COMEDY CENTRAL Home Entertainment(R) Releases ‘Brian Regan: The Epitome of Hyperbole’ DVD Hitting Stores on Tuesday, September 9

  Bonus Features Include 'The Encore,' the Unaired Encore Performance from

   the Special and 'The Backstage Story,' a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the

                           Making of the Special

  The World Premiere of 'Brian Regan: The Epitome Of Hyperbole' Debuts on

       Saturday, September 6 at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT on COMEDY CENTRAL(R)



    NEW YORK, Aug. 25 /
EMWNews
/ -- Brian Regan is back in this all-new

original COMEDY CENTRAL stand-up special, "The Epitome of Hyperbole." With

his perfect balance of sophisticated writing and physicality, it's clear

why Brian Regan is one of today's most respected comedians. Released via

COMEDY CENTRAL Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment, "Brian

Regan: The Epitome of Hyperbole" DVD arrives in stores nationwide on

Tuesday, September 9 and will also be available at

http://shop.comedycentral.com and http://www.BrianRegan.com.



    The "Brian Regan: The Epitome of Hyperbole" DVD is a new original

stand-up special that was taped by COMEDY CENTRAL at The Paramount Theatre

in Denver. Bonus materials include "The Encore," the unaired encore

performance from the special and "The Backstage Story," a behind-the-scenes

look at the making of the special.



    The world premiere of "Brian Regan: The Epitome of Hyperbole" debuts on

Saturday, September 6 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on COMEDY CENTRAL.



    One of premier comedians in the country, Regan received rave reviews

for his 2007 one-hour COMEDY CENTRAL special and DVD, "Brian Regan:

Standing Up." He's a regular guest on "Late Show with David Letterman." In

2004, Regan released the hugely successful "I Walked on the Moon" DVD, a

follow-up to his 1997 CD, "Brian Regan Live," which has become a dorm room

favorite selling over 150,000 copies. One of the top touring comedians in

the country, Regan tours theaters in more than 80 cities each year. For

more on Brian visit http://www.BrianRegan.com.



    "Brian Regan: The Epitome of Hyperbole" is executive produced by Regan,

Rory Rosegarten, Troy Miller and Tracey Baird. Troy Miller is the director.

Elizabeth Porter serves as the COMEDY CENTRAL executive in charge of

production for this special.



    Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) is part of Paramount Pictures

Corporation, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), a global entertainment

company that produces and distributes filmed entertainment through the

Paramount Motion Picture Group. PHE is responsible for the worldwide sales,

marketing and distribution of home entertainment products on behalf of

various parties including: Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, Paramount

Vantage, Paramount Classics, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, CBS, PBS and

Hasbro and for providing home entertainment fulfillment services for

DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment.



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than 95 million homes nationwide. COMEDY CENTRAL is owned by, and is a

registered trademark of, Comedy Partners, a wholly-owned division of Viacom

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address is http://www.comedycentral.com. For up-to-the-minute and archival press

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