MultiVu Video Feed: BET Announces Nominees for the 2005 BET Comedy Awards August 17th

MultiVu Video Feed: BET Announces Nominees for the 2005 BET Comedy Awards August 17th

Hilarious Steve Harvey Returns as Host; Martin Lawrence to Receive 2005 BET

Comedy Icon Award

SATELLITE FEEDS - Wednesday August 17th, 2005:

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM ET 6:30 PM - 6:45 PM ET
IA 5 IA 5
Transponder 9 Transponder 9
C-Band C-Band
Downlink Freq: 3880 Vertical Downlink Freq: 3880 Vertical

Preview and access this video on Pathfire DMG: 21656
Search within the PR Newswire or MultiVu section by story ID # 21656 or by
headline
For technical assistance call Pathfire Customer Care at 1-888-345-0489 or
e-mail support@pathfire.com

FORMAT: News Package With Extra Soundbites and B-roll.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Video, hard copy requests, contact information and more available at http://www.prnewswire.com/broadcast/21656/press.shtml

STORY SUMMARY:

BET will again honor outstanding achievement in comedic film, television and stand-up performance across 17 categories with the star-studded return of the BET COMEDY AWARDS telecast from the Pasadena Civic Center. Veteran comedian and actor Steve Harvey returns as host of the show -- joined by the most hilarious entertainers in the business, including Martin Lawrence, recipient of the 2005 BET Comedy Icon Award.

The show format includes side-splitting on-stage routines and sketches, stand-up turns by the industry's hottest comics and electrifying musical performances. Categories and nominees for this year's show include:

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES: Girlfriends, Half & Half, My Wife And Kids, That's So Raven, The Bernie Mac Show

OUTSTANDING COMEDY VARIETY SERIES: Comic View, Coming To The Stage, MADtv, P. Diddy Presents the Bad Boys of Comedy, Saturday Night Live

OUTSTANDING THEATRICAL FILM: Are We There Yet?, Beauty Shop, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Hitch, Mr. 3000

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A THEATRICAL FILM: Bernie Mac, Ice Cube, Shemar Moore, Tyler Perry, Will Smith

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A THEATRICAL FILM: Angela Bassett, Gabrielle Union, Kimberly Elise, Mo'Nique, Queen Latifah

PLATINUM MIC STAND-UP AWARD: Adele Givens, Alex Thomas: DL Hughley, Kevin Hart, Sheryl Underwood

And many more!

SOUNDBITES:

* Steve Harvey, 2005 COMEDY AWARDS Host

* Reginald Hudlin, BET President of Entertainment

* Stephen Hill, BET Executive Vice President of Entertainment
Programming and Talent

* 2005 BET COMEDY AWARDS nominees

B-ROLL INCLUDES:

** Video Packages for nominee categories ** BET Executives **Host, Steve Harvey**

VIDEO PROVIDED BY: Black Entertainment Television

FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION OR HARD COPY, PLEASE CALL: MultiVu Media Relations,

800-653-5313 EXT. 3

PRNewswire -- Aug. 17

Video: http://www.prnewswire.com/broadcast/21656/press.shtml
Source: Black Entertainment Television

Web site: http://www.multivu.com/

-------
Profile: intent