February 22, 2012

Take A Break From Boring This March With The Comedy Network

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• The small town troublemakers of SOUTH PARK are back with Season 16, premiering Wednesday, March 14 at 10 p.m. ET/PT
• Tune into the hideously hilarious Season 2 premiere of UGLY AMERICANS on Wednesday, March 14 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT
• Don’t miss the season finale from new sketch comedy darlings KEY & PEELE, Tuesday, March 20 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT
• Catch a new crop of Canadian comedy talent when Season 15 of COMEDY NOW! premieres (with back-to-back episodes) on Thursday, March 22 at 10 p.m. ET/PT
• Season 1 of I JUST WANT MY PANTS BACK zips up on Friday, March 30 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT
• All month long, catch new episodes of LOL :-)(Sundays at 8 p.m. ET/PT), ONLY IN AMERICA WITH LARRY THE CABLE GUY(Mondays at 10 p.m. ET/PT) and TOSH.O (Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT)

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Below is a chronological listing of The Comedy Network’s programming highlights for March. All programming is subject to change.

Friday, March 2
10 p.m. ET/PT – I JUST WANT MY PANTS BACK – “A Piece of Cake”
Episodic information is currently unavailable. Please visit www.bellmediapr.ca/comedy for updates.

10:30 p.m. ET/PT – GOOD VIBES – “Tech Rehab”
The kids’ parents get frustrated with the current generation’s dependence on technology, so they send the gang on a wilderness trip with a former tech addict…which goes horribly wrong.

Saturday, March 3
9 p.m. ET/PT – SATURDAY NIGHT STAND UP – RUSSELL PETERS: RED, WHITE & BROWN (Encore Broadcast)
Filmed at Madison Square Gardens, topics range from a fairly sophisticated parsing of race and culture to a decidedly lowbrow discussion of body hair and male enhancement, but throughout Peters’ lack of pretension and unforced decency shine through.

Sunday, March 4
9 p.m. ET/PT – PICNICFACE – “Old Footage” (Encore Broadcast)
Cheryl finds a humiliating YouTube video of Scott hosting a kids' television show, which goes viral and spawns several remixes.

Monday, March 5
10 p.m. ET/PT – ONLY IN AMERICA WITH LARRY THE CABLE GUY – “Larry is Amish”
Larry lives with the Amish, travels with a beer deliveryman on his regular route and joins the Art Car Parade in Houston.

Friday, March 9
10 p.m. ET/PT – I JUST WANT MY PANTS BACK – “Blackout”
The crew heads to a party with Tina's new friend, Ness, who has a crush Jason. On the way there, a citywide blackout occurs.

10:30 p.m. ET/PT – GOOD VIBES – “Don’t Blow Your Wadska”
Mondo finds out his crush’s parents are out of town and uses her eccentric brother to get close to her during a sleepover that goes horribly wrong.

Saturday, March 10
9 p.m. ET/PT – SATURDAY NIGHT STAND UP – RUSSELL PETERS: THE GREEN CARD TOUR (Encore Broadcast)
Shot over two record-breaking shows in front of over 30,000 Londoners (yes, as in England, not Ontario), Russell shares his observations on everything from the declining population of white people, to stereotyping of Arabs, to his travels in India.

Sunday, March 11
9 p.m. ET/PT – PICNICFACE – “Karaoke” (Encore Broadcast)
Cheryl accompanies Evany to a Lynchian karaoke bar on her birthday, where their song is accompanied by a video predicting a grisly murder.

Monday, March 12
10 p.m. ET/PT – ONLY IN AMERICA WITH LARRY THE CABLE GUY – “Larry Beefs Up”
Larry attends a livestock auction in Oklahoma, visits longshoreman in New York Harbour, and takes place in a Boy Scouts of America 100th anniversary celebration.

Wednesday, March 14
10:30 p.m. ET/PT – UGLY AMERICANS - TBC *Season 2 Premiere*
Episodic information is currently unavailable. Please visit www.bellmediapr.ca/comedy for updates.

Friday, March 16
10 p.m. ET/PT – I JUST WANT MY PANTS BACK – “Love Equation”
Episodic information is currently unavailable. Please visit www.bellmediapr.ca/comedy for updates.

10:30 p.m. ET/PT – GOOD VIBES – “The D-List”
Mondo accidentally drops his pants after swimming in freezing water, exposing himself to the entire school. Then, he is ranked at the bottom of “The D-List.”

Saturday, March 17
9 p.m. ET/PT – SATURDAY NIGHT STAND UP – JEFF DUNHAM: SPARK OF INSANITY (Encore Broadcast)
From 2007, Jeff Dunham's second Comedy Central special features the puppets of Walter, Peanut, and José Jalapeño on a Stick as well as two new characters: Achmed the Dead Terrorist, and a new version of Melvin the Superhero.

