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Encyclopedia > The Comedy Network
The Comedy Network
Launched October 17, 1997
Owned by CTV Television Inc.
(CTVglobemedia)
Slogan Time Well Wasted
Country Flag of Canada Canada
Broadcast area National
Headquarters Scarborough, Ontario
Website www.thecomedynetwork.ca
Availability
Satellite
Bell ExpressVu Channel 625 (East)
Channel 626 (West)
Star Choice Channel 547 (West)
Channel 548 (East)

The Comedy Network (TCN) is a Canadian cable television specialty channel owned by CTV Television Inc., a division of CTVglobemedia specializing in comedy programming. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... CHUM Television redirects here, for the defunct television company owned by CHUM, see CHUM Limited. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Country Canada Province Ontario Established 1 January 1850 (township)   1 January 1967 (borough) Incorporated Amalgamation June 1983 (city) 1 January 1998 Government  - Mayor David Miller (Toronto Mayor)  - Governing Body Toronto City Council  - MPs John Cannis, Jim Karygiannis, Derek Lee, John McKay, Dan McTeague, Tom Wappel  - MPPs Bas Balkissoon, Lorenzo Berardinetti... This article contains a trivia section. ... Star Choice is Canadas second direct broadcast satellite television distributor (the other being Bell ExpressVu), and is majority-owned by cable TV operator Shaw Communications Inc. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... A specialty channel or specialty service is a television channel, generally not available through conventional broadcast television, which consists of programming focused on a single type or targeted at a specific demographic. ... CTV is a TLA that may stand for: CTV Television Network - a Canadian English language television network Channel Television - the main television broadcaster in the Channel Islands Chukyo TV. Broadcasting - a Japanese TV station in Nagoya This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... CHUM Television redirects here, for the defunct television company owned by CHUM, see CHUM Limited. ... The word comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humor with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ...

Contents

Overview

Licensed in 1996, The Comedy Network launched on October 17, 1997. It is available in more than 4.8 million homes in Canada and 44 percent of the channel's revenues are reportedly reinvested back into Canadian programming. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ...


CTVglobemedia also owns CTV, and the two networks occasionally run series simultaneously, such as Corner Gas and Robson Arms, with these shows for the most part being produced by CTV and re-broadcast by The Comedy Network. CTV is a TLA that may stand for: CTV Television Network - a Canadian English language television network Channel Television - the main television broadcaster in the Channel Islands Chukyo TV. Broadcasting - a Japanese TV station in Nagoya This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... Corner Gas is an award-winning Canadian situation comedy which has aired on CTV and The Comedy Network since 2004. ... Robson Arms is a Canadian television series, that began airing on CTV Television Network on August 7, 2005. ...


As of June 27, 2007, CTV and TCN have exclusive Canadian rights to the entire Comedy Central library of past and current programs on all electronic platforms, under a multi-year agreement with Viacom, expanding on past programming agreements between the two channels. Canadian users attempting to visit Comedy Central websites will also be redirected to TCN's website. The Canadian channel will keep its own brand name, but the agreement is otherwise very similar to the earlier CTV/Viacom deal for MTV in Canada.[1] Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel in the United States. ... This page is about the post-2005 Viacom. ... MTV is a Canadian cable television specialty channel devoted to talk and lifestyle programming, and is owned and operated by CTVglobemedia through CTV, in collaboration with MTV Networks. ...


The network's longtime slogan is Time Well Wasted, a variation of A&E's slogan at the time of Comedy's launch, Time Well Spent. The channel operates two timeshifted feeds, East (Eastern Time) and West (Pacific Time). Biography is one of A&Es longest-running and most popular programs. ... Metronome, a public art installation showing the time in New York City The Eastern Time Zone (ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of Northern America and the west coast of South America. ... PST is UTC-8, highlighted in red. ...


Programming

Further information: List of programs broadcast by The Comedy Network

// This is a list of television programs formerly, and currently broadcast by the Canadian television channel The Comedy Network. ...

