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105-452: Originally, Cartoon Network mainly focused its programming on reruns of older animated series which it had acquired through its parent company's film library, but soon began to introduce more original programming. The Cartoon Cartoons originated with Fred Seibert 's animation anthology series What a Cartoon! (1995), an animation showcase series featuring pilots of original cartoon ideas submitted by independent animators. Dexter's Laboratory

210-406: A Cartoon! in 1995, under the name of World Premiere Toons . The series was produced by Hanna-Barbera and Cartoon Network Studios under the direction of Fred Seibert . Seibert had been a guiding force for Nickelodeon (having overseen the creation of Nicktoons shortly prior to his departure) prior to joining Hanna-Barbera and would establish Frederator Studios years later. Through What

315-512: A Cartoon! , Cartoon Network was able to assess the potential of certain shorts to serve as pilots for spin-off series and signed contracts with their creators to create ongoing series. Dexter's Laboratory was the most popular short series according to a vote held in 1995, and became a full series in 1996. Dexter was retroactively labeled the first Cartoon Cartoon in 1997; however, the network's previous original shows, The Moxy Show and Space Ghost Coast to Coast , were not retroactively given

420-744: A Teenage Robot ), Cartoon Network ( Pendleton Ward 's Adventure Time ), and Cartoon Hangover ( Pendleton Ward 's Bravest Warriors , Natasha Allegri 's Bee and PuppyCat ), and Kevin Kolde's production of Castlevania for Netflix . Seibert created 250 short cartoons between 1995 and 2018 at Hanna-Barbera , Frederator Studios , 19 of which were continued as series at Cartoon Network , Nickelodeon , Cartoon Hangover , Netflix and YouTube . Seibert has also created several Internet channels featuring cartoons, including Channel Frederator , Cartoon Hangover , and Next New Networks . After starting Frederator Studios in 1997, Seibert brought together

525-645: A Ukrainian-language version of Comedy Central branded as Paramount Comedy in Ukraine. Ukrainian-language version of the channel is operated under the license purchased. In July 2018, Comedy Central refreshed its branding, maintaining the existing double-C logomark, but introducing a new in-house typeface, and changing the network's corporate color to amber (while also using other colors to denote flagship programs). On February 11, 2019, Jimmy Kimmel announced on his talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! that former show Crank Yankers will be revived on Comedy Central for

630-508: A Wig by Sam Marin (of Regular Show ), The Good Boy Report (based on the webcomic of the same name) by Kasey Williams (of Niko and the Sword of Light and Harley Quinn ) and Maude Macher and Dom Duck by Kali Fontecchio (of The Looney Tunes Show and Jellystone! ). On March 21, 2024, GiAnna Ligammari (of Niko and the Sword of Light and Inside Job ) announced a Cartoon Cartoons short ISCREAM created by her. Four days after,

735-499: A channel on YouTube which consists of various animated shorts and series. Cartoon Hangover gained a much larger audience with the revival of Bravest Warriors by Pendleton Ward on November 8, 2012 which originally aired as a pilot on Fred Seibert's Random! Cartoons on Nicktoons Network in 2009. In 2014, Channel Frederator was revived as a multi-channel network focused entirely on animation, signing one of YouTube's biggest animation channels, Simon's Cat . By September 2014,

840-484: A countdown of the week's five "best" Cartoon Cartoon episodes from the network's lineup, ran from 2002 to 2008. From 2005 to 2008, the Cartoon Cartoons label was primarily used for The Cartoon Cartoon Show , a half-hour program featuring episodes of older Cartoon Cartoons that were no longer shown regularly on the network. The block Cartoon Planet was revived on Cartoon Network from 2012 to 2014, airing in

945-512: A fifth 20-episode season. The new season will include pranks on social media and other platforms. Kimmel's brother Jonathan Kimmel will serve as showrunner and executive producer. On May 1, 2019, the Viacom-owned Pluto TV launched two Comedy Central networks titled Comedy Central Pluto and Comedy Central Stand Up . The former airs classic Comedy Central original series such as Reno 911! , Crank Yankers and more, while

1050-506: A first look deal at VIS Kids. The company is in various stages of production on five reboots of vintage Seibert productions, including a live-action The Fairly OddParents for Paramount+ and a CG animated version for Netflix . The company is developing several adult and children's original animated properties, furthering Seibert's philosophy of creators first, always original, and producing your next favorite cartoon. In March 1999, MTV Networks CEO Tom Freston tapped Seibert to become

1155-557: A format similar to The Cartoon Cartoon Show . It featured Cartoon Cartoons such as Dexter's Laboratory , Johnny Bravo , Cow and Chicken , I Am Weasel , The Powerpuff Girls , Courage the Cowardly Dog , Ed, Edd n Eddy , Codename: Kids Next Door , The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy , and other original Cartoon Network Studios series such as Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends , Camp Lazlo , and Chowder . DC Comics ran an anthology comic based on

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1260-415: A group of investors in a failed attempt to save the troubled underground / alternative comics publisher Kitchen Sink Press . Seibert's production of the first season of Natasha Allegri 's Bee and PuppyCat for his Cartoon Hangover streaming channel was the most backed animated project on Kickstarter for several years. Season 2 was accidentally leaked onto Seibert's Vimeo channel in early 2020, but

