Snap Out of That Turkey-Induced Stupor and Get Ready for the Ultimate Holiday Giveaway! COMEDY CENTRAL's® 'Thanxgiveaway Wiikend' Airs Thursday, November 25 Through Sunday, November 28

Snap Out of That Turkey-Induced Stupor and Get Ready for the Ultimate Holiday Giveaway! COMEDY CENTRAL's® 'Thanxgiveaway Wiikend' Airs Thursday, November 25 Through Sunday, November 28

COMEDY CENTRAL To Air Four Days Of Programming In Celebration Of The Thanksgiving Holiday

48 Hourly Codes To Appear On-Air, Prompting Viewers To Enter Sweepstakes On comedycentral.com/thanx Or On Their Mobile Phones

48 Hourly Winners Will Be Awarded Either A Wii(TM) System And A Copy Of The New Donkey Kong Country(TM) Returns Video Game, Cash Prizes, GameStop Gift Cards Or COMEDY CENTRAL CD And DVD Packs

NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- COMEDY CENTRAL is in the giving mood, just in time for this year's "Thanxgiveaway Wiikend." COMEDY CENTRAL is teaming up with Nintendo and GameStop to give away 48 hourly prize packages including a Wii(TM) system with a copy of the game Donkey Kong Country(TM) Returns, GameStop gift cards, cash prizes everyday in the amounts of $1,000 and $5,000 or COMEDY CENTRAL CD and DVD packs.

From Thursday, November 25 through Sunday, November 28, COMEDY CENTRAL will air a mix of programming to celebrate the network's "Thanxgiveaway Wiikend," including stand-up from Jeff Dunham and Steve Byrne, vacation-themed movie blocks and enough COMEDY CENTRAL Roasts to cook up a whole feast of turkeys. Viewers should stay tuned to the laughs throughout the weekend, because a different code will appear on the screen every hour, giving fans a chance to win one of 48 prize packages. By logging onto www.comedycentral.com/thanx, viewers can enter the codes to become eligible for each hour's prize. Viewers can also enter by texting the code to 44686 via their mobile phones (standard text message rates will apply to messages sent to and from COMEDY CENTRAL). For the official sweepstakes rules, please go to www.comedycentral.com/thanx.

Nintendo and GameStop are COMEDY CENTRAL's "Thanxgiveaway Wiikend" promotional partners.

COMEDY CENTRAL, the only all-comedy network, currently is seen in more than 98 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 and 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.

SOURCE COMEDY CENTRAL Corporate Communications

COMEDY CENTRAL Corporate Communications

CONTACT: Kelly Campbell, +1-310-407-4728, kelly.campbell@comedycentral.com

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