Sunday, March 18
9 p.m. ET/PT – PICNICFACE – “Fanmail” (Encore Broadcast)
A fanmail letter from the future contains a death threat towards Mark. He confronts the future fan in the present, and they become friends... for now.

Monday, March 19
10 p.m. ET/PT – ONLY IN AMERICA WITH LARRY THE CABLE GUY – “Larry Cuts the Cheese”
Larry shoots machine guns and takes a ride on a train that ascends to a high elevation.

Tuesday, March 20
10:30 p.m. ET/PT - KEY & PEELE - *Season 1 Finale*
The first-season finale features a babysitter dealing with a young Forest Whitaker, an apartment rented by a suspicious landlord, President Obama's desire to be treated like an ordinary citizen and partygoers trying to liven up a bar mitzvah.

Wednesday, March 21
10:30 p.m. ET/PT – UGLY AMERICANS – "Any Given Workday" With the big company intramural football game around the corner, everyone starts getting nervous about the lineup. Mark is a wonderful team player, but a terrible actual player. When Randall demonstrates the power of his recently replaced arm, he is given a job at the D.O.I. as a team's ringer.

Thursday, March 22
10 p.m. ET/PT – COMEDY NOW! – “Bobby Mair” *Season Premiere*
Bobby Mair shares his plan to have Justin Bieber sing at his funeral, travelling with his Dad, being adopted, his way of dealing with his anger and being creepy

10:30 p.m. ET/PT – COMEDY NOW!– “Eman”
Montreal’s Eman talks about being a single Arab woman, her parents, bulimia, men vs. women and being ready to accept her OSCAR®.

Friday, March 23
10 p.m. ET/PT – I JUST WANT MY PANTS BACK – “Sextipated”
Episodic information is currently unavailable. Please visit www.bellmediapr.ca/comedy for updates.

10:30 p.m. ET/PT – GOOD VIBES – “Breast Friends" Jeena launches a mobile breast-exam initiative, inspiring the boys to cross-dress so they can attend and observe the event.

Saturday, March 24
9 p.m. ET/PT – SATURDAY NIGHT STAND UP – JEFF DUNHAM: CONTROLLED CHAOS (Encore Broadcast)
The suitcase posse is expanding and the jokes are flowing in this stand up special. Dunham has added two new stars to his repertoire; Achmed Junior and Little Jeff.

Sunday, March 25
9 p.m. ET/PT – PICNICFACE – “Dreams” (Encore Broadcast)
Picnicface falls asleep while having a picnic and has eight bizarre dreams.

Monday, March 26
10 p.m. ET/PT – ONLY IN AMERICA WITH LARRY THE CABLE GUY – “Larry and the Superpig” *Seaspm Finale*
Larry digs in a rock quarry. Also: a segment on greyhounds.

Wednesday, March 28
10:30 p.m. ET/PT – UGLY AMERICANS – "The Roast of Twayne Boneraper"
In honor of Twayne's 10-year anniversary of running the D.O.I., Callie and the crew throw him a Roast. But when Marks attempt at edgy humour goes too far, Twayne quits, leaving Mark in charge. Before his first day as boss is up, Mark makes a management mistake so catastrophic that it almost destroys New York City. Guest Starring Lisa Lamanelli, Dana Gould and Alan Tudyk.

Thursday, March 29
10 p.m. ET/PT – COMEDY NOW! - "Andrew Evans"
Originally from Nova Scotia Andrew Evans talks about moving to Toronto, duck hunting, the military and the trials of opening a bank account.

10:30 p.m. ET/PT – COMEDY NOW! "Jason Laurans"
Ottawa’s Jason Laurans talks about his pot head room-mates, the difference between women and men when sharing hotel rooms and his love of KFC

Friday, March 30
10 p.m. ET/PT – I JUST WANT MY PANTS BACK – “Quid No Quo”
Episodic information is currently unavailable. Please visit www.bellmediapr.ca/comedy for updates.

10:30 p.m. ET/PT – I JUST WANT MY PANTS BACK – “Jerk or Dork” *Season Finale*
Episodic information is currently unavailable. Please visit www.bellmediapr.ca/comedy for updates.

Saturday, March 31
9 p.m. ET/PT – SATURDAY NIGHT STAND UP – CHRIS ROCK: KILL THE MESSENGER (Encore Broadcast)
Rock takes on social, political and celebrity issues with his unique, adults-only style.

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For more information, please contact:
Sarah Schneider, The Comedy Network, 416-384-3193 or sarah.schneider@bellmedia.ca
Andrea Allen, The Comedy Network, 416.384.5375 or andrea.allen@bellmedia.ca

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