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Watch Out Santa, Larry the Cable Guy is Coming to VH1 With 'Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular' Premiering Wednesday, December 5 at 9pm
Special Appearances by Flavor Flav, Jamie Kennedy, Penn Jillette, George
Wallace, Tony Orlando, Lisa Lampanelli, Jim Breuer, Jeffrey Ross, George
Wendt, Angela Little Mackenzie and Jay Johnston
Full Show Available On VH1.com Beginning December 5
NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- First it was Perry Como, then Andy
Williams and now ... Larry the Cable Guy. VH1 pulls out all the stops with
"Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular," direct from Las Vegas. This
year, VH1 is doing Christmas the way Larry does it -- with a flock of
celebrity guests, musical performances by some of our favorite artists, and
of course, some holiday cheer. This ain't your father's Christmas Special
so let the festivities begin as Larry pays tribute to everyone's favorite
holiday.
"Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular" was taped at the Palms
Casino Resort in Las Vegas on August 8 and will premiere Wednesday,
December 5 at 9pm. The spectacular will also be available online at VH1.com
for on- demand viewing on December 5. A sneak peek of the show will launch
online on November 30. Larry puts his own innovative touch on the typical
Christmas special with outrageous stand-up comedy, over-the-top parodies
and shameful sketches that will bring joy to everyone in the family. "Larry
the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular" takes a new, no-holds-barred
approach to the average Christmas special by combining some new, wacky
elements with various classic traditions of Christmas Specials Past. So
let's "Git-R-Done!" people because this is one event that is guaranteed to
make this Christmas much more cheery than your last.
Special Christmas moments include visits from the ghosts of Christmas
Past (Jamie Kennedy), Present (Penn Jillette )and Future (Carrot Top) as
well as the first ever roast of Santa Claus. Joining Larry in roasting
Santa Claus are Mrs. Claus, the Three Wise Men, the Easter Bunny, a Santa
Elf, Tony Orlando, and Mama from Mama's Family. Appearances will be made by
Flavor Flav, Jamie Kennedy, Penn Jillette, George Wallace, Tony Orlando,
Lisa Lampanelli, Jim Breuer, Jeffrey Ross, George Wendt, Angela Little
Mackenzie and Jay Johnston.
"Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular" is executive produced by
Larry The Cable Guy, J.P. Williams and Charlie Siskel and directed by CB
Harding for Parallel Entertainment. Lee Rolontz, Stella Stolper and Stacy
Alexander executive produced for VH1.
VH1 connects viewers to the music, artists and pop culture that matter
to them most with TV series, specials, live events, exclusive online
content and public affairs initiatives. VH1 is available in 90 million
households in the U.S. VH1 also has an array of digital channels and
services including VH1Classic, VH1 Soul, VH1 Mobile, VH1Games and extensive
broadband video on VH1.com. Connect with VH1 at VH1.com.
Los Angeles-based Parallel Entertainment, which was profiled by New
Yorker Magazine in 2006, and was featured in a late 2006 "60 Minutes"
profile, produces the Blue Collar Comedy phenomenon, as well as develops,
finances and produces a wide range of entertainment projects, including
feature films, specials for network and cable, DVD premiere films, as well
as television series such as the TBS sitcom "The Bill Engvall Show," and
the upcoming "Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular" for VH1, which
will air on December 5, 2007. Most recently, Parallel Entertainment
financed and produced the motion pictures DELTA FARCE, starring Larry the
Cable Guy, Bill Engvall, and D J Qualls, and LARRY THE CABLE GUY: HEALTH
INSPECTOR, starring comedian Larry the Cable Guy, both distributed by
Lionsgate. WITLESS PROTECTION, starring Larry the Cable Guy, Jenny
McCarthy, Ivana Milicevic, Yaphet Kotto, Peter Stormare, Joe Mantegna and
Eric Roberts, is set for release February 22, 2008.
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SOURCE VH1
http://www.vh1.com
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