COMEDY CENTRAL is Putting the Pedal to the Metal in the Network Television Premiere of 'Hot Rod' Debuting Saturday, February 27 at 9:00 p.m.*

COMEDY CENTRAL is Putting the Pedal to the Metal in the Network Television Premiere of 'Hot Rod' Debuting Saturday, February 27 at 9:00 p.m.*

NEW YORK, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- COMEDY CENTRAL brakes for funny! Viewers should park themselves on the couch and tune in to the Network Television Premiere of "Hot Rod," debuting Saturday, February 27 at 9:00 p.m.

Written by Pam Brady ("South Park") and directed by Akiva Schaffer ("Saturday Night Live"), "Hot Rod" aims to "smack destiny in the face." Andy Samberg ("Saturday Night Live") stars as Rod Kimble, the son of a successful stuntman, who tries to follow in his father's footsteps with terrible results. Despite ridicule and past shortfalls, he assembles a crew to help him perform a death-defying stunt on a motorbike in order to gain his ailing stepfather's respect. The movie also stars Isla Fisher ("Wedding Crashers").

An encore presentation of "Hot Rod" airs Sunday, February 28 at 9:00 p.m. on COMEDY CENTRAL.

COMEDY CENTRAL, the only all-comedy network, currently is seen in more than 98 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.

MTV Networks, a division of Viacom (NYSE:VIA)(NYSE:VIA.B), is one of the world's leading creators of entertainment content, with brands that engage and connect diverse audiences across television, online, mobile, games, virtual worlds and consumer products. The company's portfolio spans more than 150 television channels and 400 digital media properties worldwide, and includes MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, Harmonix, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Nick Jr., TeenNick, AddictingGames, Neopets, COMEDY CENTRAL, SPIKE, TV Land, Atom, GameTrailers and Xfire.

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Source: COMEDY CENTRAL Corporate Communications

CONTACT: Kelly Campbell, +1-310-407-4728,
kelly.campbell@comedycentral.com

Web Site: http://www.comedycentral.com/

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