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Comedy Central Announces 19 New Shows In Development

Comedy Central Announces 19 New Shows In Development

Over the years, Comedy Central have made some of the greatest comedians of our times into the forefront and made them household names. Comedians live Dave Chappelle, Jon Stewart, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell all got their start on Comedy Central. Now Comedy Central have released their 2011-2012 slate of shows in development, which among the 19 shows, includes some of the greatest comedians of today getting their own programs.  read more

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Comedy Central Picks Up More Seasons of South Park

Comedy Central Picks Up More Seasons of <i>South Park</i>

It looks like the boys of South Park will remain in 4th grade. That’s right: Stan, Eric, Kenny and Cartman will be on Comedy Central through 2016. The network had already purchased two more additional seasons this year to take them through 2013, and now Vulture reports that the show has just been picked up for three additional seasons.  read more

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Harold & Kumar May Become a TV Show

<i>Harold & Kumar</i> May Become a TV Show

Harold & Kumar have searched New Jersey for White Castle, escaped from Guantanamo Bay and last week released their newest Christmas adventure. Now the duo might be tackling television.  read more

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Comedy Central's Workaholics Gets Third Season

Comedy Central's <i>Workaholics</i> Gets Third Season

Comedy Central’s cult-hit Workaholics has been given the green light on a third season. The slacker comedy that focuses on the terrible transition between college and adulthood is currently in the midst of its second season and getting surprisingly high ratings.  read more

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Netflix in Negotiations to Revive Reno 911!

Netflix in Negotiations to Revive <i>Reno 911!</i>

Following the much-publicized announcement that Arrested Development will return for a new mini-season and a movie, Netflix has been vying to host the cult favorite. Now the service is looking to house another popular show that was canceled: Reno 911!.  read more

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Watch Clips From Kanye West’s Unaired Comedy Central Show

Watch Clips From Kanye West’s Unaired Comedy Central Show

Alligator Boots was an unaired Comedy Central show that looks a lot like an adult version of the Muppet Show. While the show never quite made it past its pilot episode, it was produced by a not-quite-as-big Kanye West (it looks like it’s around the era of The College Dropout), who hosted the pilot episode. It was created with a little help from the guys that did Crank Yankers, and it shows in the puppets’ design. In the clip, you’ll see glimpses of unreleased skits that show Kim Kardashian as princess Leia and a song called “Baby in the Club.”...  read more

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Donald Glover Stand-Up Special to Air in November

Donald Glover Stand-Up Special to Air in November

Comedy Central has announced that Donald Glover’s comedy special that he filmed last March will air on November 20. The “Community” is no stranger to stand-up, having formed a sketch comedy group called Derrick Comedy while he attended New York University.  read more

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Comedy Central Greenlights New Animated Series Brickleberry

Comedy Central Greenlights New Animated Series <i>Brickleberry</i>

Comedy Central just announced that they will be adding a new animated show to its repertoire, the Comedy Central/Fox 21 coproduction “Brickleberry”, which follows the misadventures of a group of dysfunctional forest rangers as they try to save their national park from closure.  read more

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Cheesy Poofs, Coming to a Wal-Mart Near You

Cheesy Poofs, Coming to a Wal-Mart Near You

It looks like we won’t be fifth-season-of-Night Court-lame anymore....  read more

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Dave Chappelle Working on a New Show

Dave Chappelle Working on a New Show

Dave Chappelle is planning his first show since shutting down Comedy Central’s Chapelle’s Show in 2005, according to The Daily. The controversial comedian does not want to return to network television, however, and is instead opting to air the show on a subscription service such as Netflix, Crackle or Hulu....  read more

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