Photos: All-New IFC Comedy Series Z ROCK Captures the Antics, Humor, and Angst of a Real Rock Band from New York

Photos: All-New IFC Comedy Series Z ROCK Captures the Antics, Humor, and Angst of a Real Rock Band from New York

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Sundays @ 11:30 PM ET/PT - Premieres August 24, 2008

NEW YORK, Aug. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Original series Z ROCK is coming to IFC uncensored, uncut and commercial free on Sunday, August 24 for ten hilarious episodes. Are you ready to ROCK?!?!

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This semi-scripted comedy series follows a group of musicians leading a double life: by night they're a hard-partying rock band, by day a Wiggles-style kids' birthday band. Z ROCK is loosely based on the real lives of its three New York based stars, brothers Paulie Z and David Z, and friend Joey Cassata who form an actual band, Z02.

The series explores the dark underbelly of the rock n' roll dream, giving its audience a back stage pass to the band's struggles to become rock royalty, which is often interrupted by pangs of reality -- hangovers, grooming techniques, kids' birthday parties, and avoiding scorned female fans and their angry husbands. Like the true rock gods they aspire to become, the band snags plenty of insatiable groupies and moms gone wild along the way, with hilarious and sometimes cringe-worthy results.

Series highlights include recurring guest appearances by comedic icon Joan Rivers, comedians Dave Attell, Greg Giraldo, Gilbert Gottfried, with musicians Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction) and John Popper (Blues Traveler). Sebastian Bach (Skid Row), Dee Snider (Twisted Sister), Chris Barron (Spin Doctors) and comedian Patrice Oneal also join the mayhem.

"This show is so hip -- and that's the first time in 40 years I've said the word hip not followed by replacement," said Joan Rivers. "I'm thrilled to have a recurring role on Z ROCK. This is the first time in 20 years three single guys want to see me every week. These are the cutest boys in the music industry, so long as you don't look in Michael Jackson's bedroom."

Z ROCK is a co-production of IFC, Starz Media and MarkMark Productions.

Check out photos, clips, trailers, music videos and more at www.IFC.com/ZROCK.

About IFC

Operating under the mantra "always uncut," IFC (The Independent Film Channel) uncovers and champions alternative content and makes it available to audiences across multiple platforms: on air, online and on demand. In pursuit of what's new, next and relevant, IFC presents clever, offbeat original series like "The Whitest Kids U' Know" and "Z Rock" alongside thought-provoking original documentaries such as At the Death House Door and This Film Is Not Yet Rated. The network also offers exclusive web series, shorts, animation, and a comprehensive independent film library of award-winning titles and cult classics. The network's on demand offering, IFC Free, gives audiences the opportunity to watch premieres of all of IFC's original series before they air on the linear network. IFC is a subsidiary of Rainbow Media Holdings LLC.

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Source: The Independent Film Channel

CONTACT: Erik Batt, +1-917-542-6336, EJBATT@ifctv.com, for IFC

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http://www.ifc.com/ZROCK

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