Turner Broadcasting is delighted to announce that episodes from seasons 1 to 5 of the multi award-winning comedy show TV Burp will be shown on Cartoon Network. Currently in its 12th season on terrestrial television, Harry Hill’s acclaimed TV Burp series has won over audiences for its topical take on the week’s funniest TV moments. Cartoon Network are giving viewers the chance to re-live and enjoy the hilarious episodes from the first 5 series which include Harry Hill’s trademark impersonations and parodies. TV Burp is a show that is loved and enjoyed by the whole family.

TV Burp will be scheduled within Cartoon Network’s comedy block, Laughternoons, which includes laugh out loud shows The Amazing World of Gumball, Regular Show and Adventure Time. Hill’s observational comedy points out outrageous happenings on the small screen and also includes guest appearances from the nation’s favourite TV stars. The episodes are bound to be a hit with Cartoon Network’s audience who love slapstick and absurd comedy. Popular UK shows that go under the microscope include; Eastenders, Holby City, Celebrity Big Brother, Pop Idol, Casualty, The Bill and Coronation Street.

Harry Hill added: “I am thrilled to be joining Cartoon Network and am looking forward to meeting Ben 10 and Robotboy. I think we will have a lot in common.”

Hill also created and starred in the 2005 hit children’s comedy show: Shark Infested Custard, which has just started airing on Cartoon Network every Friday at 5.30pm with a mixture of stand up, sketches, jokes and musical numbers.

This is the first time that Avalon Distribution has worked with Turner Broadcasting and will be the first time that TV Burp will be packaged especially for a younger audience.  Season 12 of TV Burp can currently be seen on ITV.

Notes to Editors:

For further information please contact:-

Catherine Hayes

catherine.hayes@turner.com

Tel: 020 7693 0648

TV Burp Network premiere, Fridays at 5pm from 28^th October on Cartoon Network, repeated at 7.30pm.

Shark Infested Custard, Fridays at 5.30pm, repeated Saturdays at 9am until 30^th October, and then Sundays at 9am thereafter.

CARTOON NETWORK

Cartoon Network is a leading commercial kids’ TV network in the UK, which broadcasts a range of popular comedy and action-adventure animation. Hit shows include Ben 10: Alien Force, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Johnny Test, Batman: the Brave and the Bold, ThunderCats, Chowder and The Amazing World of Gumball. Cartoon Network can also be experienced through its award-winning website www.cartoonnetwork.co.uk, via games, VOD, mobiles and through an array of licensing and merchandising.  Since launching as a pan-European channel in 1993, Cartoon Network now has localised services throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa where it is available in 14 languages and in over 61 million homes.  Cartoon Network is operated by Turner Broadcasting System Europe, a Time Warner Company.

In the UK Cartoon Network is available 24 hours a day on SKY 601, TalkTalk TV 312 and Virgin Media 704.  It is also available on Top Up TV Anytime, BT Vision, Sky Anytime, Virgin TV Choice On Demand and TalkTalk TV on-demand 310. www.cartoonnetwork.co.uk