COMEDY CENTRAL: December 2012 Programming Highlights

(all times are et/pt)

GARY GULMAN TELLS IT LIKE IT IS IN THE WORLD PREMIERE OF "GARY GULMAN: IN THIS ECONOMY" ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 AT 10:00 P.M. ET/PT ON COMEDY CENTRAL(R)

JOIN EUGENE MIRMAN FOR THE PREMIERE OF THE COMEDY CENTRAL ORIGINAL STAND-UP SPECIAL "EUGENE MIRMAN: AN EVENING OF COMEDY IN A FAKE UNDERGROUND LABORATORY" ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21 AT MIDNIGHT ET/PT

SPREAD THE HA, HA, HA, HOLIDAY CHEER THIS SEASON WITH A SLEIGH-FULL OF HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT CHRISTMAS WEEKEND AND ON NEW YEAR'S EVE

Let laughter light up the tree this year! This December COMEDY CENTRAL has a slew of hilarious holiday programming and the premiere of two all-new stand-up specials. The world premiere of "Gary Gulman: In This Economy" debuts Saturday, December 8 at 10:00 p.m. and the premiere of the COMEDY CENTRAL original stand-up special "Eugene Mirman: An Evening of Comedy in a Fake Underground Laboratory" debuts Friday, December 21 at midnight.

Forget the season's greetings because COMEDY CENTRAL is airing the naughtiest series and movies all Christmas weekend! Tune in Saturday, December 22, through Tuesday, December 25 for CC Santa's List (working title). Ring in 2013 the right way by tuning in to COMEDY CENTRAL all day long on New Year's Eve for a batch of the funniest movies during the brand's New Year's Eve Stunt (working title) on Monday, December 31, from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 a.m.

In addition, check out all-new episodes of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" as well as season finales of "Tosh.0," "Brickleberry," and "Mash Up."

SPECIALS

"Gary Gulman: In This Economy" - World Premiere

Saturday, December 8 from 10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Veteran comic Gary Gulman takes on the absurd realities of living in a financial crisis with his all new stand-up special "Gary Gulman: In This Economy." Tune in for the kinds of financial tips you can't get from Wall Street, as Gulman explains how constantly watching movies helps people save money, puts millionaires in perspective, and imagines a conversation between Bill Gates and Donald Trump.

"Eugene Mirman: An Evening of Comedy in a Fake Underground Laboratory" - COMEDY CENTRAL Original Stand-Up World Premiere

Friday, December 21 from Midnight - 1:00 a.m.

When it comes to satirical observational comedy, Eugene Mirman is a wizard at finding humor in what ordinary people find mundane. Popularly known as the voice of Gene Belcher on the animated comedy "Bob's Burgers," Mirman presents his first COMEDY CENTRAL one-hour special, "Eugene Mirman: An Evening of Comedy in a Fake Underground Laboratory." Tune in to find out why you should get your daughter a neck tattoo and how to make ten Saudi Arabian men give you $40 each. And if you know what a theremin is, you'll be excited to know that there's one in this special. Don't miss Mirman's totally unique and hilarious hour premiering Friday, December 21, at midnight on COMEDY CENTRAL.

STUNTS

CC Santa's List (working title)

All day Saturday, December 22, Sunday, December 23, Monday, December 24, and Tuesday, December 25

Get ready to get some coal this Christmas when COMEDY CENTRAL brings you the naughtiest series and movies all Christmas weekend, Saturday, December 22, through Tuesday, December 25. Tune in for a mash-up of the worst-behaved kids around with "South Park" and the COMEDY CENTRAL premiere of "Beavis and Butt-head" for a marathon that's twice as bad. Don't miss your favorite mischievous movies like "Bad Santa," "Harold & Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo Bay," and "The Cable Guy," throw a few back with Philly's worst for "A Very Sunny Christmas," and be sure to catch Sunday's super block of Jeff Dunham with his whole naughty gang. Skip all that feel-good holiday junk and revel in the magic of misbehavior with COMEDY CENTRAL this Christmas weekend.

New Year's Eve Stunt (working title)

Monday, December 31, from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 a.m.

Ring in 2013 the right way by tuning in to COMEDY CENTRAL all day long on New Year's Eve for a batch of our funniest movies. The brand is bringing fans a totally stacked day with "Beerfest," "Austin Powers in Goldmember," "Jackass Number 2," and more. Then spend the last hours of 2012 watching the biggest Roast of all time, the "COMEDY CENTRAL Roast of Charlie Sheen." After watching that shiny ball drop, come back to us at 12:15 a.m. to start 2013 laughing your ass off with "Wedding Crashers," before your unavoidable crash into the first hangover of the New Year.

MOVIES

"Dinner for Schmucks" - Network Television Premiere

Sunday, December 2 from 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Starring Paul Rudd and Steve Carell. When Tim (Paul Rudd)'s bosses invite him to a "Dinner for Winners," an event where guests compete to bring the biggest losers they can find, he promises his girlfriend he won't go. But after meeting Barry (Steve Carell), an IRS agent who makes dioramas out of dead mice (among other quirks), Tim realizes he may have found the winning loser.