Bridget Everett is taking Comedy Central by the balls in the uncensored world premiere of her one-hour special, "Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder," airing on Comedy Central tonight, July 11 at 12:30 a.m. ET/PT. For fans that can't wait for Everett's new material, the special will be available on July 6 on CC: Stand-Up Direct.
Filmed at Joe's Pub in New York City, Everett's raucous, raunchy and hilarious show is as heartfelt as it is unpredictable. Executive produced by Red Hour, "Gynecological Wonder" is directed by Lance Bangs. Everett, called "the most exciting performer in New York City" on the cover of The Village Voice, and "raw and riotous" by The New York Times," belts out beautiful songs that will make you laugh, cry and sometimes even cringe, in this fast paced, high octane rollercoaster comedy ride.
Leading up to the on-air premiere,
Comedy Central Stand-Upwill feature preview clips from the special and fans can follow Everett on Twitter at @bridgeteverett, and tweet using the hashtag #GynecologicalWonder to join the social chatter around the special.
The extended and uncensored version of "
Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder" will be available on July 12 in the
Comedy Central App to fans that sign in via their cable or satellite provider. The
Comedy Central App is available for free for iOS on the App Store, on Chromecast, for Android on theGoogle Play store, and for Xbox One. It will also be available for download on iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Xbox Video, Sony Entertainment Network, Vudu and Google Play on July 11. The digital album also will be available on that date on iTunes, Amazon MP3, Google Play, Spotify and all streaming services.
Everett's film, theater and television credits include "Inside
Amy Schumer," "Two Broke Girls," Sex and the City, and the upcoming
Judd Apatow-produced film "Trainwreck." Everett has appeared at many festivals including: Montreal's Just For Laughs, HBO's Aspen United States Comedy Arts, Moontower Comedy, Festival Supreme, The San Francisco Sketchfest, and Bonnaroo.
Everett and her band, The Tender Moments, perform regularly to sold-out crowds and have welcomed special guests as varied as
Fred Armisen, Flea,
Patti LuPone,
Marc Shaiman, Peaches, and
Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters). Their album, POUND IT, is available now on iTunes. Everett recently starred in the hit off-Broadway show "Rock Bottom" at the Public Theater in New York.
"
Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder" is executive produced by Everett and Red Hour's
Ben Stiller, Debbie Liebling, Stuart Cornfeld, and Mike Rosenstein; and
Adam Horovitz and Kathleen Hanna.
Christian McLaughlin is the Executive in Charge for Comedy Central.
Comedy Central, the #1 brand in comedy, is the home for the biggest names in stand-up including recent one-hour specials from Daniel Tosh,
Kevin Hart, Gabriel Iglesias,
Amy Schumer,
Anthony Jeselnik, Aziz Ansari,
Chris Hardwick,
HANNIBAL Buress,
John Mulaney, Pete Holmes, Nick Kroll,
Patton Oswalt,
Jim Gaffigan,
David Spade,
Tracy Morgan, and more.
Comedy Central stand-up series include "Adam Devine's House Party," "The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail," "Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution," "The Half Hour," "Comedy Underground with Dave Attell" and "This is Not Happening."
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