You don’t need cable TV anymore to watch Comedy Central. The channel is available online through several live-streaming services. They are much cheaper than cable and don’t require renting a cable box. Watching them is as easy as installing an app on a smartphone. Most of these services offer a no-risk free trial, so you can start to watch South Park, The Daily Show, Drunk History, and more right now.
Streaming Services with Comedy Central
The streaming services that carry Comedy Central are Philo, Hulu Live TV, Sling TV, FuboTV, Vidgo, DIRECTV STREAM, and YouTube TV. With them, you can watch Comedy Central, just as if you had cable. Information on those services and how to sign up for each is listed below.
Best Solution: Sign up for a 1-week free trial to Philo. Comedy Central is included in Philo’s Channel lineup along with over 60 other channels. If you continue Philo after the free trial, the service is only $25 per month. Read on for more information.
Philo Is The Best Way to Watch Comedy Central
Of all the ways to watch Comedy Central without cable, the cheapest option is Philo. Philo provides Comedy Central and over 60 other channels for $25/month. You can check out a 7-day free trial and see if the service will meet your needs. Philo also includes a cloud DVR for you to record shows to watch later.
Philo is supported on Apple iPhone and iPad (running iOS 9 or newer), Android phones and tablets (running 5.0 or newer), Fire TV, Apple TV, Roku, and Chromecast.
You can use your Philo credentials to sign on to the Comedy Central app and watch at least some of the episodes there. With online access to Comedy Central streaming, you will never miss great shows like The Daily Show, Broad City, South Park, Comedy Central Roast,” and more.
We consider Philo the best streaming service to watch Comedy Central because you get so much for $25 per month:
- Over 60 cable channels, including Comedy Central
- unlimited cloud DVR
- stream on 3 devices at once
- support for most streaming devices and the ability to watch online
See our review of Philo TV for more details on this amazingly affordable streaming service.
Watch Comedy Central on Hulu
Previously Hulu was known for its vast on-demand streaming library. However, they also offer Hulu Live TV service, which includes live Comedy Central Streaming and most top channels typically found on cable. Hulu Live TV starts at $76.99 after signing up and includes the following features:
- Unlimited cloud DVR storage. (Recordings save for 9 months)
- Watch on 2 screens at once. (Upgrades available)
- It comes with 6 customizable profiles
- Includes entire Hulu On-Demand streaming library
Not only will you be able to watch Comedy Central live, but the included Hulu on-demand service will allow you to stream past seasons of Comedy Central shows. You can check out Hulu’s Comedy Central On-demand page to see what’s available. You don’t have to subscribe to the live TV service to have access to Hulu’s On-Demand Streaming library. Those plans start at only $7.99 per month after a 30-day free trial.
With Hulu Live TV, you can watch Comedy Central on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, and more. See our review of Hulu for more information.
Watch Comedy Central on Sling TV
For the first month, the cheapest way is to subscribe to either Sling TV’s Blue or Orange package for $40/month, which gives you Comedy Central along with over 30 other channels.
Sling TV provides a live stream of Comedy Central, so you can watch exactly what would be airing on Comedy Central, just as if you had cable. Sling TV includes a Cloud DVR so that you can record shows for later.
Sling TV is available on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, and more, so it’s not a problem to enjoy Comedy Central on a TV, tablet, computer, or other smart devices.
If you use Sling to watch Comedy Central, I recommend going with the “Blue Plan.” With that plan, you can stream on up to 3 devices simultaneously instead of only 1 with the Orange plan. The only reason to pick the Orange plan over the Blue plan is to access Disney Channel or ESPN.
There are more channels available on Sling TV than what I’ve mentioned here. To find out more about Sling TV features and more information about Sling TV device compatibility, check out this detailed review of Sling TV. Sling also offers sign-up promotions for you to try the service. If you cancel before the trial expires, you won’t be charged.
Watch Comedy Central on FuboTV
FuboTV is a good place to go for sports, but it offers many other channels, including Comedy Central. Comedy Central is offered as well as 90+ other channels in its basic package for $74.99. Here are some of fuboTV’s features:
- Comedy Central, ESPN, FS1, and more are available in fuboTV’s channel lineup
- You can watch on three screens at the same time
- 250 hours of cloud DVR storage
- The FuboTV app is available on major platforms, including Apple TV, AndroidTV, Roku, and Amazon FireTV.
You can check out our review of FuboTV for more details.
Comedy Central on Vidgo
Vidgo is a newer streaming service that offers fairly competitive pricing over other Live streaming services. Their service offers Comedy Central as a part of their Core package along with over 60 other channels. New customers can sign up for the Core Plan for $69.99 per month. (They offer discounted promo pricing for your first 3 months.)
Vidgo doesn’t force you into a contract, so you can cancel any time. They do offer a 3-day free trial, which you can cancel within the first three days at no charge. Vidgo is supported on available on Android, iOS, Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV. You can also stream the service on up to 3 devices at the same time. We have the full details in our guide to Vidgo’s live streaming service.
YouTube TV has Comedy Central
In late June 2020, YouTube added Comedy Central along with several other channels to their lineup. They also suddenly raised their prices to $65 per month. YouTube TV does include a DVR with limitless storage space for recording your shows. Plus, you can watch your library of recorded shows anywhere! The YouTube TV channel lineup includes Comedy Central for $72.99 a month. You can read our review of YouTube TV for more information on the service, but here are the key points.
