Comedy Chuckles into 2014 with a Slew of Side-Splitting Stand-Up Specials

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• The boys are back on the job with the Season 3 premiere of MEN AT WORK Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT.
• What’s a year on Comedy without stand-up specials? The New Year features a plethora of stand-up premieres including KUMAIL NANJIANI: BETA MALE (Friday, Jan. 17 at 2 a.m. ET/PT), JFL: THE MASTERS – DEBRA DIGIOVANNI (Saturday, Jan. 18 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT), and STEVE RANNAZZISI: MANCHILD on (Friday, Jan. 31 at 2 a.m. ET).
• Comedy delivers block-buster laughter with the movie premieres of POLICE ACADEMY (Thursday, Jan. 2 at 12 a.m. ET/PT), POLICE ACADEMY 2: THEIR FIRST ASSIGNMENT (Friday, Jan. 3 at 12 a.m. ET/PT), and MUSIC & LYRICS (Saturday, Jan. 25 at 12 a.m. ET/PT).

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Below is a chronological listing of Comedy premieres, finales, and specials for January. All programming is subject to change (all times ET/PT; visit TheComedyNetwork.ca to confirm local broadcast times and for the full broadcast schedule). 

 

Thursday, Jan. 2

6 a.m. – MATCH GAME MARATHON

Catch up on this retro classic game show with the MATCH GAME MARATHON. This Comedy original series marathon features the best blanking episodes from Season 2, with celebrity panellists including Russell Peters, Ice-T, Catherine O’Hara, and more!

Thursday, Jan. 2

12 a.m. – POLICE ACADEMY– *Movie Premiere*

The Police Academy’s rules of entry have loosened, and social misfit Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg, Diner) has been forced to sign up. But it doesn’t take long before he realises that he is enjoying being a police cadet and decides he wants to stay. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Harris (G.W. Bailey, THE CLOSER) wants Mahoney out!

Friday, Jan. 3

6 a.m. – ALL ACCESS MARATHON

Packed full of comedians, nerds, and Muppets, the ALL ACCESS MARATHON launches into laughter with JFL: AMP’D, JFL: A TRIBUTE TO NERDS, JFL: ALL ACCESS – THE MUPPETS, and all of hilarity from Season 1 of JUST FOR LAUGHS: ALL ACCESS.

Friday, Jan. 3

12 a.m. – POLICE ACADEMY 2: THEIR FIRST ASSIGNMENT – *Movie Premiere*

Mahoney and friends have graduated from the Police Academy and are issued their first assignments. As always, their cheerful devotion to their job outweighs any shortcomings, but are they ready to battle with a band of graffiti daubing terrorists?

Wednesday, Jan. 15

10:30 p.m. – MEN AT WORK *Season 3 Premiere*

Milo (Danny Masterson, THAT 70’S SHOW), Neal (Adam Busch, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER), Tyler (Michael Cassidy, THE O.C.), and Gibs (James Lesure, LAS VEGAS) return for another season of misadventures, as the well-intentioned guys take on mating, dating, and relating to women.

Friday, Jan. 17

2 a.m. – KUMAIL NANJIANI: BETA MALE *Special Premiere*

In the premiere of his Comedy Central one-hour stand-up special, “Beta Male,” Kumail Nanjiani (FRANKLIN & BASH) talks about all the things that terrify him completely.

Saturday, Jan. 18

9:30 p.m. – JFL: THE MASTERS – DEBRA DIGIOVANNI *Special Premiere*

JFL brings long-time industry favourite and Gemini Award winner Debra DiGiovanni to the stage. This JUST FOR LAUGHS veteran is currently a featured panellist on The Comedy Network’s MATCH GAME, and is guaranteed to bring the laughs!

10 p.m. – CHRIS D’ELIA: WHITE MALE. BLACK COMIC. *Special Premiere*

Chris D’Elia (WHITNEY) explains the hilarious truths of British dudes, drunk girls, dates at Applebee’s, and more.

Friday, Jan. 24

2 a.m. – OWEN BENJAMIN: HIGH FIVE TIL IT HURTS *Special Premiere*

Owen Benjamin (SULLIVAN & SONS) shares his infinite wisdom and virtuosic musical ability, live from Austin, Texas. From talking his way out of speeding tickets with ease; avoiding being arrested by the TSA; and finding the solution to road rage; Owen Benjamin is unstoppable.

Saturday, Jan. 25

10 p.m. – JFL: THE MASTERS – DANNY BHOY *Special Premiere*

Laugh along with Danny Bhoy as he heats up the stage with his natural gift for storytelling combined with a razor-sharp wit.

Saturday, Jan. 25

12 a.m. – MUSIC & LYRICS – *Movie Premiere*

Alex Fletcher (Hugh Grant, About A Boy) is a cynical and self-deprecating former pop idol playing the nostalgia circuit. Sophie Fisher (Drew Barrymore, Charlie’s Angels) is a gifted writer with deep inferiority issues who’s been hired to water Fletcher’s plants, and ends up becoming his emergency fill-in lyricist for a song he needs to deliver to teen queen singer Cora (Haley Bennett, Marley & Me). As their chemistry heats up at the piano, Alex and Sophie will have to face their fears, and the music, if they want to find the love and success they both deserve.

Friday, Jan. 31

2 a.m. – STEVE RANNAZZISI: MANCHILD – *Special Premiere*

Taped at The Civic Theater in New Orleans, Steve Rannazzisi’s (THE LEAGUE) special shows that he is a stand-up husband, dad, and Manchild, above all else.

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For more information, please contact:

Jesse Wanagas, The Comedy Network, 416.384.3193 or jesse.wanagas@bellmedia.ca

Natalie Cole, The Comedy Network, 416.384.2140 or natalie.cole@bellmedia.ca