www.comedychannel.com.au NOVEMBER 2009 HIGHLIGHTS 1. Lewis Black’s Root of All Evil 2. The Best Of British 3. Sunday Headliners Lewis Black’s Root Of All Evil (Series 1) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE Thursdays at 10.00pm from November 5 Las Vegas. YouTube. Paris Hilton. What do they have in common? They all make Lewis Black want to strangle himself with a television cord. Lewis Black presides over this lively series in which two comedians take sides in debating which is the worse of two evils such as Oprah vs. the Catholic Church; Paris Hilton vs. Dick Cheney; Donald Trump vs. Viagra, American Idol vs. High School and other things that, as Black rants, "turn my mind into a cesspool of madness." Twisted arguments are offered in time-honoured debate style by Black’s esteemed colleagues - Patton Oswalt, Greg Giraldo, Andy Kindler, Andrew Daly, Kathleen Madigan, and Paul F. Tomkins. Recurring segments such as Black's "inquisitions," man on the street interviews and expert witnesses add to the guilty pleasures. Not since Judge Ito has there been this much contempt in court, but it's all directed at deserving targets. Join the abrasive comedian as he and his brethren take on pop culture, politics and all the things that most stupefy and pervert our society in a forum where the hot button issues of the day can be heard in the court of comedy opinion. LEWIS BLACK’S ROOT OF ALL EVIL absolutely pleases the court. The Best Of British INCLUDES CHANNEL PREMIERES Sundays 7.30pm to 11pm Each Sunday night THE COMEDY CHANNEL is proud to showcase 3 and a half hours of classic British comedy. In November look out for our BEST OF BRITISH favourites such as, ‘ALLO ‘ALLO!, HALE & PACE, ON THE BUSES, YES MINISTER, THE GOODIES, MIND YOUR LANGUAGE and BLACK ADDER, as well as CHANNEL PREMIERE EPISODES and SERIES 3 PREMIERE (from 22/11) of MEN BEHAVING BADLY. You’ll also want to be free for the CHANNEL PREMIERE of SERIES 8 of ARE YOU BEING SERVED? (from 15/11), and the CHANNEL PREMIERE of SERIES 6 of the saucy ‘ALLO ‘ALLO! (from 29/11). They’re the shows that made Britain great and you can catch them all on THE COMEDY CHANNEL. 1 Sunday Headliners INCLUDES WORLD PREMIERES Sundays at 6.30pm Join us at 6.30pm each Sunday night for some of the world’s top stand up comedians. Includes World PREMIERE SPECIALS. November 1 – The Breast Darn Show in Town WORLD PREMIERE LOCAL PRODUCTION An exclusive comedy gala hosted by Julia Morris and featuring some of Australia's most loved comedians. For one night only in and event to aid the National Breast Cancer Foundation, be tickled pink with a comedy medley of stand up, improvisation, and panel discussion from your favourite comedians. On the bill are Jordan Raskopoulos, Corinne Grant, Felicity Ward, Hannah Gadsby, Rebel Wilson, Sam Simmons, Justin Hamilton, Celia Paquola, George McEncroe, Cal Wilson, Michael Chamberlin and Dave Thornton ( Please note : line up for the special is subject to late change). November 8 – Funny People Live Special exclusive stand-up comedy material filmed for the new movie Funny People. Hosted by Judd Apatow (Superbad) & features comedians Sarah Silverman, Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, David Spade, Patton Oswalt and more. November 18 – Dane Cook: Vicious Circle Superstar comic Dane Cook comes home to Boston in his first-ever solo HBO concert! Performing at the TD Banknorth Garden 'in the round' in front of 18,000 fervent fans. November 22 – Dave Chappelle: Killin’ Them Softly Dave Chappelle returns to Washington D.C. and riffs on politics, police, race relations, drugs, Sesame Street and more. November 29 – HBO Half Hour – Janeane Garofalo / Harland Williams Showcasing top comedy talents from the United States in half-hour solo performances. Better Off Ted AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE EPISODES Mondays at 9.30pm Series Finale November 30 Need cow-less meat grown in a test tube? Done. Need pumpkins that also double as weapons of mass destruction? No problem. BETTER OFF TED is a satirical office comedy about Ted, a successful good guy, who runs research and development at the morally questionable Veridian Dynamics. No achievement is too far-fetched and no invention too unorthodox. Ted loves his job, but he's starting to question the company's morally dubious practices. Do you manufacture the world’s best teeth whitener if it could also kill off all of the planet's fish? Probably not, but... Ted’s a single dad to a 7-year-old girl and is also fighting an attraction to co-worker Linda. He's already had his self imposed "one office affair" with überboss Veronica who is beautiful and possibly devoid of conscience and emotions. Veronica lets nothing get in her way when it comes to serving