Chatsworth, CA -- (SBWire) -- 11/04/2011 --One Village Entertainment, a division of Image Entertainment, announces the DVD and Digital release of Nick Cannon: Mr. Showbiz, a comedy special by renowned multi-faceted actor, comedian and entertainer Nick Cannon. Cannon offers a no-holds-barred timeline of his life and success from his humble beginnings, failed attempts to be a gangster, and his marriage in his one-man stand-up show. The 60-minute television event, which was shot at the Pearl Theatre at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas aired on Showtime in May 2010 and to date, is their highest-rated stand-up comedy special in all key demos since January 2010. The Nick Cannon: Mr. Showbiz DVD release will feature the full, unedited 90-minute stand-up show. The DVD and Digital Download is set to be released October 25 for a SRP of $14.98 and will also feature an exclusive behind-the-scenes interview with Cannon discussing how he got started in stand-up and how comedy helped shape his success as an actor, host and executive.
“People are most familiar with my work as an executive producer, actor, radio and TV host but stand-up comedy is how I got my break into showbiz. I’m looking forward to sharing my comedic roots with people who I think will be pleasantly surprised when they watch the DVD ” said Nick Cannon.
Crowned as People Magazine’s “Top ten most successful young people in Hollywood” and Black Enterprise’s “40 Under 40,” the multi-faceted entertainer Nick Cannon’s has grown his brand and developed his multi-media company NCredible Entertainment to oversee films and TV projects. He also serves as the Chairman of TeenNick, hosts one of the #1 morning radio shows in New York City tri-state, “Rolling with Nick Cannon,” as well as a nationally syndicated Top 40 weekend countdown radio show called “Cannon’s Countdown.” Cannon can also be seen as a series regular on Lorne Michaels’ Up All Night and as the host of NBC’s top-rated summer series America’s Got Talent.
For Nick Cannon the road to success has been over 15 years in the making. In Nick Cannon: Mr. Showbiz, he returns to his roots as a stand-up comic, basing his debut on his humble beginnings as a young kid doing stand up to his current success and all of the life experiences in between.
About One Village Entertainment
Launched in 2007, One Village Entertainment, a division of Image Entertainment, is devoted to the development, production and acquisition of feature films, comedy specials, stage plays, documentaries and music content targeting the African-American consumer and urban market. The programming is distributed across multiple platforms including theatrical, broadcast, Blu-ray™/DVD and digital streaming and downloading.
Among the more than 50 titles that carry the One Village imprimatur are live stand-up performances featuring Kevin Hart and Charlie Murphy, documentaries 2 Turntables and a Microphone: The Life and Death of Jam Master Jay and Soulmate, and the feature films American Violet starring Oscar-nominee Alfre Woodard and the acclaimed theatrical romantic comedy Russ Parr’s 35 & Ticking. Bestsellers in the One Village line also include the musical, stage play productions What My Husband Doesn’t Know and Love in the Nick of Tyme by David E. Talbert, who is described by Variety as "the acknowledged kingpin of urban musicals."
Image Entertainment Releases Nick Cannon’s First-ever Stand-up Comedy Special, “Nick Cannon: Mr. Showbiz” on October 25
Multi-Faceted Entertainer Brings an Outstanding Comedy Special That Guarantees Uproarious Laughter