Six Comedians to Be Featured on ESPN SportsCenter Tonight

Six professional comedians with geographic or personal ties to either the New England Patriots or Seattle Seahawks will support their teams in Enemy Territory, a pair of short comedy features that will run on ESPN SportsCenter in the days leading up to SUPER BOWL XLIX.

In the features, comedians Nick DiPaolo, Gary Gulman and Max "No Sleeves" Weisz, all natives of the Boston area, are shown in a Patriots-themed sports bar when their party is interrupted by Nick Thune and Jeff Dye, two comedians from the Seattle area, and comedian/author Sarah Colonna, the fiancée of Seahawks punter Jon Ryan.

With the Patriots supporters discussing how overblown "Deflategate" is and how Tom Brady is already greater than Joe Montana, the Seahawks backers toss a half-deflated football into their laps and the game is on.

"With the sports world focused on the SUPER BOWL and all of the news surrounding it, we see Enemy Territory as a way to break up the serious talk for a few minutes," said Glenn Jacobs, ESPN senior coordinating producer, SportsCenterNew and Next.

"In addition to being very talented, these six comedians are also big fans. We look forward to sharing it withSportsCenter viewers."

Enemy Territory, which will air in two parts, debuts on SportsCenter on Friday, Jan. 30, and will continue on Saturday, Jan. 31. Portions and outtakes also will appear on ESPN.com and on ESPN's You Tube channel.