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Bottoms Up! CENTRAL Records(R) to Release 'The Top Part' CD on Tuesday, March 24

" Presents John Mulaney" Debuts April 3 At 10:00 P.M.

NEW YORK, March 9 -- Whether as a commentator on VH1 or the Web series "I Love the 30s" or making any number of late night talk show appearances, John Mulaney is one of the most talked about on the comedy scene. His new CD, "The Top Part," hits stores on Tuesday, March 24, released on .

A writer for "," Mulaney cut his teeth touring the country with his unique brand of storytelling and love of the TV show, "Law And Order." "The Top Part" CD was recorded in front of a packed house at the San Francisco Punch Line in November 2008.

His first half-hour special, " John Mulaney" airs on Friday, April 3 at 10:00 pm. Mulaney isn't used to being an object of fear in this stand-up special and wonders how the bartenders on "Law & Order" remember all their customers.

Previously released recordings by COMEDY CENTRAL Records include: 's "Do You Believe in Gosh?," 's platinum-selling "Harmful If Swallowed" and double-platinum "Retaliation," Grammy Award-winning ": The Carnegie Hall Performance," Grammy Award- nominees' 's "I Still Have A Pony" and George Lopez's "American's Mexican," 's "Bo Burnham." 's "Shiny Happy Jihad", Christopher Titus's "5th Annual End Of The World Tour," 's "Ridiculous," 's "These Are Jokes," ": Beyond The Pale," 's "My Secret Public Journal Live," D.L. Hughley's "Notes From The GED Section," and "Strategic Grill Locations" and 's "Skanks For The Memories."

COMEDY CENTRAL, the only all-comedy network, currently is seen in more than 95 million homes nationwide. COMEDY CENTRAL is owned by, and is a registered trademark of, Comedy Partners, a wholly-owned division of Inc.'s (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) MTV Networks. COMEDY CENTRAL's Internet address is www.comedycentral.com. For up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs visit Press Central, COMEDY CENTRAL's press Web site at www.comedycentral.com/press.

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