Comedy Central

Comedy Central
	Logo used since 2018
Country	United States
Broadcast area	Nationwide
Headquarters	345 Hudson Street; New York City, U.S. 10014
Programming
Languages	English; Spanish (via SAP audio track);
Picture format	1080p HDTV; (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	Time Warner (50%) (1989–2004); Paramount Media Networks (Paramount Skydance);
Parent	MTV Entertainment Group
Sister channels	List Nickelodeon; Nick Jr. Channel; Nicktoons; TeenNick; CBS; CBS Sports Network; CBS Sports HQ; CBS Sports Golazo Network; CBS News 24/7; The CW; MTV; MTV2; MTV Tres; MTV Live; MTV Classic; BET; BET Her; VH1; TV Land; Logo; CMT; CMT Music; Pop TV; Showtime; The Movie Channel; Flix; Paramount Network; Smithsonian Channel; ;
History
Launched	November 15, 1989; April 1, 1990 (as Ha!)
Replaced	The Comedy Channel; Ha! (Comedy Central is a merger of the two formerly separate channels)
Former names	The Comedy Channel (1989-1991); Ha! (1990-1991); CTV: The Comedy Network (1991)
Links
Website	cc.com
Availability
Streaming media
Affiliated Streaming Service	Paramount+; Pluto TV
Service(s)	DirecTV Stream, FuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, Philo, Sling TV, YouTube TV

Comedy Central is an American basic cable channel owned by the MTV Entertainment Group sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Skydance. Launched on April 1, 1991 and based in Manhattan, New York City, it broadcasts comedy programming in the form of original, licensed and syndicated television series, stand-up comedy specials, and feature films.

As of November 2023, Comedy Central is available to approximately 68 million pay television households in the United States, down from its 2011 peak of 99 million households.