COMEDY SOOTHES THE SOUL IN THE WORLD PREMIERE STAND-UP SPECIAL "PAUL RODRIGUEZ & FRIENDS: COMEDY REHAB" DEBUTING FRIDAY, MAY 1 AT 11:00 P.M.* ON COMEDY CENTRAL

NEW YORK, April 13, 2009 -- COMEDY CENTRAL is going to rehab? Happily? Yes, yes, yes! Comedy all-star Paul Rodriguez is joined by the funniest of friends in the world premiere of "Paul Rodriguez & Friends: Comedy Rehab," which premieres Friday, May 1 at 11:00 p.m. on COMEDY CENTRAL.

Rehab can be serious business � but at COMEDY CENTRAL, it�s just plain funny. Join Latino comedian Paul Rodriguez and his comedy cronies Shayla Rivera, Gene Pompa and Manny Maldonado for a night of muy caliente stand-up and prepare to kick some bad habits � after all, laughter is the best medicine, right? Get ready to laugh out loud!

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.

MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is one of the world�s leading creators of entertainment content, with brands that engage and connect diverse audiences across television, online, mobile, games, virtual worlds and consumer products. The company�s portfolio spans more than 150 television channels and 350 digital media properties worldwide, and includes MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, Harmonix, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Noggin, The N, AddictingGames, Neopets, COMEDY CENTRAL, Spike TV, TV Land, Atom, Gametrailers and Xfire.