YouTube TV provides:
- access to Comedy Central, ESPN, FS1, Local Network Channels, and over 70 other channels
- unlimited cloud DVR storage
- stream on three devices at once
- YouTube TV supports Roku, Android, iOS, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, and more.
- Includes YouTube TV on-demand
- offers a 1-week free trial.
Watching Comedy Central on DIRECTV STREAM
DIRECTV STREAM is another way you can watch Comedy Central. Comedy Central is offered as part of their “Entertainment” package. At $79.99 per month, you get more than 45 channels. Here is a rundown of DIRECTV STREAM features:
- watch up to 20 streams simultaneously per subscription
- a cloud-based DVR
- channels like Comedy Central, AMC, HGTV, Discovery, and more
- supported on Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and more
You can check out this streaming service through this online offer or read about it in our DIRECTV STREAM review.
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Watch Select Comedy Central Shows
Several other streaming services offer a selection of past Comedy Central Programs.
Comedy Central Shows on Paramount+
Part of the same larger production family, Paramount+ has an extensive Comedy Central library on-demand. Popular shows like Reno 911, Tosh.0, and Workaholics are all available to stream via the service, as are animated series like Beavis and Butt-Head.
Comedy Central on PlutoTV
The free live-streaming service, PlutoTV, offers several channels of Comedy Central content. Unlike a live-tv stream or on-demand, Pluto offers curated channels that stream constantly, offered for free with advertisements. It offers both a Comedy Central channel and a Comedy Central Animation channel. Each runs back-to-back episodes of past Comedy Central shows. These are not current broadcasts, however, and you don’t have any control to pick and choose what episodes you watch.
Watch Comedy Central for Free
Most of the streaming services that carry Comedy Central offer a free trial. You can take advantage of those and watch free Comedy Central for almost a month or longer if you use different email addresses. Let’s look at the free trials available.
- Philo – offers a 7-day free trial
- YouTube TV – offers a 1-week free trial
- DIRECTV STREAM – offers a 5-day free trial
As long as you cancel before the free trial expires, you won’t be charged. You can cycle the free trials to get nearly a month of Comedy Central free. If you get creative with email addresses and payment methods, you could watch free Comedy Central even longer. Doing this would also let you test out the various live TV streaming services to see which one you like the best.
Watch Comedy Central on Roku
To watch Comedy Central on Roku, follow these instructions.
- Subscribe to a streaming service that carries Comedy Central (Philo, Sling TV, YouTube TV, FuboTV, etc)
- On your Roku Menu, navigate to “Search” and press “OK” on your remote
- Enter the name of the streaming service you subscribe to in the search bar
- Select the streaming service and press “OK.”
- Select “Add Channel” press “OK” on your remote. If the channel is already installed, “Go To Channel” will be an option.
- The App is now installed on your Roku. Open the app, and log in with the credentials you used to subscribe to the service. Comedy Central will be a channel available through the apps live TV guide.
Watch Comedy Central on Fire TV
To watch Comedy Central on Fire TV, follow these instructions.
- Subscribe to a streaming service that carries Comedy Central (Philo, Sling TV, YouTube TV, FuboTV, etc)
- On your Fire TV Home screen, click on the search icon in the upper-left corner of the screen.
- Enter the name of the streaming service you subscribe to in the search bar
- Select the streaming service and press “OK.”
- Select “Download,” and the channel will install
- The App is now installed on your Fire TV. Open the app, and log in with the credentials you used to subscribe to the service. Comedy Central will be a channel available through the apps live TV guide.
Watch Comedy Central on Apple TV
To watch Comedy Central on Apple TV, follow these instructions.
- Subscribe to a streaming service that carries Comedy Central ((Philo, Sling TV, YouTube TV, FuboTV, etc))
- Scroll right to the search icon in the upper-left corner of the screen
- Enter the name of the streaming service you subscribe to in the search bar
- Select the streaming service click the cloud icon, and the channel will install
- The App is now installed on your Apple TV. Open the app, and log in with the credentials you used to subscribe to the service. Comedy Central will be a channel available through the apps live TV guide.
Using The Comedy Central App
If you subscribe Philo, Vidgo, YouTube TV, or FuboTV, you can watch Comedy Central by simply downloading the app for that streaming service. However, these streaming services are also a valid TV provider to unlock all the content available on the Comedy Central App.
New episodes of shows on Comedy Central become available the day after they air on TV. You can also catch up on full seasons and watch hours of stand-up specials, classic shows, and more on the app.
How To Activate the Comedy Central App
The best way to explain this is through an example, let’s assume we have a Philo subscription and a Roku. We can follow the steps below to get the Comedy Central app working on our device. While the steps below use Philo and Roku to watch Comedy Central, most streaming services and devices will have the same process.
- Go to the channel store or app store on your device. On Roku, it’s called the “Channel Store.”
- Search for “Comedy Central”
- Add the Comedy Central app to your device and then open it.
- Your Roku device will then show you an activation code and a URL to activate the Comedy Central app.
- Using a computer or mobile web browser, you go to the URL.
- You will then be asked for a TV provider and a username/password. I’m entering the username and password I use for Philo.
- Once you sign in on Comedy Central’s website, your TV screen will refresh. You should now have access to all the video content the app provides.
Supported Streaming Devices
The Comedy Central app is supported on all of the following streaming devices:
- Android Devices
- iOS Devices
- Apple TV
- Roku
- Amazon Fire TV
- Chromecast
- Android TV
