&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:The_Comedy_Channel_logo.jpg){kind=logo} The Comedy Channel logo from 1989 to 1991 before merging with HA! to become its current form, Comedy Central. | |
| Ownership | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Home Box Office, Inc. (Time Inc./TimeWarner) |
| History | |
| Launched | November 15, 1989 |
| Closed | April 1, 1991 (1 year, 137 days) |
| Replaced by | Comedy Central |
The Comedy Channel was an American comedy-oriented cable television network owned by Home Box Office, Inc., a division of Time Warner (now Warner Bros. Discovery). It launched on November 15, 1989 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time. In 1991, HBO agreed to merge the channel with Viacom's competing channel, Ha!.[1] The new network, CTV: The Comedy Network, premiered on April 1, 1991, but rebranded to Comedy Central on June 1, 1991.
Most of the Comedy Channel's original programs were produced in the HBO Downtown Studios on East 23rd Street in Manhattan.[citation needed]
- ^ Carter, Bill (1990-12-19). "2 Comedy Channels Will Merge". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2022-08-23. Retrieved 2015-03-16.