Sandra Bernhard Signs Deal With Q Television Network to Co-Host 'Queer Edge With Jack E. Jett'
Jan 11, 2006 10:07:00 AM
BURBANK, Calif., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Q Television Network (QTN) (OTC: QBID) announced today that Sandra Bernhard has inked a deal to co-host forty (40) episodes of "Queer Edge with Jack E. Jett" beginning January 16th. In addition, Bernhard is also in negotiations to develop her very own series for the network. "Queer Edge with Jack E. Jett" airs nightly at 10 pm EST / 7 pm PST.
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"Sandra Bernhard is a fearless performer and iconic voice in our community," stated Alexis Fish, Senior Executive Vice President. "It is a tremendous honor and right of passage for us at QTN to showcase this caliber of artist and activist."
For 25 years, Sandra Bernhard has been challenging fans and critics with her knife-edged humor, satire and emotive performances on film, television and stage. Her critically acclaimed 1998, one-woman Broadway hit, "I'm Still Here...Damn It!" which played the Booth Theater, had critics raving. Since her first film accolades in 1983 in Martin Scorseses', "The King of Comedy" featuring Jerry Lewis and Robert De Niro, Bernhard has since appeared in numerous films including "Inside Monkey Zetterland," "Hudson Hawk" and more recently, "Dinner Rush." Throughout her career, Bernhard's formidable presence has also had a place on television. From 1991-1996, she portrayed Nancy on "Roseanne," and has had guest starring roles on "Ally McBeal," "Chicago Hope" and "Will & Grace." She hosted the season premiere of "MadTV" and the Bravo network recently profiled her career. In 2001, Bernhard hosted her own talk show, "The Sandra Bernhard Experience" for A&E television.
The irreverent and subversive Jack E. Jett, a self-described, "Homosupremacist" says "Sandra and I won't be trying to find an audience, we'll be looking for accomplices!"
A nightly talk show like nothing you've ever seen, "Queer Edge with Jack E. Jett" takes comedy to a whole new level. Host Jett focuses on pop culture and subculture with a cutting edge that is dynamic, witty and downright zany. The show covers everything from arts and news to celebrities and Internet subcultures -- all from a refreshing GLBT perspective. "Queer Edge" gives viewers a truly out-of-this-world experience as they are launched into the outlandish conversations between Jett and his hosts. Jack E. Jett's "Queer Edge" encompasses all that is queer in the world of counter-culture; in an effort to show that the word "queer" is more that just a term for gays.
About Q Television
This 24/7 premium television network is organized to create, develop and feature television programming for the gay and lesbian community, including live & interactive content every weeknight, plus sports, information and entertainment. While the company expects much of its subscriber base to be comprised of members of the gay and lesbian population, management also believes that quality programming about the gay and lesbian experience, designed to entertain, educate and inform, will attract many other segments of the viewing public.
The company's programming is available on a subscription basis to those desiring to subscribe. The monthly fee varies by region of the country. The network is telecast 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and features a variety of live and original programming. Q Television is available on such blue chip cable systems as Time Warner, Cox Communications and RCN, among others, with availability approaching 3 million digital cable households in the U.S. Q Television Network is the official network of Gay Games(r) VII. The network is also ad-supported. For further information on programming and subscriptions, please visit www.qtelevision.com.
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