1365-423: A late 1970s stint with media promotion innovator Dale Pon at New York's WHN Radio, Seibert began his work at Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment in 1980, original owner of Nickelodeon and The Movie Channel and would go on to launch MTV: Music Television on August 1, 1981. Initially, MTV had none of the kinds of programs that were thought of as "television," only more than 160 hours (there are 168 hours in

1470-635: A logo that did not remain constant, but the approach ultimately prevailed. The 10-second network IDs and the promos ultimately influenced graphic design and advertising for years to come. Within two years of launch, Seibert led the team that developed "I Want My MTV!", creative direction by his mentor Dale Pon, and it became one of the most famous advertising campaigns of the late 20th century and immortalized through Dire Straits ' 1985 hit song " Money for Nothing ". In 1983, with partner Alan Goodman , Seibert founded Fred/Alan Inc. in New York City as

1575-426: A reboot of The Ren & Stimpy Show , and Daria spin-off Jodie (later changed to a television movie); the first of these titles initially premiered on Paramount+ . The network also launched a new weekday animation block initially branded as Animation Contamination, featuring reruns of South Park , Futurama and The Cleveland Show . In turn, Comedy Central has decreased its live-action slate; with

1680-400: A relatively small viewership. A notable early success was Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher , which after showing promise on Comedy Central was quickly snapped up by ABC . Additionally, The Daily Show had got its start with original host Craig Kilborn , although it would take a few more years for the show to reach high popularity (and a shift toward a focus on political humor) with

1785-931: A show hosted by Lewis Black called Lewis Black's Root of All Evil , which debuted in March 2008. On January 9, 2008, it was announced the Comedy Central and MTV would allow the streaming its programs online for free starting in February that year. On January 24, Scott Landsman became the Vice President of Original Programming and Development at the network. On March 27, 2008, the Swedish Radio and TV Authority approved an application from Comedy Central regarding being allowed to air television programs in Sweden. The grant allowed Comedy Central to broadcast on

1890-433: A statement saying that the contract between Futurama and Comedy Central would not be renewed and that the summer of 2013 would be Futurama ' s final season on the air. However, episodes continue to run weekly on Comedy Central. In 2009, Comedy Central launched a 1080i high definition simulcast feed, which was available on all major cable and satellite providers. The standard definition Comedy Central downscales

1995-584: A style similar to music videos. In the early days, certain hours of the day when clips were shown without "host segments" were dubbed Short Attention Span Theater . In 1990, hosts under this title, Jon Stewart and Patty Rosborough , were introduced. Comedian Marc Maron also hosted the series. While The Comedy Channel broadcast mostly low-budget original programming, Ha!'s schedule featured sitcom and sketch comedy reruns (many of which had been previously licensed for sister network Nick at Nite ) as well as complete 90-minute reruns of Saturday Night Live from

2100-627: A target of criticism from some advocacy groups , including the Parents Television and Media Council (PTMC). The PTMC criticizes their programming not merely for mature content, but also for what they perceive as bigotry and blasphemy . The PTMC has used their criticisms against Comedy Central for their support of the Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007 , which would require American cable television companies to allow their subscribers to choose which channels they subscribe to and impose

2205-403: A three-part Cartoon Network marketing campaign occurring at different parts of the year, Cartoon Cartoon Friday Tour 2000 ended on September 1, 2000. In March 2000, Cartoon Network ran an advertisement on other networks, including rival channel Nickelodeon , featuring different Cartoon Cartoons characters persuading viewers to switch channels and watch Cartoon Cartoon Fridays . The advertisement

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2310-412: A week) of music videos that were about three minutes each, and with no set schedule that could be promoted. Seibert had to develop an alternative promotional strategy that was completely different than traditional networks. The promos and network identifications his team produced did not resemble anything TV had every seen before, focusing on an approach that subtly made a series of "promises" to viewers in

2415-409: Is a division and Viacom Hearty Ha! Ha! LLC , the subsidiary that owned Ha! and Viacom's original half of the network. From the late 1980s through the mid-1990s, much of the programming on Comedy Central and its predecessors consisted of comedy films , sitcom reruns, half-hour specials, and clip shows featuring comedians. Except for the cult favorite Mystery Science Theater 3000 , the channel had

2520-482: Is an American cable channel owned by Paramount Global through its network division's MTV Entertainment Group unit, based in Manhattan . The channel carries comedy programming in the form of both original, licensed, and syndicated television series, stand-up comedy specials, and feature films . As of November 2023 , Comedy Central is available to approximately 68,000,000 pay television households in

2625-482: Is censored on the Secret Stash, most nudity in the programs is still edited out, except for limited nudity allowed in animated programs such as Drawn Together , and rear nudity . In late 2004, it was reported that the four highest-rated shows on Comedy Central were, in descending order, South Park , Chappelle's Show , The Daily Show and Reno 911! . Shortly thereafter, Dave Chappelle backed out of

2730-592: Is set against an orange backdrop, Nickelodeon's signature color. Time Warner City Cable withdrew the commercial from local broadcast stations in New York due to its perceived inappropriateness for children. More shows premiered bearing the Cartoon Cartoons brand, airing throughout the network's schedule and prominently on Cartoon Cartoon Fridays , which became the marquee night for premieres of new episodes and shows beginning June 11, 1999. It initially aired from 7:30 PM to 11:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Friday nights. The block

