Comedy Central
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| Comedy Central | |
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| Founded | April 1, 1991 |
| Company | MTV Networks (Viacom) |
| President | Philippe Dauman |
| Current Popular Series | South Park
The Daily Show The Colbert Report Reno 911! |
Comedy Central is a cable television channel based in America. Founded on April Fool's Day 1991, it began as a combination of HBO's Comedy Channel and MTV Networks' HA! channel. Because the two networks were owned by two separate media conglomerates—Time Warner and Viacom respectively—both retained equal power over the network.
The network dwelled in obscurity for most of the beginning of its life. There were some highlights with its acquisition of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and the initial run of Politically Incorrect, but overall, the channel was a depository for edited stand-up segments and dated comedy specials from the previous decade. However, in 1997 the channel blew up with the production of South Park. As word-of-mouth spread about the cartoon, cable television company requests for the addition of Comedy Central exploded, and it was available in over 50% of American homes by 1998.
In 2003, Viacom bought out Time Warner's half of the company, making it a purely MTV Networks owned channel. In the 2000s, the network has been brought back into the spotlight because of such breakout hit shows as Chappelle's Show and the massive increase in popularity of The Daily Show since Jon Stewart took over the reins in 1999. Other staples of programming include the Secret Stash—a block of uncut programming (often a movie or a stand-up act) airing Saturdays at Midnight—and Friday Night Stand-Up.
Since 2002, the channel has also taken to producing DVDs and CDs under the label Comedy Central Records. They have released albums and DVDs by comedians such as Lewis Black, Mitch Hedberg, Dave Attell and Dane Cook.
Contents |
[edit] In-Depth
- Program Listing: A complete listing of shows that aired new episodes on Comedy Central.
- Syndicated Program Listing: A complete listing of syndicated shows aired on Comedy Central.
- Special Program Listing: A complete listing of specials and events aired on Comedy Central.
[edit] Current Primetime Schedule
Timeslot legend:
| Premiere | Encore | Repeat |
| Day | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Scrubs | Scrubs | The Daily Show | The Colbert Report | Various | Various | The Daily Show | The Colbert Report | ||
| Tuesday | Scrubs | Scrubs | The Daily Show | The Colbert Report | South Park | South Park | South Park | South Park | The Daily Show | The Colbert Report |
| Wednesday | Scrubs | Scrubs | The Daily Show | The Colbert Report | Futurama | South Park | South Park | Reno 911! | The Daily Show | The Colbert Report |
| Thursday | Scrubs | Scrubs | The Daily Show | The Colbert Report | Comedy Specials | Tosh.0 | Important Things | The Daily Show | The Colbert Report | |
| Friday | Scrubs | Scrubs | Various | Various | Stand-Up Specials | Stand-Up Specials | ||||
[edit] Current Programming
[edit] Upcoming New Programming
- Fonejacker (July 12, 2009)
- Michael and Michael Have Issues (July 15, 2009)
- Secret Girlfriend (October 14, 2009)
- Untitled Jeff Dunham Series (October 2009)
- Ugly Americans (Early 2010)
[edit] Currently on Hiatus
The following shows are currently not airing new episodes. If a show below does not have a return date next to it, it is not yet confirmed that new episodes will return.
- Comedy Central Presents
- Important Things with Demetri Martin (Early 2010)
- Kenny vs. Spenny (July 12, 2009)
- Kröd Mändoon and The Flaming Sword of Fire
- Lewis Black's Root of All Evil
- Live at Gotham (Summer 2009)
- The Sarah Silverman Program. (Early 2010)
- South Park (October 14, 2009)
