NEW YORK, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Fires and recalls and jail time, oh my! "COMEDY CENTRAL's Last Laugh '07 Starring Lewis Black" takes an irreverent look back at the most controversial and outrageous events of the year. From Senator Larry Craig looking for love in all the wrong places, to Paris Hilton doing hard time, to Amy Winehouse saying "no, no, no" to rehab, 2007 was one spirited year. "Last Laugh '07 Starring Lewis Black" promises to take an equal opportunity jab at our most laughable newsmakers and memorable moments of the past 12 months. On Sunday, December 2, COMEDY CENTRAL will get the last laugh when "COMEDY CENTRAL's Last Laugh '07 Starring Lewis Black" takes this mind-blowing year and crams it into one comedic night.

"COMEDY CENTRAL's Last Laugh '07 Starring Lewis Black" offers an edgy, alternative year-in-review with headliners Lewis Black, Dave Attell and D.L. Hughley, who rip into 2007 like one of Michael Vick's dogs...bloodshed guaranteed. Fasten your seatbelts; this is going to be one wild ride.

The hour-long show will premiere on COMEDY CENTRAL on Sunday, December 2 at 10:00 p.m. Shot live at LA's Wilshire Theatre, "COMEDY CENTRAL's Last Laugh '07 Starring Lewis Black" is a one-of-a-kind year-end event. This special features exclusive stand-up routines from the sharpest minds in comedy, as well as an animated short film, all of which bring the year into focus and skewer the world of politics, sports, celebrity, movies and much more.

"COMEDY CENTRAL's Last Laugh '07 Starring Lewis Black" will stream online at comedycentral.com for one week starting at 2:00 a.m. on December 3. comedycentral.com's site features online polls, exclusive videos and the game "Last Laugh '07: Pop Torture," which features a series of microgames where users must rapidly complete tasks like shaving Britney Spears' head and slamming the cell door shut on Paris. Viewers can go to LastLaugh07.com to vote on polls that cover pop culture, politics and sports and can vote on answers offered by top bloggers including Gothamist, Huffington Post and Deadspin. Exclusive videos include extended rants from Lewis Black and a special 2007 remix of the online viral phenomenon "Chocolate Rain" by Tay Zonday. In addition, the COMEDY CENTRAL Insider blog will offer three weeks of coverage including a Geek Year-In-Review blog from cult duo Hard 'n Phirm, Caption Challenges and the menagerie of COMEDY CENTRAL talent weighing in on the question, "Which 'personality' from 2007 needs to just go away, and why?"

Joel Gallen from Tenth Planet Productions serves as executive producer and Elizabeth Porter, COMEDY CENTRAL's senior vice president, specials and talent, is the executive in charge of production for "COMEDY CENTRAL's Last Laugh '07 Starring Lewis Black."

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