- MATCH GAME fills in the final blanks on the Season 1 finale Friday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
- The king of the quipsters is back! Catch the Season 5 premiere of TOSH.0 Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
- New SATURDAY NIGHT STAND UP specials air Saturday’s at 9 p.m. ET/PT beginning with JFL: THE MASTERS – JEREMY HOTZ (Feb. 2), followed by D.L. HUGHLEY: THE ENDANGERED LIST (Feb. 9).
- Comedy continues to deliver cult-classic movies on the weekends, with HAROLD & KUMAR ESCAPE FROM GUANTANAMO BAY (Saturday, Feb. 2 at 12 a.m. ET/PT), MACGRUBER (Saturday, Feb. 9 at 12 a.m. ET/PT), NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VAN WILDER (Saturday, Feb. 16 at 12 a.m. ET/PT), and more.
- Anthony Jeselnik brings his signature dark and twisted view to the new weekly topical series, THE JESELNIK OFFENSIVE starting Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT.
- The laughs just keep on coming with new episodes of JUST FOR LAUGHS: ALL ACCESS, WORKAHOLICS, KROLL SHOW, and ANGER MANAGEMENT all month long.
Below is a chronological listing of Comedy’s programming highlights for February. All programming is subject to change (all times ET/PT; visit TheComedyNetwork.ca to confirm local broadcast times).
Friday, Feb. 1
7 p.m. – MATCH GAME *Season 1 Finale*
Host Darrin Rose (MR. D) along with regular panellists and Seán Cullen (JUST FOR LAUGHS) and Debra DiGiovanni (COMEDY NOW!), are joined by guest panellists Chris Gorham (UGLY BETTY), Laurie Elliott (VIDEO ON TRIAL), Jonathan Goldstein (DRAKE & JOSH), and Meaghan Rath (BEING HUMAN).
9 p.m. – ANGER MANAGEMENT – “Charlie’s Dad Starts to Lose It”
Charlie Sheen (TWO AND A HALF MEN) thinks his father (Martin Sheen, The Amazing Spider-Man) might be developing Alzheimer’s disease.
Saturday, Feb. 2
9 p.m. – SATURDAY NIGHT STAND UP – JFL: THE MASTERS – JEREMY HOTZ *Special Premiere*
Selected as one of the most talented acts to hit the Just For Laughs stage, JFL: THE MASTERS focuses on Canada’s favourite curmudgeon, Jeremy Hotz, with a full hour of the master of misery and his side-splitting take on everyday life.
12 a.m. – HAROLD & KUMAR ESCAPE FROM GUANTANAMO BAY (2008) *Movie Premiere*
This comedy follows the cross-country adventures of the pot-smoking duo Harold (John Cho,Total Recall) and Kumar (Kal Penn, HOUSE), as they try to outrun authorities who suspect them of being terrorists when they attempt to sneak a bong on board their flight to Amsterdam.
2:15 a.m. – BASEKETBALL (1998) *Movie Premiere*
Two childhood friends (Trey Parker, SOUTH PARK and Matt Stone, SOUTH PARK) are pro athletes for a national sport called baseketball, a hybrid of baseball and basketball, and must deal with a greedy businessman scheming against their team.
Sunday, Feb. 3
12 a.m. – WHITE CHICKS (2004) *Movie Premiere*
Two disgraced FBI agents (Shawn Wayans, Dance Flick, and Marlon Wayans, CHILDRENS HOSPITAL) go undercover in an effort to protect two hotel heiresses from a kidnapping plot.
2 a.m. – SOUL PLANE (2004) *Movie Premiere*
After a humiliating experience on an airplane, Nashawn Wade (Kevin Hart, The Five-Year Engagement) sues the airline and is awarded a huge settlement. Determined to make good with the money, he creates the full-service airline of his dreams, complete with sexy stewardesses, funky music, a hot onboard dance club, and a bathroom attendant. But things turn raucous thanks to some last-minute passengers. SOUL PLANE also stars Snoop Dog (The Expendables 2), Tom Arnold (HAWAII FIVE-0), and Method Man (Red Tails).
