COMEDY CENTRAL's Best Bets for Week of 8/18

Comedy Central announces its 'BEST BETS' for week of August 18th!

Tuesday, August 20
"Drunk History" - Guest starring Tony Hale, Aubrey Plaza, Jack McBrayer and more.
10:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. (All-New Episode) "Nashville"

Raise your glass and get ready for the most fun you'll ever have with history! Based on the award-winning and wildly popular web series, "Drunk History" pairs inebriated storytellers with A-list talent to reenact great moments in history. On this week's all-new episode, "Nashville," Lewis and Clark explore the dangerous west, evolution is questioned in the controversial "trial of the century," and Dolly Parton has to leave the man who made her famous.

"The Jeselnik Offensive"
10:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. (All-New Episode)

Anthony Jeselnik crosses every line imaginable in the second season of "The Jeselnik Offensive." Tune in this week as Jeselnik is joined by Marc Maron and Tom Lennon to take on the latest bizarre news and pop culture happenings ripped straight from the headlines.

Wednesday, August 21

"Futurama"

10:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. (All-New Episode) "Murder on the Planet Express"

This is it, "Futurama" fans. The final season has landed. This week, the crew becomes trapped aboard a ship with a horrific alien creature in "Murder on the Planet Express." Join Fry, Leela, Bender and the gang for some of their wildest adventures yet as they take up drag racing, resurrect a dead robot, and somehow manage to save the world for the hundredth time. How will we ever survive without them?

Friday, August 23
"John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show"
11:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. (All-New Episode)
"The Daily Show's" John Oliver is pulling double duty this summer when he once again brings together some of his favorite stand-up comedians for the fourth season of "John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show." With his trademark British charm and New York edge, Oliver opens each of the eight episodes with original material and introduces three comedians across the hour. New episodes air Fridays from 11:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. with limited commercial interruption. This week's all-new episode features Phil Hanley, Brooke Van Poppelen, and Gary Gulman.

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