[2][3] The channel launched on January 1, 2009, opening with an episode of South Park and the Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson.

During its first month, the channel launched on Boxer, Canal Digital, Com Hem, Tele2, Telia Digital-tv, SPA, Borderlight and IP Sweden.

[5] On October 5, 2010, The Daily Show premiered on Comedy Central in Sweden, having previously been broadcast on Canal+ and Kanal 9.

This is unusually fast as American talk shows are normally shown with a one-week delay in Sweden.

After almost 5 years of timesharing with Nickelodeon, Comedy Central got a separate channel in November 1, 2013.