Wednesday 28 May 2003

THE MICHAEL ESSANY SHOW E4 PREMIERE MAY

"My goal in the near future is to establish myself as what is known as the king of late-night.  I want to be the JOHNNY CARSON of the new Generation."  MICHAEL ESSANY

A die-hard JOHNNY CARSON fan, MICHAEL ESSANY now a 20 year old freshman, started hosting his own local cable access show out of his parents‘ living room in the unlikely entertainment mecca of Valparaiso, Indiana, when he was just 14-years old. With the help of his mother (sound and camera) and his father (runner/catering), MICHAEL has persuaded Hollywood personalities to his show including JEWEL, KEVIN BACON, KELLY ROWLAND and TOM GREEN. Tonight‘s episode shown on Channel 4 features an interview with KELLY ROWLAND of DESTINY‘S CHILD.

This new series gives viewers an inside look at how MICHAEL puts his weekly local cable show together with the help of his Mom and Dad Tina and Ernie)-and sidekick Mike Randazzo.  From booking his own guests to writing his own jokes for his monologue, ESSANY‘S days are filled with professional highs and lows, as well as homework.

The MICHAEL ESSANY Show is produced in by E! Networks in association with LEEZA GIBBONS Enterprises (LGE). Gibbons was once married to English actor CHRIS QUINTEN who played Brian Tilsley in CORONATION STREET.

Coming to Channel 4 from July 2003.