Comedy Central

Comedy Central is an American basic cable and satellite television channel that produces funny videos, comedy apps, jokes, news, and previews. It is owned by Viacom Media Networks Entertainment Group, a unit of the Viacom Media Networks division of [Viacom](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/viacom). Comedy Central owns an award-winning programming slate which includes The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, South Park, Tosh.0, and original stand-up. The channel brings comedy programming, in the form of both original and syndicated series and stand-up comedy specials as well as feature films. Comedy Central was launched in 1991 and is headquartered in New York.