Top Honors at BET's 2005 COMEDY AWARDS
Celebrating Black comedic prowess for the second straight year, BET will honor the outstanding success of urban comedy and the funniest performances in film, television and stand-up with the 2005 BET COMEDY AWARDS. Groundbreaking talent Martin Lawrence has been selected as the 2005 BET Comedy Icon Award recipient for his amazing body of work and contribution to the field of comedy, while outlandish comedian/actor Steve Harvey takes another turn as host of the annual laugh-fest. Themed "Oh! No They Didn't," BET will "bring the funny" back to the historic Pasadena Civic Auditorium with a live taping on September 25. The side-splitting telecast premieres on the network Tuesday, September 27, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Dominating the 18-category list of nominees for the second year running -- which includes a brand-new category, Outstanding DVD Release -- is "The Bernie Mac Show" (FOX), followed by "My Wife and Kids" (ABC), "Girlfriends" (UPN), &