2835-509: The Commonwealth of Independent States . The international channels are overseen by Paramount International Networks . Comedy Central Extra is a British and Irish comedy-based television channel, and the sibling channel of Comedy Central in the UK and Ireland . It was originally launched in 2003 as Paramount Comedy 2, before adopting its current name in 2009. In 2011, Extra was launched in

2940-479: The Multi-channel networks . Along with their affiliated Indy Mogul , Barely Political , Channel Frederator and several other networks, the company's superdistribution allowed it to become among the most widely distributed video in the world, and to become YouTube 's top professional content provider. By the end of 2010, Next New Networks had YouTube's top two videos. In March 2011, Next New Networks

3045-564: The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (presenters of the Emmy Awards) announced his induction into their "Gold Circle," defined as performing "...distinguished service within the industry, setting standards for achievement, mentoring, leadership, and professional accolades for 50...years, respectively. They represent the best and the brightest in the television community." Comedy Central Comedy Central

3150-405: The copyright symbol as inspiration for its design and use), and to provide the network with a logo that could be easily used across different platforms, such as social media. However, the "bars" version of the logo used from 2000 to 2011 was intended to be Comedy Central's new logo as part of a planned rebranding in 2010, and the network used it short-lived until the network started a logo nicknamed

3255-456: The primetime and overnight hours timesharing with Nickelodeon . On May 1, 2007, Comedy Central expanded to Italy, replacing Paramount Comedy. On June 27, 2007, CTVglobemedia -owned networks CTV and The Comedy Network obtained the exclusive Canadian rights to the entire Comedy Central library of past and current programs on all electronic platforms, under a multi-year agreement with Viacom , expanding on past programming agreements between

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3360-547: The terrestrial television network between January 1, 2009, and March 31, 2014, after which a new request had to be submitted to continue broadcasting. Comedy Central's U.S. flagship network picked up a remake of The Gong Show hosted by Dave Attell , star of his former self-titled Comedy Central series Insomniac , which debuted in July 2008. Another new show called Reality Bites Back premiered after The Gong Show with Dave Attell . In June 2008, Comedy Central picked up

3465-590: The "Cartoon Wars" episodes (the image had been there as a call-back to "Super Best Friends"). On January 15, 2007, MTV Networks International launched Comedy Central in Germany which is available for free throughout Europe. The channel airs 33 shows either dubbed in German or subtitled while also airing locally produced shows. On April 30, Dutch channel The Box was relaunched as the Dutch version of Comedy Central during

3570-832: The "Comedymark". The logo's resemblance to the one used by the Federal Communications Commission was also pointed out. It went on to win several industry awards. The Polish version of the channel was the first international Comedy Central channel to switch to the new logo on February 20, 2011; followed by the Hungarian version on April 1, 2011. Versions of the channel in Germany and the Netherlands soon followed on October 1, 2011. Comedy Central New Zealand rebranded in April 2012. Viacom 18 launched

3675-542: The Cartoon Cartoon Friday Tour 2000, a live event that ran for 10 weeks across 13 cities. Active during weekdays in the lead-up to its Friday-night block, the tour cost a reported $ 25 million and reached a collective audience 16.2 million. It was sponsored by Coca-Cola 's Hi-C and was created in partnership with Adelphia , AT&T , Cablevision , Charter Broadcasting , Comcast , Cox Cable , MediaOne , and Time Warner Cable . Launched as part of

3780-592: The Cartoon Cartoons; the series ran from March 2001 to October 2004 for a total of 33 issues. In the OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes episode " Crossover Nexus ", the Cartoon Cartoon logo is shown in the bottom of a wall inside the Cartoon Network headquarters; the Cartoon Cartoon jingle theme song is played when Ben Tennyson ( Ben 10 ) shape-shifts into different Cartoon Network characters. Cartoon Cartoons

3885-574: The Cowardly Dog premiered in November 1999, creating a lineup of critically acclaimed shows. From 1999 to 2003, the Cartoon Cartoon Fridays block was the network's marquee night for premieres of new episodes and series. In 2001, the network received Time Squad and Grim & Evil . In 2002, Codename: Kids Next Door became a full series after being chosen in the previous year's Big Pick Weekend . In 2003, Grim & Evil

3990-455: The Cowardly Dog , My Life as a Teenage Robot , The Powerpuff Girls , and Adventure Time —for most of which he has served as executive producer. Seibert began his professional career as a jazz and blues record producer and audio engineer in the 1970s. He co-founded the record label Oblivion Records by 1972 and has received a Grammy Award nomination. In his time working in cartoons at three studios, Seibert has helped jumpstart

4095-452: The Cowardly Dog . The June 9 broadcast also began the first week of The Big Pick , a showcase of cartoon pilots that could become full series based on the results of an online viewer poll. A similar event, The Big Pick II , aired the following year. On October 3, 2003, following a months-long switch to Summer Fridays and Fridays , the block was rebooted under a hybrid live-action format as Fridays , hosted by Tommy Snider and Nzinga Blake,

4200-1012: The End of the World by Rachel Liu, Off the Menu by Shavonne Cherry (of Ren & Stimpy and The Looney Tunes Show ), Harmony in Despair by Andrew Dickman (of Looney Tunes Cartoons ), Unravel by Alexis Sugden, Mouthwash Madness by Lisa Vandenberg (of Animaniacs ), and Scaredy Cat by JJ Villard (of King Star King ). On June 7, 2022, more Cartoon Cartoons were announced. The next seven shorts include The All-Nimal by Nick Edwards (of Apple & Onion and The Fungies! ), Buttons' Gamezone by Fernando Puig (of The Cuphead Show! , Middlemost Post and Tig n' Seek ), Tib Tub, We Need You by Sean Godsey and Mike Rosenthal, I Love You Jocelyn by Tracey Laguerre (Art and Animation Director for brands like Google, Dreamworks, Buzzfeed and more), Pig in

