“The Hoff” Gets Epically Hassled in the COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST OF DAVID HASSELHOFF, Saturday, Aug. 28, only on The Comedy Network
(August 10, 2010)

– Foul mouthed FAMILY GUY creator Seth MacFarlane is Roast Master –
– Roasters include Pamela Anderson, Whitney Cummings, Hulk Hogan, Lisa Lampanelli, Jeffrey Ross and Jerry Springer –

Toronto, ON (Aug. 10, 2010) — He’s given us KNIGHT RIDER. He’s given us BAYWATCH. And now, the man who may or may not have been responsible for the fall of the Berlin Wall gets the searing of a lifetime when the COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST OF DAVID HASSELHOFF fires up The Comedy Network. Premiering, Saturday, Aug. 28 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, the COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST OF DAVID HASSELHOFF also serves up Emmy® Award winner Seth MacFarlane as this year’s Roast Master. As Canada’s only home to Comedy Central Roasts, The Comedy Network offers up encore viewings of this sizzlin’ roast, highlights of roasts past, and exclusive red carpet footage, on-demand on thecomedynetwork.ca.

**Media Note** Photography for THE COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST OF DAVID HASSELFHOFF is available online at www.ctvmedia.ca/comedy. Screeners available by request.

Best known for skewering American values with his animated series, MacFarlane fuels the fire with an all-star lineup of Roasters including the world’s most bonafide sex symbol and BAYWATCH alumnus, Pamela Anderson, wrestling’s ultimate Hulkamaniac Hulk Hogan and controversial talk show host and sometimes voice of reason, Jerry Springer. Other roasters are on board to hassle “The Hoff” include ruthless comedic masterminds Whitney Cummings, Greg Giraldo, George Hamilton, Lisa Lampanelli and “Roastmaster General” Jeffrey Ross.

Canada's first-and-only specialty comedy service, The Comedy Network airs comedy of all kinds, 24-hours-a-day, across multiple platforms, including a revolutionary broadband service at thecomedynetwork.ca. Launched in October 1997, The Comedy Network broadcasts, uncut and uncensored, an eclectic mix of scripted, stand-up, sketch, improv, and animated comedy – as well as topical comedy talk shows, game shows and classic situation comedies. Offering an unrivalled slate of original Canadian programming, The Comedy Network reinvests nearly 50 per cent of its revenues into home-grown productions. The Comedy Network, a division of CTV Television Inc., is available to nearly six million households across the country. Visit The Comedy Network's website at thecomedynetwork.ca.

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