Comedy Central(R) Laughs It Up This Fall With All-New Series and Specials as Well...

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Comedy Central(R) Laughs It Up This Fall With All-New Series and Specials as
Well as Returning Favorites
New Original Series Include "Secret Girlfriend" And "The Jeff Dunham Show"





NEW YORK, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- COMEDY CENTRAL fans, get ready!  Fall 2009
will be chock full of brand spanking new comedy.  From new series ("Secret
Girlfriend," "The Jeff Dunham Show") to returning series ("South Park," "Live
At Gotham," "Tosh.0") to new stand-up specials ("Jeff Garlin: Young and
Handsome," "Nick Swardson: Seriously, Who Farted?," "Jon Reep: Metro Jethro"),
COMEDY CENTRAL is the best place to tune-in and LOL in the months to come.

The following are descriptions of new series, specials and returning series
premiering this fall:

SEPTEMBER 2009

"Jeff Garlin: Young and Handsome" - World Premiere Stand-up Special 
Premieres Friday, September 25 at Midnight
Tune in for Jeff Garlin's ("Curb Your Enthusiasm") personal foibles, innermost
secrets and heartfelt belief in his youth and handsomeness in this World
Premiere stand-up special.

OCTOBER 2009

"South Park" - Continuation of Season 13
Premieres Wednesday, October 7 at 10:00 p.m.
In the first half of season 13, the boys of South Park took on the economic
crisis, pirates and Kanye West - and they even managed to earn an Emmy((R))
nomination while doing it.  From life lessons and religious intolerance to
sexual exploration and racism, the newest exploits of Cartman, Kyle, Stan and
Kenny are anybody's guess.

"Secret Girlfriend" - Series Premiere
Premieres Wednesday, October 7 at 10:30 p.m.
From "American Idol" producers, FreemantleMedia North America, this new,
original series gives the viewer the chance to be the star!  Shot in the
first-person format, "Secret Girlfriend" breaks the fourth wall, making the
viewer the central character in the life of a twenty-something guy, his
fame-seeking friends (played by Michael Blaiklock and Derek Miller) and the
multiple girlfriends (played Sara Fletcher and Alexis Krause) he tries to keep
secret from one another.  

"Tosh.0" - Continuation of Season 1
Premieres Thursday, October 8 at 10:00 p.m.
The show that everyone diggs and laughs their Facebook off is back with new
episodes.  "Tosh.0" features razor sharp humor and biting commentary from
comedian Daniel Tosh and delves into all aspects of the Internet from the
absolutely absurd to the incredibly ingenious in this weekly, topical series. 
In addition, the series features viral clips of the week and original videos
created by and starring well-known actors and comedians.  Each episode
features the segment "Web Redemption," which gives subjects of infamous viral
videos (i.e. Afro Ninja and Miss Teen South Carolina 2007) a second chance to
redeem themselves from the embarrassment with which they've become synonymous.
 

"Nick Swardson: Seriously, Who Farted?" - COMEDY CENTRAL OriginalWorld
Premiere Stand-up Special
Premieres Sunday, October 11 at 10:00 p.m.
Join party king Nick Swardson as he talks about how he wants to mess with
movie trailers and the time he lost all of his money in Vegas to a spider
monkey.  It's a night filled with ninjas, figure skating, confusing suicide
attempts, cocky drunk girls, wasted party texts and alcohol poisoning.  So sit
down, drink up and start partying with Nick.  

"Live at Gotham" - Fourth Season Premiere 
Premieres Friday, October 16 at Midnight
Up-and-comers and household names join forces in the fourth season of "Live at
Gotham," as each week a roster of rising stars perform at New York's Gotham
Comedy Club.  Join hosts Charlie Murphy, Rob Riggle, Doug Benson, Jo Koy and
Paul F. Tompkins as they bring viewers the funny men and women of the future. 


"Jon Reep: Metro Jethro" - World Premiere Stand-up Special
Premieres Saturday, October 17 at 11:00 p.m.
Country bumpkins and city folk alike can rejoice, because Jon Reep is in town
and he's dishing out redneck knowledge.  Want to know the meaning behind the
term "Metro Jethro?"  Then tune in to this "Last Comic Standing" champion's
new special to find out.  

"The Jeff Dunham Show" - Series Premiere
Premieres Thursday, October 22 at 9:00 p.m.
"The Jeff Dunham Show" is a new half-hour comedy-reality show from Levity
Entertainment starring ventriloquist-comedian Jeff Dunham.  Building upon the
breakout success of his COMEDY CENTRAL stand-up specials, the most recent of
which, "Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special," was the most-watched
telecast in COMEDY CENTRAL history with 6.6 million viewers, "The Jeff Dunham
Show" brings his beloved characters, including Walter, Peanut, Bubba J and
Achmed the Dead Terrorist, to a live studio audience and also places them in
real world scenarios in and around Los Angeles. 

COMEDY CENTRAL, the only all-comedy network, currently is seen in more than 95
million homes nationwide.  COMEDY CENTRAL is owned by, and is a registered
trademark of, Comedy Partners, a wholly-owned division of Viacom Inc.'s (NYSE:
VIA and VIA.B) MTV Networks.  COMEDY CENTRAL's Internet address is
www.comedycentral.com.  For up-to-the-minute and archival press information
and photographs visit Press Central, COMEDY CENTRAL's press Web site at
www.comedycentral.com/press.

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SOURCE  COMEDY CENTRAL Corporate Communications

Kelly Campbell of COMEDY CENTRAL Corporate Communications, +1-310-407-4728,
Kelly.Campbell@comedycentral.com
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