COMEDY CENTRAL'S 'The Gong Show With Dave Attell' Begins Casting Open Call Auditions in Las Vegas on Monday, May 19 From 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. PT

Auditions Held At The V Theatre At Planet Hollywood Located At 3663 Las Vegas Blvd South In Las Vegas

'The Gong Show With Dave Attell' Premieres Thursday, July 17 At 10:30 p.m. ET/PT*

NEW YORK, May 14 -- The most original and wonderfully bizarre comedy variety show is now casting! The open casting calls for "The Gong Show with Dave Attell" kick off Monday, May 19 at The V Theatre at Planet Hollywood located at 3663 Las Vegas Boulevard South in Las Vegas, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. PT.

Performers should submit their name, phone number, type of act and any links or videos to gongshowcasting@aol.com or call 310-840-5721 to register for the open call audition.

COMEDY CENTRAL and host Dave Attell are looking for the wackiest, wildest, most bizarre, unique performers out there! All acts are welcome -- from cutting edge variety to stupid human tricks and animal tricks, from the dark to the daring to the downright insane! "The Gong Show with Dave Attell" premieres Thursday, July 17 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT.

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 http://www.comedycentral.com.

* All Times ET/PT