HBO Comedy HD (Pacific) TV Schedule
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The Change-UpLaidback ladies man Mitch secretly envies best friend Dave's life as a husband and father, while Dave in turn longs for Mitch's lack of responsibility. During a drunken night out, they confess their desire to switch places - but when the wish is magically granted, they each find the other's routine is not as simple as it looks. Comedy, starring Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds
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Made in America
A black teenager who discovers she was conceived through artificial insemination asks her mother to track down the biological father. However, her parent is horrified to find that because of a mix-up in the sperm bank the donor is a brash second-hand car salesman - and white - with little inclination to take on the responsibilities of parenthood. Romantic comedy, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Ted Danson, Nia Long and Will Smith
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- 5:50am
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Midnight Run
Robert De Niro gives an inspired performance as a tough bounty hunter engaged in a battle of wits with crooked accountant Charles Grodin while struggling to bring him to justice, a situation given a deadly dimension by pursuing FBI agents and Mafia hit-men - to say nothing of an unscrupulous professional rival. Must-see comedy thriller from director Martin Brest, which owes much to the tight script and the leading men's unbeatable comic sparring. Also starring Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton, Dennis Farina and Joe Pantoliano
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- 8:00am
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- 8:30am
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The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway
The comic brings 'Pee-wee's Playhouse' to life at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre in New York City.
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- 10:00am
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One Night StandGilbert Gottfried: Command Performance
Off-the-wall loud humor from Gilbert Gottfried.
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- 10:30am
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Live!
Reality TV is pushed to new limits in this dark comedy. A documentary crew follow the making of a new show, Russian Roulette, in which contestants play for $5 million, with loaded guns. How will it all end? Stars Eva Mendes, David Krumholtz and Andre Braugher.
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- 12:10pm
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American Dreamz
The US president struggles with the idea that he is not as popular as he thought, and makes a guest appearance as a judge on a popular television singing contest in a bid to win favour with the public. Director Paul Weitz is reunited with About a Boy star Hugh Grant for this satirical comedy, while Mandy Moore, Dennis Quaid and Willem Dafoe co-star.
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- 2:00pm
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Bridesmaids
A disorganised woman is asked to be maid of honour at her best friend's wedding. Taking charge of the pre-wedding bridal celebrations, she resolves to give her friend and accompanying bridesmaids the time of their lives, but as her efforts slide into chaos she finds the wife of the groom's boss is keen to usurp her position. Comedy, with Kristen Wiig, Rose Byrne and Maya Rudolph
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- 4:05pm
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Roads to Riches
An unscrupulous stripper and a con man who goes on game shows befriend a newcomer in Los Angeles.
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- 5:40pm
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Seventies-set comedy, starring Will Ferrell as Ron, the chauvinistic host of a top-rated American news programme. However, his status as master of all he surveys is threatened with the arrival of an ambitious female reporter. She wants to do more than 'fluff' pieces and fashion, she wants a job behind the news desk, where Ron sits. And so begins a bitter battle of the sexes.. Co-stars Christina Applegate, Fred Willard and Steve Carell.
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- 7:15pm
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The Blues Brothers
Hilarious farce, based on the characters from American TV's Saturday Night Live. Lovable criminals Jake and Elwood Blues visit the Chicago orphanage where they were raised - but when they discover it will be closed down unless the nuns who run it pay the taxes they owe, Jake launches a desperate mission to revive the old Blues Brothers Band to raise money for its salvation. Completely nutty from start to finish, with John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as the deadpan anti-heroes and a supporting cast to die for - Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Ray Charles, Cab Calloway, Carrie Fisher, John Candy, John Lee Hooker and none other than Steven Spielberg in a cameo at the finale
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- 9:30pm
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- 10:00pm
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The Ricky Gervais ShowSeason 2 Episode 13: Munchies
Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais ask Karl Pilkington to describe his ideal version of the world, but the prospect of a perfect life proves too good to be true. He also details his theory of the 'problem hole', and explains his snack-eating rituals during a trip to the park
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- 10:30pm
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The Ricky Gervais ShowSeason 3 Episode 1: Bryan's Brain
Animated comedy from the creators of The Office and Extras that uses the original recordings from the comedian's record-breaking podcasts. In this edition, Karl Pilkington pitches an idea for a movie in which an out-of-work actor called Brian takes over the body of the dead Tom Cruise to finish Mission: Impossible 8
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- 11:00pm
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American Dreamz
The US president struggles with the idea that he is not as popular as he thought, and makes a guest appearance as a judge on a popular television singing contest in a bid to win favour with the public. Director Paul Weitz is reunited with About a Boy star Hugh Grant for this satirical comedy, while Mandy Moore, Dennis Quaid and Willem Dafoe co-star.