Comedy Central (Latin America)

Comedy Central

Logo used since 26 February 2019
Broadcast area	Latin America
Network	Comedy Central
Headquarters	Miami Beach, Florida
Programming
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	Paramount Networks Americas
Sister channels	MTV Latin America MTV Brazil Nickelodeon Latin America Nickelodeon Brazil Paramount Network (Latin America) Paramount Network Brazil Telefe
History
Launched	1 February 2012 [1]
Closed	31 December 2025 (Brazil) [2]
Links
Website	comedycentral.la (Latin America) comedycentral.com.br (Brazil)

Comedy Central is a Latin American pay television channel, owned by Paramount Networks Americas. It was launched on 1 February 2012. ^[1]

History

Comedy Central Latin America logo from 2012 to 2019

Before Comedy Central was launched in Latin America MTV and VH1 aired Comedy Central programming back in the 2000s to 2012, like South Park or Drawn Together . ^{[3] [4]}

The channel was launched on 1 February 2012 by Viacom International Media Networks The Americas ^[5] and its website was launched on 11 November 2011, two months before the official start of the channel. ^[6]

On 26 February 2019, U.S. network rebranded its logo and graphic package, adapting to the new redesign launched two months ago in the United States. ^[7]

Since 6 June 2024, the channel is managed and transferred to Europe by the hand of Paramount Networks EMEAA. ^[8]

According to a recent article posted by NaTelinha on October 7, 2025, Paramount announced that Comedy Central will close in Brazil along with all its sister channels on December 31, 2025, due to high operational costs in the respective country, the dwindling pay TV ratings in Brazil and the Brazilian pay TV crisis, having the same reasons why its rival network Star Channel Brazil and its sister channels closed on March 1, 2025 in the respective country. ^[9]

Programming

In Latin America, Comedy Central has three different programming schedules for each of its two feeds, which are Panregional feed (Northern ^[10] and Southern feeds ^[11] merged on 26 March 2023) ^[12] and Brazil feed. ^[13]

Series

• 3rd Rock from the Sun ^[14]
• Are We There Yet? (only Brazil feed)
• Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens ^[15]
• Awkward. ^[16]
• Becker ^[15]
• Broad City ^[15]
• Casados con hijos (only Southern feed)
• Chappelle's Show ^[17]
• Crank Yankers ^[18]
• Dharma & Greg ^[14]
• Everybody Hates Chris ^[15]
• Faking It ^[16]
• Frasier ^[15]
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
• The Goldbergs (only Southern and Brazil feeds) ^[19]
• Insomniac with Dave Attell ^[17]
• Kenan
• Kenan & Kel (only Northern feed) ^[15]
• Key & Peele ^[15]
• The King of Queens ^[15]
• La clínica
• La familia P. Luche (only Northern feed)
• Leverage
• Lip Sync Battle ^[15]
• Married... with Children ^[14]
• Mi corazón es tuyo (only Northern feed)
• My Wife and Kids
• The Nanny ^[18]
• The Neighborhood (only Northern and Brazil feeds) ^[15]
• The Office (only Southern feed)
• Orange Is the New Black (only Northern and Southern feeds)
• Reno 911! ^[17]
• Ridiculousness
• Rules of Engagement ^[15]
• Sabrina the Teenage Witch ^[15]
• The Sarah Silverman Program ^[18]
• Schitt's Creek (only Southern feed) ^[20]
• Sister, Sister ^[15]
• Teachers (only Southern and Brazil feeds)
• Two Guys and a Girl ^[17]
• Workaholics ^[15]
• Yo soy Betty, la fea (only Northern feed)

Cartoons

• Animatoons (only Brazil feed)
• Beavis and Butt-Head ^[15]
• The Cyanide & Happiness Show
• Daria ^[15]
• Drawn Together ^[17]
• Jeff & Some Aliens
• Happy Tree Friends (only Northern feed)
• La familia del barrio
• One-Punch Man (only Northern and Brazil feeds) ^[15]
• Pig Goat Banana Cricket (only Southern feed)
• The Ren & Stimpy Show ^[21]
• Sanjay and Craig (only Southern feed)
• South Park ^[21]
• SpongeBob Squarepants ^[21]
• TripTank
• Ugly Americans ^[18]

