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NEW YORK, July 16, 2008 -- Get ready for an all-new, one-hour stand-up special from the hilarious Jimmy Dore! “Citizen Jimmy” world premieres Friday, August 1 at 11:00 p.m.

Orson Welles had his masterpiece and now Jimmy Dore has his! “Citizen Jimmy” is a new one-hour stand-up special from the weed-philosophizing political commentator Jimmy Dore. Join Dore as he gives the real reason the Clinton sex scandal upset the American public, describes why watching Christian talk shows is dangerous when you’re high and explains the paranoia surrounding The Gap. Plus, Dore makes Al-Qaeda look less scary — by naming a fruity vodka drink after them! It’s going to a wild hour of stand-up viewers won’t want to miss!    » read more »

NEW YORK, July 17, 2008 -- COMEDY CENTRAL earned eight nominations in the 2007-2008 Primetime Emmy Awards competition, it was announced today by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS).

Highlights:
-Ten-Time Emmy-Winner "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" Cited Again For Program,
Writing, and Directing, Totaling Three Nominations
-Smash Hit "The Colbert Report" Scores Four Nominations For Show, Performance, Writing And Directing
-Two-Time Emmy-Winning Animated Favorite "South Park" Receives Eighth Nomination
-Comedycentral.com Walks Away With Network's First Broadband Nomination    » read more »

Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Nick Nolte And Robert Downey, Jr. Star In "Tropic Thunder" Which Opens In Theaters Nationwide August 15

NEW YORK, July 21 -- COMEDY CENTRAL(R) is doing some Method acting in "Reel Comedy: Tropic Thunder." The half-hour special premieres on Monday, August 11 at midnight.    » read more »

Get Ready For A Star-Spangled Weekend! The Fun Begins Friday, July 4 At 8:00 A.M., Running Through Sunday, July 6

NEW YORK, June 16, 2008 -- Break the monotony of family BBQs and explode with laughter this July 4th weekend with a star-studded lineup of COMEDY CENTRAL'S hottest comedians. Viewers will celebrate their freedom to laugh their hearts out when they tune in all weekend long, beginning Friday, July 4 at 8:00 A.M.    » read more »

Deal Also Includes Broadcast Window For Michel Gondry's "Be Kind Rewind" Starring Jack Black

NEW YORK, May 29, 2008 -- COMEDY CENTRAL® has acquired the first-window broadcast premiere rights to New Line Cinema's "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay," as well as a broadcast window for Michel Gondry's "Be Kind Rewind" starring Jack Black, it was announced today by David Bernath, senior vice president, programming, COMEDY CENTRAL.    » read more »

Auditions Held At 10601 West Washington Boulevard In Culver City, California

NEW YORK, May 19, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- The most original and wonderfully bizarre comedy variety show is now casting! The Los Angeles open casting call for "The Gong Show with Dave Attell" will take place Saturday, May 24 at 10601 West Washington Boulevard in Culver City, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. PT.

COMEDY CENTRAL and host Dave Attell are looking for the wackiest, wildest, most bizarre, unique performers out there! All acts are welcome -- from cutting edge variety to stupid human tricks and animal tricks, from the dark to the daring to the downright insane! "The Gong Show with Dave Attell" premieres Thursday, July 17 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT.    » read more »

Auditions Held At Arlene's Grocery at 95 Stanton Street in New York City

NEW YORK, May 19, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- The most original and wonderfully bizarre comedy variety show is now casting! The New York open casting call for "The Gong Show with Dave Attell" will take place Thursday, May 22 at Arlene's Grocery at 95 Stanton Street in Manhattan, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET.

COMEDY CENTRAL and host Dave Attell are looking for the wackiest, wildest, most bizarre, unique performers out there! All acts are welcome -- from cutting edge variety to stupid human tricks and animal tricks, from the dark to the daring to the downright insane! "The Gong Show with Dave Attell" premieres Thursday, July 17 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT.    » read more »

New Original Series Include "The Gong Show With Dave Attell," "Reality Bites Back" And "Atom TV"

Deal Includes "Superhero Movie," "Fanboys" And "The Promotion"

NEW YORK, May 7, 2008 -- COMEDY CENTRAL and The Weinstein Company today announced that they have reached an agreement for the first broadcast-window premiere rights to a multi-picture package of comedies, it was announced today by David Bernath, senior vice president, programming, COMEDY CENTRAL.    » read more »

- Guest Stars For New Episodes Include Patton Oswalt, Nick Swardson and Ron White
- ComedyCentral.com New Site Features Include Weekly Dispatches By Lt. Dangle (Tom Lennon), Never-Before-Seen Cast Interviews And A New Game

NEW YORK, May 5, 2008 -- The Reno County Sheriff’s Department is tuning up their cruisers and calling it in with 8 new episodes of “RENO 911!” The half-hour comedy is created by and stars Robert Ben Garant, Kerri Kenney-Silver and Thomas Lennon as cops on patrol in Reno, Nevada. The new episodes premiere Thursday, May 22 at 10:30 p.m.    » read more »

NEW YORK, May 5, 2008 -- If the number of backyard BBQ invites is lacking this year or everybody is just feeling too lazy to leave the house, check out what COMEDY CENTRAL’s got in store for this weekend-long kick-off to summer! Get ready for a variety of some of COMEDY CENTRAL’s favorite flicks with “You Don't Mess With Memorial Day,” beginning Saturday, May 24 at 9:00 a.m.    » read more »

Updated Version Hosted By Dave Attell Will Premiere On July 17

NEW YORK, May 8, 2008 -- COMEDY CENTRAL® and Sony Pictures Television are bringing back a classic series with a twist. Lauren Corrao, president, original programming and development, announced the network has greenlit, "The Gong Show with Dave Attell." The new series is scheduled to premiere on July 17.    » read more »

NEW YORK, April 7, 2008 -- Get ready for stand-up comedy straight from the wild, wild Midwest! Drew Hastings stars in the all-new stand-up special, "Irked and Miffed," debuting Saturday, April 26 at 11:00 p.m.

Deftly balancing a seemingly endless supply of angst with self-deprecating humor, Midwest cult favorite Drew Hastings certainly has a style of his own. Get to know the 6'6" tall comic-dressed, as always, in his trademark black suit and horn-rimmed glasses -- as he demystifies middle-aged sex, life on a farm and the American craze for prescription drugs in the World Television Premiere of his one-hour special!    » read more »

- Kelsey Grammer, Ben Stiller, Maroon 5 and The Roots Added to Comedy Central's Live On-air Charity Special
- Appearances By Will Arnett, Matthew Broderick, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Susie Essman, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, Kevin James, Conan O'Brien, Rosie O'Donnell, Amy Poehler, Adam Sandler, Sarah Silverman, Triumph The Insult Comic Dog And Many More To Be Announced

NEW YORK, March 31, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- Canadians want more money and decide to stage a strike in an all-new episode of "South Park," entitled, "Canada On Strike!," premiering on Wednesday, April 2 at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on COMEDY CENTRAL(R).

The head of the World Canadian Bureau leads the country into a long and painful strike and the responsibility of brokering a settlement rests with the boys. Meanwhile, people from Denmark flock to the U.S. and cross the picket lines to take the place of the striking Canadians. In conflict over whether or not to stand with their countrymen, Terrance and Phillip uncover the truth behind the outrageous cost of the strike.    » read more »