Comedy Central

Comedy Central is the company behind the animated TV show South Park, supporting the program in action. They also show many other programs in addition to South Park including the following on the list below. The list of programs is longer than what is shown, for the full list use the the links at the bottom of the page.

Current Original Series

 * The Daily Show (1996-present)
 * South Park (1997-present)
 * The Colbert Report (2005-present)
 * Comedy Central Presents
 * Comedy Central Roasts (2003-present)
 * Futurama (2008-present)
 * Tosh.0 (2009-present)
 * Nick Swardson's Pretend Time (2010-present)
 * Ugly Americans (2011-present)
 * Workaholics (2011-present)
 * Jon Benjamin Has a Van (2011-present)
 * Kay &amp; Peele (2012-present)

Past Original Series

 * Chappelle's Show (2003-2006)
 * Crank Yankers (seasons 1-3:2002–2005)
 * Drawn Together (2004–2007; 2010 for a special and movie)
 * Dr.Katz Professional Therapist (1995–1999, 2002)
 * Mind of Mencia (2005-2008)
 * Politically Incorrect (1994–1997) (moved to ABC)
 * RENO 911 (2003-2009)
 * Sarah Silverman Program (2007-2010)
 * Win Ben Stein's Money (1997-2003)

Syndicated Series

 * Scrubs (2005-present)
 * It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2010-present)
 * 30 Rock (2011-present)
 * Entourage (2011-present)

Past Syndicated Series

 * The Goode Family (January 4, 2010–2011)
 * Just Shoot Me! (2008–2010)
 * MADtv (2004–2010)
 * Married With Children (February 8, 2010–2011)
 * One Night Stand
 * Sit Down, Shut Up (May 4–July 28, 2010)

History
Comedy Central began on November 15, 1989 by Time Warner as The Comedy Channel. On April 1, 1991 The Comedy Channel merged with rival Viacom's channel called, HA! to create Comedy Central. Early programming was composed of syndicated TV shows from Britain and Canada along with stand-up comedy specials and clip shows.

South Park
South Park debuted in late 1997 on Comedy Central, with it being one of their most popular, yet controversial, shows. Despite the criticism Comedy Central received, South Park is still on the air, currently in its 16th season. Comedy Central is known for South Park and it is considered their trademark cartoon comedy show. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park, write, direct, and voice a majority of the characters in each episode they produce on a weekly basis during the regular season.

Related Links

 * List of programs broadcast by Comedy Central
 * Wikipedia's Article on Comedy Central
 * Comedy Central's website