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July 31, 2009

SEASON FOUR OF TV ONE’S “BILL BELLAMY’S WHO’S GOT JOKES?” PREMIERES SATURDAY, OCT. 10 AT 10 PM ET FROM LAS VEGAS

-- The ‘clean’ comedy competition goes to Sin City for the new season and adds celebrity judges including LisaRaye, Evander Holyfield, Ray J and Wendy Raquel Robinson, as well as musical guests, including R&B bad boy Bobby Brown --

Pasadena, CA -- America's popular stand-up comedy competition, TV One's "Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes" returns for its fourth blockbuster season Saturday, Oct. 10 at 10 PM ET…this time taking the search for the hottest comics to the City of Lights, Las Vegas. The Who's Got Jokes team conducted a nationwide talent search for America's funniest comedians. And though it may be 'Sin City,' in this comedy competition the comics must keep it clean for a chance to win the Who's Got Jokes championship and their very own comedy special on TV One.

Returning as host is veteran comedian/actor Bill Bellamy. Joining Bellamy again this season are Tommy Mikal Ford as the "Croupier of Comedy" and Rodney Perry as the "Man on the Street."  During the show, a rotating panel of "real people" judges will vote on the comic talent they think is the funniest, and celebrity mentors and judges will school contestants on how to bring their A-game to the Vegas stage. A rotating celebrity judging panel will consist of LisaRaye ("All of Us"), Evander Holyfield (Professional Heavyweight Boxer), Wendy Raquel Robinson ("The Game") and Terri J Vaughn ("All of Us," "Daddy's Little Girls") and singer/actor Ray J . Comedian George Wallace serves as celebrity mentor.

New this season are musical guests, including R&B bad boy Bobby Brown and hot newcomer Teairra Mari (Warner Brothers; Jamie Foxx's "Blame It On The Alcohol" remix).

Viewers at home will have a chance to get in on the action later this year during the competition finals by voting for the comic they think is the funniest via text messaging or by going to www.TVoneonline.com.

Over the last decade, Bill Bellamy has been a staple in the world of comedy, performing hundreds of shows to sold-out audiences across the country, in between his successful film and TV career, which includes such feature films as Oliver Stone's acclaimed "Any Given Sunday," "How to Be a Player" and "The Brothers. " His TV career includes a starring role on the FOX series  "Fastlane," and he served the past two seasons as host of NBC's "Last Comic Standing." He was also the host of MTV Jams for five years.

The nine-episode, one-hour series is produced for TV One by FarCor Studios. Executive producers are Ralph Farquhar, Dwayne Corbett and Bill Bellamy. The show was created by Ralph Farquhar.

Launched in January 2004, TV One (www.tvoneonline.com) serves more than 47.7  million households (Nielsen Aug. 2009 estimate), offering a broad range of entertainment, reality and lifestyle -oriented original programming, classic series, movies, and music designed to entertain, inform and inspire a diverse audience of adult African American viewers.  TV One's investors include Radio One [NASDAQ: ROIA and ROIAK; www.radio-one.com], the largest radio company that primarily targets African American and urban listeners;  Comcast Corporation [NASDAQ: CMCSA and CMCSK; www.comcast.com], the leading cable television company in the country; The DirecTV Group; Constellation Ventures; Syndicated Communications; and Opportunity Capital Partners.