Current primetime schedule

Primetime 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM
Sunday Winnipeg Comedy Festival Just For Laughs Gags Rick Mercer Report The Simpsons Odd Job Jack
Monday Air Farce 22 Minutes Just For Laughs Corner Gas The Simpsons South Park
Tuesday Air Farce 22 Minutes Just For Laughs Corner Gas The Simpsons South Park
Wednesday Air Farce 22 Minutes Just For Laughs Corner Gas The Simpsons South Park
Thursday Air Farce 22 Minutes Just For Laughs Rick Mercer Report The Simpsons South Park
Friday Air Farce 22 Minutes Corner Gas Just For Laughs The Simpsons South Park
Saturday Just for Laughs Corner Gas Robson Arms The Simpsons South Park

The Winnipeg Comedy Festival is an annual comedy festival in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. ... Just For Laughs Gags 2001-2003 logo A gag on Just For Laughs Gags Just For Laughs Gags is a Canadian silent comedy show that is a sister show of the TV series Just For Laughs. ... Rick Mercer Report (or The Mercer Report; formerly known as Rick Mercers Monday Report or Monday Report) is a Canadian television comedy series which airs on CBC Television. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... Odd Job Jack is a Canadian animated comedy television show featuring Don McKellar, about one guys misadventures in temporary employment. ... Royal Canadian Air Farce (usually abbreviated to Air Farce) is a Canadian comedy troupe that starred in an eponymous radio show on CBC radio from 1973 to 1997, and currently star in a top-rated television show, broadcast on CBC Television. ... This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. ... Just for Laughs (in French Juste Pour Rire) is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal, Quebec. ... Corner Gas is an award-winning Canadian situation comedy which has aired on CTV and The Comedy Network since 2004. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... This article is about the animated television series. ... Royal Canadian Air Farce (usually abbreviated to Air Farce) is a Canadian comedy troupe that starred in an eponymous radio show on CBC radio from 1973 to 1997, and currently star in a top-rated television show, broadcast on CBC Television. ... This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. ... Just for Laughs (in French Juste Pour Rire) is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal, Quebec. ... Corner Gas is an award-winning Canadian situation comedy which has aired on CTV and The Comedy Network since 2004. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... This article is about the animated television series. ... Royal Canadian Air Farce (usually abbreviated to Air Farce) is a Canadian comedy troupe that starred in an eponymous radio show on CBC radio from 1973 to 1997, and currently star in a top-rated television show, broadcast on CBC Television. ... This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. ... Just for Laughs (in French Juste Pour Rire) is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal, Quebec. ... Corner Gas is an award-winning Canadian situation comedy which has aired on CTV and The Comedy Network since 2004. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... This article is about the animated television series. ... Royal Canadian Air Farce (usually abbreviated to Air Farce) is a Canadian comedy troupe that starred in an eponymous radio show on CBC radio from 1973 to 1997, and currently star in a top-rated television show, broadcast on CBC Television. ... This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. ... Just for Laughs (in French Juste Pour Rire) is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal, Quebec. ... Rick Mercer Report (or The Mercer Report; formerly known as Rick Mercers Monday Report or Monday Report) is a Canadian television comedy series which airs on CBC Television. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... This article is about the animated television series. ... Royal Canadian Air Farce (usually abbreviated to Air Farce) is a Canadian comedy troupe that starred in an eponymous radio show on CBC radio from 1973 to 1997, and currently star in a top-rated television show, broadcast on CBC Television. ... This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. ... Corner Gas is an award-winning Canadian situation comedy which has aired on CTV and The Comedy Network since 2004. ... Just for Laughs (in French Juste Pour Rire) is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal, Quebec. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... This article is about the animated television series. ... Just for Laughs (in French Juste Pour Rire) is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal, Quebec. ... Corner Gas is an award-winning Canadian situation comedy which has aired on CTV and The Comedy Network since 2004. ... Robson Arms is a Canadian television series, that began airing on CTV Television Network on August 7, 2005. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... This article is about the animated television series. ...

Criticism

Since its inception in 1997 The Comedy Network has been widely criticized by members of the television and comedy communities as well as by viewers in general.

