Two new episodes of Comedy Central's THE HALF HOUR premiere tonight, September 19 at Midnight ET/PT and 12:30 a.m. ET/PT, featuring Brooks Wheelan and Andy Woodhull. Highlight preview episode "Must CC: The Half Hour" is now available on the Comedy Central App and cc.com/thehalfhour, and on iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Xbox Video, Apple Music, Vudu and Google Play. New episodes of "The Half Hour" will continue to roll out throughout the fall.
Filmed at The Royale in Boston, "The Half Hour" showcases some of the best up-and-coming stand-up comedians. The fourteen-episode season offers sets from comedians
Tone Bell,
Michelle Buteau, Sean Donnelly, Phil Hanley, Randy Liedtke, Joe List, Sam Morril, Barry Rothbart, Andrew Santino, Beth Stelling, Liza Treyger, Wheelan, Woodhull and Hampton Yount.
Wheelan's dynamic "Half Hour" revels in some of his most awkward childhood tendencies formed while growing up with older brothers in Iowa. From designing elaborate bracket competitions pitting classmates against each other to his very first, and unexpected, Internet search term, Wheelan's performance is physical, absurd and hilarious. A newly-wed with 2 step-daughters, Woodhull somehow makes it through unwinnable arguments, endless movie night selections, and unrelenting adolescent flatulence with undeniable charm and effortless wit in his Half Hour special.
Leading up to the on-air premiere,
Comedy Central Stand-Up and cc.com/thehalfhour will feature preview clips from the series. Fans can follow Wheelan and Woodhull on Twitter at @brookswheelan and @andywoodhull, and tweet using the hashtag #TheHalfHour to join the social chatter around the series.
Episodes of "The Half Hour" will be available day after air on the
Comedy Central App and cc.com/thehalfhour to fans that sign in via their cable or satellite provider. The
Comedy Central App is available for iPad and iPhone on the App Store, Android on Google Play, Roku, Xbox One and Chromecast. The episodes will also be available for download the day after air on iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Xbox Video, Apple Music, Vudu and Google Play.
Wheelan originally hails from Iowa where he attended the University of Iowa. Most recently he appeared in season four of HBO's "Girls." He was a writer and cast member on Season 39 of NBC's "Saturday Night Live." In 2013, he made his stand-up television debut on Comedy Central's "Adam Devine's House Party" and TBS' "Conan." In 2012, he was invited to perform at the New York Comedy Festival as a part of Comedy Central's Top 10 Comics to Watch, and was a breakout performer as a new face at the prestigious Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal as well as the
Comedy Central SOUTH BEACH Comedy Festival. Wheelan is currently headlining colleges and clubs throughout the US.
Woodhull is a former resident of Chicago, where he was named one of four comedians to watch by the Chicago Tribune. He recently appeared on "Conan" on TBS. "Comics Unleashed" with Byron Allen, and "Gotham Comedy Live" on AXS and in 2009, he appeared on Comedy Central's "Live at Gotham." This past summer he was the first comedian to make his network television debut on "The Tonight Show Starring
Jimmy Fallon. He has appeared at many comedy festivals, including the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, The Maui Comedy Festival, Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, and The Great American Comedy Festival. He has been featured on the nationally
Syndicated Bob and Tom radio show, and was a semifinalist on CMT's "Next Big Comic." His 2012 album release "Lucy" was named top 10 comedy albums of the year by comedyreviews.com. His newest release "Step Parenting" spent time in the top 20 comedy albums on iTunes.
"The Half Hour" is executive produced by John Bravakis and Stu Schreiberg. JoAnn Grigioni and Miro Terrell are the Executives in Charge for Comedy Central.
Comedy Central, the #1 brand in comedy, is the home for the biggest names in stand-up including recent one-hour specials from Daniel Tosh,
Kevin Hart, Gabriel Iglesias,
Amy Schumer, Anthony Jeselnik, Aziz Ansari,
Chris Hardwick,
HANNIBAL Buress,
Natasha Leggero,
John Mulaney, Pete Holmes, Nick Kroll,
Patton Oswalt,
Jim Gaffigan,
David Spade,
Tracy Morgan, and more.
Comedy Central stand-up series include "Adam Devine's House Party," "The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail," "Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution," "The Half Hour," "Comedy Underground with Dave Attell" and "This is Not Happening."
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