VH1'S NEW SERIES "GROWN & SEXY" PREMIERES FRIDAY, JANUARY 4TH

Embrace your thirties with VH1's new talking head series 'Grown & Sexy' premiering Friday, January 4th at 9:30pm ET/PT

Celebrity appearances include Joe Budden, Remy Ma, Papoose, Adrienne Bailon, Blac Chyna and Sarunus J. Jackson

NEW YORK, NY (December 18, 2018) - VH1's "Grown & Sexy" will call on comedians, entertainers and influencers to weigh in on how to survive and thrive in your "thirties." Premiering Friday, January 4th at 9:30PM ET/PT with back-to-back episodes, the talking-head style series will feature irreverent commentary and sketches from today's top celebrities and comedians.

Additional celebrities and comedians include:

· Safaree ("Love & Hip Hop: New York")

· Sky ("Black Ink Crew")

· Cyn Santana ("Love Hip Hop: New York")

· Ta'Rhonda Jones ("Empire")

· Ray J ("Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood")

· Yung Joc ("Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta")

· Katya ("RuPaul's Drag Race")

· Malika and Khadijah Haqq ("ATL")

· Julissa Bermudez ("Empire Girls: Julissa and Adrienne")

· Jessimae Peluso ("MTV's Girl Code")

· Monroe Martin (Comedian)

· Yamaneika Saunders (Comedian)

· Nore Davis (Comedian)

· Akaash Singh (Comedian)

· Zainab Johnson (Comedian)

· Alzo Slade (Comedian)

Be sure to 'LIKE' "Grown & Sexy" on Facebook & follow @VH1 on Twitter and Instagram. Use #GrownAndSexy to join the conversation.

"Grown & Sexy" is executive produced by Ryan Ling and Naomi Steinberg for Bird Brain Productions with Chelsea White and Sheila Logan Savage as co-executive producers. Candida Boyette-Clemons and Paul Ricci are executive producers for VH1.

About Bird Brain Productions:

Bird Brain Productions is a full-service production company based in New York City. Launched by Ryan Ling, Bird Brain is focused on developing and producing both scripted and non-scripted comedy. Recent series include Ladylike for MTV, Vidiots for MTV2, and adapting GirlCode exclusively for SnapChat. Prior to launching Bird Brain, Ryan created and served as Executive Producer on "Guy Court," "Guy Code" and "Girl Code" franchises.

About VH1:

VH1 is the dominant pop culture brand for adults 18-34. The network is available in 93 million U.S. households and has an array of digital channels and services including the VH1 App, VH1.com and @VH1. VH1 is a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).