CHANCE THE RAPPER AND NICK CANNON KICK OFF A NEW SEASON OF "NICK CANNON PRESENTS: WILD 'N OUT" ON THURSDAY, JUNE 29 AT 11:00PM ET/PT

NEW YORK, NY (June 8, 2017) - MTV today announced that "Throwdown Thursdays" are back and kicking off with a destined to be iconic, hour-long season nine premiere of "Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out" featuring special guest captain Chance the Rapper on Thursday, June 29 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT. The new season of MTV's classic freestyle improv series "Wild 'N Out" will bring Nick Cannon and his world class cast of comedians back to New York City and the biggest stage in the world - Broadway. Guest captains for the season include some of the hottest stars in music and entertainment from Rick Ross, Lil Yachty, Vic Mensa and Blac Chyna, to the cast of the "New Edition Story," Run the Jewels, Jake Miller, Remy Ma, Papoose, Young M.A, Wendy Williams, Lil Rel Howery, Tami Roman, Shameik Moore and more.

Over the past twelve years, "Wild 'N Out" has curated one of the most impressive arsenals of comedians and entertainers in the game. Mike Epps, Kevin Hart, Kat Williams, DeRay Davis and more all started as Wild 'N Out cast members, while Kanye West, Mariah Carey, Tracee Ellis Ross, Serena Williams, Chrissy Teigen, Zendaya, The Migos, Bella Thorne, Snoop Dogg, TI and more are among the names on the star-studded list of special guests who have appeared on the show over the past nine seasons. Rising talent like series regulars DC Young Fly, Tim DeLaGhetto, Karlous Miller, Emmanuel Hudson and Chico Bean are among the returning cast for this epic new season. For more information about "Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out," viewers can visit wildnout.mtv.com and fans can join in the action using #WildNOut.

"Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out" is Executive Produced by Nick Cannon and Michael Goldman for NCredible Entertainment. Nile Evans serves as Show Runner and Executive Producer. Annie Gillies, Karen Frank and Paul Ricci Executive Produce for MTV. Sandra Piedra serves as Music Executive for MTV. The series is directed by Steve Paley.

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