Program Alert – September 23, 2011 THE COMEDY NETWORK MARRIES THE FREAKY WITH THE FUNNY THIS OCTOBER Cozy up to Comedy this October with daily doses of laughs with all new episodes of the funniest shows, hilarious specials and the premiere of SOUTH PARK! To tweet this release: http://bit.ly/oQJOAE • • •
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The kids are back with the Season 15B premiere of SOUTH PARK, Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. WINNING! Catch the uncensored broadcast of ROAST OF CHARLIE SHEEN on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Celebrating the return of original episodes, The Comedy Network features documentary SIX DAYS TO AIR: THE MAKING OF SOUTH PARK, premiering Sunday, Oct. 9 at 10 p.m. ET/PT Comedy and music meet and have a love child in JUST FOR LAUGHS: AMP’D, hosted by “Weird Al” Yankovic, premiering Saturday, Oct. 29 at 10 ET/PT. The Comedy Network offers double doses of funny every Tuesday night in October with fresh episode of TOSH.0 (Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT) and WORKAHOLICS (Tuesdays at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT). Quench your Powerthirst! Keep up with all-new episodes of PICNICFACE every Wednesday in October at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT. All month long: New episodes of UP ALL NIGHT (Mondays at 9 p.m. ET/PT), FREE AGENTS (Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT), WHITNEY (Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT), COCKTALES (Fridays at 10 p.m. ET/PT) and LOL :-) (Saturdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT).
** Media Note ** Download photos from BellMediaPR.ca/comedy. Screeners available by request. Below is a chronological listing of The Comedy Network’s programming highlights for October. All programming is subject to change. Saturday, Oct. 1 9 p.m. ET/PT – LOL :-) No words are needed to make LOL :-) laugh-out-loud funny. This non-verbal sketch comedy show features several short sketches that are mainly visual and wholly hilarious. Episode 2 sketches include: Indian Musical Chairs, Surgeon Puppeteer, Drinking Cowboy Pissing Cowboy, Wrestling on the Floor, Horse and Boots, and more. 10 p.m. ET/PT – JEFF DUNHAM: CONTROLLED CHAOS – Special Encore
The suitcase posse is expanding and the jokes are flowing in this special premiere. Dunham has added two new stars to his repertoire; Achmed Junior and Little Jeff. The new additions guarantee to spice up the already side-splitting show. Monday, Oct. 3 9 p.m. ET/PT – UP ALL NIGHT – “New Car” Reagan’s love for online shopping takes a bizarre turn when she and Chris search for a more practical family car. Then, Chris tries to negotiate the perfect deal for the perfect new car that is safe, but not boring. Meanwhile, Ava tries to incorporate more serious topics into her talk show. Tuesday, Oct. 4 9 p.m. ET/PT – FREE AGENTS – “Dr. Hu” Stephen enlists Emma to help on an important pitch presentation. Meanwhile, Helen visits a therapist that she develops romantic feelings for. 10 p.m. ET/PT – TOSH.0 Episodic information is currently unavailable. Please visit www.bellmediapr.ca/comedy for updates. 10:30 p.m. ET/PT – WORKAHOLICS – “Temp-Tress” When a hot girl temps at TelAmeriCorp, the guys have to find a way to not constantly have erections. Wednesday, Oct. 5 9 p.m. ET/PT – WHITNEY - “First Date” Whitney orchestrates an official first date with Alex because they never had one. Following all the rules and customs of a first date, they share an awkward dinner and sleep in separate apartments, which only affords Alex a chance to have some rare “guy time”. 10 p.m. ET/PT – SOUTH PARK – *Season 15B Premiere* Episodic information is currently unavailable. Please visit www.bellmediapr.ca/comedy for updates. 10:30 p.m. ET/PT – PICNICFACE – ”Affirmative Action” Brian is replaced with Gord (a native Canadian) in order to make Picnicface more multicultural, but the new member proves to be less than charismatic. Sketches: an ad for a new facial varnish that will make you famous, a nervous man gives a presentation, a woman who fears trolls for some reason, a man who has found an unreasonable number of uses for BBQ sauce.
Friday, Oct. 7 10 p.m. ET/PT – COCKTALES Thailand and Cambodia can be fun; so can nose bleeds and belly button lint. Saturday, Oct. 8 9 p.m. ET/PT – LOL :-)
Sketches include: Last Supper Freeze, Guy in Bedroom Wants Chips, Frankenstein’s Hard On, Giant Steps vs. Mouse Steps, and more. 10 p.m. ET/PT – ROAST OF CHARLIE SHEEN – *Uncensored* Watch the Roast again in all its glory, with the encore presentation of the uncensored special. Hosted by three-time Roast Master Seth MacFarlane, one of Hollywood’s most notorious bad boys dares to bare all as the next Roastee. Anthony Jeselnik, Steve-O, Jeffrey Ross and Mike Tyson are amongst some of the Roasters on board. Sunday, Oct. 9 10 p.m. ET/PT – SIX DAYS TO AIR: THE MAKING OF SOUTH PARK – Special Arthur Bradford’s documentary follows the creators of SOUTH PARK, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, as they craft a single episode of their iconic hit show. Monday, Oct. 10 9 p.m. ET/PT – UP ALL NIGHT Episodic information is currently unavailable. Please visit www.bellmediapr.ca/comedy for updates. Tuesday, Oct. 11 9 p.m. ET/PT – FREE AGENTS Episodic information is currently unavailable. Please visit www.bellmediapr.ca/comedy for updates. 10 p.m. ET/PT – TOSH.0 Episodic information is currently unavailable. Please visit www.bellmediapr.ca/comedy for updates. 10:30 p.m. ET/PT – WORKAHOLICS – “Model Kombat” Adam’s desire to become a professional model puts the guys at a crossroads. Wednesday, Oct. 12 9 p.m. ET/PT – WHITNEY – “Silent Treatment” Episodic information is currently unavailable. Please visit www.bellmediapr.ca/comedy for updates. 10 p.m. ET/PT – SOUTH PARK Episodic information is currently unavailable. Please visit www.bellmediapr.ca/comedy for updates. 10:30 p.m. ET/PT – PICNICFACE – “How We Met” In a hospital waiting room, anxiously awaiting the fate of one of their troupe, Picnicface reminisces about how they met each other. Sketches: A video game character loses the game of life, Bill and Jesus frolic in the surf, a magnetic albino and his evil double-self speak directly to the viewer.
