Comedy Central (UK & Ireland)

"The Paramount Channel" redirects here; not to be confused with Paramount Network (UK & Ireland).

Comedy Central
Logo used since 2019
CountryUnited Kingdom
Broadcast areaUnited Kingdom
Ireland
NetworkComedy Central
Programming
LanguageEnglish
Picture format1080p HDTV
Timeshift serviceComedy Central +1
Ownership
OwnerParamount UK Partnership
(Paramount Networks UK & Australia)
Sister channelsComedy Central Extra
History
Launched1 November 1995
Former names
  • The Paramount Channel (1995–1997)
  • Paramount Comedy Channel (1997–2002)
  • Paramount Comedy (2002–2005)
  • Paramount Comedy 1 (2005–2009)
Links
Website

Comedy Central is a pay television channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland that features original and syndicated comedy programming. The local variant of the Comedy Central channel in the United States, it launched as The Paramount Channel in 1995, later rebranding as the Paramount Comedy Channel in 1997, Paramount Comedy in 2002 and Paramount Comedy 1 in 2005 before adopting its current name on 6 April 2009.

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