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'' and the
Comedy Central Roast
''Comedy Central Roast'' is a series of celebrity roast specials that air on the American television channel Comedy Central. The first official ''Comedy Central Roast'' premiered on August 10, 2003. On average one or two roasts air every year. T ...
of
Pamela Anderson
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Anders ...
. During its first month, the channel launched on
Boxer,
Canal Digital
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,
Com Hem
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Founded in 1983 as Televerket Kabel-TV as part of the former state-owned Televerke ...
,
Tele2
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,
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*Telia Company, Swedish telecommunications company
** Telia Digital-tv, Swedish TV platform
** Telia Norge, Norwegian telecommucations company
...
,
SPA,
Borderlight and
IP Sweden. The channel was added to the
Viasat
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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+
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and
Kanal 9
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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:
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8 Simple Rules''
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According to Jim
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Becker
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Californication Californication may refer to:
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Carpoolers
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Roast
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Dead Like Me
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Dirty Sexy Funny
''Dirty Sexy Funny'' is a British television comedy series which first aired in March 2010 on the Comedy Central channel. It stars Olivia Lee. In the show, Lee takes on an array of personas which include a woman with obsessive-compulsive disord ...
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Everybody Hates Chris
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Everybody Loves Raymond
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Frasier
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Important Things with Demetri Martin
''Important Things with Demetri Martin'' was a sketch-variety show that aired on Comedy Central starring comedian Demetri Martin. Each episode examined a single theme, the "important thing", such as timing, power, control and money. All sketches ...
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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''
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Mind of Mencia''
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Monk
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New Kids''
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Out Of Practice
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Rules Of Engagement
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Sex and the City
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South Park''
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Stand-up Saturday''
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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 fo ...
(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 ...
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The King of Queens
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The Office (US)''
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Unhappily Ever After
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Synopsis
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References
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20171020192602/http://www.comedycentral.se/
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2009 establishments in Sweden
Comedy Central
Television channels and stations established in 2009
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2019
Television channels in Sweden