Comedy Central (Italian TV channel)

Comedy Central is an Italian television channel broadcasting comedy-related programmes from the United States, the United Kingdom and Italy. It is owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA.

History
Paramount Comedy launched in Italy on 1 December 2004. It originally only broadcast from 8pm to 6am, splitting its programming with Nickelodeon, which broadcast from 6am to 8pm. Since June 12, 2006, Paramount Comedy has been broadcasting 24 hours a day. The network broadcast programming dedicated to comedic entertainment based on TV series, cartoons, original programs and cabaret.

While Paramount Comedy's communications activities focused on the launch of the channel itself, towards the end of 2006, with an annual investment of 2 million euros, they concentrated on its content. Around the same time, Paramount Comedy reached two deals with Warner Bros. and CBS Paramount. With the new schedule, the investment in original productions (mostly cabaret) was 30% of the channel's budget.

On April 30, 2007, the channel becomes Comedy Central, effectively taking the name of the US network of the same name.

On 31 July 2009 the timeshift version Comedy Central +1 was launched. On November 1, 2010, Comedy Central and its timeshift have been broadcasting in 16:9 wide format.

On December 5, 2019 and May 24, 2019, the channel changed its logo and graphics, uniforming to US version.

Current Programming
Source:
 * Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
 * Becker
 * Broad City
 * Comedy Central Presents (Italian version)
 * Everybody Hates Chris
 * Key & Peele
 * The King of Queens
 * La pubblicità più pazza del mondo!
 * Most Ridiculous
 * Reno 911!
 * South Park
 * Takeshi's Castle
 * Workaholics
 * Zelig C-Lab

Shows

 * Amici @ Letto
 * Amici miei
 * Bar Stadio
 * Bastardi
 * The Ben Stiller Show
 * The Benny Hill Show
 * Camera Café
 * Central Station
 * Comedy Tour
 * Comicittà
 * Crozza Italia (from La7)
 * The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
 * Lo Zoo di 105 (recorded from Radio 105 Network)
 * Made in Sud
 * Markette (from La7)
 * Neurovisione
 * Salsa Rosa
 * The Sarah Silverman Program
 * Second Italy
 * Very Victoria

Cartoons

 * Beavis and Butt-head
 * The Boondocks
 * Comedy Illustrated
 * Creature Comforts
 * Drawn Together
 * Free For All
 * Happy Tree Friends
 * ILL-ustrated
 * Odd Job Jack

TV series and sitcoms

 * Adult Information
 * Almost Perfect
 * Bewitched
 * Brotherhood
 * Cheers
 * The Comeback
 * Community
 * Courting Alex
 * Dentro la TV
 * Everybody Loves Raymond
 * Family Business
 * Family Ties
 * Frasier
 * The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
 * Friends
 * Get Smart
 * Inside Amy Schumer
 * I Live with Models
 * I soliti idioti
 * Last Man Standing (Australian TV series)
 * Love, Inc.
 * M*A*S*H
 * Melissa & Joey
 * The Middle
 * Mike & Molly
 * The Mindy Project
 * Mork & Mindy
 * Normal, Ohio
 * The Odd Couple
 * Out of Practice
 * Police Squad!
 * Punk'd
 * Related
 * The Robinsons
 * Roseanne
 * Rules of Engagement
 * Sex & The City
 * Slings and Arrows
 * So Notorious
 * Stella
 * Totally Busted
 * Ugly Betty
 * The War at Home
 * Worst Week

Sports

 * US Figure Skating