Comedy Central (Spanish TV channel)

{{Infobox television channel

| name = Comedy Central

| logo = Comedy_Central_2018.svg

| logo_size = 200px

| sister_channels = MTV
Paramount Network
Nickelodeon
Nick Jr.

| launch_date = 1 March 1999

| picture_format = 1080i (HDTV)
576i (SDTV)

| country = Spain

| language = Spanish

| area = Spain
Andorra
Equatorial Guinea

| headquarters = Madrid

| network = Comedy Central

| owner = Paramount Networks EMEAA

| former_names = Paramount Comedy (1 March 1999-13 May 2014)

}}

Comedy Central is a Spanish pay television channel owned by Paramount Global under its Paramount Networks EMEAA division.

Comedy Central in Spain was launched on 1 March 1999.{{Cite news |last=Gómez |first=Rosario G. |date=1999-02-27 |title=Canal Satélite amplía los programas infantiles y refuerza las telecomedias |language=es |work=El País |url=https://elpais.com/diario/1999/02/27/radiotv/920070005_850215.html |access-date=2023-12-03 |issn=1134-6582}} Like the British version of Comedy Central, the channel originally used the name Paramount Comedy and only broadcast from 7PM to 7AM, due to sharing its signal with Nickelodeon,{{Cite web |title=Nickelodeon / Paramount Network / Viacom International (Spain) (Espagne) - Unifrance |url=https://www.unifrance.org/annuaires/societe/363473/nickelodeon-paramount-network-viacom-international-spain |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=www.unifrance.org}} but later on 1 February 2005 both channel gained independent signals.{{Cite web |last=Pérez |first=Antonio |date=2005-01-27 |title=Nickelodeon y Paramount Comedy pasan a emitir 24 horas al día cada uno |url=https://www.mundoplus.tv/tv-digital/nickelodeon-y-paramount-comedy-pasan-a-emitir-24-horas-al-dia-cada-uno/ |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=mundoplus.tv |language=es}} It broadcasts a mixture of comedy series (both Spanish and international) and original programming with Spanish comedians.

The original programming is produced under the umbrella of the Nuevos Cómicos (new comedians) program. The original Nuevos Cómicos program is a stand up comedy program, whose comedians also make theater performance tours since 2001.{{Cite web |last=Pérez |first=Antonio |date=2002-04-03 |title=Paramount Comedy celebra su 3º aniversario |url=https://www.mundoplus.tv/tv-digital/paramount-comedy-celebra-su-3o-aniversario/ |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=mundoplus.tv |language=es}} Some of them are Joaquín Reyes, Carlos Clavijo, Alejandro Angelini, Belén Rubio, Ernesto Sevilla, Diego Wainstein, Micky McPhantom, Juan Diego Martín, Raúl Cimas, Carlos Ramos, Ignatius, Don Mauro, Ricardo Castella, Alex O´Dogherty, Julián López, Dani Mateo, Sandra Marchena, Velilla Valbuena and Ángel Martín.

Other programs developed from comedians who started in Nuevos Cómicos are the sketch program La hora Chanante and late night shows Noche sin tregua and Nada Que Perder.

On 1 September 2009, the channel got a new logo, similar to the one used by Comedy Central in the 2000s although the channel still retained the Paramount Comedy name.{{Cite web |last=Pérez |first=Antonio |date=2009-08-31 |title=Paramount Comedy cambia su imagen corporativa en septiembre |url=https://www.mundoplus.tv/tv-digital/paramount-comedy-cambia-su-imagen-corporativa-en-septiembre/ |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=mundoplus.tv |language=es}} On 14 May 2014 the channel was rebranded, and finally adopted the Comedy Central name.{{Cite web |last=Álvarez |first=Jose |date=2014-05-01 |title=Paramount Comedy se convierte en Comedy Central a partir del próximo 14 de mayo |url=https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/37501/paramount-comedy-convierte-comedy-central-14-mayo/ |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=FormulaTV |language=es}}

Programming

=Current programming=

Source:{{Cite web |title=Programación Comedy Central HD hoy {{!}} Programación TV {{!}} EL MUNDO |url=https://www.elmundo.es/television/programacion-tv/comedy-central-hd.html |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=ELMUNDO |language=es}}

