June 2009 Highlights 1

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JUNE 2009 HIGHLIGHTS 1. The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien 2. Kingswood Country 3. At Home With Malcolm – The Malcolm In The Middle Marathon

The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien EXCLUSIVE AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE EPISODES Commences Tuesday June 2 Monday to Friday at 10.30pm

THE TONIGHT SHOW is the most watched late night TV show and 3rd longest running entertainment show in US television history, and like the great Johnny Carson before him, finally after 2 outstanding, EMMY award winning decades the reigning King of Late Night television Jay Leno is handing his crown to his worthy successor Conan O’Brien. Don’t miss Jay’s last show on June 1st.

Conan takes over the host chair from Tuesday June 2, 2009. Also, in exciting news just to hand, appearing on the show will be his former Late Night sidekick Andy Richter, this time in the Tonight Show announcer’s chair. You won’t want to miss a single episode packed with hilarious comedy segments and the biggest names in entertainment and politics.

Kingswood Country CHANNEL PREMIERE Part of AUSSIE GOLD Double episodes - Fridays at 8.30pm from June 5

Some new neighbours are moving in to AUSSIE GOLD! KINGSWOOD COUNTRY is the legendary Australian comedy about life with the Bullpitt family, headed by the irascible, conservative, bigoted, putty factory worker Ted Bullpitt (Ross Higgins).

Ted’s life revolves around three things: his beloved chair in front of the TV, his unsuccessful racing greyhounds and his worshipped Holden Kingswood car. Ted’s traditional views are constantly at odds with his children's progressive nature; sex-mad medical student son Craig (Peter Fisher), his married feminist daughter Greta (Laurel McGowan) and her Italian husband Bruno (Lex Marinos), to whom Ted strongly objects.

Peppered with magic one-liners that are cemented in the Aussie lingo such as ‘Pickle me grandmother!’, ‘You’re not taking the Kingswood!’ and ‘Leave your money on the fridge’, KINGSWOOD COUNTRY joins THE COMEDY CHANNEL’s line up of iconic AUSSIE GOLD entertainment which also includes GRAHAM KENNEDY’S BLANKETY BLANKS, BIG GIRLS BLOUSE, FAST FORWARD’S FUNNIEST TV SEND UPS, THE GAMES, THE NORMAN GUNSTON SHOW, THE COMEDY COMPANY and JIMEOIN.

KINGSWOOD COUNTRY is gloriously politically incorrect comedy and a true AUSSIE GOLD treasure.

At Home With Malcolm - The Malcolm In The Middle Marathon Queen’s Birthday Holiday - Monday June 8, 8.30am – 6.30pm

Five times Emmy-award winning and all-round fantastic, Malcolm in the Middle is a laugh-out-loud sitcom about a dysfunctional family, the centre of which is Malcolm, the tortured middle child, the gifted student and one of four very active sons. You won’t want to be anywhere else but AT HOME WITH MALCOLM for a day of great laughs on THE COMEDY CHANNEL this Queens Birthday Holiday.

The Merrick & Rosso Show (Series 2) CONTINUING WORLD PREMIERE EPISODES Thursdays at 8.30pm

Get ready for the greatest sequel ever made! THE COMEDY CHANNEL presents the blockbusting return of those irrepressible pranksters Merrick & Rosso (Merrick Watts and Tim Ross) in the brand new series of THE MERRICK & ROSSO SHOW.

Series 1 was the highest rating program ever on THE COMEDY CHANNEL and famously spawned the Stephanie Rice and Eamon Sullivan YouTube phenomenon, one of the most watched clips of 2008. Also from Series 1 who could forget, Welcome To Radelaide, Australia II: Electric Boogaloo, and the awesome prank Almost Transformers?

Each week the boys will front up before a live studio audience with their unique take on what’s happening in the world of news and sport, to the big questions like “Can you deep fry a watermelon?” There’s also plenty of studio audience interaction and more mayhem and stupidity than is legal in three states.

Oh, and did we mention the big-name celebrity guests? Brought into Merrick & Rosso’s world and presented in ways you’ve never seen them before Series 1 included ‘Mowing lawns with Ray Martin’ and Kate Ritchie’s “Summer Bay” Tours. Last season’s guests also included Will Ferrell, Jenna Elfman, Sophie Monk, The Veronicas, Ian “Dicko” Dickson, Ian Thorpe and, after a conversation with his answering machine, Hugh Jackman. Who will be up for the challenge in Series 2? It’s a case of watch and see! Buckle up Australia for the riotous MERRICK AND ROSSO SHOW.

