Comedy Central is a USA television channel.
Comedy Central is cable and satellite TV channel offering a range of original programs such as South Park, Comedy Central Stand-Up and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.
Launched on April 1, 1991, Comedy Central began from the merger of two earlier channels -- The Comedy Channel and Ha! -- and was a 50/50 joint venture between Time Warner (later AOL Time Warner and now Warner Media) and Viacom. In April 2003 AOL Time Warner was wallowing in debt and agreed to sell its half to Viacom for $1.2 billion.
On December 4, 2019, Viacom Inc. and CBS Corporation merged to form ViacomCBS Inc. ViacomCBS changed its name to Paramount Global on February 16, 2022.
It is one of the best American media outlets, according to Mondo Times members.
This television channel is owned by Paramount Global.
Mailing address: 345 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10036
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Beavis and Butt-Head Return for Gen X Parents and Gen Z Kids
-- July 1, 2020: Comedy Central has made a deal with Mike Judge, the creator of the animated adult series, to produce two new seasons of the show. Beavis and Butt-Head was originally launched in 1993 and ran on MTV for seven seasons. Judge will write, produce and provide voice-over for the two characters.
The show is said to have inspired Trey Parker and Matt Stone to create the animated series South Park....
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-- Maybe not so much, if you look at what's happening at Comedy Central. New management is re-running old hits (South Park, The Office, etc.) and firing staff rather than developing new material. And there are now more streaming (613 million) than cable (556 million) subscribers worldwide.
John Koblin wrote at the New York Times on May 17, 2020:
As Cable TV Fades, Fearing 'the End of Comedy Central'
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, May 19, 2020
-- July 20, 2012: All of Viacom's networks, including Comedy Central, resumed broadcasting on DirecTV after Viacom Inc. and DirecTV reached what is described as a long-term carriage agreement.
Contract negotiations between the two companies had recently stalled, resulting in a nine-day blackout of all Viacom-related programming on DirecTV.
Viacom released the following statement: "Viacom is extremely pleased to bring...
-- Citing the comedian's "satirical protest against megabucks politics," Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central was lauded for mixing "cerebral comedy with inspired sight gags, interviews and preposterously funny monologues."
The Complete List of Recipients of the 71st Annual Peabody Awards, issued April 4, 2012, also included citations for CNN's reporting on the Arab Spring uprising; for National Public...
-- The newly announced extension for three additional seasons keeps the popular animated series in original episodes through season 20. Series originators Trey Parker and Matt Stone will continue to write, direct and edit every episode. Michele Ganeless, Comedy Central's president, announced the news on November 16, 2011.
"The collective genius of Matt and Trey knows no bounds," said Ganeless....Also See:
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