Comedian/Political Satirist Harry Shearer Premieres 'Crescent City Stories' on My Damn Channel

Comedian/Political Satirist Harry Shearer Premieres 'Crescent City Stories' on My Damn Channel

New Series Reveals Post-Katrina Life After the Networks and the President Have Gone

NEW YORK, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Two years after breached levees caused flooding that devastated New Orleans, comedian/political satirist Harry Shearer and My Damn Channel (www.MyDamnChannel.com) are returning to the city after the networks and The President have gone. Shearer is a longtime New Orleans resident who has been creating original, episodic programming for My Damn Channel since its launch in July. This week he debuts "Crescent City Stories," a five-week series that features four local residents whose stories each tell a different side of post-Katrina New Orleans. Shearer's introduction to the series can be seen at http://www.mydamnchannel.com/channel.aspx?episode=235.

"Major American news media have made the New Orleans story fit a pre- ordained template," said Shearer, who has often blogged on the subject in the Huffington Post. "I thought it was time for a local to let other locals share their real experiences of the last two years. Not victim stories, but stories of people, black and white, who are dedicated to the city and its recovery."

"These stories are real and raw," said Rob Barnett, president and CEO of My Damn Channel. "Harry doesn't pull any punches and shows just how much work still needs to be done to make New Orleans whole again."

"Crescent City Stories" will run over the next four weeks and includes the story of Dr. Ivor Van Heerdeen of the LSU Hurricane Center, who was one of the first to accurately predict what happened during the disaster by pinpointing the time of the first levee breach more than one year before the Army Corps of Engineers. Future segments will feature local residents such as singers Leah Chase and Phillip Manuel, and composer-pianist David Torkanowsky, who bravely swam into his community to rescue friends and neighbors.

About My Damn Channel

My Damn Channel is an entertainment studio and new media platform created to empower artists to co-produce, distribute and monetize original, episodic video content. Programming is created by artists for the My Damn Channel site (www.MyDamnChannel.com) and for distribution on today's most heavily- trafficked online communities and social networks, such as YouTube and MySpace. My Damn Channel gives its artists 100% creative control to develop their own brands and new storylines. My Damn Channel produces a diverse array of programming from talent including Harry Shearer, Andy Milonakis, David Wain, Don Was, Ozzy Osbourne, Slash, Jonah Hill, Elizabeth Banks, Rob Corddry, Michael Ian Black, Rashida Jones, Jason Sudeikis and Jennifer Westfeldt. The company is supported by an advertising revenue model, and by licensing the studio's entire portfolio of content across all forms of digital distribution, including online, mobile, VOD and DVD.

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