Comedy’s Holiday Line Up is a Scorcher with JEFF ROSS PRESENTS: ROAST BATTLE II, PEOPLE OF EARTH, and Fan-Favourites Marathons Beginning December 23

TORONTO (December 19, 2016) – This holiday season, viewers can stuff their holiday cheer as Comedy is the exclusive home of the wildly popular insult-comedy tournament JEFF ROSS PRESENTS ROAST BATTLE II. Airing Sundays at 11 p.m. ET/PT beginning January 1, the world’s most venomous comedians go head-to-head for an insult standoff each week, culminating with the special, four-night main event Jan. 26 – 29 each night at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The live-to-air championship finale goes down Sunday, Jan. 29 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.  Leading up to the prime roast, viewers can enjoy a full day of celebrities getting skewered with the NEW YEAR’S ROAST MARATHON beginning Sunday, Jan. 1 at 6 a.m. ET/PT. The marathon includes the best of THE COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST OF including Charlie Sheen, Roseanne, U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump, Justin Bieber, and more. Keeping with holiday tradition, Comedy delivers marathons of Christmas and fan-favourite episodes of THE BIG BANG THEORY, FRASIER, holiday movies ELF, THE REF, and the premiere of classic comedy DECK THE HALLS Saturday, Dec. 24 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. And it wouldn’t be holiday viewing on Comedy without the NEW YEAR’S STAND-UP MARATHON, featuring specials from comedians Jeff Dunham, THE  DAILY SHOW’s Trevor Noah, Jeff Ross, and more, beginning Saturday, Dec. 31 at 6 a.m. ET/PT. As a holiday bonus, on Thursday, Dec. 29 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, Comedy is airing the first two episodes of the upcoming critically acclaimed series PEOPLE OF EARTH. The entire season premieres exclusively on Comedy in early 2017. Last but not least, viewers can nurse their holiday hangover with marathons of Comedy original series JUST FOR LAUGHS: ALL ACCESS and satire news series THE BEAVERTON. Airing Thursday, Jan. 5 – Saturday, Jan. 7, the JUST FOR LAUGHS: ALL ACCESS MARATHON features performances from comedic heavy-hitters Amy Schumer, Seth Meyers, Wyatt Cenac, BROAD CITY, K. Trevor Wilson, and more. But first, THE BEAVERTON covers the topics you didn’t even know needed covering from Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT before it returns with all new episodes in its regular Wednesdays at 10:30 P.M. ET/PT timeslot on January 11. Below is a sample of Comedy holiday highlights. Click HERE for the complete schedule. Friday, Dec. 23 – Saturday, Dec. 24 CHRISTMAS SPECIALS MARATHON Comedy kicks the holiday cheer into high gear, beginning at  9 a.m. ET/PT, with two days of holiday-themed episodes of CORNER GAS, FRASIER, THE BIG BANG THEORY, and movies ELF, THE REF, and DECK THE HALLS.  Sunday, Dec. 25 – Friday, Dec. 30 THE BIG BANG-A-THON Spend the Christmas break with the best of Sheldon, Leonard, Penny, Wolowitz, Raj, Amy, and Bernadette during THE BIG BANG-A-THON beginning at 6 a.m. ET/PT on Sunday, Dec. 25. Thursday, Dec. 29 PEOPLE OF EARTH PREMIERE PEOPLE OF EARTH follows skeptical journalist Ozzie Graham (Wyatt Cenac, THE DAILY SHOW) who investigates an alien encounters support group. The more he digs into their oddball claims, the more he realizes there is truth in their stories and even signs that point to his own alien abduction. The two-episode sneak peek premieres Thursday, Dec. 29 at 1 p.m. ET/PT. Saturday, Dec. 31 NEW YEAR’S STAND-UP MARATHON Comedy bids adieu to 2016 and says hello to stand-up specials during the NEW YEAR’S STAND-UP MARATHON, featuring specials from Red Green, Gabriel Iglesias, Joe Rogan, Jeff Dunham, Trevor Noah, and Jeff Ross. The party kicks off at 6 a.m. ET/PT. Sunday, Jan. 1 NEW YEAR’S ROAST Comedy bids adieu to 2016 and says hello to stand-up specials during the NEW YEAR’S STAND-UP MARATHON, featuring specials from Red Green, Gabriel Iglesias, Joe Rogan, Jeff Dunham, Trevor Noah, and Jeff Ross. The party kicks off at 6 a.m. ET/PT. Sunday, Jan. 1 JEFF ROSS PRESENTS ROAST BATTLE II The world’s most venomous comedians go head-to-head in the popular bracket-style insult-comedy tournament beginning Sunday, Jan. 1 at 11 p.m. ET/PT. Wednesday, Jan. 4 THE BEAVERTON CATCH-UP MARATHON A televised adaptation of the immensely popular online website TheBeaverton.com, THE BEAVERTON files satirical news stories of the utmost importance, informed by real events, the cultural zeitgeist, and national news media. Catch up on the first six episodes Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT before an all-new episode at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT.   Thursday, Jan. 5 – Saturday, Jan. 7 JUST FOR LAUGHS: ALL ACCESS MARATHON Enjoy a few laughs before the back to work grind with the JUST FOR LAUGHS MARATHON, beginning at Tuesday, Jan. 3 at 8 a.m. ET/PT.