COMEDY CENTRAL Records(R) to Release Doug Benson's 'Unbalanced Load' CD on Tuesday, August 4

COMEDY CENTRAL Records(R) to Release Doug Benson's 'Unbalanced Load' CD on Tuesday, August 4

NEW YORK, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Take a load off and catch Doug Benson's new CD "Unbalanced Load" released on COMEDY CENTRAL Records August 4.

"Unbalanced Load" was recorded at the Punchline in San Francisco on April 20th, 2009. Why that date? Not because it's Hitler's birthday, but because 4/20 has been adopted as a stoner holiday and Benson is one of the biggest pot comics around. He co-wrote the Off-Broadway show (and COMEDY CENTRAL Records release) "The Marijuana-Logues" and starred in the documentary "Super High Me," in which he smoked pot continuously for 30 days.

Benson is best known for his regular appearances on VH1's "Best Week Ever" and was a finalist on NBC's "Last Comic Standing." His television appearances also include a "COMEDY CENTRAL Presents" half-hour special in January 2009 and appearances on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," "The Sarah Silverman Program," "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Friends." In addition to his credits as creator/writer/star of "The Marijuana-Logues," a show that's been a hit in clubs and theatres from Los Angeles to New York, drawing a bongload of rave reviews and his COMEDY CENTRAL CD, he also authored a book, The Marijuana-Logues: Everything About Pot That We Could Remember. In 2006, High Times Magazine named him Stoner of the Year. Doug also expresses his love of movies on his "I Love Movies" podcasts (available on iTunes).

Previously released recordings by COMEDY CENTRAL Records include: Dane Cook's "ISolated INcident," Cook's platinum-selling "Harmful If Swallowed" and double-platinum "Retaliation"; Mitch Hedberg's "Do You Believe in Gosh?" and "Strategic Grill Locations"; Grammy Award-winning "Lewis Black: The Carnegie Hall Performance"; Grammy Award-nominees' Steven Wright's "I Still Have A Pony," and George Lopez's "America's Mexican"; Joe Rogan's "Shiny Happy Jihad"; Christopher Titus's "5th Annual End Of The World Tour"; Norm MacDonald's "Ridiculous"; Demetri Martin's "These Are Jokes"; "Jim Gaffigan: Beyond The Pale"; Mike Birbiglia's "My Secret Public Journal Live"; D.L. Hughley's "Notes From The GED Section"; and Dave Attell's "Skanks For The Memories."

COMEDY CENTRAL, the only all-comedy network, currently is seen in more than 95 million homes nationwide. COMEDY CENTRAL is owned by, and is a registered trademark of, Comedy Partners, a wholly-owned division of VIACOM Inc.'s (NYSE:VIA)(NYSE:and)(NYSE:VIA.B) MTV Networks. COMEDY CENTRAL's Internet address is www.comedycentral.com. For up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs visit Press Central, COMEDY CENTRAL's press Web site at www.comedycentral.com/press.

MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE:VIA)(NYSE:VIA.B), is one of the world's leading creators of entertainment content, with brands that engage and connect diverse audiences across television, online, mobile, games, virtual worlds and consumer products. The company's portfolio spans more than 150 television channels and 350 digital media properties worldwide, and includes MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, Harmonix, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Noggin, The N, AddictingGames, Neopets, COMEDY CENTRAL, Spike TV, TV Land, Atom, Gametrailers and Xfire.

Source: COMEDY CENTRAL Corporate Communications

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