Washington D.C. Native Jay Phillips to Perform in 'Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-up' on Aug. 6

Washington D.C. Native Jay Phillips to Perform in 'Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-up' on Aug. 6

'Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-up' Airs on Starz Every Wednesday at 10 p.m. (ET/PT)

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Hilarious Washington D.C. native Jay Phillips will perform in the Starz original stand-up comedy series "Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-up" on Wednesday Aug. 6 at 10 p.m. (ET/PT).

Phillips got his comedy break when co-hosting Baltimore's successful WXYZ morning radio show. Soon after, he was voted as Baltimore Magazine's Comedian of the Year in 2002. Phillips television credits include BET's "Comic View," "The Late Show with Craig Kilborn," "The Shield" and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live." In addition, he has appeared in films such as Prom Night, Baby Mama and Semi-Pro. On-stage performances include those at the Loco Comedy Jam.

"Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-up" is executive produced by one of America's most popular actor/comedians, Martin Lawrence. Now in its third season, the weekly series features 35 talented, explosive, and certainly not politically correct, comedians who take the spotlight to tell it like it is in their own hard-hitting style. Filmed before a live audience in Washington D.C. at the historic Lincoln Theatre, the show is hosted by comedian Doug Williams who adds his own style of comedy. Spinning the music is celebrated entertainer and DJ Biz Markie.

Starz Entertainment, LLC, is a premium movie service provider operating in the United States. It offers 16 movie channels including the flagship Starz(R) and Encore(R) brands with approximately 16.8 million and 31.4 million subscribers respectively. Starz Entertainment airs more than 1,000 movies per month across its pay TV channels and offers advanced services including Starz HD, Encore HD, Starz On Demand, Encore On Demand, MoviePlex On Demand, Starz HD On Demand, Encore HD On Demand, MoviePlex HD On Demand, and Starz Play. Starz Entertainment (http://www.starz.com/) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, and is attributed to Liberty Entertainment Group, a tracking stock group of Liberty Media Corporation.

Contact(s):

Rhiannon Hendrickson
Starz Entertainment
720.852.5802
rhiannon.hendrickson@starz.com

Michele Gregoire-Langevin
Starz Entertainment
720.852.4504
michele.langevin@starz.com

Chelsye J. Burrows
Starz Entertainment
720.852.5838
chelsye.burrows@starz.com

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Source: Starz Entertainment, LLC

CONTACT: Rhiannon Hendrickson, +1-720-852-5802,
rhiannon.hendrickson@starz.com, or Michele Gregoire-Langevin, +1-720-852-4504,
michele.langevin@starz.com, or Chelsye J. Burrows, +1-720-852-5838,
chelsye.burrows@starz.com, all of Starz Entertainment

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

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