The Comedy Channel (American TV channel)
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The Comedy Channel was an American comedy-oriented cable television network owned by Home Box Office, Inc., a division of Time Warner (now Warner Bros. Discovery). It launched on November 15, 1989 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time. In 1991, HBO agreed to merge the channel with Viacom's competing channel, Ha!.[1] The new network, CTV: The Comedy Network, premiered on April 1, 1991, but rebranded to Comedy Central on June 1, 1991.
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Owner | Home Box Office, Inc. (Time Inc./TimeWarner) |
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Launched | November 15, 1989; 34 years ago (1989-11-15) |
Closed | April 1, 1991; 33 years ago (1991-04-01) (1 year, 137 days) |
Replaced by | Comedy Central |
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Most of the Comedy Channel's original programs were produced in the HBO Downtown Studios on East 23rd Street in Manhattan.[citation needed]