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I hope that anyone that is reading this is fully aware of my brand new one hour special on Comedy Central, Steve Byrne's Happy Hour!  It took 10 long years to get there, lots of peaks and valleys, but it's in the can!  My first hour special.  It seems like just yesterday that I got to do my first half hour special on Comedy Central.  It really was 2 years. A lot has happened in 2 years since doing the 1/2 hour.  I was on a tv show on NBC, The Real Wedding Crashers.  I got to be in my first major motion pictures, The Goods: The Don Ready Story, starring Jeremy Piven and my good friend Ken Jeong and Four Christmases, starring Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon!  But even after all that, the thing I am most proud of is this very special!  I remember being told I had 8 months to prepare for the special; then the producers said I had 4 months to prepare for it.  Now as some of you may or may not know, as a comic, I had 8 years of work and I put my best jokes into that 1/2 hour special.  Then I had 2 years to prepare a new set of jokes and not only that, but double the jokes. So, I really had my work cut out for me.  There are some jokes I absolutely love in this special and others I really have no idea what I was thinking at the time, but it seemed to work.  This special, I have a feeling will be either loved or loathed.  I have discovered a lot about my style, especially in the last two years.  For one thing, I am just a silly goose!  I really come from the mind set that when people come to a comedy show, it should never get too heady or dark.  I think folks just want to kick off their shoes and have fun.  That is what I set out to do.  Just come up with jokes at my expense or that are so far out there, that you really can shut your brain off.  Now don't get me wrong, there are plenty of guys I love that do all sorts of other comedy and it works for them.  Serious comics, goofy comics, alternative comics, family and bio based comics.  All of it is tailored for them and their audience.  I love guys like Bill Maher, Jim Norton, Bill Burr, Demetri Martin (who at first kind of bugged me, but as I've gone on, I see how original he is and I dig it), Zach Gallahowever you spell his darn name, Nick Swardson, Sebastian Maniscalco, Dov Davidoff, Ahmed Ahmed, Colin Quinn, Sam Tripoli, there are just so many comics out there I really like, too many to name and they do what they do and I love em for it.  I am figuring out what I do and its just really ridiculous, but I love it.  The tough thing now is to continue to keep up with new and fresh material that I hope people like!  So, it's back to the drawing board for me.  I hope this special is well received and I hit the road with tons of new jokes so when folks come out to a show, they see the jokes that they love and a bunch of new jokes that they have never heard!  I did want to switch it up with the wardrobe too.  In my half hour special, I am too damn trendy looking.  Most of the comics on TV or on stage look like they manage an Urban Outfitters, so I wanted to go old school.  Look like a professional on stage, look like I care and I take the job somewhat seriously.  There are too many guys are in their thirties trying to look cool.  There is a time and a place to put away the designer jeans and accept your age.  Clean it up.  Look good!  So, I went old school with a Rat Pack kind of vibe with a nice suit.  It's kind of weird being in a suit in front of hundreds of people, on all fours doing a doggystyle joke.  Anyways, I hope you all enjoy the special as much as I had in making it.  I promise to keep writing and that the next one will be even better!!! Steve Byrne More Steve Byrne: Steve Byrne on male and female strippers.Steve Byrne's dream jobs

