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Dawn French, Jason Mewes! FEARnet's brand new “Twisted Comedy' darkly hilarious (VIDEOS)

By April MacIntyre Jun 29, 2011, 21:01 GMT

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FEARnet's brand new “Twisted Comedy” block (debuting Aug. 2nd) is about to get twisted!

The horror-comedy lineup has a distinctive pair of scripted series, and the online network fired over  "Todd & the Book of Pure Evil," is a supernatural comedy starring Alex House, Maggie Castle, Bill Turnbull, Melanie Leishman and Chris Leavins, and featuring Jason Mewes (“Mallrats,” “Clerks,” “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back”). -

“Psychoville” will air Tuesdays at 10:30 p.m. following “Todd & the Book of Pure Evil.”

One of the stars is a face familiar to anglophiles, Dawn French (AbFab, etc). These series mark the first wave of exclusive programming for FEARnet’s linear cable channel.

The two shows begin airing Tuesday, August 2, 2011at 10 p.m.

Psychoville: 60 second preview

“Psychoville” will air Tuesdays at 10:30 p.m. following “Todd & the Book of Pure Evil.” This award-winning British black-comedy thriller series centers on a group of characters haunted by a mysterious blackmailer.

Written by and starring Reece Shearsmith (“Shaun of the Dead”) and Steve Pemberton (“The League of Gentlemen,” “Doctor Who”), “Psychoville” is the only comedy ever to feature a serial-killer obsessed man-child, a one-handed clown, a blind tycoon, and a possibly telekinetic dwarf.

“Psychoville” debuted to great fan reception on BBC Two, earning the prestigious British Comedy Award for “Best New TV Comedy.” Todd & The Book of Pure Evil:

60 second preview

“Todd & the Book of Pure Evil” will lead off the Tuesday night “Twisted Comedy” block starting at 10 p.m.

This supernatural comedy starring Alex House, Maggie Castle, Bill Turnbull, Melanie Leishman and Chris Leavins, and featuring Jason Mewes (“Mallrats,” “Clerks,” “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back”) tells the story of a small-town high school kid trying to save the world.

In each episode, Todd (House) and his cohorts are pitted against the dark powers of a mysterious book that grants seemingly innocuous wishes with sinister, unexpected, cataclysmic, and downright satanic side effects.

Created by Craig David Wallace, Charles Picco, and Anthony Leo, the series was highly-successful in its Canadian television debut and will be a new series premiere to US audiences.

FEARnet, the world's premier destination for horror, thriller and suspense, is a cutting-edge, multi-platform genre entertainment network available in three formats: linear, on demand, and online.