Comedy Central (Latin American TV channel) explained

Comedy Central
Launch Date:	1 February 2012^[1]
Network:	Comedy Central
Owner:	Paramount Networks Americas
Picture Format:	1080i HDTV
Area:	Latin America
Headquarters:	Miami Beach, Florida
Sister Channels:	MTV Latin America MTV Brazil Nickelodeon Latin America Nickelodeon Brazil Paramount Network (Latin America) Paramount Network Brazil Telefe
Website:

Comedy Central is a Latin American pay television channel, owned by Paramount Networks Americas. It was launched on 1 February 2012.^[2]

History

Before Comedy Central was launched in Latin America MTV and VH1 aired Comedy Central programming back in the 2000s to 2012, like South Park or Drawn Together.^{[3] [4]}

The channel was launched on 1 February 2012 by Viacom International Media Networks The Americas^[5] and its website was launched on 11 November 2011, two months before the official start of the channel.^[6]

On 26 February 2019, U.S. network rebranded its logo and graphic package, adapting to the new redesign launched two months ago in the United States.^[7]

Since 6 June 2024, the channel is managed and transferred to Europe by the hand of Paramount Networks EMEAA^[8]

Programming

In Latin America, Comedy Central has three different programming schedules for each of its two feeds, which are Panregional feed (Northern^[9] and Southern feeds^[10] merged on 26 March 2023)^[11] and Brazil feed.^[12]

Series

• 3rd Rock from the Sun^[13]
• Are We There Yet? (only Brazil feed)
• Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
• Awkward.
• Becker
• Casados con hijos (only Southern feed)
• Chappelle's Show^[14]
• Dharma & Greg
• Everybody Hates Chris
• Faking It
• Frasier
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
• The Goldbergs (only Southern and Brazil feeds)
• Insomniac with Dave Attell
• Kenan
• Kenan & Kel (only Northern feed)
• The King of Queens
• La clínica
• La familia P. Luche (only Northern feed)
• Leverage
• Married... with Children
• Mi corazón es tuyo (only Northern feed)
• My Wife and Kids
• The Neighborhood (only Northern and Brazil feeds)
• The Office (only Southern feed)
• Orange Is the New Black (only Northern and Southern feeds)
• Reno 911!
• Ridiculousness
• Sabrina the Teenage Witch
• Schitt's Creek (only Southern feed)
• Sister, Sister
• Teachers (only Southern and Brazil feeds)
• Two Guys and a Girl
• Workaholics
• Yo soy Betty, la fea (only Northern feed)

Cartoons

• Animatoons (only Brazil feed)
• Beavis and Butthead
• Cyanide & Happiness
• Daria
• Drawn Together
• Jeff & Some Aliens
• Happy Tree Friends (only Northern feed)
• La familia del barrio (es)
• One-Punch Man (only Northern and Brazil feeds)
• Pig Goat Banana Cricket (only Southern feed)
• The Ren & Stimpy Show
• Sanjay and Craig (only Southern feed)
• South Park
• Triptank
• Ugly Americans

Original series

• Alternatino with Arturo Castro
• Broad City (only Brazil feed)

Local productions

• A Culpa é do Cabral (only Brazil feed)
• A Culpa é do Cabral na Estrada (only Brazil feed)
• Idiotando (comments by Wendel Bezerra)^[15] (only Brazil feed)
• Idiotas por accidente (comments by Diego Korol)^[16] (only Southern feed)
• La culpa es de Llorente (only Northern feed)
• Pipocando: O Dobro de Manteiga (only Brazil feed)
• Stand-up shows by Argentine comedians
• Stand-up shows by Brazilian comedians
• Stand-up shows by Colombian comedians
• Stand-up shows by Mexican comedians
• Takeshi's Castle Thailand (only Southern and Brazil feeds) (comments by Osvaldo Príncipi on Southerrn feed and Wendel Bezerra on Brazil feed)^{[17] [18]}

Sketches

• Bad Robots (only Southern and Brazil feeds)
• Backdoor - Humor por donde no lo esperas (only Southern feed)
• Enchufetv
• Key & Peele (only Southern feed)
• Lip Sync Battle (only Southern and Brazil feeds)
• Porta no Comedy (only Brazil feed)
• Porta no Comedy XXL (only Brazil feed)

