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

Beat the Geeks

Chappelle's Show

Comedy Central Presents

The Daily Show
Insomniac with Dave Attell
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (seasons 1-7)
Reno 911
South Park
Strangers With Candy
Win Ben Stein's Money

Notable Syndicated Programming

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