Friday, Oct. 14
10 p.m. ET/PT – COCKTALES Oral sex, fake kidnappings and pushing Grandma down the stairs.
Saturday, Oct. 15 9 p.m. ET/PT – LOL :-) Sketches include: The Guy Who Had Everything Bigger, Get a Room, Inflatable Neighbour Sets House on Fire, Parrot Radio, and more. 10 p.m. ET/PT – LOUIS C.K.: CHEWED UP - Special Louise C.K. brings down the house in this performance from his 2008 Chewed Up tour. The Emmy® Award-winner relentlessly assaults audiences with hilarity. Among his observations: what politically correct euphemisms really mean, the worst drink to have before sex, the right age for a girlfriend and what it means to be white in America. Monday, Oct. 17 9 p.m. ET/PT – UP ALL NIGHT Episodic information is currently unavailable. Please visit www.bellmediapr.ca/comedy for updates. Tuesday, Oct. 18 9 p.m. ET/PT – FREE AGENTS Episodic information is currently unavailable. Please visit www.bellmediapr.ca/comedy for updates. 10 p.m. ET/PT – TOSH.0 Episodic information is currently unavailable. Please visit www.bellmediapr.ca/comedy for updates. 10:30 p.m. ET/PT – WORKAHOLICS – “Old Man Ders” Ders wrestles with his impending mortality when he turns 25. Wednesday, Oct. 19 9 p.m. ET/PT – WHITNEY Episodic information is currently unavailable. Please visit www.bellmediapr.ca/comedy for updates. 10 p.m. ET/PT – SOUTH PARK Episodic information is currently unavailable. Please visit www.bellmediapr.ca/comedy for updates. 10:30 p.m. ET/PT – PICNICFACE – “Storybook” A cantankerous grandfather reads to his grandchildren from “The Tome of All Stories” Sketches: A fast food chain with a grim solution to avoid disruption of the space-time
continuum, a group of men express their enthusiasm for ladies pants, Mark and Andy’s Weekend at Bernies sketch gets much too real. Friday, Oct. 21 10 p.m. ET/PT – COCKTALES Walking in on your boy, bad times in Mexico and an Irish Car Bomb with a twist. Saturday, Oct. 22 9 p.m. ET/PT – LOL :-) Sketches include: The Girl and the Kleenex, Chain Peeing in the Pants, Flying Kids, Jesus Wedding, Chicken Hot Rod, and more. 10 p.m. ET/PT – DANNY BHOY: SUBJECT TO CHANGE - Special Scottish stand-up comedian, Danny Bhoy, debuts in North America performing in Montreal as part of his very own comedy special. Special features include a visitor’s guide to Scotland and a guide to American Sports. Monday, Oct. 24 9 p.m. ET/PT – UP ALL NIGHT Episodic information is currently unavailable. Please visit www.bellmediapr.ca/comedy for updates. Tuesday, Oct. 25 9 p.m. ET/PT – FREE AGENTS Episodic information is currently unavailable. Please visit www.bellmediapr.ca/comedy for updates. 10 p.m. ET/PT – TOSH.0 Episodic information is currently unavailable. Please visit www.bellmediapr.ca/comedy for updates. 10:30 p.m. ET/PT – WORKAHOLICS – “Stop! Pajama Time” When Jillian gets put in charge at work, all hell breaks loose. Wednesday, Oct. 26 9 p.m. ET/PT – WHITNEY Episodic information is currently unavailable. Please visit www.bellmediapr.ca/comedy for updates. 10 p.m. ET/PT – SOUTH PARK Episodic information is currently unavailable. Please visit www.bellmediapr.ca/comedy for updates. 10:30 p.m. ET/PT – PICNICFACE - “Premium Membership” Picnicface promotes their new Premium Membership program with the help of a charismatic
spokesperson. Sketches: The Riddlesnake takes you on a ride of song, dance and riddles; an abstract take on the consequences of joining the band Aerosmith.
Friday, Oct. 28 10 p.m. ET/PT – COCKTALES The dog bit off just the tip, a live sex show and livin’ in Vegas.
Saturday, Oct. 29 9 p.m. ET/PT – LOL :-) Sketches include Mafioso Head in the Sink, The Whistling Intruder, The Stupid Cameraman, The Ferrari and the Beautiful Woman, Colombus Piss, and more. 10 p.m. ET/PT – JUST FOR LAUGHS: AMP’D – *Special Premiere* Hosted by Weird Al, AMP’D is a musical-comedy show features extreme performances by comedians including Bo Bornham, Garfunkel and Oates, Tom Green and Organized Rhyme, Tim Minchin and Reggie Watts. Monday, Oct. 31 9 p.m. ET/PT – UP ALL NIGHT Episodic information is currently unavailable. Please visit www.bellmediapr.ca/comedy for updates. - COMEDY For more info, contact: Jason Chow, The Comedy Network, 416-384-2372 or Jason.chow@bellmedia.ca Nicola Krishna, The Comedy Network, 416-384-5276 or Nicola.krishna@bellmedia.ca