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	Paramount Comedy can refer to a number of different comedy television channels operated by Viacom Viacom Viacom , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an United States media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable television and satellite television networks , and movie production and distribution .... under the Paramount Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production company and distribution company, located on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California.... brand: Paramount Comedy 1 Paramount Comedy 1 is a television channel Television channel A television channel is a physical or virtual channel over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the broadcast or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with carrier wave frequencies of 55.25 MHz for NTSC analog video and 59.75 MHz for analog audio , or 55.31 MHz for digi... shown in the UK United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe.... , available through digital satellite (Sky Digital Sky Digital (UK & Ireland) Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcasting's digital satellite television and satellite radio service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at Astra 28.2?E and Eutelsat's Eurobird 1 satellite at 28.5?E.... ) and cable (Virgin Media and UPC Ireland UPC Ireland UPC Communications Ireland Limited, which trades primarily under the brand name Chorus NTL, is Liberty Global Europe's operation in Ireland.... ). As the name suggests, it is owned by Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production company and distribution company, located on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California.... (itself owned by Viacom Viacom Viacom , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an United States media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable television and satellite television networks , and movie production and distribution .... ) and concentrates on comedy Comedy Comedy as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse generally intended to amuse, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western culture origins are found in Ancient Greece.... . Paramount was not the first all-comedy channel in the UK; that distinction goes to The Comedy Channel The Comedy Channel (UK) The Comedy Channel was a United Kingdom subscription television channel during the early 1990s.The channel launched soon after the merger of Sky Television plc and British Satellite Broadcasting .... , which had closed some years earlier. Paramount Comedy launched in the UK on 1 November 1995 with timeless comedy such as I Love Lucy, Mash, Frasier, Cheers and Ren & Stimpy. The channel quickly established itself as a springboard for new talent, including Matt Lucas and David Walliams, Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright, Leigh Francis and Sasha Baron-Cohen to name but a few; in 1999 Paramount Comedy join forces with LWT and Channel 4 to produce the pioneering sitcom Spaced, written by and staring Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes (formerly Stevenson). The channel commissioned stand-up comedy both on-air and live events, attracting big names such as Lee Evans, Peter Kay and Russell Brand. Its programming portfolio extended to include America’s biggest comedy Two and a Half Men in 2004, the controversial animated satire South Park was in 2005 and The Sarah Silverman Program, which debuted in the UK in 2007, exclusively on Paramount Comedy. Paramount Comedy 2 was unveiled as the UK’s destination for classic comedy from the US and the UK, including MASH, Frasier, Monty Python* and Black Books, in 2004. Paramount Comedy announced on Thursday 12 February that it will to re-brand as Viacom’s international comedy brand Comedy Central on Monday 6 April 2009. Paramount Comedy 2 Paramount Comedy 2 is a television channel shown in the UK and Ireland Ireland Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet.... . The channel was previously a so-called 'time-shuffle' service, offering programmes from Paramount Comedy at different times. It has since started broadcasting some different programming from Paramount, often British. It launched on 1 September 2003 on Sky Digital Sky Digital (UK & Ireland) Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcasting's digital satellite television and satellite radio service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at Astra 28.2?E and Eutelsat's Eurobird 1 satellite at 28.5?E.... , and followed soon after on 22 September 2003 on Telewest Telewest Telewest, formerly Telewest Broadband and Telewest Communications was a cable Internet, ADSL, telephone and cable television provider in the United Kingdom.... and 15 October 2003 on NTL NTL NTL may refer to:* NTL Ireland, a cable television and MMDS company in the Republic of Ireland... (both NTL and Telewest are now known as Virgin Media). Unlike Paramount Comedy 1, Paramount Comedy 2* does not (yet) have a separate adstream for Ireland. Paramount Comedy (Spain) Paramount Comedy is a channel available in Spain Spain Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably.... through satellite platform Digital+ Digital+ Digital+ is a Spanish satellite platform that offers a variety of channels, both national and international, as well as pay per view films and football, known as "Taquilla".... and cable services. It belongs to the Viacom Viacom Viacom , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an United States media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable television and satellite television networks , and movie production and distribution .... group. Paramount Comedy 1 (Ireland) Paramount Comedy 1 is a channel available in Ireland Ireland Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet.... through satellite platform Sky Sky The sky is the part of the atmosphere or of outer space visible from the surface of any astronomical object. It is difficult to define precisely for several reasons.... and cable services UPC Ireland UPC Ireland UPC Communications Ireland Limited, which trades primarily under the brand name Chorus NTL, is Liberty Global Europe's operation in Ireland.... , SCTV, Magnet Networks and others. It belongs to the Viacom Viacom Viacom , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an United States media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable television and satellite television networks , and movie production and distribution .... group. Launched in May, 2006, the channel is essentially the UK Paramount Comedy 1 channel with Irish advertisements replacing the default UK adverts. There are no differences in the programme schedule.