  • Some believe the network's logo and slogan, both in use since it went on the air in 1997, are out of date.
  • The Comedy Network's website was widely criticized, but in 2006 TCN answered with a major overhaul, relaunching a new, slick website in an aggressive campaign with the tongue-in-cheek slogan "Our Website Doesn't Suck Any More".
    • One criticism still made of www.thecomedynetwork.ca is that they have not brought back their message boards or viewer forums, which previously had been flooded with complaints about their shows.
  • The quality of the network's original programming is also widely criticized. Almost every TCN production has dismal viewer ratings on IMDb, including its flagship shows Open Mike with Mike Bullard (1.1/10) and Popcultured (1.0/10). Some of their most attacked shows have even spawned "hate" pages on the internet, as well as petitions demanding their cancellation.
  • A general attack of the network is that they are allegedly less conerned with quality of programming than they are with their bottom line. This can be derived from the network's choice of re-broadcasting some shows from the 1980s and 1990s such as Comedy at Club 54, Just for Laughs, Air Farce and Comedy Now. All have been re-aired many times each, and for several years.
  • The network and its shows are the "victims" of an annual "Statelessness of the Industry" roast as part of the Canadian Comedy Awards.

Open Mike with Mike Bullard was a Canadian late-night talk show which aired from 1997 to 2003 late-nights on CTV and on the Comedy Network in primetime. ... PopCultured was a Canadian television program broadcast on The Comedy Network. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Just for Laughs (in French Juste Pour Rire) is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal, Quebec. ... Royal Canadian Air Farce is a Canadian radio and television show, broadcast on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ... Comedy Now! is a Canadian comedy television series which debuted in 1997 featuring the newest in Canadian comedic talent. ... The Canadian Comedy Awards is an annual awards ceremony celebrating notable Canadian comedians for achievements in live, TV and film comedy over the previous year. ...

Successes and Awards

Original Comedy Network shows Puppets Who Kill and Kevin Spencer developed cult followings, with loyal fan bases. Puppets Who Kill is a Canadian television comedy series produced by and appearing on the Comedy Network. ... Kevin Spencer is a cartoon television series developed by Greg Lawrance, aired in Canada on The Comedy Network and aimed at adult audiences. ...


Puppets Who Kill, Comedy Now! and The Gavin Crawford Show have each won two Canadian Comedy Awards. Comedy Now! is a Canadian comedy television series which debuted in 1997 featuring the newest in Canadian comedic talent. ... The Gavin Crawford Show was a Canadian sketch comedy series that ran from June 2000-February 2002. ... The Canadian Comedy Awards is an annual awards ceremony celebrating notable Canadian comedians for achievements in live, TV and film comedy over the previous year. ...


Several shows produced by (or in partnership with) the CTV parent network have also been quite successful, most notably Corner Gas (possibly the most popular Canadian sitcom ever, with seven Canadian Comedy Award wins and an International Emmy nomination). CTV is a TLA that may stand for: CTV Television Network - a Canadian English language television network Channel Television - the main television broadcaster in the Channel Islands Chukyo TV. Broadcasting - a Japanese TV station in Nagoya This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... Corner Gas is an award-winning Canadian situation comedy which has aired on CTV and The Comedy Network since 2004. ... The Canadian Comedy Awards is an annual awards ceremony celebrating notable Canadian comedians for achievements in live, TV and film comedy over the previous year. ... An Emmy Award. ...


The CTV Broadband Network

In 2006 CTV launched The Comedy Network on the CTV Broadband Network, an online network that rebroadcasts select series from The Comedy Network. Some shows on the broadband network include Keys to the VIP, Odd Job Jack, and Corner Gas. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... CTV is Canadas largest privately owned English language television network. ... Keys to the VIP is a reality television game show that airs on the Comedy Network. ... Odd Job Jack is a Canadian animated comedy television show featuring Don McKellar, about one guys misadventures in temporary employment. ... Corner Gas is an award-winning Canadian situation comedy which has aired on CTV and The Comedy Network since 2004. ...


External links


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The Comedy Network - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (150 words)
The Comedy Network (colloquially often just Comedy) is a Canadian cable television specialty channel with comedy programming.
Licensed in 1996, The Comedy Network launched on October 17th, 1997.
The network's longtime slogan is Time Well Wasted, a variation of AandE's slogan at the time of Comedy's launch, Time Well Spent.
All Comedy Radio | America's Laugh Button (475 words)
All Comedy Radio is the newest concept in American radio, with the world's first 24/7 network with programming exclusively dedicated to the Comedy arts.
For the first time, radios (and computers) have a "laugh button!" All Comedy Radio, was founded by four Los Angeles based entertainment entrepreneurs, each with many years of experience in comedy and broadcasting.
All Comedy Radio presents a compelling and unique blend of superstar stand-up, newcomer stand-up, interview segments, parody news, funny phone calls, parody songs and commercials, and other comedic surprises.
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