M-Net Movies BlockParty Highlights:

Movies in Prime time:

These funny films will put a party smile on your face in prime time on M-Net BlockParty:

Monday, 3 October at 20:30             –               Holy Man

Tuesday, 4 October at 20:25             –               Three Fugitives

Wednesday, 5 October at 20:30      –               Hot Tub Machine

Thursday, 6 October at 20:30           –               Hot Tub Machine 2

Friday, 7 October at 20:30                 –               Bad Neighbours

Saturday, 8 October at 20:30            –               Last Vegas

Sunday, 9 October at 20:30               –               Pitch Perfect 2

Monday, 10 October at 20:25           –               Observe and Report

Tuesday, 11 October at 20:30           –               Schuks! Pay Back the Money

Thursday, 13 October at 20:25         –               Hot Pursuit

Friday, 14 October at 20:30              –               Trevor Noah: African American

Saturday, 15 October at 20:25          –               Mountain Men

Sunday, 16 October at 20:20            –               Let’s Be Cops

Tuesday, 18 October at 20:25           –               One-Night Stand 12: Damon Wayans

Wednesday, 19 October at 20:25    –               Let’s Kill Ward’s Wife

Thursday, 20 October at 20:20         –               Someone Marry Barry

Friday, 21 October at 20:25              –               Horrible Bosses 2

Sunday, 23 October at 20:30            –               Trevor Noah: Daywalker 2.0

Monday, 24 October at 20:25           –               The Ladykillers

Saturday, 29 October at 20:25          –               Cuban Fury

Sunday,30 October at 21:35              –               Spy

Note: The above movies are just some of the highlights. There will be plenty of films spread across the schedule at different times. 

Stand-up Comedy:

With the kids tucked in bed, M-Net Movies BlockParty has lined-up some legendary stand-up comedians to take the festivities to the next level. There will be a stand-up comedy show every day of the week just after 22:00, Mondays to Sundays. 

Saturday 1 October 2016 at 22:10

Life on Stage  

Year: 2013

Rating: 18L

Stand-up comedian Greg Fitzsimmons returns to his hometown for a cutting stand-up performance filled with twisted life advice.

Sunday 2 October 2016 at 22:10 

Dennis Miller: The Raw Feed 

Year: 2003

Rating: 16L

Dennis Miller uses his sharp, edgy humour to take on politics, society celebrity culture and much more.

Monday 3 October 2016 at 22:45

One-Night Stand 31: Martin Lawrence

Rating: 16SL

Year: 1991

Comedian and movie star Martin Lawrence (from the Big Momma movies) has plenty of jokes up his sleeve. He performs live on stage in this special stand up performance.

Tuesday 4 October 2016 at 22:10

Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now

Year: 2003

Rating: PG13L

Ellen DeGeneres takes the spotlight in this comedy special. You can look forward to honest and funny observations about sexuality, television and embarrassing situations will leave you in stitches.

Wednesday 5 October 2016 at 22:10

Dave Chappelle: Killin’ Them Softly

Year: 2000

Acclaimed comedian Dave Chappelle, who has been influenced by the likes of Chris Rock and Eddie Murphy, riffs on a range of topics that made the world turn around at the beginning of the new millennium.

Thursday 6 October 2016 at 22:05

Bob Saget: That Ain’t Right

Year: 2007

Rating: 16SL

This stand-up special will make you look at Bob Saget of Full House fame in a whole new way. From former cast members to his parents and own dog, no one is spared!

Friday 7 October 2016 at 22:05

Trevor Noah: Daywalker 2.0

Year: 2010

Rating: 13SL

South African comedian Trevor Noah gives a stellar performance to a sell-out crowd, with jokes on family, SA politics and much, much more.

Saturday 8 October 2016 at 22:15

D.L. Hughley: Unapologetic

Year: 2007

Rating: 16SL

One of the ‘Kings Of Comedy’, D.L. Hughley, takes to the stage in a rip-roaring performance that looks at everything from his inner-city roots in L.A to Cuban refugees.

Sunday 9 October 2016 at 22:25

Dennis Miller: The Big Speech

Year: 2010

Rating: 16L

Veteran stand-up comic and commentator Dennis Miller, whose US TV show won five Emmy awards, takes on global warming and other topical issues in his signature style.

Monday 10 October 2016 at 21:55

Rosie O’Donnell: Heart Attack Project

Year: 2015

Rating: 16SL

In a very funny but honest performance, comedy heavyweight, Rosie O’Donnell takes to the stage and talks about her family, her fifth child and her heart attack.

Tuesday 11 October 2016 at 22:15

George Lopez: America’s Mexican

Year: 2007

Rating: 16SL

Veteran comedian George Lopez brings his unique style of Latin comedy to the main stage in a performance that will have you tearing with laughter.

Wednesday 12 October 2016 at 22:15

HCHH 29: Dave Chappelle

Year: 1998

Rating: 16L

He has been called the best comedian of his generation – and Dave Chappelle sets the stage alight, cementing his place as one of comedy’s elite.

