Introducing the KICK ASS Movie Show!

April Fools, bitches! Look for bonus videos later this week and a podcast next weekend.

NEW YORK — Fans of The Kick Ass Movie Podcast will have a whole new way to enjoy witty movie commentary – on TV.

The American Movie Classics network announced plans today for “The Kick Ass Movie Show”, starring podcast stars Brian Mayo and Zach Sheets. The half-hour program will feature the two hosts in movie discussion, interviews, and other “assorted wackiness”.

For the two college students, it all came as shock, and very quickly. “I remember it began as what I thought to be a joke email… then it sort of escalated from there, and now they want us all the time.” Mayo said.

AMC, which recently revamped its image to include more modern movies, is hoping that the original content will help boost their ratings. “We are huge fans of Brian and Zach’s work,” says AMC original entertainment director A. Paul Freuls in a press release. “We hope we can work with them on long-term basis and on many different projects.”

The Kick Ass Movie Podcast, founded in November 2006, found its way from obscurity to super-stardom very fast. “At first I was like, whatever. But now it’s like it’s a big deal now.” host Zach Sheets comments. Due to the demand of the show, the podcast has been put on “indefinite hiatus” until further notice.

The Kick Ass Movie Show begins filming this summer in hopes for a September premiere. AMC is shooting for 9 episodes for the first season. Mayo and Sheets will also be involved in hosting many movie premieres, such as the Jean Claude Van-Damme movie “Sudden Death” this July.

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For more information, read the press release on AMC’s website: http://www.amc.com/kams.html.