Saturday, June 24, 2006

COMEDY CENTRAL Announces That William Shatner To Be Roasted - Follows Pamela Anderson

COMEDY CENTRAL Roast of William Shatner′ to Air on Sunday, August 20 at 10:00 P.M.

COMEDY CENTRAL is taking command and putting William Shatner in the hot seat. Shatner is confirmed to brazenly travel where only the strongest have survived, as the all-comedy network′s newest Roastee. The show is scheduled to tape in August in Los Angeles. THE COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST OF WILLIAM SHATNER will air on Sunday, August 20 at 10:00 p.m.

"It takes a real man to follow Pamela Anderson into the Roast pit and William Shatner is truly a hero among men," said Elizabeth Porter, senior vice president, specials and talent for COMEDY CENTRAL. "By the end of this year′s Roast, Shatner may wish he was in a galaxy far, far away."

William Shatner has cultivated a career that has spanned over 50 years as Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor, director, producer, screenwriter, recording artist and author. He is one of pop culture′s most recognizable figures and has also established himself as a major Hollywood philanthropist.