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COMEDY CENTRAL(R) to Launch Late-Night Series 'Web Shows' Featuring All Original Broadband Programming
AtomFilms Original Webisode 'The Punk Group: Fat Girls On Bicycles' to Be
Featured in New Series
'Web Shows' to Premiere on COMEDY CENTRAL on Monday Night, March 5 At 2:00
A.M. ET/PT
Network Greenlights Six Episodes of New Half-Hour Late Night Series
To View COMEDY CENTRAL Web Originals Log-Onto http://www.comedycentral.com
NEW YORK, Feb. 27 -- COMEDY CENTRAL continues to blaze
trails in the digital content arena with the launch of "Web Shows," a new
on-air half-hour late-night series featuring all original broadband
programming from comedycentral.com and AtomFilms. "Web Shows" will premiere
the first of six episodes on COMEDY CENTRAL on Monday night, March 5 at
2:00 a.m. ET/PT. This is COMEDY CENTRAL's first on-air collaboration with
AtomFilms -- both are divisions of MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE:
VIA, VIA.B).
"COMEDY CENTRAL is the leader in creating original comedic content on
both the linear and digital platforms," said Lou Wallach, senior vice
president, original programming and development, COMEDY CENTRAL. "With the
launch of 'Web Shows,' we are broadening our reach even further and giving
our on-air audience a new way to interact with our broadband programming.
We are also thrilled to have AtomFilms aboard and tap into their wealth of
content."
"'Web Shows' is a great showcase for the hilarious, high-quality
broadband programming available on comedycentral.com and AtomFilms," said
Scott Roesch, vice president and general manager, AtomFilms. "This is the
first of many ventures we are planning that will bring AtomFilms shorts and
Web shows to COMEDY CENTRAL. As part of MTVN's Entertainment Group, we have
a direct conduit to leading television networks and we are thrilled to
enable our talented independent filmmakers to reach TV audiences."
"Web Shows" is an on-air, late-night jukebox format for COMEDY
CENTRAL's original digital shorts, which the network started producing for
comedycentral.com in November 2005. Each episode of "Web Shows" will
feature a line-up of original programming including animation, live-action
narratives, topical stand-up performances and sketch comedies. Among the
series that will be aired are "Baxter & McGuire," from "King of Queens"
creator Michael J. Weithorn and Nick Bakay, "Golden Age," which was an
official selection of the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, the
Telly-Award-winning "I Love The 30's," "The Watch List," the first-ever
stand-up show to feature an all Middle-Eastern line-up and many others.
In addition to comedycentral.com originals, "Web Shows" will debut
AtomFilms Web show "The Punk Group: Fat Girls On Bicycles," an electro-pop
tribute to zaftig females on self-propelled two-wheelers. This webisode was
a hit on atomfilms.com and was the most popular film on mobile for
AtomFilms.
Below are the comedycentral.com web originals shows featured in "Web
Shows":
"All Access: Middle Ages": This VH1 clip-show parody is from Littleman,
the gang behind comedycentral.com's hit series "I Love the Thirties." This
historical satire includes such episodes as "Most Scandalous Royal
Scandals," "Worst Breakups: Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn" and "Most Indulgent
Church Ever."
"Balloon Heads": This celebrity-mocking series features the adventures
of various characters that, yes, have balloons for heads. Series regulars
include "Stu, the Cranky Amish Guy" and "Alfa & Romeo, Italian
Superheroes," all of whom battle the notorious excesses of America's
biggest film and music superstars. From Canadian company Eggplant
Productions.
"Baxter & McGuire": This animated buddy-comedy chronicles the
adventures of Baxter and McGuire, the closest of pals who never leave each
other's side. They also just happen to be testicles. From Michael J.
Weithorn, creator of "The King of Queens" and writer/actor/dancer Nick
Bakay.
