Premium Blend

Premium Blend
Genre	Stand-up comedy
Created by	Paul Miller
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	9
No. of episodes	90
Production
Executive producer(s)	Kimber Rickabaugh Paul Miller
Running time	approx. 23 minutes
Release
Original network	Comedy Central
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	1997 – 2005
External links
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Premium Blend is a stand-up comedy series that aired on the American cable television channel Comedy Central from 1997 to 2005.

The program features a well-known stand up comedian as an emcee who introduces four or five lesser known comedians looking for a big break on television. Each comedian presents a short set of jokes, which is edited to last about five minutes on the airing of the show.

Many alumni have gone on to have their own Comedy Central Presents specials, including Mitch Hedberg, Stephen Lynch, Demetri Martin, Dane Cook, B.J. Novak, Darrell Hammond, Mike Birbiglia, Wayne Federman, Daniel Tosh, Gabriel Iglesias, Pete Holmes, and Ron White.

Each year the show would get a new comedian to serve as host for each of the season's ten episodes. The hosts were:

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