Well, my very first one hour special!  On Comedy Central!  Oh, man, have I hit paydirt.  I am going to be soooooo famous from this.  My life is going to change in so many ways.  First, I am pretty sure I am going to have to get rid of most of my friends.  I'll just be too cool to hang out with most of them.  While they still do the things "we" used to, like go to the mall and eat at Cinnabon and Wetzels Pretzels, I'll probably be in a helicopter surveying land to build new Hot Topic and Forever 21 stores. I'll stop eating at my favorite places, like Chick Fil A and Arby‚Äôs. Most likely I'll dine where celeb's eat, Planet Hollywood.  I'll have to wear my sunglasses while I order a "Stop or my mom will Shoot a Whiskey Sour".  I hope no one recognizes me there while I get to know my new cool friends, the Full House!  Yeah, I'd be friends with Stamos, Coulier and Sagat.  We'd just talk about being stars and hot ass.  Speaking of hot ass, I am going to tear through Hollywood ass like Willie Ames in the 70's.  I'll tap all the hot broads.  Kirstie Alley, Ricky Lake, Judge Judy, Bea Arthur and I would do it with Bea Arthur, just to say I did it.  I am going to have to slip a finger into Britney at some point, just to keep my finger warm, that‚Äôs all.  I wouldn't do it for the tabloids, I would do it because I could and if my finger or two of them are cold, I would need to keep them warm.  I'd have to adopt a child, from a foreign country.  Although I am Asian, I would still go Asian, 'cause they just look so cute when they are young.  I would actually adopt a panda and a small Chinese boy together, because I could and that way they aren't lonely.  I would feed them California Pizza Kitchen everyday.  One because its so darn good and two because its expensive and I can afford it because I am a celebrity.  I'll probably be friends with my favorite musicians.  I'll just kick it with the Captain and Tennille one night, then party with Richard Marx the next.  I'll just have a revolving door of cool people I chill with!  The Commodores (not with Lionel Richie) one moment, then the Pips (without Gladys Knight) the next.  It's going to be so sweet.  I'll own a pet turtle and make everyone wait until he keeps pace with us whenever we walk anywhere, because I need to power trip over the weak minded. There are just so many things I would do with my new found fame, these are but a few.  Right now, I am typing this myself.  Once I get famous, I'll hire ten hot Swedish girls, each to have one finger on the keyboard of my computer to type for me, all while dressed in Hooters outfits, because I can!  So, this is most likely the last thing, my own, rich fingers will type.  I hope you enjoy what you've read while I still communicate with you peasants.

Comedian Gerry Dee's Comedy Central Presents is coming up, so he taped this exclusive video showing off his mad teaching skills. He's like Michelle Pfeiffer in Dangerous Minds and Hillary Swank in Dangerous Minds 3: Dangerous Freedom Writers all rolled into one. Comedy Central Presents Gerry Dee airs June 7 at 11pm EST.

There's a new season of Comedy Central Presents coming, and we've got a couple new preview clips. In this first one, Rob Stapleton talks about going to the movies. Comedy Central PresentsRob Stapleton - Scary MoviesMore Funny VideosComedians on TourGet Funny RingtonesStand-Up Comedy I don't know about you but I don't really watch scary movies, because they don't scare me. Maybe I'm just too rational, but there are just too many things in the real world that are scarier than anything that might be in a horror flick, things like poverty or genocide or being swallowed by demons if I don't flip the lights on and off 47 times before leaving the house to buy more ham with which to cover the windows in my house. You know, to keep Matchbox 20 from spying me. After the jump, you can see Jasper Redd in another clip from Comedy Central Presents. Comedy Central PresentsJasper Redd - TennesseeMore Funny VideosComedians on TourGet Funny RingtonesStand-Up Comedy

I love Christmas. I wish everyday could be Christmas. It's without a doubt my favorite holiday. It doesn't really have anything to do with my religious beliefs or a penchant for holiday cheer though. Mostly it's because it's the time of year when I get the fewest funny looks for buying excessive amounts of myrrh. Anthony Jeselnik likes Christmas too, as he explains in this clip from the new season of Comedy Central Presents. Jokes.comAnthony Jeselnik - ChristmasMore Funny VideosComedians on TourGet Funny RingtonesStand-Up Comedy After the jump, you can see Brian Scolaro in a clip from his upcoming episode of Comedy Central Presents. Jokes.comBrian Scolaro - WeightMore Funny VideosComedians on TourGet Funny RingtonesStand-Up Comedy

Let me tell you two thing I know about Christian Finnegan: 1. He's funny. 2. Wikipedia says he's 35 today. So be sure to take some time out of your busy day to send him telekinetic wishes for a happy birthday. Here's a clip from C-Finn's Comedy Central Presents:

Via Dead-Frog comes an interview by Jake Klocksien with Daniel Tosh, whose first Comedy Central Presents just aired on Sunday. Here's a little: Nearly all stand-up comedians have horror stories when they talk about the first time they performed in front of an audience. Was your first set any different?DANIEL TOSH: I had a 17 minute standing ovation after my first set. Ok, what really happened was that I looked in an Orlando newspaper when I was 19, found an open-mic night. I just assumed it was for comedy, turns out it was for music. They said "Sure you can do stand-up." It was also a contest, so I had to pay $10 and the audience, which was the people eating in the restaurant that night would judge it. After my second joke I was getting rim shots from the drummer who was setting up. I didn't stick around but I assume I won, so if you ran that room and are reading this, send me my f*cking $80 first prize, a**hole! For the complete interview, click here.