Veridian's needs, even if it means cryogenically freezing an employee for testing purposes. After all, research scientist Phil, survived (after he thawed out). BETTER OFF TED stars Jay Harrington as Ted, Portia de Rossi as Veronica, Andrea Anders as Linda, Jonathan Slavin and Malcolm Barrett as Research Assistants Phil and Lem. An Aussie Goes Calypso CHANNELPREMIERE Saturdays at 6.30pm from November 28 It’s that time of year! Narrated by Hugh Jackman, Cricket’s most passionate, fan Gus Worland goes troppo with the cricket teams of Australia and the West Indies. This five-part observational documentary kicks-off with host Gus Worland hitting the stands for the Frank Worrell Trophy test matches and the One Day International Series. 2 The Caribbean tour takes in five breath-taking islands – the first stop Antigua, then Barbados, St Vincent, Grenada and St Kitts. During the series Worland is befriended by local West Indian cricket legends Sir Vivian Richards and Joel Garner, plus Grenada’s Prime Minister Keith Mitchell, who all provide insights of their picture perfect homeland. AN AUSSIE GOES CALYPSO also features behind the scenes interviews with Australian cricket stars including a beach cricket match with batsman Michael Hussey, surfing with fast bowler Mitchell Johnson, and catching up with Australian selector David Boon. Join the lovable Worland as he quickly adapts to the West Indies’ mantra – there’s more to cricket than winning and losing – there’s relaxing and partying too! SITCOMBO Tuesdays - 8.30pm to 10.30pm It’s THE COMEDY CHANNEL’s weekly Sitcom meal deal with some of our most popular shows. Tuck in from 8.30pm with a double helping of karma junkie Earl Hickey in MY NAME IS EARL. Then it’s SCRUBS at 8.30pm followed by the IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA (9.30pm). At 10.00pm it’s time for THE LOOP. Too much funny is never enough with SITCOMBO every Tuesday from 8.30pm. Super Sitcoms Weekdays from 3.30pm Weekday afternoons from 3.30pm get ready for THE COMEDY CHANNEL’s SUPER SITCOMS! We’ve picked the absolute cream of our sitcom crop to bring you a selection of fantastic entertainment. There’s no need to look elsewhere with this great line up - SCRUBS, MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE, GROUNDED FOR LIFE and MY NAME IS EARL. The Best of Super Sitcoms Fridays from 8.30pm But there’s more! We know too much fun is never enough, so to maximise your enjoyment our huge menu of sitcom favourites also starts your weekend off in the best possible way. Fridays from 8.30pm it’s THE BEST OF SUPER SITCOMS as the hits keep coming with SCRUBS, MY NAME IS EARL, MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE & GROUNDED FOR LIFE and EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS. And even better, SUPER SITCOMS extend to the weekend with SUPER SITCOMS SATURDAY (10am- 12pm) and SUPER SITCOMS SUNDAY (2pm-4pm). Our sitcoms are super, thanks for asking! Aussie Gold Saturdays from 7.30pm Each Saturday it’s 3 Oz-tastic hours of 24 carat AUSSIE GOLD, a television BBQ of the greatest and timeless Australian comedy favourites! W want you to have the best, so we’ve rounded up a selection of the finest including in November the landmark comedy BLANKETY BLANKS, JIMEOIN, FAST FORWARD’S FUNNIEST TV SEND UPS, THE COMEDY COMPANY, KINGSWOOD COUNTRY, THE GAMES, THE NORMAN GUNSTON SHOW and the timeless comedy MOTHER & SON. ANIMANIA Wednesdays from 8.30pm From 8.30pm on Wednesdays it’s THE COMEDY CHANNEL’s wild animation block ANIMANIA . Starting at with double SOUTH PARK and followed by the terrifyingly awesome 30 minute [adult swim] block. It’s time for all kids to get out of the pool as we play some of the weirdest most mind-scrambling animations to ever hit your TV screen with AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE episodes of Seth Green and Matt Senreich’s Emmy award winning stop-motion thrill ride, ROBOT CHICKEN at 9.30pm and followed by the misguided good deeds of MORAL OREL at 10.pm. Don’t miss your weekly dose of ANIMANIA animated mayhem. 3 COMEDY CHANNEL EXCLUSIVES Late Night Legends AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE Direct via satellite from the USA Weeknights from 10.30pm THE COMEDY CHANNEL is now the official home of late night television, premiering its exciting new showcase of LATE NIGHT LEGENDS at the revolutionary new timeslot of 10.30pm weeknights. The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien EXCLUSIVE AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE EPISODES - 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. The former captain of Late Night, Conan O’Brien, took over as in June along with his former Late Night sidekick Andy Richter, this time in the Tonight Show announcer’s chair.