Comedy Central

Comedy Central is a cable television network in the United States. As its name implies, the network carries a lot of comedy programming, both syndicated and self-produced.

The network was co-owned by AOL Time Warner and Viacom for a time, but Viacom bought AOL's half in early 2003. Comedy Central started in the late 1980s as HBO's Comedy Channel; in 1990, Comedy Channel merged with Viacom's HA! channel, thus the dual ownership (Comedy Central's corporate name for many years was Comedy Partners L.P.)

Notable Original Programming

• The Daily Show
• Insomniac with Dave Attel
• Comedy Central Presents
• South Park
• Win Ben Stein's Money
• Beat the Geeks
• Chappelle's Show
• Mystery Science Theater 3000 (seasons 1-7)

Notable Syndicated Programming

• Saturday Night Live
• The British version of Whose Line Is It Anyway
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien
• Absolutely Fabulous
• Dilbert