IRELAND'S #1 STAND-UP COMEDIAN, TOMMY TIERNAN COMES TO COMEDY CENTRAL� WITH HIS FIRST U.S. COMEDY SPECIAL "TOMMY TIERNAN: SOMETHING MENTAL" PREMIERING FRIDAY, MARCH 14 AT 11:00 P.M.

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NEW YORK, March 3, 2008 -- Having conquered the rest of the English-speaking world, Ireland's top funny man, Tommy Tiernan, takes viewers on one wild comedy ride with his first stand-up special in the U.S. Get ready for the World Television Premiere of "Tommy Tiernan: Something Mental" debuting Friday, March 14 at 11:00 p.m.

Wicked, wild and ferociously funny, Tommy Tiernan's impassioned performance deals with the big subjects - sex, family, religion - examining the oddities he finds in the Irish and American cultures. Tiernan reveals the reason the Irish drink, gives closure to the Catholic vs. Protestant feud and laments the constraints of the English language. �Something Mental� takes the audience on a journey through what the British press calls, �the devilish wonderland of his mind.�

Considered one of the best comedians in the English-speaking world, Tommy Tiernan has sold-out performances from London to New York to Melbourne and continues to break his own box office records in his home country of Ireland. Winner of The Perrier Award at The Edinburgh Festival and the British Comedy Award for Best Stand-up, Tiernan's four DVD's have all debuted as number one sellers in Ireland. �Something Mental� will be his debut CD & DVD release in the U.S. For more information on Tiernan visit www.TommyTiernan.com.