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Aug 14, 2013, 02:28 ET Pack Your Bags And Pitch Your Tent! The Second Season Of "Brickleberry" Premieres On Comedy Central® Tuesday, September 3 At 10:30 P.M.

Your favorite dysfunctional forest rangers are back for more fun in the forest! The animated hit series, "Brickleberry," produced by Fox 21, from...

Aug 06, 2013, 05:25 ET New York Comedy Festival Announces 2013 Line-Up

Marking its 10th anniversary November 6 - 10, the New York Comedy Festival (NYCF), in association with COMEDY CENTRAL, today announced its 2013...

Jul 12, 2013, 02:38 ET Bill Cosby Concert Special, "Far From Finished," To Air On COMEDY CENTRAL® November 24, 2013

Bill Cosby's first television concert special in 30 years, "Far From Finished," will air on COMEDY CENTRAL November 24, 2013. Robert Townsend...

Jul 11, 2013, 02:16 ET COMEDY CENTRAL® Launches CC:Stand-Up Direct A New Distribution Platform Featuring Downloadable And Streaming Stand-Up Content

COMEDY CENTRAL today announces the launch of CC:Stand-Up Direct, a new distribution platform that delivers unlimited streams and downloads of uncut,...

Jul 10, 2013, 09:18 ET COMEDY CENTRAL® Locks Academy Award®-Nominated Actor-Director-Writer-Producer-Artist James Franco As Next Roastee

COMEDY CENTRAL is rolling out the red carpet for the multi-hyphenated and extremely talented James Franco. The network announced today that Franco...

Jun 25, 2013, 02:08 ET Summer Is About To Heat Up! Anthony Jeselnik Returns In The Second Season Premiere Of "The Jeselnik Offensive" On July 9 At 10:30 p.m. ET/PT

Anthony Jeselnik is back and ready to take on more bizarre and head-turning headlines in the second season premiere of his weekly COMEDY CENTRAL...

Jun 25, 2013, 01:59 ET Four Score and Seven Beers Ago... The Series Premiere of "Drunk History" Takes on Washington, D.C. Premiering Tuesday, July 9 At 10:00 P.M. ET/PT on COMEDY CENTRAL®

Join COMEDY CENTRAL on The Hill for the series premiere of "Drunk History" on Tuesday, July 9 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, followed by the second season...

May 28, 2013, 11:42 ET COMEDY CENTRAL(R) Renews "Inside Amy Schumer"

Viewers have been inside the mind of comedian Amy Schumer and they love what they see and so does COMEDY CENTRAL, which has renewed the new hit...

May 22, 2013, 11:33 ET Hannibal Buress Settles In At COMEDY CENTRAL® As Comedian Signs Multiplatform Development Deal

Hannibal Buress is bringing his swagger and laid back, cerebral comedic style to COMEDY CENTRAL in a big way. The #1 brand in comedy has signed...

Apr 22, 2013, 12:25 ET COMEDY CENTRAL(R) And Twitter Join Forces To Launch #ComedyFest The First-ever Celebration Of Comedy And Comedians To Be Programmed On Twitter April 29 - May 3

COMEDY CENTRAL, the #1 brand in comedy, and Twitter announced today the launch of #ComedyFest, the first-ever celebration of comedy and comedians to...

Apr 15, 2013, 12:08 ET COMEDY CENTRAL® Greenlights HBO Digital Series "Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!"

The laughter and drama and the emotional highs and lows of Brody Stevens' journey through life and the world of stand-up comedy is coming to the...

Apr 11, 2013, 12:28 ET COMEDY CENTRAL® Greenlights "Adam Devine's House Party" A New Stand-Up Series From "Workaholics" Co-Star Adam Devine

Adam Devine, co-star of the hit COMEDY CENTRAL series "Workaholics," is taking the party to the next level as the channel has ordered eight episodes...

Apr 04, 2013, 01:37 ET "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" Top the Competition During 1Q 2013 as the Most-Watched Late Night Talk Shows Among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Adults 18-24, Adults 25-34, Men 18-49, Men 18-34 and Men 18-24

They're all fighting for third place now. For the first time, "The Colbert Report" has overtaken "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" among Adults 18-49...

