Seth Macfarlane Tapped as Roast Master for the 'COMEDY CENTRAL® Roast Of David Hasselhoff' to Tape on Sunday, August 1

Seth Macfarlane Tapped as Roast Master for the 'COMEDY CENTRAL® Roast Of David Hasselhoff' to Tape on Sunday, August 1

Roasters Include Pamela Anderson, Whitney Cummings, Greg Giraldo, George Hamilton, Hulk Hogan, Lisa Lampanelli, Jeffrey Ross And Jerry Springer "COMEDY CENTRAL Roast Of David Hasselhoff" Premieres On Sunday, August 15 At 10:00 P.M. ET/PT

NEW YORK, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- A storm's a-brewin' as COMEDY CENTRAL makes waves for Roastee David Hasselhoff. The network announced today that Emmy-nominated "Family Guy" creator, animator, actor, director and singer Seth MacFarlane will join the elite family of COMEDY CENTRAL Roast Masters as he heads up an all-star lineup of Roasters who reign paramount in their respective arenas, including the world's most bonafide sex symbol, bone crushing wrestler, controversial talk show host and ruthless comedic masterminds. The "COMEDY CENTRAL Roast Of David Hasselhoff" tapes at Sony Studios in Los Angeles on Sunday, August 1. The "COMEDY CENTRAL Roast Of David Hasselhoff" airs on Sunday, August 15 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.

This year's Roasters include Pamela Anderson, Whitney Cummings, Greg Giraldo, George Hamilton, Hulk Hogan, Lisa Lampanelli, Jeffrey Ross and Jerry Springer. Additional Roasters and talent will be in attendance.

The "COMEDY CENTRAL Roast Of David Hasselhoff" will be executive produced and directed by Joel Gallen from Tenth Planet Productions, who was also executive producer and director of the "COMEDY CENTRAL Roast Of Joan Rivers," "COMEDY CENTRAL Roast Of Larry The Cable Guy," "COMEDY CENTRAL Roast Of Bob Saget," "COMEDY CENTRAL Roast Of Flavor-Flav," the Emmy-nominated "COMEDY CENTRAL Roast Of William Shatner" and the "COMEDY CENTRAL Roast Of Pamela Anderson." Larry Thompson will also serve as executive producer. He previously held the title of co-executive producer on the "COMEDY CENTRAL Roast Of Joan Rivers." Elizabeth Porter is the executive in charge for the network.

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.

Source: COMEDY CENTRAL Corporate Communications

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