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[12/08/15 - 10:35 AM]
The CW Serves Up Comedy with "Just for Laughs" in Primetime and on CW Seed
"Just for Laughs Starring Howie Mandel," featuring stand-up performances from comedians such as Jeff Ross, Pete Holmes, and Jim Breuer, will premiere Monday, January 18.

[via press release from The CW]

THE CW SERVES UP COMEDY WITH "JUST FOR LAUGHS" IN PRIMETIME AND ON CW SEED

The Brand New Primetime Special JUST FOR LAUGHS STARRING HOWIE MANDEL Premieres January 18 on The CW

Hours of Just For Laughs Content Available Today on CW Seed, Including The Original Digital Series "The Elevator Talk Show with Pete Holmes" and Highlights from the Last 15 Years of the World-Famous Just For Laughs Festival

December 8, 2015 (Burbank, CA) - Through its strategic partnership with Just For Laughs, The CW Network today announced the brand new primetime comedy special JUST FOR LAUGHS STARRING HOWIE MANDEL, featuring stand-up performances from comedians such as Jeff Ross, Pete Holmes, and Jim Breuer,which will premiere Monday, January 18, 8:00-9:30 pm ET/PT on The CW. Additionally, hours of Just For Laughs content is now available on the network's digital studio, CW Seed (www.cwseed.comor The CW Seed App) including a new original digital series, THE ELEVATOR TALK SHOW WITH PETE HOLMES, plus hours of classic stand-up from the past 15 years of the legendary Just For Laughs Festival.

Recorded at the biggest comedy event in the world, the 2015 Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, and hosted by Howie Mandel, this primetimespecial also showcases performances from Fortune Feimster, Vladimir Caama�o, and Marina Franklin. Additionally, the special includes comedians remembering some of their favorite moments from the festival over the past 30 years, which have featured Joan Rivers, Jon Stewart, and Eddie Izzard.

THE ELEVATOR TALK SHOW WITH PETE HOLMES is all the late-night talk show you can cram into an eight-foot box. Hosted by comedian Pete Holmes, guests on THE ELEVATOR TALK SHOW include Ellie Kemper, Wyatt Cenac, Taran Killam, Chris D'Elia, the cast of Silicon Valley, and many more, all recorded at the Just for Laughs Festival and all inside one very crowded elevator.

Also launching today on CW Seed are hours of some of the very best of the Just For Laughs Festival from 2000 through 2013. Comedians featured include Daniel Tosh, Russell Peters, Lewis Black, Dave Attell, Jim Gaffigan, Sheryl Underwood, Kristen Schaal, the late great John Pinette, and many, many more.

ABOUT THE CW

THE CW TELEVISION NETWORK, a joint venture between Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corporation, made its debut on September 20, 2006 as America's fifth broadcast network and is the only network specifically targeting viewers ages 18-34, a demographic highly sought after by advertisers. The CW offers a five-night, 10-hour primetime lineup that runs Monday through Friday. In daytime, The CW broadcasts a Monday through Friday afternoon block, and a five-hour Saturday morning kids block. For more information, visit www.cwtv.com

ABOUT JUST FOR LAUGHS GROUP

Just For Laughs Television is one of the leading producers of stand-up and variety programming and has produced television programs that have been seen around the world on FOX, ABC, MTV, TBS, CBC, IFC, HBO, W, BBC1, TF1, RTL, Showtime, Versus, BBC America, TEN Australia, HBO Canada, and The Comedy Network. The company has also expanded into scripted and non-variety programming with the acclaimed shows The Tournament (CBC), Deal with It (W Network), and Bullet in the Face (IFC). Just For Laughs Television is part of the Just For Laughs Group. Founded in 1983, the Just For Laughs Group's growth is concentrated on four major focal points: Festivals (in Montreal, Toronto and Sydney); television production (most notably Gags, seen in 135 countries and on 95 airlines); live shows (Canadian tour dates for Jerry Seinfeld, Louis C.K., Jim Gaffigan, Bill Burr, Craig Ferguson, North American dates for Family Guy Live!); and talent management. Its inaugural Montreal Festival is over 30 years old and is now the world's largest and most prestigious comedy event, welcoming two million people each summer.





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