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Perry White
02-26-2002, 01:40 PM
<center><b>Cartoon Network Events at U.S. Comedy Arts Festival

All-Animation Network Returns to Aspen as USCAF Sponsor</b></center>

     Cartoon Network, the worldwide cable television service dedicated to the best in animated entertainment, will be all over Aspen February 27-March 3 as a sponsor of the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival. Cartoon Network will hold a special screening of it's ADULT SWIM programming block as well as host a nightly aprés-ski happy hour. Following are details on all Cartoon Network events and activities in Aspen February 27-March 3.

<ul><li>Saturday, March 2 at 3 p.m.: Join Cartoon Network for a screening of never-before-seen episodes from ADULT SWIM's cutting-edge animated comedies Sealab 2021, Aqua Teen Hunger Force and The Brak Show. The screening will be held in the Highlands Room of the St. Regis Hotel and hosted by Aisha Tyler of E!'s Talk Soup.</li>

<li>Wednesday, February 27-Saturday, March 2, from 4-6 p.m.: Cartoon Network hosts an aprés-ski happy hour at the St. Regis Hotel. Stop by for free drinks and rub shoulders with the beautiful people, like Meatwad, Brak and Space Ghost, stars of Cartoon Network's ADULT SWIM.</li>

<li>Wednesday, February 27-Sunday, March 3, noon to 8 a.m.: Aspenites and U.S. Comedy Arts Festival attendees can get their fix of the best animation around when Cartoon Network airs a commercial-free block of cartoons on Channel 8 every day from noon until 8 a.m. the next morning. Viewers can step off of the slopes and warm up with Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo and Cartoon Cartoon original series including The Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Laboratory and Courage the Cowardly Dog. Each day will also include a special block of ADULT SWIM, Cartoon Network's block of animated fare for grown-ups. Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Home Movies, Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law, Sealab 2021, and Aqua Teen Hunger Force will warm up chilly Aspen evenings from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m.</li>

<li>All over Aspen: Cartoon Network's On-Air Promotions Department will be shooting celebrity interviews and man-on-the-street footage to use during ADULT SWIM interstitials. They'll be joined by ADULT SWIM's odd menagerie of costumed characters: Meatwad (Aqua Teen Hunger Force), Brak (The Brak Show), and Space Ghost (Space Ghost Coast to Coast).</li></ul>
     Cartoon Network, currently seen in 79.9 million U.S. homes and 145 countries around the world, is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.’s 24-hour, ad-supported cable service offering the best in animated entertainment. Drawing from the world’s largest cartoon library, Cartoon Network also showcases unique original ventures such as The Powerpuff Girls, Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Ed, Edd n Eddy and other Cartoon Cartoons. Since its launch in 1992, Cartoon Network has remained one of ad-supported cable’s highest-rated networks. Cartoon Network’s Web site is located at http://CartoonNetwork.com (AOL Keyword: Cartoon Network).

     Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., an AOL Time Warner company, is a major producer of news and entertainment product around the world and the leading provider of programming for the basic cable industry.