Comedy Central, National Lampoon in Film Deal

NEW YORK, September 24:
Comedy Central has secured the first broadcast-window premiere rights to a
package of National Lampoon movies.

As part of the agreement,
Comedy Central has acquired the first-window premiere rights to National
Lampoon’s Bag Boy, the tale of an
underdog in his quest to become the top grocery bagger; National Lampoon’s
Ratko: The Dictator’s Son, about
the party-animal son of Eastern Europe’s despised tyrant; and National
Lampoon’s 301: The Legend of Awesomest Maximus Wallace Leonidas, which spoofs the movie 300.

"Our audience matches
up so well with the target demographic of the National Lampoon franchise and
this deal enables us to give our viewers something special, the first
opportunity to see the films outside of their theatrical runs," said David
Bernath, the senior VP of programming at Comedy Central.