COMEDY CENTRAL IS GOING TO GET SOME! THE WORLD TELEVISION PREMIERE STAND-UP SPECIAL "JON REEP: METRO JETHRO" DEBUTS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 AT 11:00 P.M.

NEW YORK, September 30, 2009 -- COMEDY CENTRAL is about to learn a little "red-netiquette"! Tune in for the World Television Premiere of "Jon Reep: Metro Jethro," debuting Saturday, October 17 at 11:00 p.m.

An encore presentation of "Jon Reep: Metro Jethro" is scheduled to air Sunday, October 18 at 6 p.m.

Fans may know him best from winning Season 5 of NBC's "Last Comic Standing," but COMEDY CENTRAL has this loveable, redheaded redneck bringing his supersonic energy, non-stop characters and clever writing to the stage. In his all-new, one-hour stand-up special, country bumpkins and city folk alike can rejoice: Jon Reep is in town to dish out redneck knowledge. Want to know the meaning behind the term "Metro Jethro"? Tune in Saturday, October 17 to find out!

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