NEW YORK, March 4 (UPI) -- "The Sarah Silverman Program" has been renewed for a third season, Comedy Central said Wednesday.

NEW YORK, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Comedy Central says it has started production on two new pilots called "Ugly Americans" and "Evan and Gareth are Trying to Get Laid."

NEW YORK, July 3 (UPI) -- Comedy Central said it plans to start airing its first unscripted competition series this month with U.S. actor/comedian Michael Ian Black as its host.

NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) -- Comedy Central Thursday announced it is bringing "The Gong Show" back to U.S. television with a new version of the classic variety series.

NEW YORK, March 26 (UPI) -- U.S. actor David Alan Grier is to star in and executive produce a faux magazine TV show, Comedy Central announced Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- The animated crack on the current government, "Lil' Bush: Resident of the United States," will become an animated series on Comedy Central in 2007.

LOS ANGELES, June 21 (UPI) -- Cable stations are piling on half-hour, live-action comedy shows despite their dismal success rate, the Hollywood Reporter said.

NEW YORK, March 1 (UPI) -- A cartoon series created by "Arrested Development's" David Cross and comedy writer H. Jon Benjamin will get a seven-episode showing on Comedy Central.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- "The Sarah Silverman Programme" has been added to Comedy Central's programming lineup, it was announced Monday.