4305-564: The HBO Downtown Studios at 120 East 23rd Street in Manhattan. The format prior to the merger with Ha! included several original and unconventional programs such as Onion World with Rich Hall and Mystery Science Theater 3000 , as well as laid-back variety/talk shows hosted by comedians, including The Sweet Life with Rachel Sweet , Night After Night with Allan Havey , Sports Monster , and The Higgins Boys and Gruber ,

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4410-655: The HD feed and broadcasts in 16:9 letterboxed to fit the 4:3 ratio. The network also introduced the Internet viral video reaction show Tosh.0 , hosted by comedian Daniel Tosh . During its second year in the summer of 2010, it became the most viewed show; overtaking The Daily Show and The Colbert Report for male audiences aged 18–49. Segments from Tosh.0 ' s past seasons have received more views on Comedy Central's YouTube channel than any other show. South Park episodes " 200 " and " 201 " aired in April 2010, revisiting

4515-475: The Muslim prophet Muhammad . The image of Muhammad did not appear in the episode. The episode also mocked fellow cartoon Family Guy . On April 13, 2006, Comedy Central issued a statement which appears to confirm that the network prohibited the show's creators from airing an image of Muhammad. The statement reads, "In light of recent world events, we feel we made the right decision." An anonymous source close to

4620-767: The Netherlands. The channel ceased broadcasting on 31 December 2022; with its programming moved to the Netherlands version of Comedy Central. The Polish version of Comedy Central Extra is owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA and Polsat . It first launched in 2010 as a programing block on VH1 Poland ; it become a full TV channel on 12 June 2012. Comedy Central Family was a Hungarian family-based television channel with air comedy and animation for family. The brand presented on 2008 on Netherlands in 2010 brand presented on Poland as block on VH1 Poland in 2011, as channel who replaced VH1 Poland but VH1 Poland continue to broadcast as night programing block. On 24 April 2012, VH1 Poland

4725-439: The U.S. version, featuring much of the same American cast as would later be seen in the U.S.) and the sitcom Absolutely Fabulous . Some later seasons of AbFab , as it was informally known, were partially financed by Comedy Central. Comedy Central also had the national rights to broadcast reruns of Seattle's Almost Live! between 1992 and 1993. The channel made a breakthrough when South Park premiered in 1997. Being one of

4830-547: The United States-down from its 2011 peak of 99,000,000 households. On November 15, 1989, Time-Life , the owners of HBO , launched The Comedy Channel as the first cable channel devoted exclusively to comedy-based programming. On April 1, 1990, Viacom (who owned MTV , VH1 , and Nickelodeon ) launched a rival channel called Ha! that featured reruns of situation comedies and some original sketch comedy . The Comedy Channel's programs were broadcast from

4935-461: The cable TV industry for several years. He was employed by Turner Broadcasting as the last president of Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, then as a consultant for almost 15 years at Warner-Amex successor MTV Networks , and as a producer of several animated series for Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network. Seibert began his media career in college radio at Columbia University 's WKCR-FM in 1969. According to Seibert himself, he spent most of his time in college at

5040-748: The cancellations of Drunk History and Tosh.0 . South Side and The Other Two would move to the Warner -owned HBO Max , while a second season of Alternatino with Arturo Castro was slated to premiere on Quibi , but has since failed to materialize after the platform folded. Current original programming seen on Comedy Central includes its two longest-running series, The Daily Show and South Park ; Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens ; adult animated comedies such as Digman! and Beavis and Butt-Head (which originally premiered on MTV and later Paramount+ ); and acquired programming such as The Office and Seinfeld . Comedy Central has been

5145-475: The cartoons could appeal to them as well. Kevin Sandler's article on them claimed that these cartoons were both less "bawdy" than their counterparts at Comedy Central and less "socially responsible" than their counterparts at Nickelodeon . Sandler pointed to the whimsical rebelliousness, high rate of exaggeration and self-consciousness of the overall output which each individual series managed. In October 2003,

5250-409: The channel became available in over 50% of American homes by 1998. On October 30, 2000, Comedy Central introduced a modernized version of its globe logo, by straightening and modernizing the buildings as well as removing the transmitter and marquee. The management of the network said that the transmitter of the 1991 logo was said to "communicate the 1950s broadcast era". In 2002, Comedy Central Records

5355-584: The channel in India on January 23, 2012. StarHub launched Comedy Central Asia in Singapore on November 1, 2012; the channel was added to its Basic Entertainment Upsize group. In 2012, Atom.com (formerly AtomFilms) was absorbed into Comedy Central. On April 1, 2012, Comedy Central launched a Russian-language version of Comedy Central branded as Paramount Comedy in Russia. On March 1, 2023, «Paramount Comedy»

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5460-615: The company, and served on its board before its acquisition. Seibert was the original angel investor in Sawhorse Media in 2010, the company that created the Shorty Awards and MuckRack, a public relations management platform that enables organizations to connect with journalists to generate media coverage. After creating Channel Frederator as the "first cartoon video podcast" and migrating it to youTube in 2007, on February 21, 2012, Fred Seibert launched Cartoon Hangover ,

