"Weird Al" joins Mystery Science Theater on the big screeen

The stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) return to movie theaters across America this holiday season with special guest “Weird Al” Yankovic as they take on the bizarre animated “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and other classic Christmas shorts and commercials in RiffTrax LIVE: Christmas Shorts-Stravaganza!

The exclusive, in-theater event will be broadcast LIVE on Wednesday, Dec. 16th with a pre-recorded encore on Thursday, Dec. 17th at 8:00 p.m. Eastern / 7:00 p.m. Central / 6:00 p.m. Mountain / 8:00 p.m. Pacific (tape delayed).

Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy (MST3K’s Tom Servo) and Bill Corbett (MST3K’s Crow T. Robot) will zing their wisecracking comedy commentary LIVE from the California Center for the Arts, Escondido at a wonderfully warped collection of holiday shorts including a hilarious musical short extolling the virtues of pork.

Tickets are available at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com. For a complete list of theater locations and prices, please visit www.FathomEvents.com (theaters and participants are subject to change).

Presented by NCM Fathom and The Onion, RiffTrax LIVE: Christmas Shorts-Stravaganza! will include a special guest appearance by “Weird Al” Yankovic joining the holiday riffing festivities.

Yankovic has sold more than 12 million albums – more than any other comedy act in history – and recorded more than 150 parody and original songs, including “Eat It,” “Smells Like Nirvana,” “Amish Paradise” and the viral video phenomenon “White & Nerdy” from his most recently released album, “Straight Outta Lynwood.”

"I can't think of a better way to honor the true meaning of Christmas than by making stupid jokes over ridiculous film shorts," said Yankovic.

RiffTrax LIVE: Christmas Shorts-Stravaganza! attendees will receive an early holiday present from the RiffTrax team – a URL and code will be revealed at the end of the event for five free digital goodies: a RiffTones holiday song, two downloadable shorts, an autographed digital photo of Mike, Kevin and Bill and a Christmas desktop wallpaper.

"Sometimes good things come in small packages - these shorts are amazing and hilarious - not to mention festive,” said Michael J. Nelson, RiffTrax creator and former host and writer of the Emmy-nominated, Peabody Award-winning MST3K.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 spent a total of 11 seasons on Comedy Central and the Sci Fi Channel in the late 1980s through 1999, featuring a man and his robot sidekicks who are trapped in space forced to watch terrible science fiction B-movies. They make fun of each film, providing hilarious commentary or "riffing.” Nelson created RiffTrax in 2006 to continue the “riffing” on blockbuster films such as “Star Wars: Episode 1” and “Star Trek.” RiffTrax are downloadable online and are played along with the film, providing a unique and amusing commentary throughout the course of the movie. The RiffTrax team made their big screen debut in August with RiffTrax Live: Plan 9 from Outer Space.

RiffTrax LIVE: Christmas Shorts-Stravaganza! appears on the big screen in high definition with Cinema Surround Sound in 482 select AMC Entertainment Inc., Celebration! Cinema, Cinemark Holdings, Inc., Clearview Cinemas, Cobb Theatres, Georgia Theatre Co., Goodrich Quality Theaters, Hollywood Theaters, Kerasotes Showplace Theatres, Malco Theatres, Marcus Theatres, National Amusements and Regal Entertainment Group movie theaters, as well as The Carolina (Asheville, NC), and Palace Cinema 9 (South Burlington, VT), through NCM’s exclusive Digital Broadcast Network.

“Watching classic Christmas programs is a tradition that many consider the perfect way to kick off the holiday season,” said Dan Diamond, vice president of NCM Fathom. “Add the RiffTrax guys and ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic to the mix and it immediately turns into a hilarious exclusive event that promises to ring in the holidays with laughter in movie theaters nationwide.”

This special Fathom LIVE event will be showing at the following theaters in your area:

Burbank 16 with IMAX
125 E Palm Ave
Burbank
CA
91502
$12.50

Century City 15 with IMAX
10250 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles
CA
90067
$12.50

Galleria at Tyler 16
3775 Tyler St
Riverside
CA
92503
$12.50

Ontario Mills 30
4549 Mills Cir
Ontario
CA
91764
$12.50

Promenade 16 with IMAX
21801 Oxnard St
Woodland Hills
CA
91367
$12.50

Puente Hills 20 with IMAX
1560 S Azusa Ave
Rowland Heights
CA
91748
$12.50

Santa Anita with IMAX
400 S Baldwin Ave
Arcadia
CA
91007
$12.50

The Block 30 @ Orange
20 City Blvd W Ste E
Orange
CA
92868
$12.50

Tustin Legacy 14
2457 Park Ave
Tustin
CA
92782
$12.50

Antelope Valley Mall
1475 W Rancho Vista Blvd
Palmdale
CA
93551
$12.50

Cinemark 16 Victorville
14470 Bear Valley Rd
Victorville
CA
92392
$12.50

Cinemark 22
2600 W Avenue I
Lancaster
CA
93536
$12.50

Cinemark Jess Ranch
18935 Bear Valley Rd
Apple Valley
CA
92308
$12.50

Huntington Beach 20
7777 Edinger Ave
Huntington Beach
CA
92647
$12.50

Orange Stadium Promenade 25
1701 W Katella Ave
Orange
CA
92867
$12.50

Ventura Stadium 16
2875 Elba St
Ventura
CA
93003
$12.50

The Bridge
6081 Center Dr
Los Angeles
CA
90045
$12.50

Alhambra Renaissance 14
1 E Main St
Alhambra
CA
91801
$12.50

Irvine Spectrum 20 plus IMAX
65 Fortune Dr
Irvine
CA
92618
$12.50

Long Beach 26 with IMAX
7501 Carson Blvd
Long Beach
CA
90808
$12.50

Valencia Stadium 12
24435 Town Center Dr
Santa Clarita
CA
91355
$12.50



This special Fathom Encore event will be showing at the following theaters in your area:

Promenade 16 with IMAX
21801 Oxnard St
Woodland Hills
CA
91367
$9.00

Santa Anita with IMAX
400 S Baldwin Ave
Arcadia
CA
91007
$9.00

Burbank 16 with IMAX
125 E Palm Ave
Burbank
CA
91502
$9.00

Century City 15 with IMAX
10250 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles
CA
90067
$9.00

Puente Hills 20 with IMAX
1560 S Azusa Ave
Rowland Heights
CA
91748
$9.00

Galleria at Tyler 16
3775 Tyler St
Riverside
CA
92503
$9.00

Tustin Legacy 14
2457 Park Ave
Tustin
CA
92782
$9.00

Ontario Mills 30
4549 Mills Cir
Ontario
CA
91764
$9.00

The Block 30 @ Orange
20 City Blvd W Ste E
Orange
CA
92868
$9.00

Orange Stadium Promenade 25
1701 W Katella Ave
Orange
CA
92867
$9.00

Huntington Beach 20
7777 Edinger Ave
Huntington Beach
CA
92647
$9.00

Ventura Stadium 16
2875 Elba St
Ventura
CA
93003
$9.00

The Bridge
6081 Center Dr
Los Angeles
CA
90045
$9.00