- Hosted by comedian Jon Dore and featuring stand-up performances by some of comedy's biggest rising stars
- Watch, share and embed web extras, digital sketches and video clips at HBOCanada.com
(February 6, 2012 - Toronto, Canada) - Funny, fearless comedy is returning to HBO Canada, a multiplex channel of Astral's The Movie Network (Eastern Canada) and Corus Entertainment's Movie Central (Western Canada) this February, with Season 2 of Funny as Hell, a no-holds-barred original stand-up comedy series from The Movie Network and Movie Central, and produced by Just For Laughs Television. The eight-part, half-hour, Gemini-award winning series was taped in front of a live audience at the 2011 Montreal Just For Laughs Festival and features bold, uncensored comedy from some of today's fastest rising stars. Funny as Hell Season 2 premieres Friday, February 24 at 9 p.m. ET/MT on HBO Canada.
Hosted by homegrown comic Jon Dore, Funny as Hell brings audiences more of the edgy, politically-incorrect comedy, music and digital shorts that made them howl in Season 1. In its sophomore season, Funny as Hell features an impressive line-up of performances by: Jeffrey Ross (The Comedy Central Roasts), Hannibal Buress (Writer for 30 Rock), Kristen Schaal (The Daily Show, Flight of the Concords), Rhys Darby (Flight of the Concords), John Mulaney (Saturday Night Live), David O'Doherty (multiple award winner at Edinborough Fringe Festival), Jay Oakerson (Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn), Bill Burr (Dave Chapelle Show), Eugene Mirman (Flight of the Concords, Bob's Burgers), Amy Schumer (The Roast of Charlie Sheen), Greg Davies (The Inbetweeners), Nick Thune (appearances on Conan, Fallon and Leno), Tom Gleeson (Good News Week), Arj Barker (Flight of the Concords), and Bridget Everett & DJ AD-ROCK (Adam Horovitz from the legendary Beastie Boys) to name a few.
Extra Content on HBOCanada.com
Beginning after the premiere episode and continuing throughout the show's run, viewers can access a wide array of Funny as Hell extras at http://www.hbocanada.com/funnyashell/, including all-new scripted digital sketches and video clips that will be released over the course of eight weeks.
To schedule a phone interview with Funny as Hell host Jon Dore, please contact Nicolle Balen (The Movie Network) at nbalen@astral.com or Owen McCorquodale (Movie Central) at owen.mccorquodale@corusent.com.
In Eastern Canada, episodes of Funny as Hell will be available in High Definition and on demand, and on HBO Canada OnLine with Bell TV Online, Rogers On Demand Online and Videotron's Illico Web. In Western Canada, episodes will be available in High Definition on Movie Central HD, and on demand and online with Movie Central On Demand.
HBO Canada is a multiplex channel offered by Astral's The Movie Network (Eastern Canada) and Corus Entertainment's Movie Central (Western Canada). HBO Canada brings Canadians the current slate of signature dramatic programs for which HBO is known, together with new and never-before-seen programming including comedy series, live specials, sporting events, behind-the-scenes content and titles from HBO's extensive library - all in an uncut and commercial-free environment. HBO Canada is offered in high definition on HBO Canada HD and programming is accessible on demand and online where available by service provider. For more information, please visit www.hbocanada.com.
The Movie Network is a member of the Astral family. Astral Media Inc. (TSX : ACM.A/ACM.B) is one of Canada's largest media companies. It operates several of the country's most popular pay and specialty television, radio, out-of-home advertising and interactive media properties. Astral plays a central role in community life across the country by offering diverse, rich and vibrant programming that meets the tastes and needs of consumers and advertisers. To learn more about Astral, visit astral.com.
Movie Central is owned by Corus Entertainment Inc. (CJR.B), a Canadian-based media and entertainment company. Corus is a market leader in specialty television and radio with additional assets in pay television, television broadcasting, children's book publishing and children's animation. Experience Corus on the web at www.corusent.com.
Just For Laughs Television has produced shows that have been seen around the world on ABC, FOX, MTV, Showtime, HBO, Versus, BBC America, CBC, The Comedy Network, BBC1, TF1, RTL and most recently on TBS with Cedric The Entertainer's Urban Circus and Martin Short's Let Freedom Hum. The company launched its expansion into scripted and non-variety programming with the critically acclaimed series The Tournament which was seen on the CBC and Versus and later adapted for the BBC in the UK. Recently Just For Laughs Television completed principal photography on their new scripted action-comedy series for IFC (US) called Bullet in the Face. Just For Laughs Television is part of the Just For Laughs Group, which is active in many areas of entertainment production including festivals, television, theatre and touring. For the past 29 years the company has produced the world's largest comedy festival in Montreal and in recent years has launched festivals in Sydney (Australia) Toronto, Nantes (France) and has partnered with TBS to present a Very Funny Festival: Just For Laughs in Chicago. The company also successfully tours across the globe bringing some of the Festivals' best talent to Canada, the U.S., Bermuda and Asia and has personal management offices in Los Angeles, Paris, London and Montreal. To learn more about Just For Laughs Television, visit www.hahaha.com
For access to The Movie Network's media room or Movie Central's press site, please visit http://press.astral.com/tmn/ or http://mediacentre.corusent.com
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