Good news! Comedy Central Records has just released One Star Wonder, the new full-length digital-only album from stand-up Greg Warren. Here's everything you always wanted to know about the record but were afraid to ask: Recorded at the Denver Comedy Works, the album features the hits from Warren's previous self-released CDs, including “Flute Man” and his trademark “One Star People” observations, as well as new material such as a segment entitled “West Point” in which Warren recounts his year as a failed cadet at The United States Military Academy. To get the album, click here (link opens in iTunes). Meanwhile, after the jump you can watch a clip from Greg's Comedy Central Presents.

If you're a fan of laughter and joy, you'll be pleased to know that the great Maria Bamford's new CD and DVD Unwanted Thoughts Syndrome is out today from Comedy Central Records. I know we're in a recession and all, but you really owe it to yourself to find some money somehow and buy this thing. You could sell your feet for scrap or find lost monocles and return them to their wealthy owners for a hefty reward. Whatever you do, just know that your investment will pay off in immeasurable hilarity dividends. If you need your wheels greased a little more, I suggest directing your attention toward the audio preview we posted recently as well as this wonderful interview the Onion AV Club did with Maria. And after the jump, you can watch a clip from Maria's 2007 Comedy Central Presents.

I would be excited if Comedy Central Presents Kristen Schaal was on tonight, but Comedy Central Presents Kristen Schaal and Comedy Central Presents John Mulaney are both on tonight, which is excitement overload, a one-two punch of awesomeness. It's like eating blueberry pancakes while riding a dolphin. A talking dolphin. No, a singing dolphin. And the pancakes play guitar. What I'm trying to say is, look how funny: After the jump, you can watch a clip from Kristen Schaal's CCP and interviews with both comics. Comedy Central Presents John Mulaney premieres tonight at 10pm / 9c, and Comedy Central Presents Kristen Schaal immediately follows at 10:30pm / 9:30c.

Last Tuesday, Bo Burnham's self-titled LP was released on Comedy Central Records, and next Friday, March 27, his episode of Comedy Central Presents premieres at 10:30pm / 9:30c. Dude is only 18, and he's accomplished more this month than you or I have in our entire miserable lives. Combined. I'd be worried about how much power he'll have at 30, but we'll all be enslaved by robots by then, so fret not. Anyway, here are a couple clips from Comedy Central Presents Bo Burnham.

If you read Variety before you read CC Insider, well, I guess we're just not as close I thought we were. We'll talk about it in friendship counseling. Nonetheless, if you read Variety this morning, you might have seen that Comedy Central has picked up Daniel Tosh's Tosh.0. Comedy Central has greenlit a series that will feature comedian Daniel Tosh delivering biting commentary about blogs and various other Internet destinations. The cabler has ordered 10 episodes of weekly series "Tosh.0," which is slated to go into production immediately and premiere on the channel in June. "Finally, a television show that steals from the Internet, as opposed to the other way around," quipped Tosh, who made Variety's 10 Comics to Watch list in 2006. I'm glad someone's going to stick it to all those shitty blogs that create their content by recycling stuff from TV. Now, click past the jump and enjoy a clip from Daniel Tosh's 2006 Comedy Central Presents.

I never realized how much I took sitting in traffic for granted until I became a blogger and started working at home. When I had to drive to work, I'd always listen to audio books, but now I can't do that anymore, so I'm going to have to learn to read. One of these days. Chris Porter doesn't mind traffic either. Catch the rest of Chris Porter's Comedy Central Presents when it premieres Friday at 10:30pm/9:30c. After the jump, watch a clip from Eddie Ifft's CCP which airs Friday at 10pm/9c.

I've never really liked the way my name sounds. It's just not very pleasant to say because my first name ends with a "T" sound and my last name begins with one. So when I was in jr. high, I tried to get everyone to call me "Matthew" instead. Unfortunately, no one would go along with it, but we were able to compromise and everyone called me "dickface," which--I don't have to tell you--just rolls off the tongue so nicely. Pete Lee was also saddled with an unfortunate name. For more Pete Lee, be sure to catch his Comedy Central Presents when the new season airs. After the jump, a look at Rebecca Corry's Comedy Central Presents.

