Comedy Central Extra is a European pay television channel that launched in the

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and

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in 2003. Followed by the

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in 2011 were it was visible till 31 december 2022. Between 2012 and 2020 it was also available in parts of Eastern Europe and the Balkans.

History

The channel launched as ''Paramount Comedy 2'' in the UK and Ireland on 1 September 2003 on

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, and followed soon after on 22 September 2003 on

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and 15 October 2003 on

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. The channel was originally a so-called 'timeshift' service, offering programmes from Paramount Comedy at different times. It later started broadcasting some different programming from Paramount, often British. On 17 February 2009, it was announced that both Paramount Comedy 1 and Paramount Comedy 2 would be re-branded as

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and Comedy Central Extra on 6 April 2009 at 9 pm. The name change coincided with the launch of a new programming line-up which included new episodes of ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' South Park''. On 1 November 2011, Comedy Central Extra launched a localised version in the Netherlands through cable operator

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. Followed by

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on 15 January 2012 and

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on 1 April 2012. Comedy Central Extra has been available in parts of Eastern Europe and between 1 August 2012 and 14 July 2020, in the Adriatic region:

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and

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. Some of the programming of Comedy Central Family moved to Comedy Central Extra after the closure of Comedy Central Family in the Netherlands on 31 May 2018. On 10 November 2022, it was announced that Comedy Central Extra will close in the Netherlands on 31 December 2022.

Timeshift service

Within the UK and Ireland, a timeshift service called Comedy Central Extra +1 (formerly Paramount Comedy 2 +1 from 2007 to 2009) was launched on Sky on 5 November 2007. The channel reduced its hours to 7 pm – 6am on 4 August 2008, as

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launched on 18 August 2008. On 2 October 2012, the channel began to run full-time again following the closure of Nicktoons Replay. Coinciding with the closures of MTV OMG, MTV Rocks and Club MTV on 20 July 2020, the timeshift channel also closed as part of this change, along with the timeshifts for MTV and MTV Music.

Programming

Comedy Central Extra currently airs a variety of American comedy in the daytime. After 10 pm, the shows are a mix of American and British comedy. In January 2007, the channel switched from mainly American programmes to classic British programming with shows such as '' Seinfeld'', '' Cheers'' and '' Roseanne'' being replaced by ''Bless This House'', ''George & Mildred'' and ''The Upper Hand''. In February 2007, the channel had a 'British Classics' season, with such hits as ''

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'' and '' Monty Python's Flying Circus''. At weekends, the channel used to screen classic British comedy such as ''

The Upper Hand ''The Upper Hand'' is a British television sitcom broadcast by ITV from 1 May 1990 to 14 October 1996. The programme was adapted from the American sitcom '' Who's the Boss?''. As in the former series, affluent single woman Caroline Wheatley ...

'', '' Bless This House'', ''

George and Mildred ''George and Mildred'' is a British sitcom produced by Thames Television and first aired between 1976 and 1979. It is a spin-off from '' Man About the House'', and starred Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce as constantly-sparring married couple ...

'', ''

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'', ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'', '' Don't Wait Up'' and ''

Mr. Bean ''Mr. Bean'' is a British sitcom created by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, produced by Tiger Aspect and starring Atkinson as the title character. The sitcom consists of 15 episodes that were co-written by Atkinson alongside Curtis and R ...

''.

References

External links

* UK * Ireland {{BSkyB Comedy Central Television channels and stations established in 2011 Television channels and stations established in 2003 Sky television channels

History

Timeshift service

Programming

See also

References

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