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Leading Internet Television Service Spotlights DC Comedy Show

Washington, DC -- March 21, 2007 - The Tommy Taylor Show, an original sketch-comedy show created by Washington, DC comic Tommy Taylor, will be spotlighted on Friday, March 23 as Brightcove.com’s “Channel of the Day”.  This is the first time this year that Brightcove.com, an internet television service, has spotlighted a comedy program on its coveted homepage.

            Founded by senior executives of Comcast, News Corp., and Discovery Network and other telecommunications companies, Brightcove has featured The Tommy Taylor Show more than any other content provider since the show first appeared on the web-based television service.  “I and other colleagues are big fans,” commented Allison Tanenhaus, Brightcove’s Programming Coordinator.

            Born and raised in southeast Washington, DC, the 24 year old Taylor manages all aspects of his show’s production, including writing, editing, and directing.  His show reaches over two million homes through local cable television networks, and is aired on cable’s The Real Hip-Hop Network.  Tommy’s online comedy content averages 100,000 hits each month led through his website www.TommyTaylorJr.com.  The Tommy Taylor Show has also been featured on ABC affiliate WMAR-TV (Baltimore, MD), Yahoo! Video, and in an upcoming documentary on “African Americans in Television” on the ARTE Network (Paris, France). 

With his brand of clean comedy, Taylor desires to send positive messages to today’s youth, portray Washington, DC in an optimistic light, and a new standard for African Americans in television.  The industry is taking notice!

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