Apr 02, 2013, 12:17 ET Want To Get Inside Amy Schumer? Then Tune In To Watch COMEDY CENTRAL'S® New Series "Inside Amy Schumer" Premiering Tuesday, April 30 At 10:30 P.M. ET/PT

Come inside for an intimate look into the mind of comedian Amy Schumer in COMEDY CENTRAL'S newest series, "Inside Amy Schumer." Through a series of...

Feb 27, 2013, 01:33 ET Star Packed Line-Up Coming To The 8th Annual 2013 South Beach Comedy Festival April 17 - 21, 2013 Featuring: Bill Burr, Jamel Debouzze, Pete Holmes, Jim Jefferies, Seth Meyers, Tracy Morgan, Amy Schumer, Sarah Silverman And Much, Much More Tickets On Sale Friday, March 1st At 10AM

South Beach Comedy Festival returns to Miami Beach Wednesday, April 17th to Sunday, April 21st, for another stellar comedy showcase featuring some of ...

Feb 04, 2013, 11:47 ET COMEDY CENTRAL® Keeps It Real With New Series "Nathan For You" Premiering On Thursday, February 28 At 10:30 p.m. ET/PT

What makes Nathan Fielder one of the most unconventional minds in the world of business? Tune in to COMEDY CENTRAL's new series "Nathan For You" to...

Feb 04, 2013, 11:42 ET Who Is Ben Hoffman? Ben Hoffman Gets His Own Show On COMEDY CENTRAL® "The Ben Show with Ben Hoffman" Premieres On Thursday, February 28 At 10:00 p.m. ET/PT

Join the journey with Ben Hoffman in COMEDY CENTRAL's newest show "The Ben Show with Ben Hoffman" as he moves through life attempting to figure it...

Jan 31, 2013, 11:00 ET COMEDY CENTRAL® Unveils CC Studios And Names Allison Kingsley As Vice President Of Digital Development To Run New Division

COMEDY CENTRAL has created CC Studios, a new, in-house creative initiative that will develop content, concepts and talent for digital platforms, it...

Jan 30, 2013, 10:33 ET Anthony Jeselnik Crosses Every Line Imaginable In The Dark Prince of Comedy's All-New COMEDY CENTRAL® Series "The Jeselnik Offensive" Premiering On February 19 At 10:30 p.m. ET/PT

Anthony Jeselnik brings his disarming and cool demeanor to his new weekly COMEDY CENTRAL half-hour series, "The Jeselnik Offensive," as he takes on...

Jan 23, 2013, 10:07 ET COMEDY CENTRAL® Promotes Kent Alterman To President, Content Development & Original Programming

Kent Alterman has been promoted to President, Content Development & Original Programming, COMEDY CENTRAL, it was announced by Doug Herzog, President, ...

Jan 22, 2013, 10:37 ET COMEDY CENTRAL Radio to Launch Exclusively on SiriusXM

SiriusXM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) and COMEDY CENTRAL®, a wholly-owned unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA and VIAB), announced today a multi-year deal for...

Jan 05, 2013, 06:45 ET History At Its Finest! COMEDY CENTRAL® Greenlights "Drunk History" To Series

Put down the books and grab a drink! "Drunk History" is moving to COMEDY CENTRAL. "Drunk History," a weekly, half-hour series where historical...

Jan 05, 2013, 06:45 ET "Workaholics" Continue To Climb The Corporate Ladder As COMEDY CENTRAL® Orders Fourth And Fifth Seasons

The phones will keep ringing at TelAmeriCorp! Adam, Blake and Ders will keep clocking in at the office as COMEDY CENTRAL has renewed "Workaholics"...

Dec 21, 2012, 10:30 ET It's That Time Of Year... Time To Think Weird, Live Weird And Get Weird! New Episodes Of "Workaholics" Begin On Wednesday, January 16 At 10:00 P.M. ET/PT

Prepare yourself to get weird as infamous coworkers Adam, Blake and Ders return to the office with ten all-new episodes! COMEDY CENTRAL's hit series...

Dec 17, 2012, 11:09 ET Burn, Baby, Burn! The Second Season Of "The Burn with Jeff Ross" Premieres On COMEDY CENTRAL® Tuesday, January 8 At 10:30 p.m. ET/PT

The Infamous "Roastmaster General," Jeff Ross, is back on COMEDY CENTRAL and better than ever in the second season of the weekly half-hour topical...