=Former programming=

7 vidas{{Cite web |date=2003-01-03 |title=Paramount Comedy cambia de look en su cuarta temporada - Cine y Tele |url=https://www.cineytele.com/2003/01/02/Paramount-Comedy-cambia-de-look-en-su-cuarta-temporada/ |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=www.cineytele.com |language=es}}
30 Rock{{Cite web |last=Alonso |first=Marta |date=2007-05-15 |title=Paramount Comedy emitirá Rockefeller Plaza (30 Rock) |url=https://www.espinof.com/series-de-ficcion/paramount-comedy-emitira-rockefeller-plaza-30-rock |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=Espinof |language=es}}
Accidentally On Purpose{{Cite web |date= |title=Series Espana |url=http://www.mundoplus.tv/zonaseries/series/canal.php?canal=pc |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513063428/http://www.mundoplus.tv/zonaseries/series/canal.php?canal=pc |archive-date=2012-05-13 |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=mundoplus.tv}}
Ana y los 7{{Cite web |title=Novedades |url=http://www.paramountcomedy.es:80/programa/rejilla.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031002015225/http://www.paramountcomedy.es:80/programa/rejilla.htm |archive-date=2003-10-02 |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=Paramount Comedy}}
Anger Management{{Cite web |date= |title=Series Espana |url=http://www.mundoplus.tv/zonaseries/series/canal.php?canal=pc |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705005957/http://www.mundoplus.tv/zonaseries/series/canal.php?canal=pc |archive-date=2014-07-05 |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=mundoplus.tv}}
Becker
Being Erica{{Cite web |title=Being Erica |url=http://www.mundoplus.tv/zonaseries/series/ficha?beingerica |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022113054/http://www.mundoplus.tv/zonaseries/series/ficha?beingerica |archive-date=2012-10-22 |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=mundoplus.tv}}
Bored to Death
Breaking Bad
Brooklyn Nine-Nine{{Cite web |date=2018-10-11 |title=Canal Comedy Central (España) Jueves 11 de octubre de 2018 |url=https://www.gatotv.com/canal/comedy_central_espana/2018-10-11 |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=GatoTV.com |language=es-ES}}
Central de Cómicos
Cheers
Compañeros{{Cite web |title=Novedades |url=http://www.paramountcomedy.es:80/programa/rejilla.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030408205546/http://www.paramountcomedy.es:80/programa/rejilla.htm |archive-date=2003-04-08 |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=Paramount Comedy}}
The Cosby Show{{Cite web |title=Programación |url=http://www.paramountcomedy.es:80/programa/programa.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010831025312/http://www.paramountcomedy.es:80/programa/programa.htm |archive-date=2001-08-31 |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=PARAMOUNT COMEDY}}
Cuéntame cómo pasó
Cybill
Dinamita{{Cite web |title=Novedades |url=http://www.paramountcomedy.es:80/programa/rejilla.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030627220829/http://www.paramountcomedy.es:80/programa/rejilla.htm |archive-date=2003-06-27 |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=Paramount Comedy}}
Dream On
Duncanville
Ed
El show de Flo
Ellen
F Is for Family
Family Guy{{Cite web |title=Padre de familia |url=https://www.elmundo.es/television/programacion-tv/series/1245718_padre-de-familia.html |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=ELMUNDO |language=es}}
Family Matters
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Friends
Glory Daze
The Golden Girls
HouseBroken
Javier ya no vive solo
La Hora Chanante
La noche... con Fuentes y cía
The Larry Sanders Show
Life's too short
Mad About You
Married... with Children
Médico de Familia
Men at Work
Moncloa, ¿dígame?
Northern Exposure
Nuevos Cómicos
One Piece
Periodistas
Plats bruts{{Cite news |date=2002-09-05 |title='Platos sucios', ahora en Paramount Comedy |language=es |work=El País |url=https://elpais.com/diario/2002/09/05/radiotv/1031176804_850215.html |access-date=2023-12-14 |issn=1134-6582}}
Raising Dad
Reno 911!
Roseanne
Royal Pains
Rules of Engagement
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Sports Night
Taxi
Telecompring
That '70s Show
United States of Tara
Whitney

Roasts

In May 2014, when Paramount Comedy was rebranded Comedy Central the first televised roast in Spain was broadcast. The roast was recorded one month earlier in the Teatro Calderón theatre in Madrid. El Terrat produced the two roasts made to this date

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