'Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-up' Airs on Starz Every
Wednesday at 10 p.m. (ET/PT)
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Cincinnati native and
funnyman Gary Owen will perform in the Starz original stand-up comedy
series "Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-up" on Wednesday, Aug.
6 at 10 p.m. (ET/PT).
Owen has performed on stage at Pittsburgh Improv comedy club and his
film credits include Daddy Day Care, Little Man, Rebound and Held Up. Being
the only Caucasian ever to host BET's "Comic View," Owen was named
"Funniest Serviceman in America" after only one year of doing stand-up
comedy and he was the winner of the "Funniest Black Comedian in San Diego"
contest. Owen has also released a comedy CD entitled "Live from Tampa" and
a DVD "Breakin Out The Park."
"Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-up" is executive produced
by one of America's most popular actor/comedians, Martin Lawrence. Now in
its third season, the weekly series features 35 talented, explosive, and
certainly not politically correct, comedians who take the spotlight to tell
it like it is in their own hard-hitting style. Filmed before a live
audience in Washington, D.C. at the historic Lincoln Theatre, the show is
hosted by comedian Doug Williams who adds his own style of comedy. Spinning
the music is celebrated entertainer and DJ Biz Markie. Featured comedians
are Rickey Smiley ("Comic View"), Angelo Lozada ("Showtime at the Apollo"),
Steve Brown ("Def Comedy Jam") and others.
Starz Entertainment, LLC, is a premium movie service provider operating
in the United States. It offers 16 movie channels including the flagship
Starz(R) and Encore(R) brands with approximately 16.8 million and 31.4
million subscribers respectively. Starz Entertainment airs more than 1,000
movies per month across its pay TV channels and offers advanced services
including Starz HD, Encore HD, Starz On Demand, Encore On Demand, MoviePlex
On Demand, Starz HD On Demand, Encore HD On Demand, MoviePlex HD On Demand,
and Starz Play. Starz Entertainment (http://www.starz.com) is an operating
unit of Starz, LLC, which is a controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media
Corporation, and is attributed to Liberty Entertainment Group, a tracking
stock group of Liberty Media Corporation.
Contact(s):
Rhiannon Hendrickson
Starz Entertainment
720.852.5802
rhiannon.hendrickson@starz.com
Michele Gregoire-Langevin
Starz Entertainment
720.852.4504
michele.langevin@starz.com
Chelsye J. Burrows
Starz EntertainmentSOURCE Starz Entertainment, LLC
720.852.5838
chelsye.burrows@starz.com
SOURCE Starz Entertainment, LLC
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Related links:
http://www.starz.com
CONTACT:
Rhiannon Hendrickson, +1-720-852-5802,
rhiannon.hendrickson@starz.com, or Michele Gregoire-Langevin,
+1-720-852-4504, michele.langevin@starz.com, or Chelsye J.
Burrows, +1-720-852-5838, chelsye.burrows@starz.com, all of Starz
Entertainment, LLC
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