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All New Stand-Up Specials - NZ Premiere Starts Wednesday 6 October @ 8:30 pm

Comedy Central delivers the best international comedians direct to your living room.  This October, we have a fantastic selection of hot stand-up specials. Comics on Screen takes a behind-the-scenes look at the comedy industry featuring archive clips and interviews with top stand-ups. We’ve got a one-hour special with Denis Leary: Lock N’ Load. His biting comedy rants are fantastic and a great introduction if you haven’t seen him before. Rounding out the month, Tracy Ullman in the Trailer Tales is a hilarious mockumentary of Ruby Romaine a 70 year old Hollywood makeup artist. So if you’re having a rough week, order in some fish & chips, cuddle up to your loved ones and tune in to the 010. Comedy Central will take care of the rest!
 
Crack up comedy every Wednesday Night starting Wednesday 6 October @ 8:30 pm.

COMEDY CENTRAL - Friday 17 September, 8.30pm

Pryor broke new ground in stand-up comedy with his revolutionary blend of profanity, street smarts and razor-sharp social commentary. Hosted by the man himself, this documentary pays tribute to Pryor's cutting-edge style with a survey of his best stand-up routines and concert performances including appearances by friends Dave Chappelle, Margaret Cho, Jamie Foxx, Whoopi Goldberg, Steve Harvey, Chris Rock, Denis Leary, Robin Williams and many more. This special program is a great opportunity to find out more about the comedy legend that is Richard Pryor!

8:30pm - Thursday, September 16 on TV 3

Join host Steve Wrigley (7 Days) for a comedy showcase of epic proportions, featuring some of New Zealand's top comedians AotearoHA: Comic Confessions screens on Thursday, September 16th at 8:30pm on 3.

AotearoHA: Comic Confessions will feature some of New Zealand's top comedians performing between five and eight minute sets of their own material in a 'showcase' format with a thematic narrative.

The overall AotearoHA: Comic Confessions material will focus on personal stories and intimate revelations from comedians' own private lives.

ARTS CHANNEL - Wednesday 15 September, 8.00pm

Twenty works encompassing a wide spectrum of classical greats are interpreted and explained. Each week's interpretation is followed by a performance of the work.

8.00pm: DISCOVERING MASTERPIECES: DEBUSSY (0:30)

Claude Debussy - La Mer (1905). Presented by Paul Roberts.

8.30pm: MASTERPIECES: DEBUSSY: LA MER (0.30)

REPERTOIRE: Claude Debussy - La Mer (1905). ORCHESTRA: Berliner Philharmoniker; CONDUCTOR: Daniel Barenboim. Kolner Philharmonie 2000.

September 13 at 8pm on Triangle
September 14 at 7.30pm on Stratos

Auckland Super City voters get a last minute opportunity to help make up their minds on who to vote for before the ballot boxes close on October 9. Seasoned journalist and TV current affairs host David Beatson puts Super City mayoral hopefuls and prominent candidates under the spotlight for an hour.

Premieres Monday @ 7:30pm on September 13th

Straight from LA the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards will be full of more eye popping and unforgettable moments than ever before.

Launching for the 27th time, you can count on A-list presenters, performances from the biggest names in the industry, loads of exclusive content you’ve never seen before and more of those unexpected moments that makes MTV awards shows the talk of the globe – not to mention a few MTV moon men going out to the best music videos we’ve seen this year!
 
You can’t afford to miss out on all the entertainment coming Monday @ 7:30pm on September 13th.

COMEDY CENTRAL - Friday 10 September, 8.30pm

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$@!! Premieres Friday September 17th @ 8:30pm

Pryor broke new ground in stand-up comedy with his revolutionary blend of profanity, street smarts and razor-sharp social commentary. Hosted by the man himself, this documentary pays tribute to Pryor's cutting-edge style with a survey of his best stand-up routines and concert performances including appearances by friends Dave Chappelle, Margaret Cho, Jamie Foxx, Whoopi Goldberg, Steve Harvey, Chris Rock, Denis Leary, Robin Williams and many more. This special program is a great opportunity to find out more about the comedy legend that is Richard Pryor!

John Oliver: Terrifying Times Premieres Friday September 24th @ 8:30pm

DISNEY CHANNEL - Fridays from 10 September, 5.25pm

Follow two teams, made up of Aussies and Kiwis, who face off in a musical talent competition. The winning team's music video will be professionally produced and air on Disney Channel.