Paltalk and DailyComedy.com Announce Latest Installment of Popular Online Video Program,...

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Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:01am EDT

Paltalk and DailyComedy.com Announce Latest Installment of Popular Online
Video Program, 'LateNet with Ray Ellin,' to air July 23rd
Star Trek Legend Leonard Nimoy to Headline Program Showcasing Paltalk's
Platform for Original and Interactive Online Video Content

NEW YORK, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Paltalk, the leading real-time,
video-based community, and top comedy site DailyComedy.com today continued the
success of original comedy variety show, LateNet with Ray Ellin, produced by
Ray Ellin productions, with the announcement of the series' latest episode,
airing live from Gotham Comedy Club in New York, tonight at 7pm.
    Hosted by comedian Ray Ellin, the 90-minute live event will feature an
opening monologue, standup comedy, and celebrity interviews headlined by
former Star Trek legend, director, movie actor and author of "The Full Body
Project," Leonard Nimoy. Also slated to appear are Olympic figure skating
champion Oksana Baiul and "Chappelle Show" regular Kyle Grooms.
    "LateNet continues to be one our most successful interactive shows and
connecting top talent like Leonard Nimoy with his fans is a perfect example of
how our socialcasting platform is intended to work," said Joel Smernoff, COO
and President of Paltalk. "Our patented multi-casting technology provides the
foundation for a new breed of interactive shows."
    "We're really excited to utilize Paltalk's technology to bring our show to
a vast online viewership. Combining both a live studio and online audience
connects our fans with their favorite talent in a unique way," said Ray Ellin,
LateNet's creator.
    Viewers will be able to log onto Paltalk's video community to chat live
with host Ray Ellin, Nimoy and the other guests during the 90 minute
broadcast. The show is one of many examples of Paltalk's socialcasting
platform, which enables an online audience to watch live Paltalk shows and
engage in dialogue and interact with their favorite celebrities.
    For more information or to log on to the July 23rd episode, visit
www.paltalk.com/latenet
    To be a member of the live studio audience, call 212-352-3101. Ticket
proceeds benefit Project A.L.S. (www.projectals.org)
    About Paltalk
    Paltalk is the premier real-time, video-based community pioneering the new
socialcasting movement. Paltalk's platform brings together traditional
broadcasting media, social networking, user-generated content and video chat.
With more than 4 million active users, Paltalk hosts the world's largest
interactive video community offering thousands of users the ability to watch
and interact with online video programming, including serialized shows, live
events, and user-generated content, as well as interact with each other
through real-time voice, text and video chat.
    Paltalk's diverse programming includes Paltalk original shows including
regular programs with celebrities, radio personalities and newsmakers such as
the radio jocks Opie and Anthony and Samantha Daniels. The company also
broadcasts live interactive video chat events such as musical performances and
comedy variety shows. Paltalkers can interact with the featured hosts and
performers in real-time as well as other members in the room. Paltalk also
offers its users the ability to create and share their own user-generated
video content with each other and to the broader community.
    About DailyComedy.com
    DailyComedy.com, the official home of the hit interactive comedy/variety
show "LateNet with Ray Ellin" is the first and only comedy-specific social
networking website where:
    -- Visitors are guaranteed fresh and topical material from A-list
professional comedians in text and video on a daily basis.
    -- Aspiring talent can prominently feature their work for an opportunity
to get discovered.
    -- Comedy enthusiasts can create their own comedy pages, post their own
content and their own videos.
    -- Content is tailor-made for the interactive space, including several
series of "Bitcoms" (bite-size sitcoms specially made for the internet).
    -- Users can interact with professional comedians.
    To view more episodes of LateNet, visit www.dailycomedy.com/latenet
SOURCE  Paltalk

Todd Barrish of Dukas Public Relations, +1-212-704-7385, todd@dukaspr.com, for
Paltalk
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