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[11/03/14 - 02:16 PM]
Comedy Central and the New York Comedy Festival's 5th Annual "Comics to Watch" Showcase to Take Place at Carolines on Broadway Nov. 5 at 7 p.m.
This year's event features Emmy Blotnick, Robert Dean, Alex Edelman, Naomi Ekperigin, Nate Fernald, Matt Ingebretson, Kevin Iso, Jak Knight, David Smithyman, Julio Torres and Ricky Velez.

[via press release from Comedy Central]

COMEDY CENTRAL(R) AND THE NEW YORK COMEDY FESTIVAL'S FIFTH ANNUAL "COMICS TO WATCH" SHOWCASE FEATURING THE BEST UP-AND-COMING YOUNG COMEDIANS TO TAKE PLACE AT CAROLINES ON BROADWAY ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 AT 7:00 P.M.

"Comics to Watch" is Hosted by Chris Distefano Featuring Comedians Emmy Blotnick, Robert Dean, Alex Edelman, Naomi Ekperigin, Nate Fernald, Matt Ingebretson, Kevin Iso, Jak Knight, David Smithyman, Julio Torres and Ricky Velez

The "Comics to Watch" Event Will Premiere in Full-Length on cc.com/comicstowatch and the Comedy Central App from Wednesday, November 12 through Friday, November 14

NEW YORK, November 3, 2014 - After concluding a nationwide search, this year's "Comics to Watch" features 11 comedians performing in the showcase reflecting an ever-expanding scope of the very best young talent on the comedy scene today. Comedy Central and The New York Comedy Festival have teamed up again for the fifth annual "Comics to Watch" showcase which is taking place at Carolines on Broadway on Wednesday, November 5 at 7:00 p.m. as part of the 2014 New York Comedy Festival.

The "Comics to Watch" event will premiere in full-length on cc.com/comicstowatch and the Comedy Central App on Wednesday, November 12 and available through Friday, November 14. Subsequently, clips of the individual performances from "Comics to Watch" 2014 will live on cc.com.

Hosted by Chris Distefano (Comedy Central's "The Half Hour," MTV2's "Guy Code"), this year's "Comics to Watch" features the following comedians: Emmy Blotnick, Robert Dean, Alex Edelman, Naomi Ekperigin, Nate Fernald, Matt Ingebretson, Kevin Iso, Jak Knight, David Smithyman, Julio Torres and Ricky Velez. The event is sponsored by BACARD� Rum, Sprint and Taco Bell(R).

"Comics to Watch" is a showcase featuring a wide range of diversely talented young comedians. It was created to launch the careers of the next generation of comedians by putting them in front of industry executives and comedy fans. The process involved selecting comedians from multiple cities across the country.

Comedy Central and the festival organizers worked closely together to identify the best new stand-up comedians. Comedians from past "Comics to Watch" have included Michael Che, who is the current "SNL" Weekend Update co-anchor and former "Daily Show" Correspondent, Brooks Wheelan, who has appeared on "Adam Devine's House Party" and is a former "SNL" cast member, and also Ali Wong, Andrew Santino, Emily Heller, Kurt Braunohler and Tone Bell who have gone on to make various stand-up appearances on Comedy Central and other television shows.

The 2014 New York Comedy Festival is presented in association with Comedy Central and takes place from November 5-9. Now in its eleventh year, the festival is produced by Carolines on Broadway. Sponsors of the festival include, BACARD�(R)Rum, Citi(R), Sprint, Taco Bell(R), The New York Post, Time Out New York and the Village Voice. For the full schedule of 2014 NYCF shows and info, please visit www.nycomedyfestival.com.

The festival has featured the country's top comedians, including Louis C.K., Bill Maher, Ricky Gervais, Larry David, John Mulaney, Kevin Hart, Sarah Silverman, Aziz Ansari, and Wanda Sykes, to name a few. In 2007, the festival launched the "Stand Up for Heroes" event to benefit The Bob Woodruff Foundation, which has featured performances by Bill Cosby, Robin Williams, Jon Stewart, Jerry Seinfeld, Lewis Black, Ricky Gervais, Conan O'Brien, Bruce Springsteen and John Mayer, among others. To date, the "Stand Up for Heroes" events have raised over $21 million. For more information please visit the NYCF website, www.nycomedyfestival.com, like the NYCF Facebook page, www.facebook.com/newyorkcomedyfestival, and follow the NYCF on Twitter, @NYComedyFest.

Available on-air, online and on-the-go, Comedy Central (www.cc.com) is the #1 brand in comedy and is owned by, and is a registered trademark of, Comedy Partners, a wholly-owned unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA and VIAB).

Viacom is home to premier global media brands that create compelling television programs, motion pictures, short-form video, apps, games, consumer products, social media and other entertainment content for audiences in more than 160 countries and territories. Viacom's media networks, including MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, BET, CENTRIC, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., TeenNick, Nicktoons, Nick at Nite, Comedy Central, TV Land, SPIKE, Tr3s, Paramount Channel and VIVA, reach approximately 700 million television subscribers worldwide. Paramount Pictures, America's oldest film studio, is a major global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment. For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com. Keep up with Viacom news by following Viacom's blog at blog.viacom.com and Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/Viacom.





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