The Comedy Network laughs in the face of winter blues this January with a fresh schedule and hilarious new shows. Celebrating the most momentous fails of viral videos, Daniel Tosh is ready to take on the most mockable online wonders when Season 3 of TOSH.0 premieres Tuesday, Jan. 11 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Then, from the creators of the hilarious website and newspaper, The Onion, comes the new satirical series, ONION SPORTSDOME, premiering Wednesday, Jan. 12 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, only on The Comedy Network. ONION SPORTSDOME is the most credible fake sports news source out there, offering viewers only the finest in phony in-depth analysis, rumour-mongering and petty personal attacks.
TOSH.0 and ONION SPORTSDOME lead a full lineup of side-splitting, original programming all month long this January on The Comedy Network. See below for additional highlights of specials, premieres and new episodes.
About TOSH.0 – Season 3:
Weekly and topical, the hit series exposes and skewers the endless array of ridiculousness on the internet. In Season 3 of TOSH.0, host Daniel Tosh continues to give subjects of notorious viral videos a chance to recover from the embarrassment they’ve become synonymous with in their very own “Web Redemption”, highlighted by the following journeys back from infamy:
• Chocolate Rain: Daniel helps Tay Zonday (a.k.a. Chocolate Rain) record a follow-up to his hit song “Chocolate Rain.”
• Phil Davison: Tosh helps failed candidate for Stark County (Ohio) Treasurer launch his Presidential bid.
• Lizard Reporter: Reporter confronts and overcomes his fear of lizards.
Before the hilarity of Season 3 begins, viewers can hit refresh with the TOSH.0 Season 2 Marathon, Sunday, January 9 at 4 p.m. – 9 p.m. ET/PT on The Comedy Network.
About ONION SPORTSDOME:
Co-anchored by Alex Reiser and Mark Shepard, ONION SPORTSDOME is the #1 destination for fans seeking game reports, insights from former players and theme music heavy on bell tones and bendy guitar riffs. Shepard and Reiser are joined by the venerable “Dome” crew, including Senior sports insider Reggie Greengrass, who needs nine smartphones to hold the phone numbers of all the athletes he knows; update anchor Melissa Wells, who has more journalism degrees than the rest of her colleagues put together; “Wish Zone” host Jay Woodworth, who makes terminally-ill children’s dreams come true as long as they are sports-related; analyst Doc Webb, who holds the SportsDome record for the number of athletes he’s referred to as “overpaid garbage;” and investigative reporter Marc Howell, who mines sports’ most tragic elements for awards and ratings gold.
ADDITIONAL JANUARY PROGRAMMING: THE COMEDY NETWORK Specials & Premieres, in chronological order (all scheduling subject to change):
* The year kicks-off with a bang on The Comedy Network … a BIG BANG that is. Now taking over daytime Mondays through Thursdays, THE BIG BANG THEORY also airs at 12 Noon and at 5:30 p.m. ET. Already a huge success in primetime strip on Comedy (Monday – Thursday at 9:30 p.m. ET), THE BIG BANG THEORY is the highest-rated series in the network’s history.
* Also making a move in Daytime this month are encore broadcasts of CONAN, now airing at 4 p.m. ET from Tuesday to Friday.
* Peppered throughout the month, catch up with the gals of HOT IN CLEVELAND with a Season 1 rewind! The spiciness kicks off on Friday, Jan. 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. All caught up? Good. Now don’t miss The Comedy Network’s Season 2 premiere of HOT IN CLEVELAND, Friday, Jan. 28 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
* Check out hilarious highlights of 2010’s hottest comedy acts with COMEDY CENTRAL’S HOT LIST, Saturday, Jan. 8 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. This stand up special boasts a bevy of break-out talent including Pete Holmes, Reggie Watts and Chelsea Peretti.
* On Monday, Jan. 17 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, tune in to watch hilarious highlights of the upcoming season with COMEDY CENTRAL PRESENTS: THE BEST OF 2011, featuring sneak peeks from Al Jackson, Michael Kosta, Mike Vecchione, Louis Katz and more.
* Denis Leary lays it all out on the line in his latest one-hour stand-up special DENIS LEARY AND FRIENDS PRESENT DOUCHEBAGS AND DONUTS, Saturday, Jan. 22 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Along with rising star and roaster Whitney Cummings and RESCUE ME costars Lenny Clarke and Adam Ferrara, Leary dispenses a blistering one-two punch to douchebags everywhere.
* And keep watching Monday, Jan. 24 at 10 p.m. ET/PT for the Season 15 Premiere of COMEDY CENTRAL PRESENTS, unveiling an all-new, all-star line-up of today’s finest comedians kicking off with Tom Segura.
* Don’t miss rising star Nick Kroll’s first stand-up special NICK KROLL: THANK YOU VERY COOL, Saturday, Jan. 29 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
