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SiriusXM Presents “The COMEDY CENTRAL Radio Preview Weekend” – Breaking News

Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) and COMEDY CENTRAL®, a wholly-owned unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA and VIAB), announced today that it will present “The COMEDY CENTRAL Radio Preview Weekend” beginning Thursday, April 4.

The weekend-long preview of SiriusXM’s COMEDY CENTRAL Radio will showcase highlights of the programming lineup listeners can expect to hear when the channel launches later this spring. The preview, which will air on SiriusXM’s Raw Dog Comedy, channel 99, will kick off on Thursday, April 4 at 6:00 pm ET with a live call-in show with comedian Gabriel Iglesias and special guests.

SiriusXM’s “The COMEDY CENTRAL Radio Preview Weekend” will also feature a wide variety of COMEDY CENTRAL’s stand-up featuring comedians Aziz Ansari, Bo Burnham, Louis CK, Jim Gaffigan, Chris Hardwick, Mitch Hedberg, Pete Holmes, Anthony Jeselnik, Marc Maron, John Mulaney, John Oliver, Amy Schumer, Nick Swardson, Daniel Tosh and more.

Additionally, the preview weekend will feature an exclusive SiriusXM “Town Hall” special with Gabriel Iglesias airing on Friday, April 5 at 5:30 pm ET moderated by comedian Martin Moreno. “SiriusXM’s Town Hall with Gabriel Iglesias” will feature Iglesias, whose two-night world premiere of “Gabriel Iglesias: Aloha Fluffy” airs on COMEDY CENTRAL on Sunday, April 7 at 9:00 pm ET and Sunday, April 14 at 9:00 pm ET, answering questions from the studio audience about his career. For rebroadcast times please visitwww.siriusxm.com/townhall.

SiriusXM’s “Town Hall” series are intimate gatherings with iconic musicians, entertainers and figures and a studio audience of SiriusXM listeners. Previous “SiriusXM Town Hall” specials have featured Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift, Willie Nelson, Billy Crystal, Tom Petty, Kevin Hart, Alicia Keys, Tony Bennett, Aerosmith, Carol Burnett, Ringo Starr, Roger Waters, Crosby, Stills and Nash and the surviving members of Nirvana.

For a schedule of “The COMEDY CENTRAL Radio Preview Weekend,” please visit www.siriusxm.com/comedycentral.

COMEDY CENTRAL Radio joins SiriusXM’s broad collection of comedy channels, including Blue Collar Radio, George Carlin’s Carlin’s Corner, Jamie Foxx’s The Foxxhole, Laugh USA, Raw Dog Comedy, Upright Citizens Brigade’s UCB Radio and more.

For more information on SiriusXM, please visit www.siriusxm.com.

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