Whatever Happened To That Guy? WORLD PREMIERE EPISODES – 8.30pm Mondays. LOCAL PRODUCTION - EXCLUSIVE TO THE COMEDY CHANNEL

THE COMEDY CHANNEL is proud to announce that it is embarking on the biggest search in television history. A search to find out WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THAT GUY? That guy is Peter Moon. Once a comedy icon, star of Fast Forward and Breakfast radio, the world at his feet and a free drink card waiting for him at every night club in town.

Five years on, a Moon spotting is as rare as a moon landing, which is hard to comprehend considering the success of his alumni, Jane Turner and Gina Riley, to name but a few. To help THE COMEDY CHANNEL in its search it has hired the best in the business, including legendary comedy director Ted Emery (KATH & KIM). The Peter Moon story will be unique, intriguing and absolutely hilarious.

South Park – The Imaginationland Trilogy SPECIAL EVENT Wednesday June 24 at 8.30pm

The doors of the world’s imagination are thrown wide open and the boys of South Park are transported to a magical realm in their greatest odyssey ever. Stan, Kyle, and Butters find themselves in Imaginationland just as terrorists launch an attack that unleashes all of mankind’s most evil characters imaginable. With the imagination of the world spinning out of control and the government preparing to nuke Imaginationland to put an end to the chaos, who will save the day?

As we prepare for the SUBSCRIPTION TV PREMIERE of SOUTH PARK Series 12 in July it’s an Australian TV first as we show all three parts of the Imaginationland trilogy together in a movie-length and commercial- free special. Wednesday June 24 at 8.30pm, only on THE COMEDY CHANNEL.

COMEDY CHANNEL EXCLUSIVES

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report EXCLUSIVE AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE EPISODES - Weeknights at 6.30pm Your fix of news parody now comes to you in prime time with THE DAILY SHOW and THE COLBERT REPORT from 6:30pm weeknights going head-to-head with those tabloid-style current affairs shows we’re far too refined to mention. As we increasingly move towards a global society, and with a world financial crisis and major political changes in the USA these 2 cool cats of current affairs comedy will cut through the crap by informing, satirizing and entertaining you each weeknight, hot off the satellite, fresher and funnier than ever before!

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon EXCLUSIVE AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE EPISODES - Monday to Friday at 11:15pm As Conan O’Brien takes over the host’s chair at THE TONIGHT SHOW on June 2nd 2009, the brand new LATE NIGHT host Jimmy Fallon has moved in! Jimmy Fallon is only the third person to host LATE NIGHT since it began nearly three decades ago - the other two being David Letterman & Conan O'Brien. After first garnering attention in 1998 when he joined the cast of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Fallon quickly became an audience favourite for his memorable recurring characters and spot-on impressions; and in 2000 Fallon became the co-anchor of the SNL's signature segment “Weekend Update” alongside Tina Fey. A recognized comic talent and film and television star, Fallon has demonstrated an ability to deliver versatile standout performances while always staying grounded in his stand-up roots.

CONTINUING PREMIERE EPISODES

The Sarah Silverman Program (Series 2) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE – Tuesdays at 9.30pm Arguably one of the funniest women in comedy today, Sarah Silverman’s self titled, Emmy nominated comedy series has been ranked one of TIME Magazine’s top new TV shows.

Graham Kennedy’s Blankety Blanks Part of AUSSIE GOLD – Hosted by Frank Woodley CHANNEL PREMIERE Double episodes - Fridays at 7.30pm Graham Kennedy is at the height of his irreverent hilarity in a tour de force of double entendres and outrageous comic brilliance.

The Chris Rock Show (Series 2) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE - Thursdays at 9pm THE CHRIS ROCK SHOW highlights Rock’s brash wit and hilarious high energy in an EMMY winning format that’s part talk show and part Saturday Night Live.

Real Time With Bill Maher (Series 7) EXCLUSIVE AUSTRALIAN TV PREMIERE - Thursdays at 9.30pm The COMEDY CHANNEL welcomes back Bill Maher, one of the most politically astute comedians in America, with his irreverent EMMY nominated HBO talk series.

RENO 911! (Series 4) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE EPISODES – Tuesdays at 10pm The officers of the Reno, Nevada Sheriff's department give their all in every gloriously inept episode.

Saturday Night Live AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE EPISODES- Saturdays at 10.30pm It’s Saturday Night! NBC's Emmy Award-winning late-night comedy showcase is in its 34th season for another year of brilliant satire, sketches and surprises.

The Graham Norton Show SUBSCRTIPTION TV PREMIERE EPISODES- Wednesdays at 10pm The irrepressible Mr Norton is back with his new series that promises to be even ruder, lewder, more outrageous and utterly hilarious.

*All times are correct at the time of printing and subject to change.