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What do you get when you pit two celebrities against each other, battling head-to-head for the pinnacle of all arbitrary trophies, the coveted Lip Sync Battle belt? You get an instant hit, that’s what.

Now heading into its third season, it’s hard to believe that Lip Sync Battle was created from a brainstorming session in a car with creator John Krasinski, Stephen Merchant and Emily Blunt. Two seasons and over 40 episodes later, the show shows no signs of slowing down.

Check out some of the best moments from seasons 1 and 2 of Lip Sync Battle below and view/embed a video showing more highlights HERE. Then get ready for more epic performances as Lip Sync Battle returns for its third season on Tuesday, 6 December. Screen icon Sir Ben Kingsley takes on the extremely talented John Cho in the premiere. Expect the likes of Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera, Laverne Cox, Lupita Nyong’o, Samira Wiley, Regina Hall, and more in upcoming episodes. Lip Sync Battle airs every Tuesday at 9.55pm on Comedy Central (HyppTV Channel 609).

1. Anne Hathaway vs. Emily Blunt

You’ll never look at Anne Hathaway the same way again after watching her spot-on impersonation of Miley Cyrus. The performance saw her leaping onto a real wrecking ball and flipping the bird at her competitor – Emily Blunt, which is perhaps one of the most GIF-worthy moments of the season!

2. Mike Tyson vs. Terry Crews

Anyone who has seen White Chicks will not be able to forget Terry Crews singing to “A Thousand Miles”. This performance saw him giving what seems to be his best rendition yet as he begins on the piano and proceeds to strip his shirt off as the track progresses. Honestly, we’re not sure which version is better.

3. Julianne Hough vs. Derek Hough

Professional dancer Derek Hough took the stage to perform his rendition of Sia’s “Chandelier” and nailed not only the lyrics but the dance moves as well. Let’s face it, those moves are pretty difficult and a little weird to most of us but Derek pulls them off easily, while looking like an adult, male version of Maddie Ziegler.

4. Josh Gad vs. Kaley Cuoco

We’re getting all the Britney vibes just from looking at this picture. In this episode, Kaley Cuoco recreated Britney Spears’ iconic performance of “I’m a Slave 4 U” at the MTV Video Music Awards back in 2001. She not only dressed and looked the part, she even brought a yellow python on stage with her!

5. Eva Longoria vs. Hayden Panettiere

A memorable moment from this episode would have to be Christina Aguilera’s guest appearance alongside Hayden Panettiere during her performance of “Lady Marmalade”. Aguilera looked amazing as always, which made us forget who we were supposed to be focusing on in the first place.

6. Anna Kendrick vs. John Krasinski

Anna Kendrick stole the show with her performance of One Direction’s “Steal My Girl”. What made it so amazing? She sang to a slide show of competitor, John Krasinski’s wife – Emily Blunt, and even unveiled a custom shirt with a heart shaped photo of herself and Blunt. Now that is something you needed to see for yourself.

7. Dwayne Johnson vs. Jimmy Fallon

We can’t talk enough about the best moments and this includes Dwayne Johnson and Jimmy Fallon’s battle. After all, this was the debut episode which set the tone for the rest of the show. It featured Johnson’s iconic eyebrow-raise, which is not something you expect to see during a performance of Bee Gees track “Stayin Alive”.

Comedy Central is set to premiere brand new, original comedy Big Bad World in Asia on Tuesday, 12 January 2016 at 8.55pm (TH/WIB), 9.55pm (HK/PH/SG/TW) and 10.55pm (MY). Big Bad World is a comedy about what happens when you wait for life to begin. Ben Turnbull (Blake Harrison) has just graduated and the world should be his oyster, but he quickly finds himself back in his hometown and nursing his as yet unformulated dreams.

He’s also back to hanging out with the same old gang; too-smart-for-her-own-good, charity mugger Meg, guitar-obsessive bedsit-philosopher Eggman and University-refuser and unashamed year-round-wearer-of-shorts-and-flip-flops Oakley. If it weren’t for the frequent overdraft charges, Ben might almost believe the last three years of his life never happened.

The first episode sees new graduate Ben back in his hometown, living at his parents’ house, nursing a substantial student debt and drinking in the same pub with the same old gang. The only difference between secondary school and now is that the first love of his life, Lucy, has moved on…Can he win her back?

Blake Harrison, star of the BAFTA-winning film and TV show The Inbetweeners, heads up a cast of established names and some of the fastest rising talent in comedy. David Fynn (Game of Thrones, Sherlock, Doctor Who, Black Mirror), Rebecca Humphries (Come Fly With Me) and Seann Walsh (Argumental, Live at the Apollo, Stand Up For The Week) appear alongside screen legends Caroline Quentin(Jonathan Creek, Les Miserables, Men Behaving Badly, Pippin) and James Fleet (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Vicar Of Dibley).

Big Bad World is written by Joe Tucker, Lloyd Woolf, Rose Heiney, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley and Jon Purkis. Executive Producers are Andrew Newman and Ben Farrell and Producer is Kate Daughton. Simon Lupton is Executive Producer for Comedy Central.

Miley Cyrus Kicks Off the Season as Host and Musical Guest |  Comedy Central will premiere the new season 41 of Saturday Night Live in Asia on Saturday, 10 October at 9pm (TH/WIB), 10pm (HK/PH/SG/TW) and 11pm (MY) with Miley Cyrus returning for her third time as host and second time as musical guest. Cyrus’ latest album, “Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz” is currently available for streaming on mileycyrusandherdeadpetz.com.

On 17 October, Amy Schumer will host and The Weeknd will serve as musical guest. His highly anticipated album, “Beauty Behind the Madness,” was released on 28 August and features hit single “Can’t Feel My Face,” which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

On 24 October, Demi Lovato will serve as musical guest while Tracy Morgan will return to Studio 8H for his second time as host. The multi-platinum-selling, Billboard chart-topping artist’s latest album “Confident,” which is already garnering huge buzz, will be released on 16 October.

Jon Rudnitsky joins the cast as a featured player. Rudnitsky is a stand-up comedian that hails from Harrington Park, New Jersey and graduated from the University of Southern California.

Have you ever imagine Dwayne Johnson singing Taylor Swift song? Anne Hathaway rocking on the wrecking ball?

Stop imagining because Lip Sync Battle is set to make a big entry into Asia!

This highly anticipated Viacom original series is set to debut in Asia on weekdays on Comedy Central (ABNXCESS Ch 252 (HD), Astro B.yond Ch 737 (HD), and HyppTV HD Ch609) starting Tuesday, 28 July at 9:30pm (MY)

The first season comprises 10 episodes with an extended eight episodes. The first three episodes in Asia will feature Jimmy Fallon vs. Dwayne Johnson, Anna Kendrick vs. John Krasinski, and Anne Hathaway vs. Emily Blunt. Based on the pop culture phenomenon of lip sync battling, the Spike original series features celebrities going head to head – lip-syncing the song of their choice – battling for the coolest bragging rights on the planet. Among the talent who appeared in Season 1 included Dwayne Johnson, John Legend, Anne Hathaway, Justin Bieber, Jennifer Lopez, Emily Blunt, Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Anna Kendrick, Mike Tyson, and Queen Latifah.

Lip Sync Battle is hosted by LL COOL J and executive produced by Casey Patterson, Jay Peterson of Matador Content, John Krasinski, Stephen Merchant, and Eight Million Plus Productions.