Stand Up for Who Deserves to Win! With COMEDY CENTRAL(R)'s 'Stand-Up Showdown' Finals Sunday, January 25 Beginning at 12:00 P.M.
The Countdown For The Top 20 Viewer-Selected Stand-Up Specials Will Begin At 12:00 P.M. And The Winner Will Be Crowned With His/Her Stand-Up Special Airing At 9:30 P.M.
The "Stand-Up Showdown" Will Be Followed By The Network Television Premiere Of "Katt Williams: It's Pimpin' Pimpin'" At 10:00 P.M.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21 -- Everyone knows that COMEDY CENTRAL is
the only place to find the best stand-up comedy out there and the network has
been flaunting its reputation this January! Get ready to find out who will be
crowned winner of the 2009 "Stand-Up Showdown" on Sunday, January 25.
The competition has been brewing for a month. Viewers have voted online
and on their mobile phones for their favorite stand-up comedians and now the
best of the best will take the stage in COMEDY CENTRAL's "Stand-Up Showdown
Finals." Beginning at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 25, COMEDY CENTRAL counts
down the top 20 viewer-selected comedians, with the champion comedian crowned
that night at 9:30 p.m.
At 10:00 p.m., comedy superstar Katt Williams is pimpin' out all-new
material in a big way in the Network Television Premiere of "Katt Williams:
It's Pimpin' Pimpin.'"
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than 95 million homes nationwide. COMEDY CENTRAL is owned by, and is a
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leading creators of entertainment content, with brands that engage and connect
diverse audiences across television, online, mobile, games, virtual worlds and
consumer products. The company's portfolio spans more than 150 television
channels and 350 digital media properties worldwide, and includes MTV, VH1,
CMT, Logo, Harmonix, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Noggin, The N, AddictingGames,
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