These "attempts" were $1,000 to $10,000 productions that allowed unnoticed comedians to share their material.

Premium Blend acted as a showcase where most of the material and bits were shown.

[3] Each comedian presented a short set of jokes, which was edited to last about five minutes on the airing of the show.

Many alumni have gone on to have their own Comedy Central Presents specials or further acclaim, including Mitch Hedberg, Stephen Lynch, Demetri Martin, Dane Cook, B. J. Novak, Anthony Jeselnik, Paul F. Tompkins, Darrell Hammond, Mike Birbiglia, Greer Barnes, Wayne Federman, Daniel Tosh, Gabriel Iglesias, Pete Holmes, and Ron White.

Each year the show would get a new comedian to serve as host for each of the season's ten episodes.