Late-night talk show

• The Noite com Danilo Gentili (only Brazil feed)

Specials

• Comedy Central Presents
• Comedy Central Roast (only Southern feed)
• Comedy films in the afternoon and the evening (only Northern and Southern feeds)

External links

• ComedyCentral.la
• ComedyCentral Brazil

Notes and References

1. Web site: MTVN lanzara el canal Comedy Central Latinoamérica en Febrero . 2012-01-06 . 2012-01-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120131220742/http://www.anmtvla.com/2012/01/comedy-central-latino-america-en.html . live .
2. Web site: MTVN lanzara el canal Comedy Central Latinoamérica en Febrero . 2012-01-06 . 2012-01-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120131220742/http://www.anmtvla.com/2012/01/comedy-central-latino-america-en.html . live .
3. Web site: Southpark Mira los episodios de tus shows favoritos de MTV MTVla.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090707091003/http://www.mtvla.com/tv/southpark/ . 2009-07-07 . 2023-12-14 .
4. Web site: 2005-04-15 . La casa de los dibujos comienza en VH1 . 2023-12-14 . PRODU.COM . es.
5. Web site: 2012-02-01 . Sofía Ioannou, directora general de Viacom International Media Networks The Americas . 2023-12-14 . PRODU.COM . es.
6. Web site: COMEDYCENTRAL.LA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111028194408/http://www.comedycentral.la/gsp/html/splash/index.html . 2011-10-28 . 2023-12-14 . Comedy Central.
7. Web site: 2019-02-26 . Comedy Central Latinoamérica • Rebrand 8/2/19 . 2023-12-14 . ForoMedios - Foro de televisión y medios . en-US.
8. Web site: Bracamonte . Facundo. Comedy Central Latinoamérica lanzará su señal europea en breve: se van "One Punch Man", "Ren y Stimpy" y programas mexicanos. 2024-06-05 . 2024-06-10.
9. Web site: 2024-01-19 . Canal Comedy Central (México) . 2024-01-19 . GatoTV.com . es-MX.
10. Web site: Programación Comedy Central, Hoy | Programación de TV en Argentina | mi.tv. 2019-09-10. 2020-08-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20200804171453/https://mi.tv/ar/canales/comedy-central. live.
11. Web site: Comedy Central Latinoamérica fusionó la programación de las señales Norte y Sur a nivel Panregional - TVLaint . 2024-01-19 . www.tvlaint.com.
12. Web site: Grade de Programação do Comedy Central. 2019-09-10. 2019-12-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20191228063946/https://www.ancine.viacom.com/schedule/comedy. live.
13. Web site: 2012-02-05 . Canal Comedy Central (México) Domingo 5 de febrero de 2012 . 2024-02-26 . GatoTV.com . es-MX.
14. Web site: Programación, Shows, Episodios . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120208030730/http://www.comedycentral.la:80/tv/canal/ComedyCentral/2012-02-06 . 2012-02-08 . 2024-02-26 . Comedy Central Latinoamérica.
15. https://www.ouniversodatv.com/2018/06/comedy-central-estreia-o-programa.html Comedy Central estreia o programa Idiotando nesta terça
16. Web site: Comedy Central presenta Idiotas x Accidente con Diego Korol . 2019-09-10 . 2018-01-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180130025801/http://television.com.ar/comedy-central-presenta-idiotas-x-accidente-con-diego-korol/73302 . live .
17. Web site: Takeshi's Castle llega a Comedy Central con los relatos de Osvaldo Príncipi . 2019-09-10 . 2019-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190827101702/http://television.com.ar/takeshis-castle-llega-a-comedy-central-con-los-relatos-de-osvaldo-principi/75196 . live .
18. Web site: VEM AÍ TAKESHI'S CASTLE THAILAND – O DESAFIO DO CASTELO COM CAITO MAINIER . 2019-09-10 . 2019-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190920164212/http://snack.comedycentral.com.br/2018/04/vem-ai-takeshis-castle-thailand-o-desafio-do-castelo-com-caito-mainier . live .