Comedy Central Presents

*Comedy Central Presents*
Comedy Central Presents
	2010 opening title sequence
Genre	Stand-up comedy
Created by	Paul Miller
Theme music composer	Sugarcuts, Inc. Theme 2004–present Craig Sharmat Black Toast Music
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	15
No. of episodes	283 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Kimber Rickabaugh; Paul Miller
Production locations	Gerald W. Lynch Theater; (Season 14–present),; Hudson Theatre; New York City (Seasons 2–13); Los Angeles (Season 1)
Running time	23 minutes
Production company	Comedy Partners
Original release
Network	Comedy Central
Release	December 1, 1998 –; March 25, 2011
Related
	Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents

Comedy Central Presents is the network's main half-hour program which highlights either one or a series of stand-up comedians each episode. In 2011, the series ended and Comedy Central replaced it with the revamped The Half Hour, now called Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents, 30-minute stand-up specials.

Episodes

DVDs

Starting in 2008, Comedy Central started releasing "Best of" compilation DVDs, with uncensored audio. Previously, some of these episodes have appeared on DVDs of comedians' stand-up specials, only they remained censored.

The Best of Comedy Central Presents: Uncensored

This DVD was released on February 5, 2008. On this DVD, only the audio was uncensored. There is one moment in Dane Cook's special when he gives the finger, which was blurred on television, that remains blurred.

The shows featured on this DVD are:

Lewis Black (2002) (3rd special)
Dane Cook (2000)
Jeff Dunham (2003)
Jim Gaffigan (2000)
Mitch Hedberg (1999)
Demetri Martin (2004)
Carlos Mencia (2002)
Brian Regan (2000)

The Best of Comedy Central Presents: Uncensored II

This DVD was released on August 26, 2008. Unlike the first DVD, this DVD removes all of the commercial bumper titles and isolates the credits of each show. The shows featured on this DVD are:

Dave Attell (1999)
Mike Birbiglia (2004) (1st special)
Frank Caliendo (2004)
Zach Galifianakis (2001)
Stephen Lynch (2008) (2nd special)
Patton Oswalt (1999)
Nick Swardson (2006) (2nd special, although the picture of him on the back cover was from his 1st special)
Daniel Tosh (2002)

References

^ "Breaking News – Comedy Central's(R) Got a Brand New Bag! Back with a New Look and Today's Brightest Talent in Stand-Up, the 14th Season of Comedy Central Presents Premieres Friday, February 19 at 11:00 P.M.* - TheFutonCritic.com".

External links

[1] "Breaking News – Comedy Central's(R) Got a Brand New Bag! Back with a New Look and Today's Brightest Talent in Stand-Up, the 14th Season of Comedy Central Presents Premieres Friday, February 19 at 11:00 P.M.* - TheFutonCritic.com".

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