Comedy Central (British TV channel)
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This article is about the TV channel in the UK and Ireland. For the American version of this channel, see Comedy Central.
This article is about the channel that was previously called Paramount. For the current channel, see 5Action.
Comedy Central is a British pay television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated. This channel is specific to audiences within the United Kingdom and Ireland. The channel is aligned with the original US version of the channel. The channel started as The Paramount Channel in 1995, before rebranding as the Paramount Comedy Channel in 1997 and again as Paramount Comedy 1 in 2004 before finally becoming Comedy Central on 6 April 2009.
Quick Facts Country, Broadcast area ...
Country | United Kingdom |
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Broadcast area | United Kingdom Ireland |
Network | Comedy Central |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Timeshift service | Comedy Central +1 |
Ownership | |
Owner | Paramount UK Partnership (Paramount Pictures UK/Sky Group/Paramount Networks UK & Australia) |
Sister channels | Comedy Central Extra |
History | |
Launched | 1 November 1995 |
Former names | The Paramount Channel (1995–97) Paramount Comedy Channel (1997–2002) Paramount Comedy (2002–2005) Paramount Comedy 1 (2005–2009) |
Links | |
Website | comedycentral.co.uk comedycentral.ie |
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