Comedy Central ( sv, Comedy Central Sverige) in Sweden was a television channel owned by

ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA Paramount Networks Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia (EMEAA) is a division of Paramount International Networks which is fully owned by Paramount Global. The unit's headquarters are in Berlin, with additional offices in Madrid, Lisbon, Paris, Am ...

, broadcasting to Sweden. Viacom International Media Networks have said that the channel will feature both original Swedish productions made for the channel and imported content. The channel applied for license to broadcast in the terrestrial network in Sweden in February 2008 and on 27 March 2008 they were granted a license to broadcast nationally between 7 p.m. and 3 a.m. from 1 January 2009. The channel launched on 1 January 2009, opening with an episode of ''

South Park ''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boys Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand th ...

'' and the Comedy Central Roast of

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. During its first month, the channel launched on

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, Canal Digital, Com Hem, Tele2,

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, Borderlight and IP Sweden. The channel was added to the

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platform on 1 September 2009. On 5 October 2010, ''

The Daily Show ''The Daily Show'' is an American late-night talk and satirical news television program. It airs each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central with release shortly after on Paramount+. ''The Daily Show'' draws its comedy and satire form from ...

'' premiered on Comedy Central in Sweden, having previously been broadcast on Canal+ and

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. The show is broadcast at 7 p.m. Swedish time, only 14 hours after its original U.S. broadcast, and then repeated at 11.05 p.m. This is unusually fast as American talk shows are normally shown with a one-week delay in Sweden. Programmes available include: *''

8 Simple Rules ''8 Simple Rules'' (originally ''8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter'') is an American sitcom television series originally starring John Ritter and Katey Sagal as middle-class parents Paul and Cate Hennessy, raising their three chi ...

'' *'' According to Jim'' *''

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'' *'' Californication'' *'' Carpoolers'' *''

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'' *''

Dead Like Me ''Dead Like Me'' is an American comedy-drama television series starring Ellen Muth and Mandy Patinkin as grim reapers who reside and work in Seattle, Washington. Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, the show was created by Bryan Fuller for ...

'' *'' Dirty Sexy Funny'' *'' Everybody Hates Chris'' *'' Everybody Loves Raymond'' *'' Frasier'' *'' Important Things with Demetri Martin'' *''

Insomniac with Dave Attell ''Insomniac with Dave Attell'' was an American television show on Comedy Central hosted by comedian Dave Attell, which ran from August 5, 2001 until November 11, 2004. Overview Host Dave Attell goes through a particular city at night, usually cl ...

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Kenny vs. Spenny ''Kenny vs. Spenny'' is a Canadian reality comedy television series starring Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice, where they face against each other in competitions. The loser of each episode performs an act of humiliation, usually selected by the winne ...

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Mind of Mencia ''Mind of Mencia'' is an American comedy television series on the cable channel Comedy Central. Hosted by comedian Carlos Mencia, it aired from July 6, 2005 to July 23, 2008. History The first season of ''Mind of Mencia'' ran from July 6, 2005 ...

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New Kids ''New Kids'' is a Dutch comedy sketch show about a group of anti-social behaviour, anti-social youths from Maaskantje, a village in the southern province of North Brabant. It was created by and . The show was first shown on ''Flabber.nl'', a Dut ...

'' *'' Out Of Practice'' *'' Rules Of Engagement'' *'' Sex and the City'' *''

'' *'' Stand-up Saturday'' *''

The Colbert Report ''The Colbert Report'' ( ) is an American late-night talk and news satire television program hosted by Stephen Colbert that aired four days a week on Comedy Central from October 17, 2005, to December 18, 2014, for 1,447 episodes. The show focuse ...

(Global Edition)'' *''

The Jeff Dunham Show ''The Jeff Dunham Show'' is an American sketch comedy television series starring comedian Jeff Dunham, that aired on the American cable television network Comedy Central. It premiered on October 22, 2009, and featured Dunham interacting with the ...

'' *'' The King of Queens'' *''

The Office (US) ''The Office'' is a mockumentary sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, first made in the United Kingdom, then Germany, and subsequently the United States. It has since been remade in ten other countries. The original series o ...

'' *'' Unhappily Ever After''

References

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20171020192602/http://www.comedycentral.se/ {{MTV Networks Europe 2009 establishments in Sweden Comedy Central Television channels and stations established in 2009 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2019 Television channels in Sweden