Monday, Feb. 4
JUST FOR LAUGHS: ALL ACCESS – Episode 5
Coming to the small screen straight from the Just For Laughs festival in Montréal, stars Joel McHale (COMMUNITY), Jack McBrayer (30 ROCK), Jay Pharoah (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE), Chris D’Elia (WHITNEY), England’s Josh Howie (4 STAND UPS), Canada’s own Derek Edwards (COMEDY ON THE ROAD) and Darcy Michael (ENDGAME), and improv king Wayne Brady (WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?) take the stage.
Tuesday, Feb. 5
10 p.m. – TOSH.0 – Episode 1 *Season 5 Premiere*
Daniel Tosh is back with his hilarious and quick-witted commentary on viral videos gone wrong.
Wednesday, Feb. 6
10 p.m. – WORKAHOLICS – Episode 4
Adam Demamp (Adam Devine, Pitch Perfect), Blake Henderson, (Blake Anderson, HOUSE), and Anders Holmvik (Anders Holm, KEY & PEELE) continue to cause a ruckus around the office showing up late, leaving drunk, and always living for the day…even if they don’t know what day it is.
10:30 p.m. – KROLL SHOW – Episode 4
Nick Kroll brings a fresh take on sketch comedy, showcasing his incredible ability to create memorable and hilarious characters.
Friday, Feb. 8
9 p.m. – ANGER MANAGEMENT – “Charlie and the Ex-Patient”
Charlie (Charlie Sheen, TWO AND A HALF MEN) becomes romantically involved with a former patient.
Saturday, Feb. 9
9 p.m. – SATURDAY NIGHT STAND UP – D.L. HUGHLEY: THE ENDANGERED LIST *Special Premiere*
In this one-hour special, D.L. Hughley sets out to add “the black man” to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Endangered Species list. He travels across the nation gathering evidence and interviewing experts on race, religion, and politics in a quest to save his people. Interspersed with segments from an all-new stand-up set, Hughley recruits a group of white sorority girls for support, challenges an anti-gay preacher, and even tries to see eye to eye with a Neo-Nazi.
12 a.m. – MACGRUBER (2010) *Movie Premiere*
Ex-special operative MacGruber (Will Forte, 30 ROCK) is called back into action to take down his archenemy, Dieter Von Cunth (Val Kilmer, The Fourth Dimension), who’s in possession of a nuclear warhead and bent on destroying Washington, D.C.
2 a.m. – A NIGHT AT THE ROXBURY (1998) *Movie Premiere*
Two dim-witted brothers (Will Ferrell, Anchorman, and Chris Kattan, THE MIDDLE) dream of owning their own dance club – or at least getting into the coolest and most exclusive club in town, The Roxbury.
Sunday, Feb. 10
12 a.m. – JOE DIRT (2001) *Movie Premiere*
David Spade (HOT IN CLEVELAND) stars as Joe Dirt, an idiot who’s on the search for his parents who abandoned him when he was a baby.
2 a.m. – SUPERSTAR (1999) *Movie Premiere*
Nerdy Catholic schoolgirl Mary Katherine Gallagher (Molly Shannon, UP ALL NIGHT) dreams of winning over Sky Corrigan (Will Ferrell, Anchorman), the school’s most popular boy, by becoming a superstar.
Monday, Feb. 11
JUST FOR LAUGHS: ALL ACCESS – Episode 6
Jason Jones (THE DAILY SHOW), Jeremy Hotz (THE NEWSROOM), Lynne Koplitz (Z ROCK), Dave Hughes (THE GLASS HOUSE), Dan Soder (GUY CODE), Tom Segura (GARY UNMARRIED), Greg Behrendt (SEX AND THE CITY), and Canadian rising star Emma Hunter (THE L.A. COMPLEX) heat up the stage at Montréal’s Just For Laughs festival.
