Christian Finnegan's Au Contraire!

You're used to seeing Christian Finnegan being funny in short bursts on Best Week Ever. Tonight at 11 PM, you'll get to see him for a full hour on Comedy Central for the debut of his special, Au Contraire!.

A full hour of sarcasm and snark, Best Week Ever's main weapons, would probably be pretty grating. Thankfully, Finnegan has more to offer than that. You won't hear any celebrity names during Au Contraire! (unless you count American Idol contestant "Temptress"). You also won't get a physical comic flying around the stage or a bomb-throwing satirist.

Finnegan's target for this hour of comedy (well, 41 minutes with commercials) is more often than not himself. He's an introspective observationalist who is intimidated by his father-in-law (who happens to be in prison for attempted murder), who defends the sense of personal accomplishment video games provide, and who was once ostracized for wearing a Def Leppard t-shirt and shorts with piping (that's right, he said piping) to his fifth grade field day. And Au Contraire is as smooth and solid as Finnegan's vest and tie.

Here's a little taste of Finnegan's self-deprecation, here poking fun at how his name doesn't quite fit his personality:

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