September 27, 2018: They say laughter is the best medicine and Comedy Central has just what you need to elevate your drab, boring and mundane evenings. Staying true to its proposition Your #HappyPlace brings an array of new shows for you to sit back and enjoy festive October with the promise of a no-dull evening with a brand-new primetime line-up every Monday to Friday from 8 p.m. onwards.
Comedy Central is all set to sort your stay-in plans this festive season by rehashing their viewers’ cult favourite - Two and a Half Men starting from 28 October Monday to Friday, 9 PM onwards. The channel has curated a special avatar of Charlie Harper, which will be a treat for Indian audience. This man in demand shall give advice on love, relationships, how to pick up girls & his famous un-apologetic quirky one-liners.
With an aim to engage the audience and build the craze for our very own Charlie Harper, Comedy Central will undertake a robust 360° approach with radio spots, on ground associations and college outreach programs. Using their digital reach, the channel plans to strategically create a social media buzz, making it an impactful campaign.
Speaking about the new line-up, Hashim D’Souza, Programming Head - English Entertainment, Viacom18 said, “Honoring our commitment to showcasing the biggest comedies & the latest sitcoms, at Comedy Central we always try to keep our viewers entertained with a line-up of blockbuster English comedy shows. Ensuring we are always Your #HappyPlace, our October line up is an exciting mix of super hit sitcoms which will air along with the world and the biggest reality comedies handpicked exclusively for our audience.
The first in the lineup starting September 28th is Penn & Teller: Fool Us! airing every Monday to Friday at 8 PM and America`s most watched comedy show – Young Sheldon (season 2) that will air at 10 PM every Friday, right after the International Telecast as part of Watch With The World.
Comedy Central has always delivered on the promise of being your #HappyPlace and 5 days, 5 sitcoms right after the international telecast and a Watch with the World, brand-new primetime line-up proves it.
The channel has the perfect plan to help viewers kill their Monday blues with a brand-new episodes of ‘Will & Grace’ every Monday at 10 PM and to trigger a laughter riot on Tuesdays with the rib tickling series ‘The Good Place’ at 10 PM. Comedy Central promises to take you down memory lane by (with Murphy Brown, an 80s sitcom that has been revived after 2 decades!) reviving the iconic comedy show, Murphy Brown from the 80s starting 3rd October airing every Wednesday at 10 PM. Further the channel will premiere a new show ‘I Feel Bad’ starring the Indian- American actress Sarayu Rao and Paul Adelstein as the lead actors that will air every Thursday at 10 PM.
The channel will also premiere season 6 of improvisational comedy show ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway’ every Monday to Friday at 8 PM starting 17th October. Comedy Central will save its viewers the trouble of planning their weekends by airing the brand-new season of The Graham Norton Show every Sunday at 9 PM, starting 30th September and the latest season of Saturday Night Live, every Saturday at 9 PM, starting 6th October right after its international telecast!
So, brace yourselves, for a laughter riot, sit back and enjoy this festive month with your favourite channel Comedy Central.