Comedy Central Kicks off 31 Day Holiday Extravaganza This December

Comedy Central begins it annual 31 Day Holiday Extravaganza with two new films:

Hot Mess Holiday

Premiere date: Saturday, December 11 at 7PM with an immediate encore

Synopsis:

When an overachieving young finance exec is unceremoniously dumped by her cheating fiancé during the Diwali holidays, her free-spirited bestie is determined to help her get lit. Along with their outrageous crew, they embark on a wild holiday adventure to party across Chicago, but when they come into possession of a multi-million dollar diamond, their messy antics place their entire posse in danger.

Written by: Sameer Gardezi

Director: Jaffar Mahmood

Starring: Surina Jindal & Melanie Chandra, Kal Penn, Tituss Burgess, Chris Parnell, Punam Patel, Richa Moorjani, Nik Dodani, Kunal Dudheker, Chris Geere, Aparna Nancherla, Ravi Patel, Lilly Singh, Desmond Chiam, and Ritesh Rajan

Executive Producer: Van Toffler, Floris Bauer, Sameer Gardezi, Surina Jindal, Melanie Chandra, Kal Penn, Jaffar Mahmood, Justin Rosenblatt, Andrew Lutin, Janée Dabney, David Gale, Barry Barclay

Executive in Charge of Production: Tara Power

Production: MTV Entertainment Studios, Gunpowder & Sky

Quote from Surina Jindal and Melanie Chandra:

“This is a big moment for women of color – it’s the first buddy comedy starring and executive produced by two South Asian American women to hit mainstream TV. We are so proud of this movie. We’ve created something so zany and relatable, but most importantly, really meaningful. It’s the type of representation on and off screen we wish we had growing up.”

A Clüsterfünke Christmas

Premiere date: Saturday, December 4 at 7PM with an immediate encore

Synopsis:

A Clüsterfünke Christmas is a celebratory parody of the traditional TV holiday romance that follows Holly (Lovell), a go-getter real estate exec from New York City who heads to a small town to buy the quaint Clüsterfünke Inn and transform it into a mega-resort. First, she must convince the inn’s spinster owners (Gasteyer and Dratch) to make the sale. But before she can, she meets their nephew Frank (Jackson), a hot hunk of smoldering woodsman. Will she go back to her fast-paced city life, or will she fall in love with Frank and find the spirit of Christmas? What will she do? What. Will. She. Do…  A Clüsterfünke Christmas is a festive cocktail of holiday movie tropes, dripping with sappy syrup and a twist of sexy lumberjack.

Written By: Rachel Dratch and Ana Gasteyer

Director: Anna Dokoza

Starring: Vella Lovell, Cheyenne Jackson, Ryan McPartlin, Nils Hognestad, Rachel Dratch and Ana Gasteyer

Executive Producers: Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer; Meghan Hooper, Trevor Rose and Josh Van Houdt; Danielle von Zerneck ; Jamie Goehring and Shawn Williamson

Executive in Charge of Production: Donny Hugo Herran

Production: MTV Entertainment Studios, Lighthouse Pictures and Wishing Floor Films

Quote from Ana Gasteyer and Rachel Dratch:

“It feels like a Christmas miracle to work together to create the ultimate holiday TV movie homage. We’re whipping up a punchy seasonal cocktail with insider insight from holiday film vets Danielle von Zerneck and Michael Murray, the keen eye of Anna Dokoza, and brimming with ribbons, townsfolk, and tropes – all against the classic festive backdrop of Vancouver in July!”