Original series

• Alternatino with Arturo Castro

Local productions

• A Culpa é do Cabral (only Brazil feed)
• A Culpa é do Cabral na Estrada (only Brazil feed)
• Idiotando (comments by Wendel Bezerra) ^[22] (only Brazil feed)
• Idiotas por accidente (comments by Diego Korol) ^[23] (only Southern feed)
• La culpa es de Llorente (only Northern feed)
• Pipocando: O Dobro de Manteiga (only Brazil feed)
• Stand-up shows by Argentine comedians
• Stand-up shows by Brazilian comedians
• Stand-up shows by Colombian comedians
• Stand-up shows by Mexican comedians
• Takeshi's Castle Thailand (only Southern and Brazil feeds) (comments by Osvaldo Príncipi on Southern feed and Wendel Bezerra on Brazil feed) ^{[24] [25]}

Sketches

• Bad Robots (only Southern and Brazil feeds)
• Backdoor - Humor por donde no lo esperas (only Southern feed)
• Enchufetv
• Porta no Comedy (only Brazil feed)
• Porta no Comedy XXL (only Brazil feed)

Late-night talk show

• The Noite com Danilo Gentili (only Brazil feed)

Specials

• Comedy Central Presents ^[17]
• Comedy Central Roast (only Southern feed)
• Comedy films in the afternoon and the evening (only Northern and Southern feeds)

References

1. "MTVN lanzara el canal Comedy Central Latinoamérica en Febrero". Archived from the original on 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
2. "Paramount encerra MTV, Nickelodeon e mais 4 canais na TV paga por decisão do novo dono". NaTelinha (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-10-08.
3. "Southpark | Mira los episodios de tus shows favoritos de MTV | MTVla.com". Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
4. "La casa de los dibujos comienza en VH1". PRODU.COM (in Spanish). 2005-04-15. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
5. "Sofía Ioannou, directora general de Viacom International Media Networks The Americas". PRODU.COM (in Spanish). 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
6. "COMEDYCENTRAL.LA". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on 2011-10-28. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
7. "Comedy Central Latinoamérica • Rebrand 8/2/19". ForoMedios - Foro de televisión y medios. 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
8. Bracamonte, Facundo (2024-06-05). "Comedy Central Latinoamérica lanzará su señal europea en breve: se van "One Punch Man", "Ren y Stimpy" y programas mexicanos" . Retrieved 2024-06-10.
9. "Paramount encerra MTV, Nickelodeon e mais 4 canais na TV paga por decisão do novo dono". NaTelinha (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-10-08.
10. "Canal Comedy Central (México)". GatoTV.com (in Mexican Spanish). 2024-01-19. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
11. "Programación Comedy Central, Hoy | Programación de TV en Argentina | mi.tv". Archived from the original on 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
12. "Comedy Central Latinoamérica fusionó la programación de las señales Norte y Sur a nivel Panregional - TVLaint". www.tvlaint.com. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
13. "Grade de Programação do Comedy Central". Archived from the original on 2019-12-28. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
14. "Canal Comedy Central (México) Domingo 5 de febrero de 2012". GatoTV.com (in Mexican Spanish). 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
15. "Comedy Central Latinoamérica lanzará su señal europea en breve: se van "One Punch Man", "Ren y Stimpy" y programas mexicanos". TVLaint (in Spanish). 2024-06-05. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
16. "Comedy Central hace nuevos cambios en su grilla: regresan los stand up mexicanos y salen del aire series noventeras". TVLaint (in Spanish). 2024-07-10. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
17. "Programación, Shows, Episodios". Comedy Central Latinoamérica. Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
18. "Programación, Shows, Episodios". Comedy Central Latinoamérica. Archived from the original on 2013-03-02. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
19. "Comedy Central: vuelven los 80s con Los Goldberg". www.prensario.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-26.
20. "COMEDY CENTRAL EMITIRÁ "SCHITT'S CREEK", EL GRAN GANADOR DE LOS PREMIOS EMMY - SEÑAL NEWS". senalnews.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-26.
21. "Invasión Animada: nuevo bloque llega hoy a Comedy Central Latinoamérica". TVLaint (in Spanish). 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
22. "Comedy Central estreia o programa Idiotando nesta terça". O Universo da TV (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
23. "Comedy Central presenta Idiotas x Accidente con Diego Korol". Archived from the original on 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
24. "Takeshi's Castle llega a Comedy Central con los relatos de Osvaldo Príncipi". Archived from the original on 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
25. "VEM AÍ TAKESHI'S CASTLE THAILAND – O DESAFIO DO CASTELO COM CAITO MAINIER". Archived from the original on 2019-09-20. Retrieved 2019-09-10.

External links

• ComedyCentral.la
• ComedyCentral Brazil