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Comedy Central: Leading A Humor Revolution

Launched on cable in 1991, Comedy Central was, for most of that decade, a small-viewership niche channel that was probably best known for the cult show "Mystery Science Theater 3000" and being the first home of Bill Maher's "Politically Incorrect."

That all changed in 1997 when "South Park" debuted, boosting the channel's audience and transforming it into a mainstream success -- and, indeed, must-see viewing for many now, with "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report."

Similarly, over the past few years, the channel -- which, like MTV, VH1 and Nickelodeon, is owned by Viacom Inc. -- has developed a broad and deep Web site full of repurposed content seen on television and added Web-only material.

posted by Fergie @ 4/08/2006 03:27:00 PM