Coming in may:
- TOSH.0 wraps up Season 5 on Tuesday, May 14 at 10 p.m. ET/PT in typical no-holds-barred Daniel Tosh fashion.
- Get nerdy with THE BIG BANG THEORY Big Bang-A-Thon from Saturday, May 18 to Monday, May 20 from 6 a.m. to6 p.m. ET/PT.
- Friday, May 24 has back-to-back bro-tastic season finales starting with THE BEN SHOW at 12 a.m. ET/PT, followed byNATHAN FOR YOU at 12:30 a.m. ET/PT.
- Saturday Night Stand-up specials bring the heat with the premieres of AL MADRIGAL: WHY IS THE RABBIT CRYING? (Saturday, May 11 at 9 p.m. ET/PT), KRISTIN SCHAAL: LIVE AT THE FILMORE (Saturday, May 18 at 9 p.m. ET/PT), and JOAN RIVERS: DON’T GET ME STARTED (Saturday, May 25 at 9 p.m. ET/PT).
- Comedy continues to deliver funny bone-tickling movies with EXTRACT (Saturday, May 4 at 12 a.m. ET/PT), BRUCE ALMIGHTY (Saturday, May 11 at 12 a.m. ET/PT), COUPLES RETREAT (Saturday, May 25 at 12 a.m. ET/PT), and more.
- Season 2 of stand-up comedy series THE HALF HOUR premieres Friday, May 31 at 12 a.m. ET/PT.
- News episodes of ANGER MANAGEMENT (Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT), INSIDE AMY SCHUMER (Tuesdaysat 10:30 p.m. ET/PT), JFL: GAGS (Mondays at 10 p.m. ET/PT), and LOL 🙂 (Mondays at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT) continue all month long.
Below is a chronological listing of Comedy’s programming highlights for May. All programming is subject to change (all times ET/PT; visit TheComedyNetwork.ca to confirm local broadcast times).
Saturday May 4
12 a.m. – EXTRACT (2009) *Movie Premiere*
Joel (Jason Bateman) is one step away from selling his flavour extract factory and retiring to easy street when a freak workplace accident sets in motion a series of disasters that put his business and personal life in jeopardy. From writer and director Mike Judge (Office Space), EXTRACT also stars Kristen Wiig, Mila Kunis, and Ben Affleck.
2 a.m. – THE EX (2006) *Movie Premiere*
Zach Braff stars as a slacker who is forced to work for his father-in-law after his pregnant wife (Amanda Peet, THE GOOD WIFE) steps away from her high-paying job.
Sunday May 5
2 a.m. – ANALYZE THIS (1999) *Movie Premiere*
Billy Crystal and Robert DeNiro star in this hilarious comedy about a psychiatrist whose number one patient is an insecure mob boss.
Saturday May 11
9 p.m. – AL MADRIGAL: WHY IS THE RABBIT CRYING? *Special Premiere*
Celebrated stand-up comedian, THE DAILY SHOW correspondent, and LA family man Al Madrigal tells true tales of Coach Frankie, the Cholo soccer dad, “Liam Neeson,” the mushroom-addled cleaning lady, and Jesus the day labourer.
12 a.m. – BRUCE ALMIGHTY (2003) *Movie Premiere*
Bruce (Jim Carrey) is a guy who complains about God way too often. To teach him a lesson, God (Morgan Freeman) gives Bruce almighty powers to show him how difficult it is to run the world.
Saturday May 12
2:15 a.m. – A GUY THING (2006) *Movie Premiere*
When Paul (Jason Lee, RAISING HOPE) wakes up the morning after his bachelor party with a strange woman (Julia Stiles, BLUE) in his bed, he presumes he must have cheated on his fiancée (Selma Blair, ANGER MANAGEMENT).
Tuesday May 14
10 p.m. – TOSH.0 *Season Finale*
Daniel Tosh is ready with hilarious commentary on puking, nut shots, and embarrassing videos.
Saturday May 18
9 p.m. – KRISTIN SCHAAL: LIVE AT THE FILMORE *Special Premiere*
Known to many as a correspondent on THE DAILY SHOW, Kristen Schaal unleashes her hysterical comedic wit upon San Francisco. Schaal will talk about taints. She will perform her magician’s assistant audition, and he may even surprise the audience with a special guest: her dancing horse.
Friday May 24
12 a.m. – THE BEN SHOW – “Ben Throws a Party” *Season Finale*
Ben introduces “The Ben Show Blooper Reel,” the sketch “Freak Animals,” and Norm Macdonald makes another pointless guest appearance.
12:30 a.m. – NATHAN FOR YOU – “Private Investigator/Taxi” *Season Finale*
Nathan puts a private investigator to the test by allowing himself to be spied on for a day, and he’s forced to include product placement in his show.
Saturday May 25
9 p.m. – JOAN RIVERS: DON’T GET ME STARTED *Special Premiere*
The unstoppable entertainment icon is taking no prisoners and insulting anybody and everybody. Everything and everyone is fair game as Joan commands the stage with infectious energy and wit.
12 a.m. – COUPLES RETREAT (2009) *Movie Premiere*
Four couples settle into a tropical-island resort for a vacation. While one of the couples is there to work on their marriage, the others fail to realize that participation in the resort’s therapy sessions is not optional. Stars Vince Vaughn (The Watch), Malin Akerman (SUBURGATORY), and Jon Favreau (Iron Man).
Friday May 31
12 a.m. – THE HALF HOUR *Season Premiere*
THE HALF HOUR is back for a second season, shining the spotlight on some of the funniest and most unique comedians out there today. Join Dan St. Germain (The Castro Quartette), Jared Logan (BEST WEEK EVER), Brody Stevens (KROLL SHOW), Jonah Ray (THE NERDIST), Mike Lawrence (CONAN), Erik Griffin (WORKAHOLICS), Nikki Glaser (NIKKI & SARA LIVE!), and more for their first solo stand-up specials, every Friday night.
