True to Mission, Comedy Central Still Strong at 20

[Gerald]

Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart onstage at the First Annual Comedy Awards to be televised Sunday.

On television, the laughter is coming from every direction.

The networks are looking for the next “Modern Family.” Adult Swim is expanding. TBS is betting on Conan O’Brien. IFC is being praised for “Portlandia.” Even the USA Network says it wants to add sitcoms to its schedule. Everybody, it seems, wants to be in the comedy business.

Yet Comedy Central, which turned 20 years old on April Fool’s Day, has arguably never been more relevant. The late-night tag team of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert makes news almost every week, the creators of “South Park” are cracking up Broadway and the channel’s newest star, Daniel Tosh, is drawing more than four million viewers some nights.

Now the channel is patting itself and its competitors on the back with the Comedy Awards, which will be televised on Sunday on Comedy Central and several other channels owned by Viacom.

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Two Decades of Comedy Central,

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Note: April 10, 2011

[Fish In The Water]

Originally Posted by Vendor

Yet Comedy Central, which turned 20 years old on April Fool’s Day...

And that's no joke...

Happy B-day and thanks for all the laughs!

I'm almost a year older then Comedy Central? Awesome.

Good few laughs from that channel.

Even the USA Network says it wants to add sitcoms to its schedule

Screw you USA, sitcoms are horrible. *Laugh Track*