Comedy Central Turns Up Heat On Larry The Cable Guy
Network's Roast To Air March 15
Mike Reynolds -- Multichannel News, 2/11/2009 11:49:29 AM
Larry the Cable Guy will feel Comedy Central's heat next month. The network will tape the roast on Warners Bros. Studio lot on March 1, and then air the Comedy Central Roast Of Larry The Cable Guy on March 15 at 10 p.m. (ET/PT). This year's roasters include Drew Carey, Nick DiPaolo, Jeff Foxworthy, Greg Giraldo, Toby Keith, Lisa Lampanelli, Dan Marino, Jeffrey Ross. Others will be announced at a later date. The Cable Guy skewering will be executive-produced and directed by Joel Gallen from Tenth Planet Productions. Gallen also handled the network's roasts of Bog Saget, which scored big with the Nielsens last August, Flavor Flav, William Shatner and Pamela Anderson. Parallel Entertainment's J.P. Williams and Larry the Cable Guy are also executive producers. Elizabeth Porter is the executive in charge for Comedy Central.
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