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Whitney Cummings Shoots and Scores in the World Television Premiere of 'Whitney Cummings: Money Shot' Debuting Saturday, August 21 at 11:30 P.M Whitney Cummings Shoots and Scores in the World Television Premiere of 'Whitney Cummings: Money Shot' Debuting Saturday, August 21 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT Whitney Cummings Also To Be Roaster At The "COMEDY CENTRAL Roast of David Hasselhoff" Airing August 15 NEW YORK, July 26, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Don't let the lip gloss fool you! Whitney Cummings is tough, sharp and doesn't cover up the blemishes of being a single girl in the World Television Premiere of "Whitney Cummings: Money Shot," a one-hour stand-up special, premiering on COMEDY CENTRAL on Saturday, August 21 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT. Taped at Washington D.C.'s Sidney Harmon Hall, "Whitney Cummings: Money Shot" features Cummings commenting on male strippers, fake boobs and getting spanked in the bedroom, among other things, in this hilarious performance. It's not every day a funny lady reveals the best way to punish a boyfriend, what it's really like to date a vampire, the similarities between The Food Network and porn and the "emotional ninja" tactics all women have at their disposal! Cummings will return to the roast stage with her cutting-edge humor in the "COMEDY CENTRAL Roast of David Hasselhoff," airing August 15 as a follow up to her performance on "The COMEDY CENTRAL Roast of Joan Rivers." She was named "Comedy Star of Tomorrow" by Entertainment Weekly, one of the "Top Ten Comics to Watch" by Daily Variety and is this year's "Comedian of the Year" at the Young Hollywood Awards. Cummings is a regular on Chelsea Handler's "Chelsea Lately" and performed in "The Comedians of Chelsea Lately" stand-up special on E! She's made appearances on "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien," HBO's "Down and Dirty with Jim Norton" and had roles in "Punk'd" and the film "Made of Honor." Cummings is also the co-executive Producer of her series, "Live, Nude, Comedy" on Showtime. More information about Whitney including stand up videos can be found at WhitneyCummings.com. "Whitney Cummings: Money Shot" is sponsored by Virgin Mobile. COMEDY CENTRAL, the only all-comedy network, currently is seen in more than 98 million homes nationwide. COMEDY CENTRAL is owned by, and is a registered trademark of, Comedy Partners, a wholly-owned division of Viacom 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. MTV Networks, a division of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is one of the world's leading creators of entertainment content, with brands that engage and connect diverse audiences across television, online, mobile, games, virtual worlds and consumer products. The company's portfolio spans more than 150 television channels and 400 digital media properties worldwide, and includes MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, Harmonix, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Nick Jr., TeenNick, AddictingGames, Neopets, COMEDY CENTRAL, SPIKE, TV Land, Atom, GameTrailers and Xfire. SOURCE COMEDY CENTRAL Corporate Communications .
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