Did you know it's Stand-Up Month? It is! How do I know? Because we said so. If a fraternity pledge told you it was Slip Someone GHB at a Jack Johnson Concert Month, you wouldn't question it, would you? Exactly. So yeah, as I was saying, happy Stand-Up Month! To celebrate, here are some clips from the upcoming season of Comedy Central Presents. And look for more stand-up throughout the month... and then also after that. Basically forever. This is Comedy Central. Jokes.comDoug Benson - Sexual HarassmentMore Funny VideosComedians on TourGet Funny RingtonesStand-Up Comedy Jokes.comDoug Benson - Sexual HarassmentMore Funny VideosComedians on TourGet Funny RingtonesStand-Up Comedy

The Comic's Comic has posted up a pretty excellent interview with everyone's favorite Olive Garden Italian, Mr. Mike Birbiglia. Mike's part of a Comedy Central Presents special called My First Time. It debuts tomorrow night at 10:30 pm EST on the mothership, and also features Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black, and Bonnie McFarlane. Here's a little tastey taste: Click ahead for a series of interviews with Mike and the rest of the first-timers.

Demetri Martin is so smart, he could easily have a really prestigious job like an economist or a physicist or a bank teller. But lucky for us, he's chosen to put his mind into making us laugh. Of course, he also makes us think, so he's a 2-for-1 deal. That's why I call him the ice cream cake of comedy. Well, that and because I just really want some ice cream cake. Anyway, enjoy this collection of brainy Demetri Martin bits. It's the ice cream cake of video lists. Findings More clips after the jump. Meanwhile, the first season of Important Things with Demetri Martin is out on DVD this week. You should buy it. Some Data About Brains The SAT Where Jokes Go Social Networking Greater Than or Equal To Writing a Book in the Fifth Person Video Resume Some Data About Coolness Sort of Bonus: Demetri's 224-Word Palindrome, Dammit I'm Mad Dammit I’m mad. Evil is a deed as I live. God, am I reviled? I rise, my bed on a sun, I melt. To be not one man emanating is sad. I piss. Alas, it is so late. Who stops to help? Man, it is hot. I’m in it. I tell. I am not a devil. I level “Mad Dog”. Ah, say burning is, as a deified gulp, In my halo of a mired rum tin. I erase many men. Oh, to be man, a sin. Is evil in a clam? In a trap? No. It is open. On it I was stuck. Rats peed on hope. Elsewhere dips a web. Be still if I fill its ebb. Ew, a spider… eh? We sleep. Oh no! Deep, stark cuts saw it in one position. Part animal, can I live? Sin is a name. Both, one… my names are in it. Murder? I’m a fool. A hymn I plug, deified as a sign in ruby ash, A Goddam level I lived at. On mail let it in. I’m it. Oh, sit in ample hot spots. Oh wet! A loss it is alas (sip). I’d assign it a name. Name not one bottle minus an ode by me: “Sir, I deliver. I’m a dog” Evil is a deed as I live. Dammit I’m mad.

Now that Zach Galifianakis is the world's most difficult to pronounce household name, Comedy Central is celebrating by dedicating a four hour block of programming to the Hangover star. It's called Zach Attack and it all starts tonight at 12am / 11c. To whet your appetite, here's a collection of some classic Galifianakis.

If you like Comedy Central shows but always wished you could clearly see each and every pore on Cartman's face, you'll be pleased to learn that a high-definition version of the network is hitting TVs today.COMEDY CENTRAL HD will offer close to 200 hours of programming in native high definition, including almost 30 past episodes of the Emmy® and Peabody® Award-winning "South Park," the first two seasons of the Emmy®-nominated "The Sarah Silverman Program" and countless hours of stand-up, including the most recent season of the channel's "COMEDY CENTRAL Presents" series, and a number of original and acquired stand-up specials, as well as acquired films. In addition, upcoming new seasons of network stalwarts "South Park" (season 13, premiering March 11) and "RENO 911!" (season 6, premiering April 1) and the series premiere of the epic series, "Kröd Mändoon and The Flaming Sword of Fire" (series premiere April 9) will be presented in native high definition.The Emmy® and Peabody® Award-winning network mainstays, "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report," will initially be upconverted for COMEDY CENTRAL HD but will be broadcast in native high definition sometime in the future.Click here for complete details.

If you've been jonesing to hear comedians talk some more about politics, it's your lucky day, because we've got two new installments of PolitiBits featuring the comics from the next season of Comedy Central Presents.