Later, reruns aired on other Viacom properties, including Comedy Central and UPN.

Between 2004 and 2006, after making several public appearances clearly intoxicated ( namely on the Late Show with David Letterman and the Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson ) and suffering drug-related arrests and probation violations, Love was sentenced to six months in lock down rehab due to struggles with various prescription drugs and cocaine.

Currently on the Comedy Central program The Daily Show, the phrase " a global cabal of Jews " is referenced from time to time, as a spoof on antisemitic conspiracy theories.

* I'm with Busey ( Comedy Central, 2003 ) ( as himself )

* George Carlin comedian, ranked second greatest of all time by Comedy Central.

Alexander was the host of the Comedy Central Roast of actor William Shatner on August 13, 2006 ( first airdate: August 20, 2006 ).

" Jay Leno and Conan O ' Brien also return to the air on NBC, and Jon Stewart would return to the air on Comedy Central three nights later.

Additionally, The Legend of Neil is a web-video series that aired on Comedy Central, spoofing the original Legend of Zelda game.

* April 1 – Comedy Central is launched in its current format.

The episode debuted August 1, 2012, on Comedy Central.

British sitcoms are often seen on the Public Broadcasting Service and increasingly on cable television, including BBC America and Comedy Central.

became a hit when it aired on the Public Broadcasting Service, while Absolutely Fabulous enjoyed a significant following when it aired on Comedy Central, and The Office won a Golden Globe award in 2004 for " Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy ", beating popular American favourites such as HBO's Sex and the City and NBC's Will & Grace.

Futurama would be revived with four direct-to-DVD films between 2007 – 2009 and would return as a series in 2010 on Comedy Central.

GSN also added reruns of The Mole, Average Joe, Arsenio Hall's Star Search, Kenny vs. Spenny, and Spy TV, all of which were eventually removed from the schedule ( though Kenny vs. Spenny was picked up for new episodes by Comedy Central in 2007 ).

This final series was first broadcast only in the U. S. on the Comedy Central cable channel.

Reruns of the entire British TV series had been running on Comedy Central since the early 1990s, though some episodes were edited to remove games, rearrange games in a show, or remove content that American audiences may find offensive.

Some of these channels exclusive to these newer systems are H2, Boomerang, Science, Planet Green, and Comedy Central.

* In 2003, he appeared in a TV movie on Comedy Central called Windy City Heat, opposite an aspiring actor named Perry Caravello, who is led to believe he is acting in a major motion picture.

Cartman next appeared on August 13, 1997, when South Park debuted on Comedy Central with the episode " Cartman Gets an Anal Probe ".

In 2005, Comedy Central ran a three-night marathon of episodes showcasing what voters had deemed to be his " 25 greatest moments ".

In April 2010, Tarrant become one of the first three celebrities to be subjected to the British version of the American institution of a comedy roast, on Channel 4's A Comedy Roast.

In August 2008, Stamos was announced as Roastmaster of The Roast of Bob Saget on Comedy Central.

In 2010, Hasselhoff was the subject of a Comedy Central Roast hosted by Seth MacFarlane, the creator of Family Guy.

* Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson ( 2005 )

Davina McCall: A Comedy Roast featured roasts from Rich Hall, Debra Stephenson, Patrick Kielty, Ed Byrne, Jack Whitehall, Chris Moyles, Dermot O ' Leary, Julian Clary, Fearne Cotton, Brian Dowling, Nikki Grahame, Sophie Reade, Brian Belo and Sam Pepper.

He was seen roasting William Shatner in the Comedy Central special The Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner on August 12, 2006.

He was one of the roasters at the Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav and Gene Simmons Roast.

A crime fighter ”; In addition, Gossip site TMZ reported that censors for the Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav cut a Lampanelli joke where she called the Flavor of Love girls in the audience " nappy headed bitches.

In August 2006, Fisher appeared prominently in the audience of the Comedy Central's Roast of William Shatner.

* Playboy Comedy Roast for Tommy Chong ( 1986 )

Loughlin was in attendance at Comedy Central's The Roast of Bob Saget which was hosted by John Stamos and premiered on August 17, 2008.

White appeared as a roaster on the Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner in 2006.

