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If you are a loyal SOUTH PARK fan and think you know all there is to know about these hilariously bad little boys then you might have a chance to take over the programming on COMEDY CENTRAL for four straight days in the South Park Your Way contest.

From May 9 to May 19, fans can compete online at comedycentral.com to test their knowledge about SOUTH PARK factoids. The winner will choose his/her favorite episodes of SOUTH PARK to air during the primetime slot, May 23-26, 2005, at 9:30 pm.

Those Comedy Central cut-out kids Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny witness the return of Big Gay Al and are accidentally sent to Afghanistan in the SOUTH PARK: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON DVD, which arrives in stores nationwide Feb. 22, 2005.

The COMEDY CENTRAL Home Ent. and Paramount Home Ent. DVD release is a three-disc box set comprised of all 14 episodes and lists for $49.99. Bonus material includes mini-commentaries on all 14 episodes by creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. It is also available at http://shop.comedycentral.com.

While Comedy Central has had an impressive string of animated shows premiere this fall the new development slate for 2005 consists chiefly of live-action shows and a video game project. The all-comedy network has closed talent deals with Norm Macdonald and Jamie Kennedy, completed production on five new pilots, including two entertainment show parodies, and greenlit a concert film with network star Dave Attell, it was announced today (Nov. 16, 2004) by Lauren Corrao, svp, original programming and head of development, Comedy Central.

Comedy Centrals animated series, SHORTIES WATCHIN' SHORTIES, returns with all-new episodes tonight, Oct. 28, 2004, at 10:30 pm. The inventive half-hour show pairs animation and stand-up comedy, with potty-mouthed, under-supervised infants whose primary babysitter is the television set. The show premiered on April 28.

The World of Comedy International Film Festival has put out a call for feature film and shorts entries for its third annual event in Toronto Feb. 9-13, 2005. In addition to the film competition, the 2004 festival will host a series of workshops and panels to foster the further development of those interested in comedy filmmaking.

Comedy Centrals DRAWN TOGETHER, television's first animated reality series, is set to premiere on Oct. 27, 2004, at 10:30 pm with the first of eight episodes.

DRAWN TOGETHER presents a world where cartoon characters from various genres of animation are brought together to live under one roof. The eight characters leave their animated "reality" and enter a new world where their cartoon universes collide, combining different styles of animation and different personalities all "drawn together."

Comedy Central hopes its new animated series, SHORTIES WATCHIN' SHORTIES, will take stand-up comedy to a new, more visually striking place when the show premieres at 10:30 pm on April 28, 2004. Comedians Nick DiPaolo and Patrice Oneal provide the voices of two comically foul-mouthed, under-supervised infants whose primary babysitter is the television set.

Nearly a decade after his first stint at Comedy Central began, programming and network-branding guru Doug Herzog rejoins the all-comedy channel as president, replacing Larry Divney, who will retire. Herzog will be based in the network's Los Angeles office, as of early May 2004.

Realty show hits Comedy Central in an animated way with the networks order for DRAWN TOGETHER, according to Lauren Corrao, svp, original programming and head of development. Presented as if it were a real primetime reality series, DRAWN TOGETHER answers the question of what happens when eight completely different cartoon characters from various genres and styles live together and have their lives filmed for the entire world to see.