Comedy Central to Launch Late-Night Series with Broadband Content

NEW YORK, February 27: Viacom’s Comedy Central network will
launch Web Shows, a new on-air half-hour
late-night series featuring original broadband programming from its website and
from AtomFilms, on March 5 at 2 a.m.

The new series marks the network’s first on-air
collaboration with AtomFilms, which is also owned by MTV Networks. Each episode
of Web Shows will feature a line-up of
original programming that includes animation, live-action narratives, topical
stand-up performances and sketch comedies. Among the original broadband series
that will be aired are Baxter & McGuire, an animated series from King of Queens creator Michael J. Weithorn and Nick Bakay; Golden
Age, which was an official selection at the
2007 Sundance Film Festival; the Telly-Award-winning parody I Love
The 30's; and The Watch List, the first-ever stand-up show to feature an all
Middle-Eastern lineup.

In addition to comedycentral.com originals, Web Shows will also debut properties from AtomFilms, including
The Punk Group: Fat Girls On Bicycles, an electro-pop tribute to females on self-propelled two-wheelers that
became one of the most popular films on mobile for AtomFilms.

"Comedy Central is the leader in creating original
comedic content on both the linear and digital platforms," said Lou
Wallach, the SVP of original programming and development at Comedy Central. "With the launch of Web
Shows, we are broadening our reach even
further and giving our on-air audience a new way to interact with our broadband
programming. We are also thrilled to have AtomFilms aboard and tap into their
wealth of content."