in Australia say Greg Ham, a musician with the iconic Australian band Men at Work, has been found dead in his Melbourne home.

Victoria state police confirmed Thursday that the deceased was the 58-year-old resident of Ham's house but did not identify him by name, in keeping with local practice. Ham was 58 and neighbors said
he was the lone occupant of the house.

Police said two concerned friends who had not heard from Ham in some time found the body after going to check on him. They did not release details on the circumstances of his death.

Newspapers including The Australian and The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Ham had died.

Ham was perhaps best known for playing the famous flute riff in the band's smash 1980s hit "Down Under."

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dick Clark, the television host who helped bring rock 'n' roll into the mainstream on "American Bandstand," has died. He was 82.

Spokesman Paul Shefrin says Clark died but did not provide further details. Clark had continued performing even after he suffered a stroke in 2004 that affected his ability to speak and walk.

Long dubbed "the world's oldest teenager" because of his boyish appearance, Clark also was a successful businessman. He hosted an annual New Year's Eve special and supplied a variety of game shows and music specials to TV, including and the American Music Awards.

The original "American Bandstand" was one of network TV's longest-running series as part of ABC's daytime lineup from 1957 to 1987. Over the years, it introduced stars ranging from Buddy Holly to Michael Jackson to Madonna.

LONDON (AP) - Acclaimed British novelist William Boyd will be the next hired gun to step into Ian Fleming's English-made shoes. HarperCollins Publishers says Boyd has agreed to write an upcoming James Bond novel. The publisher said Thursday the next Bond installment does not have a title yet. Boyd, known for "Restless," "Any Human Heart" and other books, will follow novelists Sebastian Faulks and Jeffrey Deaver, who have also written recent Bond novels.

The author calls the chance to write a Bond spy thriller a once in a lifetime opportunity. He says he wants to set the book in the late 1960s and to bring the Bond novels back to the classic style developed by Fleming, who died in 1964. The book is scheduled to be published in the fall of 2013.