Saturday, Feb. 16
12 a.m. – NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VAN WILDER (2002) *Movie Premiere*
Van Wilder (Ryan Reynolds, The Change-Up) might be starting his seventh year at Coolidge College, but graduation is the furthest thing from his mind. Armed with a personal assistant and a group of admirers, Van has reached the status of living legend on campus, throwing bashes that make geeks popular, and raising money for charity. But when Van’s father (Tim Matheson, HART OF DIXIE) refuses to pay any more bills, Van turns party planning into a business in order to continue living in undergraduate bliss. As the cash begins to roll in, Van catches the eye of student journalist Gwen Pearson (Tara Reid, American Reunion), who is determined to expose the truth about him.
2 a.m. – NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VAN WILDER: THE RISE OF TAJ (2006) *Movie Premiere*
Taj Badalandabad (Kal Penn, HOUSE), the personal assistant to the legendary Van Wilder, leaves Coolidge College behind for the halls of Camford University in England where he looks to continue his education and teach an uptight student how to make the most out of her academic career.
Sunday, Feb. 17
12 a.m. – JUST FRIENDS (2005) *Movie Premiere*
While visiting his hometown during Christmas, Chris Brander (Ryan Reynolds) comes face-to-face with his old high school best friend and crush (Amy Smart, MEN AT WORK) – a woman whose rejection turned him into a ferocious womanizer.
2 a.m. – DEAD MAN ON CAMPUS (1998) *Movie Premiere*
Hoping to take advantage of an unwritten code that any student whose roommate commits suicide will automatically receive straight A’s, troublemaking roommates Josh Miller (Tom Everett Scott, Parental Guidance) and Cooper Frederickson (Mark-Paul Gosselaar, HAPPY ENDINGS) search for a classmate with a death wish.
Monday, Feb. 18
JUST FOR LAUGHS: ALL ACCESS – Episode 7
The Just For Laughs fun continues with amusing, exhilarating, and entertaining stand-up performances by Deb DiGiovanni (MATCH GAME), Bill Hader (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE), Mike Birbiglia (GIRLS), Mark Little (Roller Town), Rob Rouse (GROWNUPS), Dave Merheje (VIDEO ON TRIAL), and comedy veteran Tom Papa (THE MARRIAGE REF).
10:30 p.m. – THE JESELNIK OFFENSIVE – Episode 1 *Series Premiere*
Known for his blistering appearances on the recent ROASTS of Charlie Sheen and Donald Trump, Jeselnik unleashes his razor-sharp take on each week’s must-see “train wreck” news items, ripped from the headlines of Gawker, Reddit, and the Internet. Two panellists will join Jeselnik to further bash pop culture and gleefully rip the veil of sanctity from off-limit topics.
Saturday, Feb. 23
12 a.m. – DODGEBALL: A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY (2004) *Movie Premiere*
A group of misfits enter a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament in order to save their cherished local gym from the onslaught of a corporate health fitness chain. DODGEBALL: A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY stars Ben Stiller (The Watch), Vince Vaughn (The Watch), and Christine Taylor (License to Wed)
2 a.m. – STARSKY & HUTCH (2004) *Movie Premiere*
Two streetwise cops (Owen Wilson, Zoolander, and Ben Stiller) bust criminals in their red-and-white Ford Torino with the help of a police snitch called Huggy Bear (Snoop Dog).
Sunday, Feb. 24
12 a.m. – NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VACATION (1983) *Movie Premiere*
The Griswold family’s cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they originally anticipated. NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VACATION stars Chevy Chase (COMMUNITY) and Beverly D’Angelo (ENTOURAGE).
2 a.m. – TRADING PLACES (1983) *Movie Premiere*
A snobbish investor and a wily con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires. TRADING PLACES stars Eddie Murphy (Shrek) and Dan Aykroyd (Ghostbusters).
Monday, Feb. 25
JUST FOR LAUGHS: ALL ACCESS – Episode 8
Montréal brings viewers all the uproarious antics from the Just For Laughs festival, with stand up from Erik Griffin (WORKAHOLICS), John Pinette (The Punisher), Orny Adams (TEEN WOLF), John Heffron (SMASH), Brendon Walsh (THE JOE ROGAN EXPERIENCE), and Canadians Stewart Francis (NOT GOING OUT) and Tim Rabnett (COMEDY NOW!).