COMEDY CENTRAL(R) is Here to Entertain With the Network Television Premiere of 'Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher'

COMEDY CENTRAL(R) is Here to Entertain With the Network Television Premiere of 'Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher'

Debuting Saturday, February 23 at 10:00 P.M.

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Cedric the Entertainer takes the stage and rocks the mic in the Network Television Premiere of his all-new stand-up special "Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher" premiering Saturday, February 23 at 10:00 p.m.

The encore presentation of "Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher" airs Sunday, February 24 at 8:00 p.m.

The debonair Cedric the Entertainer ups the class factor in this hilarious all-new stand-up special! The well-tailored, debonair comedian delivers his insights into hip-hop, diets, and plastic surgery. On the subject of television, he posits that that an all-black "Desperate Housewives" would become "Desperate Sisters" and "CSI" would have a spin-off series set in Detroit. Cedric the Entertainer even stretches his vocal chords on songs like Sinatra's "Summer Wind" and his tribute to James Brown-style funk, "Where's the Remote." Music and comedy collide in an all-new, laugh-out-loud laughter soiree!

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