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Article: Comedy Central Humors Its Audience
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- June 15, 2000
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FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer
AP Online
06-15-2000
Comedy Central Humors Its Audience
NEW YORK (AP) -- For a decade, Comedy Central has worked hard at developing a sense of humor.
``What Comedy Central is about,'' says general manager Bill Hilary, ``is being different, being nonderivative of the (broadcast) networks, being a place for people with slightly more outrageous tendencies.''
Now Comedy Central is heating up its summer schedule with a premiere week designed to further clarify its comic sensibilities. Starting Sunday, the cable network will launch three series, expand to a fifth night (Sunday) of original prime-time programming, and unveil new episodes of seven returnees.
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