THE BEAT GOES ON!
COMEDY CENTRAL'S® "RENO 911!" COPS ARE BACK FOR A FIFTH SEASON
PREMIERING WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16 AT 10:30 P.M.
Guest Stars For New
Season Include Christina Applegate, Seth Green,
Lisa Lampanelli, George Lopez And Ryan Stiles
comedycentral.com To
Include New Web Exclusive Content ”Cop Psychology” Which Features A
Psychological Evaluation Of Each RENO Officer
NEW YORK, December 17,
2007 – Law and disorder continue on COMEDY CENTRAL as "RENO 911!" returns
for a fifth season. The half-hour comedy is created by and stars Robert Ben
Garant, Kerri Kenney-Silver and Thomas Lennon as cops on patrol in Reno,
Nevada. The season premiere debuts Wednesday, January 16 at 10:30 p.m.
In the debut episode, find out if Garcia steals Dangle’s husband and who is
the father of Deputy Wiegel’s baby. Guest stars in the episode include
Christina Applegate, Lisa
Lampanelli and Nick Swardson. Future episodes feature the deputies working
as fast food employees, raising money by becoming door-to-door salesmen and
building a section of the wall to keep Mexicans from the crossing the U.S.
border. Other guest stars this season include Diedrich Bader, Seth Green,
George Lopez and Ryan Stiles.
The 16-episode series is a Jersey Television production in association with
COMEDY CENTRAL. This hilarious take on the traditional cop drama is a
character-driven comedy with soap opera-like twists and turns.
On comedycentral.com, the “RENO 911!” site will include new Web exclusive
content, featuring original videos, a new game and previews and highlights
from each new episode. The Web exclusive content, entitled “Cop Psychology,”
presents in 8 installments the psychological evaluation of each Reno officer
by a certified professional. These videos will roll out on the site weekly
following each new episode of the show. Existing site features include cast
and character bios, message boards, downloads, and even more exclusive video
content.
"RENO 911's!" premiere telecast was among the most successful in network
history and it continues to be one of the network's most highly-rated
series. "RENO 911!" gives viewers the chance to witness the men and women of
the Reno Sheriff’s Department at work and at play, offering a hilarious and
unexpected spoof of the traditional cop reality program. With an ensemble
cast that features "Viva Variety" and "The State" alumni Robert Ben Garant,
Kerri Kenney-Silver and Thomas Lennon, "RENO 911!" is a narrative comedy
about the adventures and relationships of a local Reno, Nevada precinct.
Joining Garant, Kenney-Silver and Lennon on the "Reno 911!" beat are Carlos
Alazraqui, Mary Birdsong, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Niecy Nash and Cedric
Yarbrough.
Credits for "RENO 911!" include John Landgraf, Garant, Kenney-Silver and
Lennon as executive producers and Peter Principato and Paul Young as
co-executive producers. Jim Sharp and Monika Zielinska serve as the
executives in charge of production for COMEDY CENTRAL. Jersey Television was
formerly headed by John Landgraf, who is now president and general manager
of the cable network FX. Landgraf continues to executive produce "RENO
911!," along with his former Jersey partners Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg
and Stacey Sher.
The debut episode of “RENO 911!” is sponsored by Mitsubishi.
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