Saturday 15 October 2016 at 21:55

Chris Rock: Kill The Messenger                   

Year: 2008

Rating: 18SL

Rock star comedian Chris Rock sets the bar for comedy, in this Emmy winning special that covers his whirl wind tour of London, New York and Johannesburg.

Sunday 16 October 2016 at 22:05

Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning                   

Year: 2000

Rating: PG13L

Successful comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is known for her irresistibly sassy humour, and this biography from the year 2000 chronicles her journey to becoming an American icon.               

Monday 17 October 2016 at 22:15

Raw Nerve

Year: 2011

Rating: 16SL

Veteran comedic actor and writer, Nick DiPaolo (Louie) brings his razor wit and trademark sarcasm to the stage for an amazing special filled with reckless and hilarious humour.

Tuesday 18 October 2016 at 21:00

Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed                

Year: 2006

Rating: 16L

If you love your stand-up witty, edgy and laced with politics then Lewis Black is right up your street. Nothing and no one is spared, including Dick Cheney and George Bush.

Wednesday 19 October 2016 at 21:50

D.L. Hughley: Going Home

Year: 1999

Rating: 16L

In this classic stand-up show, one of “The Original Kings of Comedy’, D.L. Hughley gives an energetic and entertaining set as he talks about race, social issues, poverty and family.

Thursday 20 October 2016 at 21:45 

Bad Neighbours

Year: 2014

Cast: Rose Byrne, Seth Rogen, Zac Efron.

Director: Nicholas Stoller

Rating: 16VSNL

Ladies, move closer! Heartthrob Zack Efron takes off his shirt more than once in this fun comedy about a young couple with a baby who is forced to live next to a fraternity house.        

Friday 21 October 2016 at 22:15      

Whitney Cummings Comedy Special     

Year: 2016

Rating: 18SL

Comedienne Whitney Cummings gets naughty and nasty with strings of forward adult jokes. If you love irreverent stand-up, you’ll be in stitches.                        

Saturday 22 October 2016 at 22:25

Trevor Noah: That’s Racist          

Year: 2012

Rating: 16L

South Africa’s comedic super star gives another electrifying performance, tackling the little intricacies and controversies of South African life.

Monday 24 October 2016 at 22:15

HCHH 09: Steve Harvey

Year: 1995

Rating: 13L

Another side-splitting instalment of the classic HBO Comedy Half-Hour special. Steve Harvey is in top form with his spot-on humour and hilarious observations.

Tuesday 25 October 2016 at 22:15

HCHH 21: Ray Romano

Cast: Ray Romano.

Director: Keith Truesdell.

Rating: 13SL

This classic HBO Comedy Half-Hour presents the talented comedic genius Ray Romano, as he gives a powerful and memorable performance that made him one of the legends of comedy.

Wednesday 26 October 2016

Big Baby Boomer

Year: 2012

Cast: Louie Anderson. Director: Michael Ashton

Rating: 13

One of America’s most loved stand-up comedians, two-time Emmy award winner Louie Anderson, takes an unconventional and jovial look at his life, his family and habits.

Thursday 27 October 2016 at 22:35

George Lopez: Tall, Dark & Chicano

Year: 2009

Rating: 18L

The veteran comedian George Lopez takes to the stage to deliver a crazy set, as he talks about everything from race to family.  Also keep an eye out for TV star Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives)

Friday 28 October 2016 at 22:10

Dennis Miller: The Raw Feed

Rating: 16L

Dennis Miller uses his sharp, edgy humour to take on politics, society celebrity culture and much more, in this hilarious comedy special.

Saturday 29 October 2016 at 22:10

Amy Schumer: Live at The Apollo

Year: 2015

Rating: 18L

Directed by Chris Rock, this Emmy nominated stand-up special features the bold, straightforward and unapologetic humour of the wickedly funny new comedy sensation, Amy Schumer.                              

Sunday 30 October 2016 at 23:35

Trevor Noah: Pay Back The Funny

Year: 2015

Rating: 13L

South Africa’s biggest comedian Trevor Noah returns for side-splitting, sold-out show, as he talks about everything from his adventures overseas to his experiences of Eskom.

Comedy Series from 19:30:

 Throughout October, you can spend some fun times in the company of the colourful characters from popular comedy shows, each night between 19:30 and 20:30. 

From 1 – 22 October:

19:30                         Modern Family Season 7

After winning numerous awards, including Golden Globes and Emmys, this popular series continues to bring on the laughs. Told from the perspective of an unseen documentary filmmaker, the show portrays a hilarious perspective of “blended” family life.

20:00                         New Girl Season 5

Golden Globe-nominee Zooey Deschanel brings her signature quirk to this Emmy-nominated comedy that follows the life of an offbeat young woman, her best friend, and her three male flatmates.

