On Friday June 28th Comedy Central will premiere the first one-hour comedy special from Owen Benjamin when Owen Benjamin: High Five Til It Hurts airs Midnight ET/PT. In the new special recorded with a live audience at The Moody Theater in Austin, TX, Benjamin breaks out the musical jams by riffing on TIMBALAND, EDDIE VEDDER, BEETHOVEN, and more… on piano. He also covers talking his way out of speeding tickets, to avoiding arrest by the TSA, and even uncovering the solution to road rage.
An extended and uncensored CD/DVD combo of Owen Benjamin: High Five Til It Hurts will be released on July 2 via Comedy Central Records. In addition to featuring material not seen in the broadcast, the DVD will include Benjamin’s Comedy Central Presents episode and two videos from his CC Studios series Jokes From The…Owen Benjamin: High Five Til It Hurts will also be available in HD and SD on iTunes, Xbox Video, Amazon Instant Video and Sony Entertainment Network.