HBO Debuts Comedy Special WHITNEY CUMMINGS: I'M YOUR GIRLFRIEND Tonight

By: Jan. 23, 2016
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The whip-smart actress-comedian who co-created the hit series "2 Broke Girls"headlines her first HBO stand-up special when WHITNEY CUMMINGS: I'M YOUR GIRLFRIEND debuts TONIGHT, JAN. 23 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT).

Other HBO playdates: Jan. 23 (12:45 a.m., 3:15 a.m.), 26 (2:30 a.m.), 28 (10:05 p.m.) and 31 (12:15 a.m.), and Feb. 4 (12:30 a.m.), 10 (1:05 a.m.), 15 (11:30 p.m.) and 18 (4:30 a.m.)

HBO2 playdates: Jan. 25 (8:00 p.m.) and 27 (12:45 a.m.)

The special will also be available on HBO NOW and HBO GO.

Taped at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica, Cal., the special features Cummings' unfiltered observations on modern gender dynamics, as she skewers the paradoxes of sex and relationships in an age when women have more power and independence than ever before.

Performing before a live audience, Cummings offers her uncensored thoughts on such topics as: whether men are attracted to successful women; being the breadwinner in a relationship; internet-inspired perversions; the problems with today's birth control options for women; and her experience freezing her eggs.

In addition to co-creating "2 Broke Girls," Whitney Cummings created and starred in the comedy series "Whitney." Named one of Variety's "Top 10 Comics to Watch" and one ofEntertainment Weekly's "Comedy Stars of Tomorrow," Cummings also wrote and co-executive produced the comedy series "Live Nude Comedy"; her other acting credits include "Maron," "Workaholics" and the upcoming movie "The Ridiculous Six."

WHITNEY CUMMINGS: I'M YOUR GIRLFRIEND is directed by Marty Callner; written by Whitney Cummings; executive produced by Marty Callner, Whitney Cummings, Jimmy Miller; produced by Randall Gladstein.

Image courtesy of HBO



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