"Golden Age": The shocking true stories of the world's strangest
cartoons. Each segment uses a whirlwind blend of mixed media to satirize
classic cartoons from the past. "Golden Age" was created and directed by
Aaron Augenblick at Augenblick Studios ("Wonder Showzen"). The series was
written by Augenblick and Tim Harrod ("Late Night with Conan O'Brien") and
features original music by Bradford Reed. "Golden Age" is an official
selection of the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.
"Good God": A live action comedy, a la "The Office," about God's
workplace environment. This show was created by NY-based production company
Hungry Man.
"Guacamole": A character-based comedy centered around a tub of
Guacamole and his best friend, a can of Minestrone soup. Written and voiced
by Michael Blieden and Matt Price. All episodes are directed by Blieden.
"Honesty": Imagine a world where everyone said exactly what they were
thinking. "Honesty," from commercial director Brit McAdams and producer
Dave Steck, brings us into such a world.
"I Love The 30's": The TELLY-Award winning parody of the ubiquitous
clips franchise on COMEDY CENTRAL'S sister network, VH1, features minor
celebrities in the late 40's, as they look back nostalgically at the 1930's
and discuss hilarious fads and trends such as The Great Depression and The
Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping. Created by and starring NYC-based comedy troupe
Littleman (Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Conrad Mulcahy and Brian Donovan). The
show is produced by Disposable Television (Brendan Colthurst).
"Meet the Creeps": An extreme hidden camera show from the minds of
writers/performers Jim Florentine (the voice of Special Ed and other
characters on COMEDY CENTRAL'S "Crank Yankers") and Don Jamieson. There is
no limit to how low these two will sink in order to both shock you and
crack you up. You will laugh, feel guilty for laughing, and then laugh at
how guilty you feel.
"Mike Birbiglia's Secret Public Journal": From stand-up and COMEDY
CENTRAL favorite Mike Birbiglia comes this hilarious video blog about life
on tour as a comic. Written and shot during Birbiglia's "COMEDY CENTRAL
Live: Medium Man On Campus" tour.
"Monster Ballz": This animated series centers on four recognizable
monsters that all live in the same castle, and explores how the monsters
deal with the real world ... and how the real world deals with them.
"Monster Ballz" is written by Paul Rodenburg.
"Moonwalk 1986": The adventures of two astronauts on the moon, and
their banal conversations during missions. Created, produced and written by
Josh Koppel and Matt Peccini.
"Odd Todd": comedycentral.com viewers can watch Internet cult sensation
Todd and his adventures in unemployment. As the money runs out and
desperation kicks in, Todd struggles to work up the motivation to begin to
think about considering, maybe, getting a job ... eventually.
"Shadow Rock": This dark and twisted cartoon comes from the mind of Max
Cannon, the artist behind the popular cult comic strip "Red Meat" (featured
every week in The Onion). This animated series finds its humor in the
deepest and darkest recesses of the human mind.
"That's My Daughter": Music videos from the band "That's My Daughter,"
who fuse comedy with its natural partner: 1980s-era rock ballads. From
creators Ron Eigen, Pat DeLuca, and Owen Benjamin. Produced by Matt Schuler
and Levity Entertainment.
"The Watch List": This series features stand-up comedy and sketches
based on the acts of some of the funniest Muslim-American comedians.
Created and produced by Dean Obeidallah and Max Brooks (Emmy-winning writer
for "Saturday Night Live"), this is the first show by a major media company
to feature an exclusive Middle-Eastern line-up.
"Tiny Hands": A live-action show about the life and times of Dave
Gordon, a man who has hands the size of a baby's. It might not sound like a
bad affliction, but everything from buying gloves to holding a microphone
is a monumental task when you have tiny, tiny hands. "Tiny Hands" was
created by Jon Glaser, longtime writer/performer for "Late Night with Conan
O'Brien."
"Web Shows" premieres on Monday night, March 5 at 2:00 a.m. Encores
will air on Thursday nights at 2:00 a.m.
COMEDY CENTRAL, the only all-comedy network, currently is seen in more
than 90 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 http://www.comedycentral.com.
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