'Daily Show' Correspondent John Oliver Stars in His First-Ever COMEDY CENTRAL(R) Original Stand-Up Special 'John Oliver: Terrifying Times' World Premiering Sunday, April 20 at 10:00 P.M.*

'Daily Show' Correspondent John Oliver Stars in His First-Ever COMEDY CENTRAL(R) Original Stand-Up Special 'John Oliver: Terrifying Times' World Premiering Sunday, April 20 at 10:00 P.M.*

Encore Presentations Air Sunday, April 20 At 12:00 A.M. And Tuesday, April 22 At 10:00 p.m. And 12:00 A.M.

NEW YORK, April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Get ready for terrifyingly witty political humor at its absolute best! Comedian John Oliver, best known for his work as a correspondent on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," stars in the all-new COMEDY CENTRAL original stand-up special, "Terrifying Times," premiering Sunday, April 20 at 10:00 p.m.

Encore Presentations Air Sunday, April 20 at 12:00 a.m. and Tuesday, April 22 at 10:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m.

From Symphony Space Theatre in New York City comes the latest COMEDY CENTRAL original stand-up special featuring the one and only John Oliver. He hopped the pond from England to join the cast of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and now viewers can catch their favorite Redcoat in his first-ever COMEDY CENTRAL original stand-up special! Oliver plunges into hilarious political observations as he explains the polite way to invade a country and take slaves, how every American owes him a cup of tea and his failure to become a professional athlete after letting it all out on the track! This is an hour of original stand-up comedy viewers won't want to miss!

John Oliver was born and raised in England, in the year of punk, 1977. His passport lists his occupation as "comedian" and as everyone knows, passports never lie. Before coming to New York City, he worked as a stand-up comedian around the UK, entertaining and irritating audiences in equal measure for many years and regularly took shows to the prestigious Edinburgh Festival. When "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" came knocking at his door in 2006, Oliver flung it open and jumped into its arms with a relish which made all parties slightly uncomfortable. He is very pleased to have come to ply his trade in this country and, to be honest, he had all but burnt his bridges in his own.

COMEDY CENTRAL offers the best variety of original stand-up specials, taped exclusively for COMEDY CENTRAL, from top comedians at the height of their comedy careers. Past COMEDY CENTRAL-produced, one-hour specials include "Carlos Mencia: No Strings Attached," "Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied," "D.L. Hughley: Shocked & Appalled," "Kevin James: Sweat the Small Stuff," "Demetri Martin. Person.," "Jay Mohr: My Turn," "Patton Oswalt: No Reason To Complain" and "Christopher Titus: The 5th Annual End of the World Tour."

COMEDY CENTRAL, the only all-comedy network, currently is seen in more than 91 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) (NYSE:and) (NYSE: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.

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