FIFTH ANNUAL SOUTH BEACH COMEDY FESTIVAL
ANNOUNCES 2010 DATES
COMES TO MIAMI BEACH JAN. 21-23

The Fifth Annual South Beach Comedy Festival will return to Miami Beach Thursday, January 21st to Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 for another laugh-filled extravaganza featuring some of the world’s funniest entertainers. COMEDY CENTRAL returns for the fifth year as the national media partner, along with their national media sponsors Kia and Taco Bell, and for the first time Live Nation will be the sole producers of the Festival handling all marketing, PR, talent booking and production.
The Festival will utilize four main locations to highlight its exciting variety of talent. Acts will perform at the Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theatre, Lincoln Theatre, Colony Theater and the Lincoln Road Stage at Euclid Avenue, which is home to the Festival’s outdoor, nightly, free comedy stage. A full schedule of performers will be announced shortly.
Also the South Beach Comedy Festival will be returning to Miami Beach’s Sleepless Night promotion November 7 & 8, 2009. "Laughin' on Lincoln" will be held at the Lincoln Road Bandshell at Euclid Avenue at 12:30 AM Sunday morning November 8th. Hosted by Al Jackson, this free event will feature festival favorite's Ricky Cruz, Lisa Corrao, and many more!

SBCF ANNOUNCES DATES

For more information go to www.southbeachcomedyfestival.com, www.livenation.com or www.jokes.com. Lineups and on-sale dates will be announced shortly.
About Comedy Central
COMEDY CENTRAL, the only all-comedy network, currently is seen in more than 95 million homes nationwide. COMEDY CENTRAL is owned by, and is a registered trademark of, Comedy Partners, a wholly-owned division of Viacom Inc.'s (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) MTV Networks. COMEDY CENTRAL's Internet address is www.comedycentral.com. For up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs visit Press Central, COMEDY CENTRAL's press Web site at www.comedycentral.com/press.

About Live Nation:
Live Nation is the future of the music business. With the most live concerts, music venues and festivals in the world and the most comprehensive concert search engine on the web, Live Nation is revolutionizing the music industry: onstage and online. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Live Nation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol "LYV." Additional information about the company can be found at www.livenation.com under the “About Us” section.