5565-523: The creator careers of over 100 animated filmmakers, including Genndy Tartakovsky . From 1992 until 1996, as the last president of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon studio, Seibert was able to reinvigorate the company's creative reputation with the establishment of the animation incubator What a Cartoon! . Modeled on the Golden Age of mid-20th century cartoons, the 48 short films from creators around

5670-432: The end of 1985, at the request of Nickelodeon president Geraldine Laybourne Seibert and Goodman conceived a radical rethinking of television networks by creating Nick-at-Nite , pitched as "the first oldies TV network." Over the nine years of the company's existence they also did extensive work with The Movie Channel , Lifetime , Showtime , Comedy Central and Mosaic Records . Seibert continued involvement with

5775-491: The first major basic cable shows to carry the TV-MA rating for mature audiences, the show was considered too controversial to be picked up by any mainstream network; For example, Fox (known for The Simpsons ) refused to pick up the series due to the over-the-top offensive content at the time. As word of mouth spread, the number of people who requested that Comedy Central should be added to their cable providers increased, and

5880-432: The first president of the new MTV Networks Online, soon to split into MTV Interactive (The MTVi Group) and Nick.com. Building on this new media success, in 2007 Seibert co-founded Next New Networks (with Emil Rensing, Herb Scannell , Tim Shey, and Jed Simmons), a pioneer in streaming video, with over 2 billion video views and as of 2010 over 200 million views every month, making it, along with Maker Studios , creators of

5985-522: The following year. Seibert played a key role in the ascendance of the modern cable television age (1980-2010). As MTV's first creative director, Seibert was responsible for a complete rethinking of how the entire television industry was able to think of themselves as “brands.” He guided his team to develop the original voice and visual identity for MTV, and went on to do the same at Nickelodeon , Nick-at-Nite (which he invented with his long time creative partner Alan Goodman ), and Comedy Central . After

6090-549: The introduction of Jon Stewart in 1999 (who was former co-host of Short Attention Span Theater from 1991). Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist was also a notable original program from this era, as well as the game show Win Ben Stein's Money . Successful non-original programming included Canadian comedy group The Kids in the Hall and British shows such as the UK edition of Whose Line Is It Anyway? (the predecessor of

6195-459: The issue of the Islamic religious figure Muhammad 's perceived immunity to parody, for fear of violent retaliation. The Super Best Friends returned, but Muhammad was entirely covered by a black bar reading "CENSORED" through all of his screen time. By the second episode of the two-parter, Comedy Central decided to censor every instance of his name, as well as three entire monologues, from the end of

6300-453: The label. The Cartoon Cartoon brand was first introduced in July 1997 for the network's Cartoon Cartoon Weekend block. Two more series based on shorts debuted in 1997: Johnny Bravo and Cow and Chicken . I Am Weasel , which aired as segments on Cow and Chicken , was spun off into its own series in 1999. These were followed by The Powerpuff Girls in late 1998 and Ed, Edd n Eddy in early 1999. Mike, Lu & Og and Courage

6405-500: The latter airs the network's stand up specials. Later on December 15, 2020, the Comedy Central Stand Up channel was removed and a new Comedy Central Animation channel was added. On December 4, 2019, Viacom re-merged with CBS Corporation to form ViacomCBS (now Paramount Global ). In 2020, Comedy Central began shifting its programming towards adult animation, with series pickups of Beavis and Butt-Head ,

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6510-435: The latter of whom performed sketches in between showings of vintage television series like Supercar , Clutch Cargo , and Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp . The standard format for The Comedy Channel's shows usually involved the various hosts introducing clips culled from the acts of stand-up comedians as well as classic comedies of the 1970s and 1980s, such as Young Frankenstein and Kentucky Fried Movie , presented in

6615-464: The latter of whom was later replaced by Tara Sands . It aired shows outside the Cartoon Cartoon moniker, such as Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends , Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi , The Life and Times of Juniper Lee , Camp Lazlo , My Gym Partner's a Monkey , Squirrel Boy , and Class of 3000 . The last airing of Fridays was on February 23, 2007. Cartoon Cartoons: The Top 5 (simply retitled The Top 5 in 2004), an hour-long program featuring

6720-670: The live-action Fridays premiered on the network as a replacement for Cartoon Cartoon Fridays. The Cartoon Cartoons bumpers (that appeared before and after episodes of its original series) were dropped after the network's CN City rebrand on June 14, 2004. In November 2004, the block Cartoon Cartoons: The Top 5 was renamed to simply The Top 5 . Cartoon Network still kept the Cartoon Cartoons name around in various forms applying to their older series (such as for The Cartoon Cartoon Show from 2005 to 2008), but since newer shows such as Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends , Camp Lazlo , and Ben 10 were stylistically different from previous shows,

6825-753: The moniker was not applied to them. In Asia and Latin America, the moniker continued to be used until 2007 with series like Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends , Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi , Camp Lazlo , and My Gym Partner's a Monkey . On April 15, 2021, Cartoon Network announced a new iteration of the Cartoon Cartoons shorts program. On November 24, 2021, the first new Cartoon Cartoons shorts were announced. The first nine shorts include Accordions Geoffery & Mary Melodica by Louie Zong (of The Ghost and Molly McGee and We Bare Bears ), Dang! It's Dracula by Levon Jihanian (of Tig n' Seek ), Hungy Ghost by Jesse Moynihan (of Adventure Time ), Fruit Stand at

