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For Immediate Release Dane Cook's Tourgasm FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DANE COOK’S TOURGASM EXCLUSIVELY ON CINEPLEX ENTERTAINMENT SCREENS IN CANADA! Toronto, ON (CGX.UN) – September 21, 2006 – Cineplex Entertainment announces Dane Cook’s Tourgasm HBO special will show exclusively in Cineplex Entertainment theatres across Canada. The nine episode series, bundled into three shows per evening, plays over three days -- September 14, 21, and 28th. Select theatres as indicated below (*) will show episodes one to three and four to six back-to- back on September 21 beginning at the show time listed below. Dane Cook is an inventive stand up comedian and actor who has quickly risen to the top of the comedy charts. His sophomore album, Retaliation, debuted at number four on the Billboard 200, which is the highest ranking for a comedian in the past twenty-five years. Tourgasm is a comedy documentary-type series that follows Dane and three of his comedic friends, who are all in different stages of their careers, on a college comedy tour. “Tourgasm was a way for me to show people what was happening in stand-up comedy and what was happening with me, however, more importantly I wanted to provide a place where my three friends, Gary, Bobby and Jay, could be seen not only by current fans but by new fans as well,” said Dane Cook. The HBO special will be playing exclusively in Canada in 30 Cineplex Entertainment theatres. Tickets are $8.95 each and are available at the theatres listed below or online at www.cineplex.com. “Cineplex Entertainment is thrilled to introduce Canadian audiences to this tremendously funny talent,” said Pat Marshall, Vice President Communications and Investor Relations. “Dane Cook is a fantastic and creative comedian with a huge and loyal fan base that continues to grow. Cineplex Entertainment is delighted to have the opportunity to present this series to our guests,” said Marshall. “Dane Cook stars in the new film Employee of Month with Jessica Simpson opening in theatres on October 6th. The following theatres will be screening the HBO special on September 21 and 28th: Ontario (shows start at 9:30 p.m. local time) Paramount Toronto Colossus Toronto 259 Richmond Street W. 3555 Highway #7 W. Toronto, ON Woodbridge, ON Cineplex Odeon Queensway Cineplex Odeon Sheppard Grande 1025 The Queensway 4861 Yonge Street Etobicoke, ON Toronto, ON SilverCity Gloucester Coliseum Ottawa 2385 City Park Drive 3090 Carling Avenue Ottawa, ON Ottawa, ON SilverCity Ancaster Galaxy Cinemas Guelph 771 Golf Links Road 485 Woodlawn Road W. cont’d next page… Dane Cook’s Tourgasm at Select Cineplex Theatres, page 2 Ancaster, ON Guelph, ON Galaxy Cinemas Waterloo SilverCity London 550 King Street N. 1680 Richmond Street Waterloo, ON London, ON Galaxy Cinemas Peterborough Galaxy Cinemas Sault Ste. Marie 320 Water Street 293 Bay Street Peterborough, ON Sault Ste. Marie, ON Galaxy Cinemas North Bay SilverCity Thunder Bay 300 Lakeshore Drive 850 North May Street North Bay, ON Thunder Bay, ON SilverCity Sudbury 355 Barrydowne Road Sudbury, ON Manitoba (shows start at 8:30 p.m. local time) SilverCity Polo Park 817 St. James Winnipeg, MB Saskatchewan (shows start at 9:30 p.m. local time) Galaxy Cinemas Regina Galaxy Cinemas Saskatoon 420 McCarthy Boulevard N. 347 2nd Avenue Regina, SK Saskatoon, SK Alberta (shows start at 9:30 p.m. local time) Paramount Chinook * Cineplex Odeon South Edmonton * 6455 Macleod Trail S.W. 1525-99th Street N.W. Calgary, AB Edmonton, AB Cineplex Odeon North Edmonton * Galaxy Cinemas Medicine Hat * 14231 137th Avenue N.W. 3292 Dunmore Road S.E. Edmonton, AB Medicine Hat, AB Galaxy Cinemas Lethbridge * 501 1st Avenue S.W. Lethbridge, AB British Columbia (shows start at 8:30 p.m. local time) Paramount Vancouver * SilverCity Coquitlam 900 Burrard Street 170 Schoolhouse Street Vancouver, BC Coquitlam, BC SilverCity Victoria * Colossus Langley 3130 Tillicum Road 20090 91A Avenue Victoria, BC Langley, BC Quebec (shows start at 9:30 p.m. local time) Paramount Montreal Galaxy Cinemas Rock Forest 977 Ste-Catherine West 4204 Bertrand Dane Cook’s Tourgasm at Select Cineplex Theatres, page 3 Montreal, PQ Rock Forest, PQ About Cineplex Entertainment LP: Cineplex Entertainment LP owns, leases, or has a joint venture interest in 132 theatres with 1,309 screens and is the largest motion picture exhibitor in Canada. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, the Partnership operates theatres with the following six top-tier brands: Cineplex Odeon, Galaxy and Famous Players (including Coliseum, Colossus and SilverCity). Proudly Canadian, the units of Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund, which owns approximately 59.1% of Cineplex Entertainment LP, are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund (symbol CGX.UN). More information can be found at cineplex.com. For more information, please contact: Pat Marshall Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations Cineplex Entertainment 416-323-6648 [email protected] .
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