Comedy Central

Comedy Central
	Logo used since 2018
Country	United States
Broadcast area	Nationwide
Headquarters	345 Hudson Street; New York, New York, U.S. 10014
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	1080p HDTV; (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	Paramount Media Networks (Paramount Global) (1991–present); Time Warner (Home Box Office, Inc.; 50% stake) (1991–2003)
Parent	MTV Entertainment Group
Sister channels	List Nickelodeon; Nick Jr. Channel; Nicktoons; TeenNick; NickMusic; CBS; CBS Sports Network; CBS Sports HQ; CBS Sports Golazo Network; CBS News Streaming Network; MTV; MTV2; MTV Tres; MTV Live; MTV Classic; BET; BET Gospel; BET Her; BET Hip-Hop; BET Jams; BET Soul; VH1; TV Land; Logo; CMT; CMT Music; Pop TV; Showtime; The Movie Channel; Flix; Paramount Network; Smithsonian Channel; ;
History
Launched	April 1, 1991
Replaced	The Comedy Channel; Ha! (Comedy Central is a merger of the two formerly separate channels)
Former names	CTV: The Comedy Network (April 1–June 1, 1991)
Links
Webcast	CC Live (U.S. pay-TV subscribers only)
Website	www.cc.com
Availability
Streaming media
Internet Protocol television	FuboTV, Philo, Sling TV, DirecTV Stream, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV, Vidgo TV

Comedy Central is an American teen-&-adult-oriented basic cable channel owned by Paramount Global through its network division's MTV Entertainment Group unit, based in Manhattan. The channel carries comedy programming in the form of both original, licensed, and syndicated series, stand-up comedy specials, and feature films. It is available to approximately 86.73 million households in the United States as of September 2018.

Since the early 2000s, Comedy Central has expanded globally with localized channels in Europe (including the United Kingdom), India, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand, Middle East, Africa and in the Commonwealth of Independent States. The international channels are operated by Paramount International Networks.

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