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COMEDY CENTRAL RECORDS RELEASES LOUIS KATZ'
"IF THESE BALLS COULD TALK"
DIGITAL ALBUM ON MARCH 8


"COMEDY CENTRAL Presents Louis Katz" Debuts March 11 At 11:00 P.M. ET/PT


NEW YORK, March 4, 2011 – Louis Katz' "If These Balls Could Talk" digital album, a wild barrage of twisted stories and jokes, will be released by COMEDY CENTRAL Records on March 8.

The digital album will be released in conjunction with the premiere of Katz' "COMEDY CENTRAL Presents" special, debuting on March 11 at 11:00 p.m ET/PT. Katz discusses why he hates hippies, how he lands women and exactly what street chocolate is.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Katz's comedy career began at the incredibly early age of 9 when, as part of a school project, he submitted several jokes to "The Tonight Show," two of which were read on air by Johnny Carson. Katz went on to performing at clubs and colleges across the country. He has appeared in the Montreal Comedy Festival, the Amsterdam "Toomler International" Comedy Festival, the Vancouver Comedy Festival and Atlanta's Laffapalooza Comedy Festival. Katz' credits also include appearances on "Last Call with Carson Daly," COMEDY CENTRAL's "Live at Gotham," Jamie Foxx's "America's Funniest Comics" and HBO's "Down and Dirty with Jim Norton" In addition, he has produced a series of short films for Adult Swim.

Previously released recordings by COMEDY CENTRAL Records include: "Louis C.K. Hilarious," Dane Cook's "Greatest Hits," Bo Burnham's "WORDS, WORDS, WORDS, "Mitch Hedberg's "Do You Believe in Gosh?," Dane Cook's platinum-selling "Harmful If Swallowed" and double-platinum "Retaliation," Grammy Award-winning "Lewis Black: The Carnegie Hall Performance," among others.

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