COMEDY CENTRAL(R) ANNOUNCES FIRST ONE-HOUR STAND-UP SPECIAL FROM THE DAILY SHOW WITH TREVOR NOAH CORRESPONDENT MICHAEL KOSTA TO FILM IN HIS HOME STATE OF MICHIGAN AT DETROIT'S GEM THEATRE ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15

Tickets to the Tapings May Be Requested at www.tblus.com/michaelk

Special to Premiere in Summer 2020

NEW YORK, October 8, 2019 - The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Correspondent and stand-up comic, Michael Kosta is set to commence production on his first one-hour stand-up special in his home state of Michigan at Detroit's Gem Theatre on Friday, November 15 at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. ET. The untitled one-hour special is scheduled to premiere in summer 2020 on Comedy Central.

Tickets are free and may be requested at www.tblus.com/michaelk. The Gem Theatre is located at 333 Madison Street in Detroit, MI.

Kosta is a stand-up veteran who has appeared on The Tonight Show, Conan, Late Night with Seth Meyers and @midnight. Kosta has been a fixture on TV since his breakout performance at HBO's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival. Prior to The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Kosta co-created, produced and starred in The Comment Section, guest-hosted Attack of the Show and co-hosted Crowd Goes Wild with Regis Philbin. He also served as a correspondent on The Soup spinoff series The Soup Investigates. Kosta starred in his own stand-up special, Comedy Central Presents: Michael Kosta, and released his comedy album, Comedy for Attractive People, in 2015. He was also recently seen on Comedy Central's This Week at the Comedy Cellar and This Is Not Happening.

Kosta's special follows previously announced Comedy Central deals and projects with other members of The Daily Show's "World's Fakest News Team." Earlier this year Roy Wood Jr. signed a comprehensive development deal, produced a pilot, premiered a digital series and committed to a third one-hour stand-up special with the number one brand in Comedy. Jaboukie Young-White and Dulcé Sloan filmed half-hour stand-up specials for Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents set to air on October 18 and 25, respectively. Desi Lydic's first one-hour special, Abroad, where she traveled the world examining how other countries are so far ahead of the US when it comes to equal treatment of women, premiered in May. And lastly, Ronny Chieng's, Ronny Chieng International Student was a Comedy Central App exclusive series in 2018.

Kosta's one-hour stand-up special is executive produced Kosta and Jordan Tilzer. Richard Burgio, Anne Harris and Bill McGrath are the Executives in Charge of Production for Comedy Central.

Featuring an expertly curated line-up of series and specials, Comedy Central is the epicenter of stand-up. From its Friday Night Stand-Up anchor on television to its social platforms, from 24/7 access on Comedy Central Radio and the Comedy Central App to home assistants, fans of Comedy Central stand-up consumed over 10 billion minutes of stand-up content in 2018. The Comedy Central Stand-Up channel on YouTube features a gold mine of both original material and exclusive clips for fans looking to revisit a classic special from a legendary comedian or discovering a new favorite performance.

Available on-air, online and on the go, Comedy Central gives viewers access to a world of super funny, provocative and relevant comedy that tell the funny truths of life, every day and everywhere. From award-winning late-night, scripted and animated series to stand-up specials, short-form and sketch, Comedy Central has it all. A subsidiary of Viacom Inc., Comedy Central is available to more than 300 million households in over 150 countries across the globe.