Comedy Central (Australia and New Zealand)

On 29 February 2016, it was announced that following discussions since mid 2015, Fetch TV had finalised discussions with Viacom on Friday 26 February 2016 to launch Comedy Central. The launch comes following increased local presence by Comedy Central. The channel, which will be advertisement free and be exclusively available via Fetch TV, will be broadcast from Australia and as a result see Viacom hire additional local personnel for operations. On 15 February 2018, Comedy Central was made available in HD for Fetch TV customers. Comedy Central programming is also available across Australia via the SVOD service Paramount+, which replaced 10 All Access on 11 August 2021. On 31 March 2025, the channel closed down via Fetch TV, with its programming moving to Paramount+ and 10 Comedy. In New Zealand, the channel was closed on 2 December, being replaced by Sky Comedy, ultimately shutting the channel down completely. The final programme to air was the South Park episode, White People Renovating Houses. ==Programming==

The network airs content from its U.S. counterpart, with 90% of the programming at launch coming from the ViacomCBS library, in addition to local productions – which initially is in short form. Although Viacom have existing agreements with the Foxtel-owned The Comedy Channel, content is made available to both Comedy Central and The Comedy Channel at the same time. Acquired programming Some programmes available include: • @midnight • Alien News Desk • American Dad! • Archer • Aqua Teen Hunger Force • Are You Being Served? • Beavis and Butt-Head • Balls of Steel • The Benny Hill Show • The Big Bang Theory • The Billy T James Show • The Black Adder • The Big Lez Show • The Brak Show • Broad City • ''Bob's Burgers'' • Bottom • BoJack Horseman • The Boondocks • ''bro'Town'' • ''Chappelle's Show'' • Community • Comedy Central Roast • The Cleveland Show • The Daily Show with Trevor Noah • Digman! • Drawn Together • ''Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza'' • Drunk History • Everybody Hates Chris • The Eric Andre Show • Family Guy • Facejacker • Fonejacker • Frasier • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air • Friday Night Dinner • Friends • Full House • Futurama • The Half Hour • Not Safe with Nikki Glaser • The Office • On the Buses • Only Fools and Horses • Regular Old Bogan • Rick and Morty (Season 1–2) • Robot Chicken • Rude Tube • ''Russell Howard's Good News'' • Saul of the Mole Men • Sassy the Sasquatch • Saturday Night Live • Sealab 2021 • The Simpsons • ''Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em'' • South Park (shared with FOX8) • Studio C • SuperMansion • Superstore • Swift and Shift Couriers • Seinfeld • Space Ghost Coast to Coast • Two and a Half Men • Tosh.0 • Workaholics • The Venture Bros. • Young Sheldon ==Films==

• Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theatres • ''Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale'' • Shrek • Shrek 2 • Shrek the Third • Shrek Forever After • South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut • Superbad • Team America: World Police • The Simpsons Movie ==References==