Hey New York: Get Ready to 'Scrap Your Crap!' at COMEDY CENTRAL's(R) AddressTheMess Electronics Recycling Event

TO BE HELD ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2008 FROM 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NEW YORK COMEDY FESTIVAL, THE LOWER EAST SIDE ECOLOGY CENTER AND CITY OF NEW YORK PARKS & RECREATION





NEW YORK, Nov. 6  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- We all can "clean up our acts" a bit and AddressTheMess, an environmental initiative from COMEDY CENTRAL, invites all New Yorkers to "Scrap Your Crap!" and save the planet by bringing outdated or unwanted consumer electronics, including computers, laptops, monitors, keyboards, printers, fax machines, televisions, VCRs, stereos, cell phones and home and office phones to the AddressTheMess Electronics Recycling Event in Union Square on Sunday, November 9 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. for free drop-off and recycling and a chance to win two front row tickets to Brian Regan's New York Comedy Festival sold-out performance on November 9 at Avery Fisher Hall.

For many New Yorkers space is tight and electronic clutter is a big problem.  Getting rid of old TVs, outdated computers and other electronics that just sit gathering dust in their homes is not easy, especially for eco-conscious residents of the Big Apple who already know that discarded electronics contribute to over 70% of the toxins found in the nation's landfills and don't want to add to the exponentially growing pile of e-ware.  That's why COMEDY CENTRAL's AddressTheMess is partnering with the New York Comedy Festival, in collaboration with the Lower East Side Ecology Center and the City of New York Parks & Recreation, to help New York "Scrap Your Crap" and recycle responsibly.  The November 9 "Scrap Your Crap!" event is sponsored by Verizon FIOS and Sims Recycling Solutions.

Join COMEDY CENTRAL on Sunday, November 9 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. as the channel takes over the west part of Union Square between East 15th and East 16th Streets (cars enter on East 16th Street) in an effort to raise awareness about this environmental crisis as well as collect and recycle as much of New York City's excess e-ware as possible.  As an added incentive, COMEDY CENTRAL and the New York Comedy Festival will also give away two front row tickets to comedian Brian Regan's November 9 performance at Avery Fisher Hall.  Visit http://www.addressthemess.com/ for more information and a full list of acceptable materials.

COMEDY CENTRAL's pro-social initiative, AddressTheMess, strives to raise awareness of the environmental crisis by providing information as well as easy, eco-conscience steps to take in our everyday lives that will help the world in the process.  For more information on how to help make a positive impact on the environment, visit COMEDY CENTRAL's AddressTheMess Web site at http://www.addressthemess.com/.

The New York Comedy Festival, celebrating its Fifth Anniversary, runs from November 5-9 and features some of today's biggest names in comedy for its 2008 roster including Frank Caliendo, Louis C.K., Craig Ferguson, Carlos Mencia, Joel McHale, B.J. Novak, Tracy Morgan, Brian Regan, Sarah Silverman and Katt Williams.  The 2008 line-up builds on the overwhelming success of previous years to reach an even higher plateau of laughs. Presented in a record number of prestigious New York City venues -- including Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Harlem's World Famous Apollo Theater, Town Hall, Hammerstein Ballroom, Carolines on Broadway, the Paley Center for Media, and the 92nd Street Y -- this year's Festival boasts stand-out stand-up performances and panel discussions with writers from the Emmy(R) and Peabody(R) Award-winning "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," the Emmy(R) Award-winning writers from "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" and Lizz Winstead, who will moderate a panel featuring the most insightful and hilarious political minds working today.

COMEDY CENTRAL, the only all-comedy network, currently is seen in more than 95 million homes nationwide.  COMEDY CENTRAL is owned by, and is a registered trademark of, Comedy Partners, a wholly-owned division of Viacom Inc.'s (NYSE:VIANYSE:andNYSE:VIA.B) MTV Networks.  COMEDY CENTRAL's Internet address is http://www.comedycentral.com/.  For up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs visit Press Central, COMEDY CENTRAL's press Web site at http://www.comedycentral.com/press. 

DATASOURCE: COMEDY CENTRAL Corporate Communications



CONTACT:  Steve Albani, [phone], ,

or Jamie Lee, [phone], 



Web Site:  http://www.addressthemess.com/.

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