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Availability Satellite 249 (HD/SD), 1249 () 107 (HD/SD) Cable Available on most other cable providers Check local listings for channel numbers 690 (HD), 190 (SD) 1140 (HD), 140 (SD) (UK only) (TVPlayer Plus subscription required) Comedy Central is an and owned by Viacom Global Entertainment Group, a unit of the division of. The channel is geared for mature audiences ages 14 and older, and the network carries comedy programming, in the form of both original, licensed and series and specials, as well as. Since the early 2000s, Comedy Central has expanded globally with localized channels in,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and. The international channels are operated. Comedy Central is available to approximately 91,859,000 households (78.919% of households with TV) as of January 2016. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • History [ ] Early years (1989–1991) [ ] On November 15, 1989,, owners of launched as the first cable channel devoted exclusively to comedy-based programming.

On April 1, 1990, (who owned,, and ) launched a rival channel called that featured reruns of and some original. Lorena Si Casanova Sparg Paharul Zippy. The Comedy Channel's programs were broadcast from the HBO Downtown Studios at 120 East 23rd Street in. The format prior to the merger with Ha! Included several original and unconventional programs such as Onion World with and, as well as laid-back variety/talk shows hosted by comedians, including The Sweet Life with,,, and, the latter of whom performed sketches in between showings of vintage television series like,, and.

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The standard format for The Comedy Channel's shows usually involved the various hosts introducing clips culled from the acts of stand-up comedians as well as classic comedies of the 1970s and 1980s, such as and, presented in a style similar to music videos. In the early days, certain hours of the day when clips were shown without 'host segments' were dubbed.

In 1990, hosts under this title, and, were introduced. Comedian also hosted the series. While The Comedy Channel broadcast mostly low-budget original programming, Ha!' S schedule featured sitcom and sketch comedy reruns (many of which had been previously licensed for sister network ) as well as complete 90-minute reruns of from the sixth through 16th seasons. After two years of limited distribution, the two channels merged into one, relaunching on, 1991 as CTV: The Comedy Network; it later changed its name to Comedy Central on June 1, 1991 to prevent issues with the broadcast television network, which would eventually be its Canadian content partner through six years later.

Viacom bought out Time Warner's half in April 2003 for $1.23 billion. Despite HBO's exit from the venture, the Viacom Media Networks division in charge of Comedy Central is still called Comedy Partners, currently being a of, the operating subsidiary of Viacom of which Viacom Media Networks is a division, and Viacom Hearty Ha! Ha!, the subsidiary that owned Ha!