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"How To Live"
From writer Steve Kerper, "How To Live" is a show about a modern
dysfunctional family , but produced in the style of 50's-era educational reels. COMEDY CENTRAL's Internet address is
http: //www. We felt we had something very special here and we are
delighted to see that our instinct has been backed in this way --
there is nobody better than Fox Searchlight to bring British comedy
talent to international audiences.

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"My Wife, The Ghost"
This series is a dark parody of the 50's-era supernatural sitcoms such as
"My Mother the Car" and "Bewitched.

The film was co-financed
by BBC Films, Wasted Talent and Screen West Midlands.

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" The new show includes such
episodes as "Most Awesomely Bad Plagues," "Worst Breakups: Henry VIII + Anne
Boleyn" and "Best Crusade Ever. With CONFETTI we look forward to both working with
BBC Films and Wasted Talent, and continuing the extraordinary success
we have experienced with previous British comedies like THE FULL
MONTY, WAKING NED DEVINE and BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM. There could be no better home for Wasted
Talent's first feature," added Ian Flooks, Wasted Talent Chairman.

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COMEDY CENTRAL(R) Announces the 2006 Development Slate for Its Broadband Channel 'MotherLoad'

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Entertainment Editors/Film Writers

LOS ANGELES----Fox Searchlight
Pictures President Peter Rice announced today that it has acquired
worldwide rights to the BBC Films/Wasted Talent production CONFETTI, a
sharp and affectionate comedy featuring an ensemble of UK comedic
talents.

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"Our 2006 broadband development slate further represents COMEDY CENTRAL's
commitment to developing and producing quality programming exclusively for
this digital platform," said Wallach. For example, "Jerome" the gumdrop from
the "Let's Go Out to the Lobby" film strips that played before movies in the
70s, was afflicted with numerous abuse problems.

"Daisy Garden Story Time"
A dark + twisted "Reading Rainbow" parody from Nick Gurewitch, the artist
behind cult comic strip "The Perry Bible Fellowship . COMEDY CENTRAL is a registered
trademark of Comedy Partners.

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This Mother Is Loaded!

'MotherLoad' Original Programming for Early 2006 Includes Animation,
Live -Action Narratives, Topical Stand-Up Performances and Sketch Comedies

'MotherLoad' Returning Series Include 'Meet The Creeps' and 'Odd Todd'

To View COMEDY CENTRAL 'MotherLoad ' Log-On to
http://www.comedycentral.

"Golden Age"
This animated show comes from Augenblick Studios, whose animation has
appeared in COMEDY CENTRAL's "Shorties Watching Shorties" and MTV2's "Wonder
Showzen. To prepare, the cast took part in weeks
of intense workshops where they began the process of developing and
inhabiting their unique roles. Fox Searchlight Pictures is a unit of Fox Filmed
Entertainment, a unit of Fox Entertainment Group.

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Fox Searchlight Pictures and BBC Films/Wasted Talent Celebrate with ``CONFETTI''; Worldwide Distribution Rights Acquired

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COMEDY CENTRAL is owned by Comedy Partners,
a wholly-owned division of MTV Networks.com/press.

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"MotherLoad Presents"
Taped in front of a live audience at New York's own Ars Nova Theater, this
series features some of the funniest, strangest and most unique bits from
NYC's alternative comedy scene. For up-to-the-minute and archival press
information and photographs, visit COMEDY CENTRAL's press-only Web site at
http://www.
Written and directed by Debbie Isitt (NASTY NEIGHBOURS), CONFETTI
follows three couples as they duke it out to win a bridal magazine
contest for "Most Original Wedding of the Year.

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"COMEDY CENTRAL MotherLoad," which launched on November 1 , 2005, is one of the
first network broadband channels to premiere original series.

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"Good God"
"Good God" is a live action comedy, a la "The Office," about God's
workplace environment .
The project will be shepherded at Fox Searchlight by Executive
Vice President of Production Claudia Lewis.

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Fox Searchlight Pictures is a filmmaker-oriented company that
focuses on distinctive films helmed by world class auteurs and
exciting newcomers.

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In 2006, COMEDY
CENTRAL plans to unveil an extensive line-up of original programming including
animation, live-action narratives, topical stand-up performance and sketch
comedies. "There is such a wealth of talent and
content in the broadband arena.
Said Fox Searchlight Pictures President Peter Rice: "From minute
one, we were immediately enamored with CONFETTI's unique concept and
witty execution.

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This show is another Hungryman production."
Said David Thompson, Head of BBC Films: "We're really delighted to
have struck this deal with Fox Searchlight. It has its own marketing and distribution
operations, and its films are distributed internationally by Twentieth
Century Fox.

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" Each episode of "Golden Age " features a profile of what happened to
long-since-retired cartoon characters. This is the first fruit of
our new focus on comedy films, and it is fantastic we've made such a
strong start.

Sites containing humor rather that dealing with a comedian/group should go somewhere in the Recreation /Humor category tree.

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Top comedians, actors and
writers are looking to COMEDY CENTRAL as the launching pad for their broadband
shows.
CONFETTI is produced by Wasted Talent's Ian Flooks and Ian Benson
(THE WEEKEND, THE MISADVENTURES OF MARGARET).
The deal was brokered by Fox Searchlight Executive Vice President
Joseph De Marco and Senior Vice President of Acquisitions Tony Safford
with Isabel Begg, Head of Business and Legal Affairs, and Jane Wright,
Head of Rights and Commercial Affairs , from BBC Films.

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COMEDY CENTRAL is taking original broadband programming to new heights.comedycentral ." The talented cast --
which includes Martin Freeman (THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY,
LOVE ACTUALLY, "The Office"), Jessica Stevenson (SHAUN OF THE DEAD,
SPACED, THE ROYLE FAMILY), Stephen Mangan (GREEN WING), Felicity
Montagu (I'M ALAN PARTRIDGE), award-winning comedian Jimmy Carr in his
first screen performance and Alison Steadman (TOPSY-TURVY, LIFE IS
SWEET) -- was afforded total creative freedom within the confines of a
carefully crafted story frame.

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"We are delighted with the Fox Searchlight team's enthusiastic
response to CONFETTI.

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It is great to see such wonderful comedy talent on the
big screen.

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The network's broadband original development slate for early 2006
was announced today by Lou Wallach, senior vice president, original
programming and development, COMEDY CENTRAL."
Projects in consideration to premiere on "MotherLoad" include (all titles
listed are working titles):

"All Access: Middle Ages"
This hilarious VH1 clip-show parody is from Littleman, the gang behind
MotherLoad's hit series "I Love the Thirties .

"Fanboy"
"Fanboy" is a live-action scripted series about an obnoxious comic-book
geek.

COMEDY CENTRAL, the only all-comedy network, currently is seen in more
than 87 million homes nationwide.

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LAS VEGAS, COMEDY CENTRAL continues to expand the
comedic landscape with quality programming beyond the boundaries of
television. The series was developed by Hungryman, the commercial production
company that works with Spike Jonze and Michel Gondry.

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With the launch of 'MotherLoad' we have
become the comedic hub for broadband content.

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