ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Comedian Joe Clair, a native of Seat Pleasant, Md., will perform in the Starz original stand-up comedy series "Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-up" on Wednesday, Aug. 13 at 10 p.m. (ET/PT).

Clair boasts television credits including "Def Comedy Jam" and "Comic View." He has also starred in the films Train Ride, High Frequency, Lord Help Us and City Girls and has performed in several comedy clubs including Uptown Comedy Corner, Caroline's Comedy Club and Improv Laff House. On top of all these appearances, Clair is an on-air personality on WQHT-HOT 97 FM in New York, WKYS 93.9 FM and WPGC 95.5 FM in Washington. Clair is a Morgan State University graduate with a B.A. in Psychology.

"Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-up" is executive produced by one of America's most popular actor/comedians, Martin Lawrence. Now in its third season, the weekly series features 35 talented, explosive, and certainly not politically correct, comedians who take the spotlight to tell it like it is in their own hard-hitting style. Filmed before a live audience in Washington, D.C. at the historic Lincoln Theatre, the show is hosted by comedian Doug Williams who adds his own style of comedy. Spinning the music is celebrated entertainer and DJ Biz Markie. Featured comedians are Rickey Smiley ("Comic View"), Angelo Lozada ("Showtime at the Apollo"), Steve Brown ("Def Comedy Jam") and others.

Starz Entertainment, LLC, is a premium movie service provider operating in the United States. It offers 16 movie channels including the flagship Starz(R) and Encore(R) brands with approximately 16.8 million and 31.4 million subscribers respectively. Starz Entertainment airs more than 1,000 movies per month across its pay TV channels and offers advanced services including Starz HD, Encore HD, Starz On Demand, Encore On Demand, MoviePlex On Demand, Starz HD On Demand, Encore HD On Demand, MoviePlex HD On Demand, and Starz Play. Starz Entertainment (http://www.starz.com) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, and is attributed to Liberty Entertainment Group, a tracking stock group of Liberty Media Corporation.

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