Dave Koechner Scores a Touchdown in 'Reel Comedy: The Comebacks' Premiering Tuesday, October 16 at Midnight on Comedy Central

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Dave Koechner, Carl Weathers, Andy Dick and Bradley Cooper Star In 'The Comebacks' Which Opens In Theaters Nationwide October 19

NEW YORK, Oct. 1 -- COMEDY CENTRAL(R) plays a mean game of football in "Reel Comedy: The Comebacks." This half-hour special premieres on Tuesday, October 16 at Midnight.*

COMEDY CENTRAL's "Reel Comedy: The Comebacks" is hosted by comedian Paul F. Tompkins, who goes head-to-head with the film's star, Dave Koechner, on a football field to celebrate the film's riotous spoof of serious-minded sports movies. Tompkins and Koechner engage in some tactile athletics, dish about the films spoofed in the movie and teach each other about good sportsmanship. Tompkins also talks to the film's other stars, Matthew Lawrence and Brooke Nevin, about how hard it is to play it straight when doing very stupid things. Fox Atomic's "The Comebacks" opens in theaters on October 19.

Encore presentations air Wednesday, October 17 at Noon and 4:30 p.m., Thursday, October 18 at 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. and Friday, October 19 at 3:30 p.m.

"Reel Comedy" is COMEDY CENTRAL's series of specials that provide a unique, in-depth look at the hottest new comedic films. Each half-hour special contains COMEDY CENTRAL's own original concept and story, interviews with the stars, and clips from the featured film. Past specials have included the casts of "Wedding Crashers," "Bewitched," "40 Year-Old Virgin" and "Knocked Up."

COMEDY CENTRAL, the only all-comedy network, currently is seen in more than 91 million homes nationwide. COMEDY CENTRAL is owned by, and is a registered trademark of, Comedy Partners, a wholly-owned division of VIACOM Inc.'s (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) MTV Networks. COMEDY CENTRAL's Internet address is http://www.comedycentral.com.

MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. MTV Networks, with 142 channels worldwide, owns and operates the following television programming services -- MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION, MTV2, VH1, mtvU, NICKELODEON, NICK at NITE, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV LAND, SPIKE TV, CMT, NOGGIN/THE N, VH1 CLASSIC, LOGO, MTVN INTERNATIONAL and THE DIGITAL SUITE FROM MTV NETWORKS, a package of 13 digital services, all of these networks trademarks of MTV Networks. MTV Networks connects with its audiences through its robust consumer products businesses and its more than 200 interactive properties worldwide, including online, broadband, wireless and interactive television services and also has licensing agreements, joint ventures, and syndication deals whereby all of its programming services can be seen worldwide.

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Source: Viacom