Hosted by comedic actress Melissa Peterman ("Reba"), CMT Comedy Stage is the network's first foray into stand-up comedy. CMT Comedy Stage features rising stars, as well as popular comedic favorites, with a line-up that includes Jon Reep, Etta May, Gary Mule Deer, Killer Beaz, Greg Hahn, Greg Warren, John Wesley Austin, Kelly Terranova, Mike Armstrong, Nate Bargatze, Robert Hawkins, Tom Mabe, Trish Suhr and Vic Henley. Each episode features a line-up of three or four of these uproarious comedians who each perform a set before a live audience."