From 23 – 29 October:

20:00 – 20:30                      Superstore Season 1

A quirky, sometimes satirical workplace comedy about the colorful employees in a corporate megastore starring Golden Globe-winner America Ferrera from Ugly Betty fame.

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Africa’s pioneering TV channel, M-Net, is about to hit a milestone birthday– the big 3-0! In October 2016, it will be thirty years since the very first M-Net subscribers connected their newly-acquired analogue decoders. This was a major technological breakthrough at the time giving viewers access to a brand new world of entertainment.

While the industry has continued to evolve at lightning speed, M-Net has always been at the forefront of the latest developments.

What started as one South African analogue channel has grown into an array of more than 40 channels (including M-Net Edge, kykNET, Mzansi Magic, VUZU AMP, Channel O and Africa Magic), addressing the viewing needs of diverse audiences on different platforms in almost 50 countries across the African continent. In curating and creating the very best content and channels for DStv customers, M-Net also boasts an impressive and long list of revolutionary moves and “firsts”– from being the first to screen movies without ad breaks to introducing South Africa’s very first soap, bringing local versions of blockbuster reality shows like Big Brother and Idols to our shores, producing ten language-specific TV channels, going HD and adding events-driven pop-up channels as well as services like “Express from the US”.

Now, in the trend-setting and magical fashion that it has become renowned for, M-Net will be celebrating its 30^th birthday in a unique way– with a fun-filled comedy pop-up channel.

M-Net’s on-screen birthday bash, the M-Net Movies BlockParty, will run for the entire month of October on channel 109 on DStv Premium, playing everyone’s favourite comedy movie hits, the latest comedy shows and handing the mic over to the world’s best stand-up comedians. The channel will be rolling out the red carpet for comedy greats Seth Rogen, Eddie Murphy, Amy Schumer, Jim Carrey, Leon Schuster, Steve Martin, Austin Powers, Kevin Hart, Trevor Noah, Ellen DeGeneres, Martin Lawrence and many more.

M-Net Movies BlockParty will be screened around the clock for 30 days. Every weeknight there will be seriously funny classic series from 19:30, side-splitting movies at 20:30 and raucous stand-up comedy shows from 22:00.

“M-Net would not have been where it is today without the loyal support of our viewers,” says M-Net’s CEO Yolisa Phahle. “M-Net Movies BlockParty will have something for everyone and provide shows for the whole family to enjoy together.  Comedy is always popular and we would like our viewers to have some fun, so we look forward to celebrating our big birthday with as many people as possible.”

Apart from the M-Net Movies BlockParty pop-up channel, M-Net is also producing an exclusive TV special about the history and evolution of the network, as well as the way in which it has developed the African film and television industry and positively changed the lives of many people. This nostalgic TV special gives viewers the opportunity to hear from M-Net’s biggest stars and will be screened on several of the M-Net channels in early November.

To add to the M-Net 30^th birthday celebrations, viewers can also look forward to plenty of fire-cracking new programming on M-Net’s various channels in October.

The new tension-filled reality show Shark Tank South Africa, in which budding entrepreneurs will pitch their ideas for a possible investment to business moguls,will be launching on M-Net 101 on Sunday, 2 October at 18:00. Also look out for the brand new sci-fi series Frequency, which takes time-travelling to a whole new level, starting on Thursday, 6 October at 20:30.

From Friday, 14 October at 21:00, M-Net Edge viewers will have a weekly date with the always hot – and always witty – Sarah Jessica Parker, the star of the much-anticipated new HBO comedy Divorce.  Another exciting new series on M-Net Edge is the big-budget sci-fi thriller Westworld, based on the Michael Crichton bestseller set in a futuristic theme park. The impressive cast includes Sir Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Woods and Thandie Newton and the action starts on Monday, 3 October at 21:00.

The kykNET highlights for October include, among a variety of brand new series, the return of Karen Zoid’s popular talk show Die Republiek van Zoid Afrika (Tue, 11 Oct at 20:30) as well as the inimitable Nataniel’s cooking travel show Edik van Nantes (11 Oct at 20:00) and the channel’s firm favourite reality show Boer Soek ‘n Vrou (Thu, 20 Oct at 20:30) with new host Minki van der Westhuizen.

VUZU AMP, on DStv’s channel 103, will be the home of the novel new reality game show PowerPlay Coalition (starting on Sat, 15 Oct at 18:00) in which creatives showcase their best innovative work to expert event promoters.

On Mzansi Magic (channel 161 on DStv) fans can enjoy more compelling episodes of The Queen, Idols, Greed and Desire, Isikizi and Isibaya while the hit coming-of-age drama It’s Complicated, starring Atandwa Kani and Fikile Mthwalo, will be back for a second season on Sunday, 9 October at 21:00.

More details about the M-Net Movies BlockParty channel, the M-Net TV special and highlights on the M-Net family of channels in October and November will be shared in due course. For the latest information, go to www.mnet.tv

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