6930-451: The moniker. The moniker was retired by the network in 2004, and its last surviving series, Ed, Edd n Eddy , ended in 2009 after a ten-year run. Since their heyday, reruns of the Cartoon Cartoons continued to air on The Cartoon Cartoon Show (2005–2008) and Cartoon Planet (2012–2014). In 2021, the name was resurrected by the network for a new shorts program. Cartoon Cartoons first appeared as shorts on animation showcase series What

7035-432: The most-watched episode ever in the show's history. The finale was the most-watched cable program of the night in its time slot, beating The Daily Show which was seen by 2.032 million viewers. The Colbert Report was replaced on Comedy Central by Larry Wilmore from The Daily Show , who began hosting his series The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore on January 19, 2015. The show aired until August 18, 2016, when it

7140-406: The much-anticipated third season of Chappelle's Show . Meanwhile, The Daily Show continued to climb in the ratings. In October 2005, on the occasion of a new three-year contract for South Park and the launch of Daily Show spin-off The Colbert Report , it was reported that South Park and The Daily Show were the two highest- rated shows on Comedy Central. Comedy Central chief Doug Herzog

7245-478: The network during its first years on air. Viacom bought out AOL Time Warner's half in April 2003 for $ 1.23 billion. Despite HBO's exit from the venture, the Viacom Media Networks division in charge of Comedy Central is still called Comedy Partners, currently being a partnership of Paramount Global Content Distribution , the operating subsidiary of Paramount of which Paramount Media Networks

7350-526: The network introduced their now-iconic logo, which is a globe showing the Americas with tall buildings on the North American part and a black marquee ring (see below). Comedy Partners was originally a partnership of Home Box Office, Inc. , the subsidiary of Time Warner that owned The Comedy Channel and HBO's half and Viacom Hearty Ha! Ha! LLC , the subsidiary that owned Ha! and Viacom's half of

7455-492: The network to continue to push the limits on adult language. Every late Friday (early Saturday morning) and Saturday night (early Sunday morning) at 1 a.m. ET / PT , a movie, comedy special, or animated program is shown unedited for language as part of a block called the Secret Stash . It premiered on July 4, 2003, with the unedited cable television debut of South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut . Though no language

7560-590: The network was distributing 688 channels, with over 65 million monthly views and 10.5 million subscribers, and by 2017 announced it had reached 1 billion monthly views on YouTube. Seibert and his Frederator Networks partnered with John Borthwick and Betaworks ; Jonathan Miller , Jason Ostheimer, Shari Redstone ; and entrepreneur Yoel Flohr to form Thirty Labs in 2014, a startup studio based in New York City to develop and invest in video based technology businesses Seibert served as its CEO until its dissolution

7665-549: The network's actions as tantamount to abetting terrorism. As a rare result in the series' history, "201" and the episode that preceded it were heavily edited and are never aired as reruns. Since the early 2000s, Comedy Central has expanded globally with localized channels in Europe (including the United Kingdom ), India , Southeast Asia , Latin America , Australia and New Zealand , Middle East , Africa Spain and in

7770-478: The president of its MTV Networks Online branch, and as a consultant. He founded the production company Frederator Studios in 1998, as well as its spin-off entities Frederator Networks , Channel Frederator Network , and Cartoon Hangover . Having held numerous executive positions for Viacom Media Networks , he was the final president of animation studio Hanna-Barbera from 1992 to 1996. He has since co-founded Next New Networks , Bolder Media , and launched

7875-549: The production company FredFilms. Seibert is an angel investor in technology and media-based startup projects. He was a seed investor for the website Tumblr , and has executive produced for various animated and live action projects. He created the animation incubator anthology series What a Cartoon! in 1994, Oh Yeah! Cartoons in 1998, and Random! Cartoons in 2008; all three have spawned successful television programs as spin-offs, including The Fairly OddParents , Johnny Bravo , Dexter's Laboratory , Courage

7980-509: The radio station headquarters rather than attending classes, and thus never graduated. While at Columbia he co-founded his first company, Oblivion Records with partners Tom Pomposello and Dick Pennington, releasing LPs by Mississippi Fred McDowell ( Live in New York ) and Joe Lee Wilson . Simultaneously, he produced numerous jazz and blues albums for independent companies such as Muse Records , JCOA Records , and Birth Records (owned by instrumentalist/composer Gunter Hampel ). Seibert

8085-513: The roastees have included Denis Leary , Jeff Foxworthy , Pamela Anderson , William Shatner , Flavor Flav , Bob Saget , Larry the Cable Guy , Joan Rivers , Rob Reiner , David Hasselhoff , Donald Trump , Charlie Sheen , Roseanne Barr , James Franco , Justin Bieber , Rob Lowe , Bruce Willis , and Alec Baldwin . The success of South Park , despite its mature content, encouraged

8190-471: The same content prohibitions that are already in place on broadcast television. The PTMC has also persuaded some advertisers to lower their interest for the channel. PTMC founder and former president L. Brent Bozell III said the channel has managed "to reach the top of its field in spite of – or, better put, because of – the network's sheer lack of comedic talent" by its "extensive reliance on shocking or disgusting humor." On November 5, 2007, an open letter

