Amy Schumer, Jim Norton Among Line-Up for Comedy Central's 'Stand-Up' Month

By: Mar. 07, 2013
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This April, Comedy Central is showering its fans with buckets of laughter. The highly-anticipated new series from comedienne Amy Schumer, "Inside Amy Schumer," debuts Tuesday, April 30 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT. April is Stand-Up Month on Comedy Central - be sure to tune in for four premiere stand-up specials throughout the month: "Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore" premieres Monday, April 1 at midnight ET/PT; the supersized two-night world premiere of Gabriel Iglesias' new special "Gabriel Iglesias: Aloha Fluffy" airs part one on Sunday, April 7 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. and part two on Sunday, April 14 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT; the network television premiere of "Jim Norton: Please Be Offended" airs Saturday, April 20, at 12:30 a.m. ET/PT; and the Comedy Central original one-hour stand-up special "Al Madrigal: Why is the Rabbit Crying?" debuts Friday, April 26 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT

In addition, check out all-new episodes of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," and "The Colbert Report" all month long.

ORIGINAL SERIES

"Inside Amy Schumer" - Series Premiere

Tuesday, April 30 at 10:30 p.m.

"Inside Amy Schumer" is the new series featuring Amy Schumer's provocative and hilariously wicked mind, as she explores topics revolving around sex, relationships, and the general clusterf*ck that is life through a series of scripted vignettes, stand-up comedy, and man-on-the-street interviews. "Inside Amy Schumer" premieres Tuesday, April 30 at 10:30 p.m. and is executive produced by Schumer, Daniel Powell and Jessi Klein.

SPECIALS

"Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore" - Comedy Central Original Stand-Up World Premiere

Monday, April 1 at Midnight

Known to many as a correspondent on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and as an eccentric crazed fan on HBO's "Flight of the Conchords," Kristen Schaal unleashes her hysterical comedic wit upon San Francisco in her first Comedy Central original one-hour special. "Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore" debuts Monday night, April 1, at Midnight on COMEDY CENTRAL.

"Gabriel Iglesias: Aloha Fluffy" - Two-Part World Premiere

Part 1 Premieres Sunday, April 7 at 9:00 p.m.

Part 2 Premieres Sunday, April 14 at 9:00 p.m.

Gabriel Iglesias is back with an all-new special that's too fluffy for one night! Tune in to "Gabriel Iglesias: Aloha Fluffy" two Sundays in a row for a super-sized special taped in beautiful Hawaii, as Fluffy takes us into his crazy world of hilarious family and friends, and talks about his world travels as the biggest international comedy sensation around.

"Jim Norton: Please Be Offended" - Network Television Premiere

Saturday, April 20, at 12:30 a.m.

King of cringe Jim Norton is back with an all-new stand-up special that leaves nothing to the imagination. Tune in as he turns his signature dirty mind to topics from airport profiling, to TV shows, and celebrity privacy. Please, go right on ahead and be offended.

"Al Madrigal: Why is the Rabbit Crying?" - Comedy Central Original Stand-Up World Premiere

Friday, April 26 from 11:00 p.m. - Midnight

In the world premiere of his Comedy Central one-hour stand-up special, "Why Is The Rabbit Crying?" celebrated stand-up comedian, "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" correspondent, and LA family man, Al Madrigal, tells true tales of Coach Frankie, the Cholo soccer dad, "Liam Neeson" - the mushroom-addled cleaning lady, and Jesus the day laborer mas fuerte! Tune in for Al's unstoppable storytelling Style Friday, April 26 at 11:00 p.m. Now with 25% more Cholos!

STUNTS

Stand-Up Month

COMEDY CENTRAL is celebrating stand-up all month long with favorite comedians and brand spanking new specials! Be sure to tune in for the supersized two-night world premiere of Gabriel Iglesias' new special "Gabriel Iglesias: Aloha Fluffy." But that's not all, we've also got the world premieres of "Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore" and "Al Madrigal: Why is the Rabbit Crying?" Not to mention the network television premiere of "Jim Norton: Please Be Offended." And all month long, don't miss out on the funniest stand-up specials from favorite comedians like Jeff Dunham, Daniel Tosh, AZIZ ANSARI, Katt Williams, and Chris Rock!

MOVIES

"There's Something About Mary" - Comedy Central Premiere

Friday, April 5, 12:00 a.m. - 2:30 a.m.

Starring Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz and Matt Dillon. It's the Comedy Central premiere of the hilarious classic that made us all look at hair gel a little differently. Tune in to see Ted (Ben Stiller) try to win over his high school crush Mary (Cameron Diaz) as he deals with all the other crazy creeps who have fallen for her.



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