DRUNK HISTORY Guest Kristen Wiig Among Comedy Central's Best Bets, Week of 8/4

Comedy Central announces its BEST BETS for week of August 4th.

Monday, August 5 - Thursday, August 8
"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" - Guest Hosted by John Oliver
11:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. (All-New Episodes)
The guests for this week's all-new Episodes of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" include Neal Thompson, author of "A Curious Man: The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert 'Believe It or Not!' Ripley" (Monday, August 5); Liam Hemsworth, star of the film "Paranoia" (Tuesday, August 6); and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (Thursday, August 8).

"The Colbert Report"
11:30 p.m. - Midnight (All-New Episodes)
The guests for this week's all-new Episodes of "The Colbert Report" include Hugh Laurie, promoting his album "Didn't it Rain" (Monday, August 5); Ashton Kutcher, star of the film "Jobs" (Wednesday, August 7); and Colum McCann, author of "TransAtlantic: A Novel" (Thursday, August 8).

Tuesday, August 6
"Drunk History" - Guest starring Kristen Wiig, Terry Crews, Lisa Bonet and more.
10:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. (All-New Episode) "San Francisco"

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," a new half-hour series, pairs inebriated storytellers with A-list talent to reenact great moments in history. On this week's all-new episode, "San Francisco," Patty Hearst gets kidnapped and brainwashed, Mark Twain flees the city in fear and finds his unlikely first hit story, and "The Mother of Civil Rights in California" shares a secret with disastrous consequences.

"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 Joan Rivers and Dave Attell to take on the latest bizarre news and pop culture happenings ripped straight from the headlines.

Wednesday, August 7

"Futurama"

10:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. (All-New Episode) "Leela and the Genestalk"

This is it, "Futurama" fans. The final season has landed. This week, after a rare condition causes Leela to grow tentacles, she stumbles upon a secret genetic-engineering facility, in "Leela and the Genestalk." 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 9
"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 is hosted by John Oliver and features James Adomian, Jessi Klein, and Pete Holmes.

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