8295-505: The short was announced as being completed. The shorts were showcased in a screening on April 25, 2024. The short The All-Nimal was shown at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 11, 2024. In June 1999, Cartoon Network began promoting its Cartoon Cartoons lineup with an advertising campaign to draw in viewership for its new Friday-night block Cartoon Cartoon Fridays , which

8400-469: The show after this incident. On December 9, 2010, Comedy Central introduced a new logo for the network that launched on January 1, 2011, which left behind the previous theme of a world-sized "tower" broadcasting the network/skyscrapers, in favor of an image of two "C"'s, with one of them and the word "Central" turned upside-down within the new logomark. The new logo was designed to represent the network's unique brand of comedy (with some drawing comparisons to

8505-406: The show indicated that South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone were informed of the policy several weeks earlier and wrote this story arc in protest. This was a change of policy for Comedy Central, having allowed South Park to portray an image of Muhammad in an earlier episode, " Super Best Friends ". Oddly enough, an image of Muhammad was still briefly visible in the opening credits of

8610-466: The show. The monologues dealt with the subjects of censorship and intimidation but did not use Muhammad's name. Trey Parker and Matt Stone have since issued a statement to the press, confirming that the "bleeps" were added weeks after the show was finished and that Comedy Central has refused to let them post the original version of South Park , in addition to retroactively removing the original "Super Best Friends" episode. Trey Parker threatened to quit

8715-522: The sixth through 16th seasons. After two years of limited distribution, the two channels merged into one, relaunching on April 1 , 1991, as CTV: The Comedy Network . On June 1, 1991, the network changed its name to Comedy Central to prevent issues with the Canadian broadcast television network CTV , which would eventually be its Canadian content partner through The Comedy Network when that channel started operations six years later. Around this time,

8820-618: The sketch comedy show Important Things with Demetri Martin , which began airing in February 2009. On April 1, 2009, Comedy Central began airing in New Zealand as channel 010 on SKY Digital . On April 6, Paramount Comedy in the UK and Ireland rebranded as Comedy Central. On April 7, 2009, it was announced Comedy Central would air new stand-up comedy specials starring Christopher Titus , Gabriel Iglesias , Pablo Francisco , Jim Breuer , Mitch Fatel and Pete Correale, and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham . An animated show entitled Ugly Americans

8925-577: The two channels. Canadian users attempting to visit Comedy Central websites were redirected to The Comedy Network's website. The Canadian channel retains its brand name, but the agreement is otherwise very similar to the earlier CTV–Viacom deal for MTV in Canada . As of 2011, this geocaching no longer applies and both the Comedy Central and The Comedy Network websites can be accessed worldwide, except for videos which remain only accessible within each respective country. In December 2007, Comedy Central picked up

9030-514: The wildest and most creative ways possible. The network identifications, 10-seconds each, were based on the MTV logo he commissioned and approved, designed by the Manhattan Design collective (that included his oldest childhood friend, Frank Olinsky). The logo mutated its design hundreds, thousands of ways, sometimes within one short animated film. Some senior network executives objected to

9135-495: The world's first media branding company. Goodman had been one of his key creative lieutenants at MTV, and they had worked together in college radio a decade before. Together, they successfully adapted the MTV branding and promotional strategy to overhaul the then-floundering children's cable channel Nickelodeon between June 1984 and January 1985, moving it from worst to first in the ratings in six months, and continued overseeing network branding and promotion for eight more years. By

9240-820: The world, Hanna-Barbera was able to launch seven hit series after a dry spell since the launch of The Smurfs in 1981 for NBC. The shows included Genndy Tartakovsky 's Dexter's Laboratory , David Feiss ' Cow and Chicken and I Am Weasel , Van Partible 's Johnny Bravo , John R. Dilworth 's Courage the Cowardly Dog , and Craig McCracken 's The Powerpuff Girls . After Ted Turner included Hanna-Barbera in Turner Broadcasting 's 1996 sale to Time Warner , Seibert established Frederator Studios as an independent animation producer based in Burbank, California. Frederator has created cartoon series on Nickelodeon including Rob Renzetti 's My Life as

9345-411: Was acquired by YouTube. In 2004, then-unknown web developer David Karp interned at Frederator Studios at its first New York City location, and built the company's first blogging platform. In 2007, Karp launched Tumblr from a rented desk at Frederator Studios' Park Avenue South offices, along with chief engineer Marco Arment . Seibert was one of Tumblr's first bloggers, an angel investor in

9450-471: Was also picked up by the network. In 2009, The Goode Family premiered. Also in 2009, Thomas Lennon announced via Twitter that Reno 911! had been canceled after six seasons, much to fan disapproval. The network also played a role in the revival of the animated series Futurama , which Fox had canceled in 2003. New episodes began airing on Comedy Central in 2010. But in May 2013, Comedy Central released

9555-432: Was also reintroduced as a YouTube channel featuring content from older Cartoon Network shows since August 2024, it took place of the former YouTube channel for the now defunct Boomerang streaming service, that was shut down on September 30. Fred Seibert Frederick G. Seibert is an American television producer and media proprietor . Seibert was the original creative director for MTV . He also served as

9660-536: Was an early employee of New Music Distribution Service , a non-profit distributor of musician-owned record company started by composers Carla Bley and Michael Mantler , before going on the road with Bley's big band as sound engineer and road manager. Seibert announced the revival of Oblivion Records in 2021 for a digital release of a historic concert recording of jazz innovator Cecil Taylor . Seibert's productions span multiple mediums in American entertainment. He

