Comedy Central is a channel available in
Spain
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through satellite platform
Digital+
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, ADSL TV
Movistar TV
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, Orange TV and cable services. It is owned by
Paramount Global
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.
Comedy Central was launched in March 1999. Originally, it shared the dial with corporate sibling
Nickelodeon
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, but later the two separated. It broadcasts a mixture of comedy series (both Spanish and international) and original programming with Spanish comedians.
The original programming is produced under the umbrella of the ''Nuevos Cómicos'' (new comedians) program. The original ''Nuevos Cómicos'' program is a
stand up comedy
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program, whose comedians also make theater performance tours since 2001. Some of them are
Joaquín Reyes, Carlos Clavijo, Alejandro Angelini, Belén Rubio,
Ernesto Sevilla, Diego Wainstein, Micky McPhantom, Juan Diego Martín,
Raúl Cimas, Carlos Ramos, Ignatius, Don Mauro, Ricardo Castella, Alex O´Dogherty, Julián López,
Dani Mateo
Daniel Mateo Patau (born 1 June 1979 in Granollers, Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish comedian, actor and radio and tv host famous for his work in the program '' Sé lo que hicisteis...'' in La Sexta channel.
He graduated in journalism at the Auto ...
, Sandra Marchena, Velilla Valbuena and
Ángel Martín.
Other programs developed from comedians who started in ''Nuevos Cómicos'' are the sketch program ''
La hora Chanante
La Hora Chanante (''The Whamming Hour'' or ''The Amazing Hour'') is a Spanish comedy television show aired through the cable/satellite local version of the Paramount Comedy channel. Each episode is a half hour long and consists of a series of unr ...
'' and late night shows ''Noche sin tregua'' and ''Nada Que Perder''. In 2009, the channel got a new logo, which is similar to the previous
Comedy Central logo. In 2014 the channel made a rebranding. Its name (which was Paramount Channel) changed to Comedy Central. The logotype also was changed.
Roasts
In May 2014, when Paramount Channel was rebranded Comedy Central the first televised roast in Spain was broadcast. The roast was recorded one month earlier in the Teatro Calderón theatre in
Madrid
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.
El Terrat produced the two roasts made to this date
External links
''Comedy Central'' website
Television stations in Spain
Television in Andorra
Comedy Central
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