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| Country | Spain |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Spain Andorra Equatorial Guinea |
| Network | Comedy Central |
| Headquarters | Madrid |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) 576i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Networks EMEAA |
| Sister channels | MTV Paramount Network Nickelodeon Nick Jr. |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 March 1999 |
| 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.[1] 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,[2] but later on 1 February 2005 both channel gained independent signals.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] On 14 May 2014 the channel was rebranded, and finally adopted the Comedy Central name.[6]
- ^ Gómez, Rosario G. (1999-02-27). "Canal Satélite amplía los programas infantiles y refuerza las telecomedias". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ "Nickelodeon / Paramount Network / Viacom International (Spain) (Espagne) - Unifrance". www.unifrance.org. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ Pérez, Antonio (2005-01-27). "Nickelodeon y Paramount Comedy pasan a emitir 24 horas al día cada uno". mundoplus.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ Pérez, Antonio (2002-04-03). "Paramount Comedy celebra su 3º aniversario". mundoplus.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ Pérez, Antonio (2009-08-31). "Paramount Comedy cambia su imagen corporativa en septiembre". mundoplus.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ Álvarez, Jose (2014-05-01). "Paramount Comedy se convierte en Comedy Central a partir del próximo 14 de mayo". FormulaTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-03.