NEW YORK, June 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM
announced today that the cast and crew of Universal Pictures'
upcoming comedy "Trainwreck" will take over Comedy Central Radio
over the Fourth of July weekend.
"Trainwreck," directed by acclaimed director Judd Apatow ("Knocked Up, The 40-Year-Old
Virgin," and written by and starring Amy
Schumer (Comedy Central's "Inside Amy Schumer"), arrives in
theaters on July 17.
The "Trainwreck" Takeover on Comedy Central Radio will showcase
comedy from Schumer, Colin Quinn,
Mike Birbiglia, Dave Attell, and other comedians from
"Trainwreck," as well as feature a special edition of
SiriusXM's "Town Hall" series. Moderated by Apatow, SiriusXM's
"Trainwreck" Town Hall will include the film's performers
discussing their new comedy.
The "Trainwreck" Takeover on Comedy Central Radio will air on
channel 95, beginning Saturday, July
4, at 7:00 a.m. ET and will
air through Sunday, July 5. The
broadcast will also be available through the SiriusXM App on
smartphones and other connected devices, as well as online at
siriusxm.com.
SiriusXM's "Town Hall" series are intimate gatherings with
iconic musicians, entertainers and figures and a studio audience of
SiriusXM listeners. Previous "SiriusXM Town Hall" specials have
featured Bruce Springsteen, Taylor
Swift, Willie Nelson, Billy
Crystal, Tom Petty,
Kevin Hart, Alicia Keys, Tony
Bennett, Aerosmith, Carol
Burnett, Ringo Starr,
Roger Waters, Crosby, Stills and
Nash and the surviving members of Nirvana.
Comedy Central Radio is part of a robust comedy lineup on
SiriusXM including Jeff & Larry's Comedy Roundup, Jamie Foxx's The Foxxhole channel, Carlin's
Corner, Laugh USA, and Raw Dog
Comedy Hits and more.
For more information on SiriusXM, please visit
www.siriusxm.com.
About "Trainwreck"
No contemporary filmmaker has chronicled the messy human
experience with the eye and ear of a comedic cultural
anthropologist like Judd Apatow.
Hits as varied as those he's directed, like "Knocked Up" and "The
40-Year-Old Virgin," and those he's produced, like Superbad
and Bridesmaids, are all unified by their honest,
unflinching, comic look at how complicated it is to grow up in the
modern world.
Apatow has also built a history of helping break distinctive new
comedy voices into the mainstream, from Seth Rogen to Lena
Dunham among many others. Now, in his fifth feature film as
a director, Apatow again brings a portrait of an unforgettable
character, and a portrayal by a breakout new comedy star, together
in "Trainwreck," written by and starring Amy Schumer ("Inside Amy Schumer") as a woman
who lives her life without apologies, even when maybe she should
apologize.
Since she was a little girl, it's been drilled into Amy's
(Schumer) head by her rascal of a dad (Colin Quinn) that monogamy isn't realistic. Now
a magazine writer, Amy lives by that credo—enjoying what she feels
is an uninhibited life free from stifling, boring romantic
commitment—but in actuality, she's kind of in a rut. When she finds
herself starting to fall for the subject of the new article she's
writing, a charming and successful sports doctor named Aaron Conners (Bill
Hader), Amy starts to wonder if other grown-ups, including
this guy who really seems to like her, might be on to
something.
The comedy, from a script written by Schumer, co-stars Brie
Larson, John Cena, Vanessa Bayer, Mike
Birbiglia, Ezra Miller,
Dave Attell, Tilda Swinton and LeBron
James. Apatow produces Trainwreck through his Apatow
Productions alongside Barry Mendel
("Bridesmaids," "This Is 40"). www.trainwreckmovie.com
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