Comedy central channel began in United States, and now launches in Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom and Malta. The target of the channels is concentrating only in Comedy and is available in Virgin Media, Sky Digital, Magnet Networks, UPC and TalkTalk TV.

Originally Comedy Central Channel was called "Paramount Comedy 1", after a few years rebranded to the actual name.

At first, the programming of Comedy Central Channel was a mixture of drama & comedy, including offerings as The Magician and Beauty & the Beast.

At the beginning, Comedy channel took a part of Nickelodeon transmition, shown a few hours. After the decision of Sky Digital to buy a greater space on the channel convert Comedy Channel to a real independent channel.

Programming of Comedy central channel

• Shows
• Movies
• Marathons

Comedy central channel official details

• Launched:1995
• Owned by:Paramount UK Partnership
• Country: United Kingdom
• Website: comedycentral.co.uk