Season 3 · Episode 144
CH101 Select: Comedy Central Origin Story
Comedy History 101: We School You in Comedy
July 27, 20231h 2m
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Show Notes
Reprise: Our guest is Art Bell; the man who pitched the idea that became Comedy Central. Art was also the head of programming at the network.
We do a deep dive into the origin of such iconic shows as Mystery Science Theater 3000, South Park, The Daily Show - and talk about the early careers of Jon Stewart, Marc Maron, and Bill Maher.
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