COMEDY CENTRAL Home Entertainment(R) Releases 'Brian Regan: The Epitome of Hyperbole' DVD Hitting Stores on Tuesday, September 9

COMEDY CENTRAL Home Entertainment(R) Releases 'Brian Regan: The Epitome of Hyperbole' DVD Hitting Stores on Tuesday, September 9

Bonus Features Include 'The Encore,' the Unaired Encore Performance from the Special and 'The Backstage Story,' a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Making of the Special

The World Premiere of 'Brian Regan: The Epitome Of Hyperbole' Debuts on Saturday, September 6 at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT on COMEDY CENTRAL(R)

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Brian Regan is back in this all-new original COMEDY CENTRAL stand-up special, "The Epitome of Hyperbole." With his perfect balance of sophisticated writing and physicality, it's clear why Brian Regan is one of today's most respected comedians. Released via COMEDY CENTRAL Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment, "Brian Regan: The Epitome of Hyperbole" DVD arrives in stores nationwide on Tuesday, September 9 and will also be available at http://shop.comedycentral.com/ and www.BrianRegan.com.

The "Brian Regan: The Epitome of Hyperbole" DVD is a new original stand-up special that was taped by COMEDY CENTRAL at The Paramount Theatre in Denver. Bonus materials include "The Encore," the unaired encore performance from the special and "The Backstage Story," a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the special.

The world premiere of "Brian Regan: The Epitome of Hyperbole" debuts on Saturday, September 6 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on COMEDY CENTRAL.

One of premier comedians in the country, Regan received rave reviews for his 2007 one-hour COMEDY CENTRAL special and DVD, "Brian Regan: Standing Up." He's a regular guest on "Late Show with David Letterman." In 2004, Regan released the hugely successful "I Walked on the Moon" DVD, a follow-up to his 1997 CD, "Brian Regan Live," which has become a dorm room favorite selling over 150,000 copies. One of the top touring comedians in the country, Regan tours theaters in more than 80 cities each year. For more on Brian visit www.BrianRegan.com.

"Brian Regan: The Epitome of Hyperbole" is executive produced by Regan, Rory Rosegarten, Troy Miller and Tracey Baird. Troy Miller is the director. Elizabeth Porter serves as the COMEDY CENTRAL executive in charge of production for this special.

Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) is part of Paramount Pictures Corporation, a unit of Viacom (NYSE:VIA) (NYSE:VIA.B) , a global entertainment company that produces and distributes filmed entertainment through the Paramount Motion Picture Group. PHE is responsible for the worldwide sales, marketing and distribution of home entertainment products on behalf of various parties including: Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, CBS, PBS and Hasbro and for providing home entertainment fulfillment services for DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment.

COMEDY CENTRAL, the only all-comedy network, currently is seen in more than 95 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.

Source: COMEDY CENTRAL Corporate Communications

CONTACT: Renata Luczak of COMEDY CENTRAL, +1-212-767-8661,
renata.luczak@comedycentral.com; or Brenda Ciccone of Paramount Home
Entertainment, +1-323-956-8091, brenda_ciccone@paramount.com

Web site: http://www.comedycentral.com/
http://www.brianregan.com/

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