9765-408: Was announced that Stephen Colbert would leave Comedy Central to host The Late Show on CBS , following the retirement of David Letterman , the first host of Late Show . The final episode of The Colbert Report aired on Comedy Central on December 18, 2014, after nine years and a total of 1,447 episodes. The final episode of The Colbert Report was watched by 2.481 million viewers, making it

9870-691: Was canceled due to low ratings. On February 10, 2015, Jon Stewart also announced his retirement and that he would also leave the network and The Daily Show after 16 years. Stewart's final episode aired on August 6, 2015, and Trevor Noah succeeded Stewart as new host on September 28, 2015. On January 5, 2017, the Finnish Government granted television programming licenses in the UHF band. The grant applied by Nickelodeon International Ltd allows Comedy Central to broadcast from May 17, 2017, to January 10, 2027. On November 16, 2017, Comedy Central launched

9975-455: Was eventually announced to be officially dropped on Netflix sometime in 2022. Seibert stepped down from his position as CEO of Frederator in August 2020, though the company indicated that he would remain executive producer for current projects, including Bee & PuppyCat and Castlevania . On February 23, 2021, Seibert announced the formation of cartoon production company FredFilms, with

10080-417: Was expanded from three and a half hours to four hours with the November 1999 premieres of Mike, Lu & Og and Courage the Cowardly Dog . On June 9, 2000, Cartoon Cartoon Fridays launched with a new lineup and quickly garnered increased ratings for the channel. The block's format featured a different character from a Cartoon Cartoon series hosting each week, with the first host being Eustace from Courage

10185-504: Was first recognized for his musical activity, having received a Grammy Award nomination at the 20th Annual Grammy Awards , and later several Annie Awards , Emmy Awards , and BAFTA Awards for his television productions. He received an American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) Medal for lifetime exceptional achievements in 2000, was inducted to the Animation Magazine Hall of Fame in 2017. In November 2023,

10290-520: Was formed as a means of releasing albums by comedians that have appeared on the network. By 2003, Viacom gained full ownership of Comedy Central, and since 2003, Comedy Central has created a tradition of roasting comedians in the style of the New York Friars' Club roasts. During these roasts, friends of the roastee, along with other comedians, take turns making fun of the roastee, the other roasters, and occasionally audience members. So far,

10395-608: Was relaunched as again as channel on 2 May 2012. VH1 Block removed on Comedy Central Family Poland. On 3 November 2017, channel launched on Hungary as replacement of VIVA Hungary. On 31 May 2018, the channel stopped broadcast in Netherlands but the following programs moved to Comedy Central Extra . On 22 February 2018, the block Comedy Central Extra was launched on Comedy Central Family Poland as night programing block on 8pm CET. In 2019, Comedy Central Family changed their logo to yellow. On 3 March 2020, Comedy Central Family Poland changed name to Polsat Comedy Central Extra. Until 2024, Hungary

10500-579: Was renamed to «Comedy Central» and broadcasts in CIS countries (except Russia and Belarus). On October 21, 2013, the network premiered a nightly comedy- game show series @midnight hosted by Chris Hardwick . @midnight served as an expansion to the network's nightly late-night programming. Due to low ratings, it was canceled on August 4, 2017, with the show airing its 600th and final episode as an hour-long special. On May 14, 2014, Comedy Central expanded to Spain, replacing Paramount Comedy. In 2014, it

10605-513: Was reported as saying that he hoped to continue to air new seasons of South Park forever, and that The Colbert Report fulfilled a long-held plan to extend the Daily Show brand. On April 5, 2006, in a controversial two-part episode arc titled " Cartoon Wars Part I " and " Cartoon Wars Part II ", South Park touched the issue of the recent protest over the Danish cartoon drawings depicting

10710-402: Was split into The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy and Evil Con Carne ; they were the last original series to officially carry the Cartoon Cartoon branding before it was discontinued. The Cartoon Cartoons were intended to appeal to a wider audience than the average Saturday-morning cartoon . Linda Simensky , vice president of original animation, reminded adults and teenage girls that

10815-448: Was targeted toward viewers aged 6 to 11. Marketing included brand partnerships with General Mills , Hasbro , and Pepperidge Farm as well as an on-air sweepstakes and an 11-market live touring event. Advertisements appeared on television, radio, online, in movie theaters, at Six Flags theme parks, and billboards among other media with the tagline "You with us?". In mid-2000, Cartoon Network promoted its original programming by launching

10920-512: Was the first such pilot to be greenlit by the network for a full series in 1996. After other pilots were successfully produced into their own series, including Cow and Chicken , Johnny Bravo , and The Powerpuff Girls , the collective Cartoon Cartoons were featured on the network's Friday night programming block, Cartoon Cartoon Fridays from 1999 to 2003. Not all CN original series created around this time were officially recognized as Cartoon Cartoons; Samurai Jack , for example, did not bear

11025-514: Was written by VideoSift to protest the blocking of Comedy Central's embedded video content for non-American viewers. On April 21, 2010, Comedy Central censored the South Park episode " 201 " in response to a death threat issued by users of a radical Muslim website over the episode's planned depiction of the Islamic prophet Muhammad , which led several newspaper columnists to condemn

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