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Thursday, November 08, 2007

My Damn Channel Releases 'Waterboardin', USA' Promotional Digital Single to Radio Stations Nationwide

My Damn Channel Releases 'Waterboardin', USA' Promotional Digital Single to Radio Stations Nationwide

Harry Shearer's Video Nominated for TV Guide Online Award

Attacks America's Newest Form of 'Enhanced Interrogation'

NEW YORK, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- My Damn Channel (www.MyDamnChannel.com), an entertainment studio and new media platform, today will release Harry Shearer's "Waterboardin', USA" as a promotional digital single to radio stations nationwide. The track is from Shearer's most recent CD, Songs Pointed & Pointless, released by Courgette Records. The video was produced exclusively for My Damn Channel and has been nominated for "Funniest Web Video" in the upcoming TV Guide Online Video Awards. "Waterboardin', USA" is Shearer's satirical salute to America's newest form of "enhanced interrogation." The video and a free MP3 download are available at http://www.mydamnchannel.com/channel.aspx?episode=163.

"At a time when nominees for Attorney General and Senators alike find it hard to decide whether or not waterboarding is torture, I wanted to clarify it for all of them: waterboarding's fun!," said Harry Shearer.

"'Waterboardin', USA' is one of our most viewed and talked about videos," added Rob Barnett, President and CEO of My Damn Channel. "Harry and I decided to offer this to our radio friends through the help of Joel Denver at AllAccess.com. Few entertainers turn front-page news into cutting-edge satire as well as Harry."

   Waterboardin', USA* lyrics:   Well, it may not be legal, but it sure as heck makes me safer   And it may not yield useful intel, at least that's what they say   But it's a pleasure so rare   Seein captives gulp air    Chorus   Let's go waterboarding, USA   Let's go boarding   It's not torture if I say it ain't   Boarding   Those conventions are so old and quaint   Boarding   Terrorists are gonna have some fun   And keep America number one    So let's do what we say we never ever do, no way   Let's go waterboarding USA   Well, it's nothing like surfin, cause you can't get off if you want to   And it's really hard work, but for us it feels much more like play   If the tables were turned, we'd feel really burned   But let's go waterboarding USA    Chorus    So let's make all those suspects really, really have to pray   Let's go waterboarding USA    Chorus    * (C) 2007 Dog on the Beach Music (ASCAP). Dog on the Beach Music     administered by Songs of MAM (ASCAP).   

My Damn Channel is nominated twice in this year's inaugural TV Guide Online Video Awards for both Funniest Web Video for Harry Shearer's "Waterboardin', USA" and Comedy Web Site for My Damn Channel. Vote now at: http://www.tvguide.com/Special/OnlineVideoAwards/Default.aspx.

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 music and comedy from talent including Harry Shearer, Andy Milonakis, David Wain, and Don Was. 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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CONTACT: Alan Lewis, +1-212-704-4456, alan.lewis@edelman.com, or Jerry
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Web site: http://www.mydamnchannel.com/
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