Friday, 8 August 2008

Washington D.C. Native Jay Phillips to Perform in 'Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-up' on Aug. 6

'Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-up' Airs on Starz Every
Wednesday at 10 p.m. (ET/PT)

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., July 31 -- Hilarious Washington D.C.
native Jay Phillips will perform in the Starz original stand-up drollery
series "Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-up" on Wednesday Aug.
6 at 10 p.m. (ET/PT).

Phillips got his comedy break when co-hosting Baltimore's successful
WXYZ morning receiving set show. Soon after, he was voted as Baltimore Magazine's
Comedian of the Year in 2002. Phillips tv set credits include BET's
"Comic View," "The Late Show with Craig Kilborn," "The Shield" and ABC's
"Jimmy Kimmel Live." In addition, he has appeared in films such as Prom
Night, Baby Mama and Semi-Pro. On-stage performances include those at the
Loco Comedy Jam.

"Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-up" is administrator produced
by one of America's most popular actor/comedians, Martin Lawrence. Now in
its third gear season, the weekly series features 35 talented, explosive, and
sure as shooting not politically correct, comedians who contract the public eye to severalize
it care it is in their own high-pressure style. Filmed before a live
audience in Washington D.C. at the historic Lincoln Theatre, the depict is
hosted by comic Doug Williams who adds his possess style of comedy. Spinning
the music is celebrated entertainer and DJ Biz Markie.

Starz Entertainment, LLC, is a premium movie service provider operating
in the United States. It offers 16 flick channels including the flagship
Starz(R) and Encore(R) brands with approximately 16.8 meg and 31.4
gazillion 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 grouping 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 Entertainment
720.852.5838
chelsye.burrows@starz.com



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