Comcast Teams Up With Zanies Comedy Showplace in Nashville to Produce Nationally Televised Program - Comcast Comedy Spotlight: Road Trip 2002.Business Editors/Entertainment Writers PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2002 Comcast Original Programming National Comedy Special, Hosted by Comedian Bob Zany Bob Zany (born Robert Tetreault on September 11, 1961) is an American stand-up comedian. He is known for performing with his trademark cigar on stage. According to an article found on his web page, he "stuff[s] a cigar into a plastic bag with a couple of Bob Zany original , Features Today's Hottest Comics Comcast Original Programming today announced plans to produce Comcast Comedy Spotlight: Road Trip 2002, a half-hour nationally televised comedy series now in its second season. Featured episodes of Comcast's signature series will be produced on location from Zanies Comedy Showplace, one of the oldest comedy clubs in the U.S., in Nashville, Tennessee “Nashville” redirects here. For other uses, see Nashville (disambiguation). Nashville is the capital and the second most populous city of the U.S. state of Tennessee, after Memphis. on Wednesday, May 1, 2002. Hosted by Tonight Show with Jay Leno Jay Leno (born April 28, 1950) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, writer who is best known as the current host of NBC television's long-running variety and talk program The Tonight Show. Biography Leno was born in New Rochelle, New York. regular and three-time American Comedy Award nominee Bob Zany, and featuring the hottest comedians on the circuit, Comcast Comedy Spotlight: Road Trip 2002 will premiere in June 2002. Comcast will also be giving away tickets in the Nashville area to be a part of this one-of-a-kind evening of southern-style humor and entertainment. Featured on the bill with Zany will be comedians Jeff Dunham Jeff Dunham is an award winning ventriloquist and a stand-up comedian. He has performed on numerous comedy shows, including Comedy Central Presents in 2003. His usual puppets include a woozle named Peanut, a bitter old man named Walter, a dead terrorist named Achmed and (numerous Tonight Show appearances), Pat Dixon (Finalist in Comedy Central's Laugh Riots competition), Jeff Allen (TNN's Prime Time Country and A&E's Evening at the Improv), Greg Hahn (Late Night with Conan O'Brien Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an Emmy Award-winning American late night talk show that is syndicated worldwide. The show, hosted by Conan O'Brien, features varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and stand-up comedy performances. ), Dobie Maxwell, and Tim Wilson This article is about comedian/singer from Columbus, Georgia. For the coach of the same name, see Tim Wilson (coach). For the football player of the same name see Tim Wilson (football player). (the singing comedian who has performed on The Tonight Show and wrote the hit `Garth Brooks Has Ruined My Life'), all who have served up laughs in comedy clubs across the country. Brian Dorfman, owner, Zanies Comedy Showplace, said, "Zanies is one of the top comedy clubs in the country, and we're thrilled to partner with Comcast to present the best of the best in `southern-fried humor' to a national audience." "Working closely with our local cable systems to produce Comcast Comedy Spotlight: Road Show 2002 offers us a wonderful opportunity to invite our customers to be a part of the fun and excitement of taping a television special," added Susan Carden, vice president of Network Programming for CN8 and Comcast Originals. "We're committed to bringing our viewers the best in entertainment, and look forward to presenting more on-location programs in the months ahead." Comcast Comedy Spotlight: Road Trip 2002 features Zanies Comedy Showplace, Nashville, Tennessee as well as other top comedy clubs in the country, including Rascals Comedy Club, West Orange, NJ; The DC Improvisation Comedy Theatre; Crackers Comedy Club at Broad Ripple, Indiana; and Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle, Detroit, Michigan “Detroit” redirects here. For other uses, see Detroit (disambiguation). Detroit (IPA: [dɪˈtʰɹɔɪt]) (French: Détroit, meaning strait . The series will air exclusively on Comcast Cable systems. About Comcast Original Programming Comcast Original Programming, a division of Comcast Cable Communications, produces award-winning music, comedy, sports and special event programming, available exclusively to Comcast Cable customers. Comcast Original Programming has been honored with numerous industry awards, including the prestigious Emmy(R) and the Telly Awards According to the web site, the Telly Awards "recognize distinction in creative work," honoring outstanding local and regional television commercials and productions, as well as non-broadcast video productions. The Telly Awards were founded in 1978 by David E. . About Comcast Cable Headquartered in Philadelphia, Comcast Cable is a division of Comcast Corporation (www.comcast.com), a developer, manger manger cattle trough which served as crib for Christ. [N.T.: Luke 2:7] See : Nativity , and operator of broadband cable networks and provider of programming content. Comcast Cable is the third largest Cable company in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Providing basic cable, digital cable and high speed Internet services, Comcast Cable is the company to look to first for the communications products and services that connect people to what's important in their lives. The company's approximately 18,000 cable division employees serve more than 8.4 million customers in six geographic regions. |
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