- Just For Laughs presents comedy special from comic sensation Whitney
Cummings -
- Canadian comic star Jon Dore returns to host Season 4 of FUNNY AS HELL
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"Unlike most of the made-for-Canadian-TV comedy content currently
available, FUNNY AS HELL is standup in its pure, unfiltered form." - Brad Oswald, Winnipeg Free Press
TORONTO, Jan. 31, 2014 /CNW/ - HBO Canada brings the laughs this
February with the comedy special JUST FOR LAUGHS PRESENTS: WHITNEY CUMMINGS' BLEEP SHOW from comedian Whitney Cummings, and the premiere of the fourth season of
the uncensored and riotous original series FUNNY AS HELL. Premiering on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 9 p.m. ET/MT, JUST FOR LAUGHS PRESENTS: WHITNEY CUMMINGS' BLEEP SHOW lets Whitney Cummings (WHITNEY) loose at Montreal's famed Just For
Laughs Festival as she hosts seven of the world's best stand-up comics,
including king of cringe Jim Norton, nouveau cabaret's leading diva
Bridget Everett, and hometown hero Derek Seguin. In partnership with
Just For Laughs Television and hosted by comedian Jon Dore (THE JON
DORE TELEVISION SHOW), the Canadian Screen Award nominated original
comedy series FUNNY AS HELL premieres its fourth season Friday, Feb. 14 at 9:30 p.m. ET/MT. HBO Canada is a multiplex channel of Bell Media's The Movie Network
(Eastern Canada) and Corus Entertainment's Movie Central (Western
Canada).
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JUST FOR LAUGHS PRESENTS: WHITNEY CUMMINGS' BLEEP SHOW - premieres
Saturday, Feb. 8 at 9 p.m. ET/MT
The 75-minute comedy special had too much funny to fit into one hour.
Filmed live at Montreal's famed Just For Laughs Festival, Whitney
Cummings presents the comedy style that has made her a household name.
In this unique HBO Canada event, the TV starlet brings the best in
filthy, raunchy, and outrageous comedy as she hosts seven comics,
including Derek Seguin, Bridgett Everett, Jim Norton, Tom Papa,
Katherine Ryan, Damien Lemon, and Neal Brennan.
"BLEEP SHOW was every comedian's dream. All my favourite comics, doing
all the material I never thought anyone would let us put on TV. I still
can't believe they're airing what we did that night. My goal was to
capture what comedians are like in comedy clubs so it didn't feel like
a censored, buttoned-up TV special and I think we did that. If I
learned anything that night it's that Canadians know how to get
down," said Whitney Cummings.
Whitney Cummings rose to fame with star making appearances on Comedy
Central's COMEDY CENTRAL ROASTS, E!'s CHELSEA LATELY, and as title star
and executive producer of the NBC multi-camera comedy WHITNEY. In
addition, Cummings co-created and co-wrote TWO BROKE GIRLS, starring
Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs. Last year, Cummings' hour-long Comedy
Central stand-up special, MONEY SHOT, was nominated for an American
Comedy Award.
FUNNY AS HELL, Season 4 - premieres Friday, Feb. 14 at 9:30 p.m. ET/MT
Hosted by Canadian comic Jon Dore, the new eight-episode season of FUNNY AS HELL brings audiences more of the edgy, politically-incorrect comedy, music
and digital shorts that have made FUNNY AS HELL an incubator of new great comedy stars.
"This season's FUNNY AS HELL features a student from my stand-up comedy
class and other more talented performers. One of our sketches even
features a bag of poo - fact," said Jon Dore.
In Season 4, each half-hour episode features stand-up performances from
some of today's most fastest-rising stars including: Mark Forward
(MATCH GAME), Adsit & Lutz (30 ROCK), Deon Cole (DEON COLE'S BLACK BOX), Moshe Kasher (DRUNK HISTORY), Kumail Nanjiani (HBO's upcoming series SILICON VALLEY), Brian Posehn (HBO's MR. SHOW), Aidy Bryant (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE).
In Eastern Canada, episodes are available on TMN GO, HBOCanada.com, and HBO Canada OnDemand.
In Western Canada, episodes will be available in High Definition on HBO
Canada HD, HBOCanada.com and on the go with the Shaw Go Movie Central app, Telus Optik TV and
Bell TV Online and HBO Canada On Demand.
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About HBO Canada:
HBO Canada brings Canadians HBO's current slate of signature dramatic
and comedic programs, together with new and never-before-seen
programming including comedy series, live specials, sporting events,
behind-the-scenes content and titles from HBO's extensive library - all
in an uncut and commercial-free environment. HBO Canada is offered in
high definition on HBO Canada HD and programming is accessible on TMN
GO and HBO Canada OnDemand. For more information, please visit
www.hbocanada.com. In Eastern Canada, HBO Canada is a division of Bell
Media, which is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada's largest
communications company. In Western Canada, HBO Canada is offered by
Corus Entertainment's Movie Central (Western Canada).
About Movie Central:
Movie Central is owned by Corus Entertainment Inc. (CJR.B), a
Canadian-based media and entertainment company. Corus is a market
leader in specialty television and radio with additional assets in pay
television, television broadcasting, children's book publishing and
children's animation. Experience Corus on the web at www.corusent.com.
About Just For Laughs Television:
Just For Laughs Television has produced stand-up and variety shows 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 recently expanded into
scripted and non-variety programming with the acclaimed shows The Tournament (CBC), Deal with It (W Network), andBullet in the Face (IFC). Just For Laughs Television is part of the Just For Laughs Group, which is active in many areas of entertainment production including
festivals, television, theatre, and touring. Founded in 1983, the
company produces the world's largest and most prestigious comedy event,
welcoming 1.25 million people to its annual festival in Montreal. In
recent years, it has also launched festivals in Toronto, Chicago,
Sydney (Australia), and Nantes (France). The TV franchise Just For Laughs Gags has also become a household name worldwide, being seen in 135
countries, on 95 airlines, and on its own Youtube channel which has
been visited over 2 billion times. Just For Laughs also successfully
tours across the globe bringing some of the world's best comedic
talents to Canada, the U.S., Bermuda, Europe, and Asia. It has
personal management offices in Los Angeles, Paris, London, and
Montreal. To learn more about Just For Laughs Television, visit www.hahaha.com.
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