He also appeared on Laugh In, The Dean Martin Roast, The Mike Douglas Show, The Tonight Show, Merv Griffin, The Smothers Brothers Show, The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour, Laugh Trax, and as one of the cast members in the 1985 special of That Was the Year That Was with David Frost.

The Jon Lovitz Comedy Club in Universal Studios Hollywood is home to the first ever MMA Roast / MMA Roasted stand up comedy show in 2009.

Warren Sapp is also the only professional athlete to appear on a Comedy Central's Roast so far, where he roasted Larry the Cable Guy.

He was one of the roasters in the Comedy Central Roast of Larry The Cable Guy in March, 2009.

* The Comedy Central Roast: Bob Saget ( 2008 )

* The Comedy Central Roast: Joan Rivers ( 2009 )

* The Comedy Central Roast: David Hasselhoff ( 2010 )

* 1996: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series-The Larry Sanders Show: " Eight "

Comedy writer and playwright Larry Gelbart has said that comedian Lenny Bruce ’ s attempt to be released from military service in World War II by dressing in a WAVES uniform was the original inspiration for the character of Klinger on the sitcom.

Larry David has received five nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.

Larry David has been nominated for three Golden Globes for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series – Musical or Comedy.

* In a standup comedy routine in Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One For the Road Larry the Cable Guy, referring to strange people who go to Wal-Mart in the middle of the night, says that it " turns into Monty Python's Ministry of Silly Walks.

* Blue Collar Comedy Tour, a comedy ensemble consisting of Jeff Foxworthy, Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall and Ron White

In 2009, Keith participated in the Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy, which aired on March 14, 2009.

He is a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, a comedy troupe which also comprises Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall and Ron White.

In the early 2000s, Foxworthy had a career resurgence as a result of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, in which he and three other comedians ( Larry the Cable Guy, Ron White, and Bill Engvall ), specializing in common-man comedy, toured the country and performed for record crowds.

He served as executive producer, and starred alongside Blue Collar Comedy Tour-mates Larry the Cable Guy and Bill Engvall.

Other films of note include ; " The Fisher King " as Lydia opposite Robin Williams and directed by Terry Gilliam, for which she received a BAFTA 1992 film nomination, a Chicago Film Critics Association Award 1992 nomination, and a Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award 2nd place, for best supporting actress ; " Pulp Fiction " as Honey Bunny directed by Quentin Tarrantino, for which she received an American Comedy Award nomination for funniest supporting role in a motion picture ; " Girlfriend " as Celeste directed by Justin Lerner, Official Selection of the 2010 Toronto Film Festival ; " Butterfly Kiss " as Eunice directed by Michael Winterbottom ; " My Life Without Me " directed by Isabel Coixet ; " Vampire " as Helga directed by Iwai Shunji ; " Ken Park " directed by Larry Clark.

In addition, he has starred in three Blue Collar Comedy Tour-related movies, as well as in the films Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector, Delta Farce, and Witless Protection.

He appeared in I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry with James and Adam Sandler, and starred in his own half-hour special on the television show Comedy Central Presents.

The Blue Collar Comedy Tour was a comedy troupe featuring Jeff Foxworthy with three of his comedian friends, Bill Engvall, Ron White, and Larry the Cable Guy, who had replaced fellow comedian Craig Hawksley, who performed in the first twenty shows on the tour.

In Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again, Larry closes the show with him playing a song with his Confederate flag themed guitar called " I Believe ".

To date, Comedy Central has aired roasts of Drew Carey, Jerry Stiller, Rob Reiner, Hugh Hefner, Emmitt Smith, Gene Simmons, Chevy Chase, Denis Leary, Jeff Foxworthy, Pamela Anderson, William Shatner, Flavor Flav, Bob Saget, Larry the Cable Guy, Joan Rivers, David Hasselhoff, Donald Trump, Charlie Sheen, and Roseanne Barr.

The groups ' long time arranger Larry Cansler had a successful career in the studios in LA scoring many movies ( including The Gambler series ), variety shows, ( the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour ) and many national commercials.

He has appeared on several roasts for the network including The Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson, The Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary, The Comedy Central Roast of Jeff Foxworthy and The Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy.