Who owns Comedy Central?
Comedy Central is owned by Paramount Skydance (the United States, NASDAQ: PSKY).[1]
Evidence: Paramount Skydance Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-25, SEC EDGAR, 25 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Paramount Skydance Corporation verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Los Angeles, California
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1991
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Film & television › Television networks
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: PSKY
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Comedy Central
Comedy Central runs South Park, which has been on air since 1997, and made The Daily Show a significant source of political news for younger American viewers. It was formed in 1991 by merging two competing comedy channels. South Park's creators signed deals worth several hundred million dollars to keep the series there, an unusual sum for an animated show and a measure of what it means to the channel.
How often Paramount Skydance names Comedy Central in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central.
| Annual report filed | Times Comedy Central is named |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 |
Ownership timeline of Comedy Central
- Current owner Paramount Skydance [1] verified
Where Comedy Central sits in Paramount Skydance
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Paramount Skydance
Paramount Skydance controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
- BET (1980)
- CBS (1927)
- MTV (1981)
- Nickelodeon (1977)
- Paramount Pictures (1912)
- Showtime (1976)
Other brands in television networks, and who owns them
The 87 brands in television networks on Brandtree belong to 28 owners. The largest is Sun TV Network, with 7; Paramount Skydance has 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Gemini TV | Sun TV Network | 🇮🇳 India |
| Global Television | Corus | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Bounce (Scripps network) | Scripps | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cartoon Network | Warner Bros. Discovery | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Canal+ | Canal+ | 🇫🇷 France |
| AMC | AMC Networks | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Astro | Astro | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Mnet | CJ ENM | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
About the owner: Paramount Skydance
Paramount Skydance is a publicly listed company headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States, founded in 1912. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: PSKY.
Paramount Skydance was formed in 2025 when David Ellison's Skydance Media merged with Paramount Global, ending the Redstone family's control of CBS and Paramount. The company holds one of the oldest studios in Hollywood alongside a large cable network portfolio in long-term decline.
Paramount Skydance: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Comedy Central and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Comedy Central is not one of them.
- 20th Century Studios — Disney 🇺🇸
- AMC — AMC Networks 🇺🇸
- AMC Theatres — AMC Theatres 🇺🇸
- AMF — Lucky Strike Entertainment 🇺🇸
- Adventure Island — United Parks 🇺🇸
- Antenna TV — Nexstar 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Comedy Central?
The parent company of Comedy Central is Paramount Skydance, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Comedy Central American?
Yes. Comedy Central originated in the United States in 1991 and its owner, Paramount Skydance, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Comedy Central still owned by Paramount Skydance?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Comedy Central is still owned by Paramount Skydance. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Paramount Skydance Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-25 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 25 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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