TBS Gears Up for Two-Hour All-Star Comedy Special EARTH TO AMERICA!, Premiering Sunday, Nov. 20, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT)

TBS Gears Up for Two-Hour All-Star Comedy Special EARTH TO AMERICA!, Premiering Sunday, Nov. 20, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT)

Earth-Friendly Comedy Event, Created by Laurie David, To Be Taped at The Comedy Festival at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Thursday,

Nov. 17, 8-10 p.m. (PT)

Photos from TBS's Comedy Extravaganza Available Online
at WireImage (http://wireimage.com/) Immediately Following Taping

What: TBS is celebrating the earth and the funniest people on it in the
star-studded two-hour extravaganza EARTH TO AMERICA!, a two-hour
comedy spectacular designed to raise awareness of issues
concerning the planet. The special comes to TBS from The Comedy
Festival and creator Laurie David, who will also serve as an
executive producer with Pat Tourk Lee, John Moffitt and Bob
Crestani. It is the first prime time cause-oriented special
since Comic Relief and one of the largest assemblies of top
comedic talent ever for a television special.

EARTH TO AMERICA! is part of The Comedy Festival, taking place
Nov. 17-19 in Las Vegas and featuring more than 50 performances,
events and screenings. HBO and AEG Live present The Comedy
Festival, with TBS serving as title sponsor. The Comedy Festival
is being held in nine performance venues, all housed at Caesars
Palace and the Flamingo Las Vegas, with high-profile events at
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace and The Flamingo Showroom. It
brings together the biggest stars and cutting-edge comedy talent
in a broad range of programming, from star-level performances and
special events to stand-up, sketch comedy and film.

Artwork: Photos from TBS's EARTH TO AMERICA! will be available online at
http://wireimage.com/ immediately following the taping of the
special on Nov. 17.

Who: Jason Alexander, Jack Black, Blue Man Group, Cedric "The
Entertainer," Rob Corddry, Larry David, Leonardo DiCaprio, Will
Ferrell, Al Franken, Tom Hanks, Faith Hill, Dustin Hoffman, Eric
Idle, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Jenifer Lewis, Julia Louis-Dreyfus,
Bill Maher, Steve Martin, Tim McGraw, Kevin Nealon, Conan
O'Brien, Ray Romano, Martin Short, Ben Stiller, Wanda Sykes,
Jeffrey Tambor, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Robin Williams and
the cast from Avenue Q are slated to appear in EARTH TO AMERICA!.

When: Special tapes Nov. 17, 8-10 p.m. (PT) for telecast on TBS Sunday,
Nov. 20, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT).

Where: EARTH TO AMERICA! is being taped at The Colosseum at Caesars
Palace in Las Vegas.

TBS is television's "very funny" network, serving as home to such hot contemporary comedies as Sex and the City, Everybody Loves Raymond, Family Guy, Seinfeld and Friends; original comedy series and specials, like the upcoming Daisy Does America and Earth to America!; blockbuster movies; and hosted movie showcases.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, is a major producer of news and entertainment product around the world and the leading provider of programming for the basic cable industry.

CONTACTS:
Michelle Sisco Atlanta 404/885-4784 michelle.sisco@turner.com
Erin Bix New York 212/275-8234 erin.bix@turner.com

PRNewswire - Nov. 17

Source: TBS

Web site: http://www.tnt.tv/
http://wireimage.com/

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