How to Activate and Watch Comedy Central on Roku

Comedy Central, owned by Paramount Global, is a leading cable channel known for delivering humorous Stand-up Specials and TV Shows. The popular shows of Comedy Central include Tosh.0, Chappelle’s Show, South Park, Broad City, Drunk History, Workaholics, and The Daily Show. The channel also has a lot of anime series, including Futurama, Ugly Americans, Moonbeam City, The Cleveland Show, etc. The channel targets adults who fall between the ages of 18 and 49 with its laugh-out-loud world of comedy. Roku users will never be short of laughter as Comedy Central is available as a platform on the Roku Channel Store. But a cable TV provider subscription is required to access login and access its content.

What’s On Comedy Central?

• Comedy Central offers Resume watching option that enables you to continue watching from where you left off.
• The platform has a user-friendly interface that helps hassle-free streaming.
• The channel has Closed Captions for all the content.
• The TV schedule helps check out the timing of favorite shows and the schedule for the next show.
• Comedy Central gives you the best streaming experience with 1080p quality.
• Gives access to full episodes the next day of airing.

How Much is Comedy Central on Roku?

As already mentioned, Comedy Central needs a TV service provider subscription to sign in and watch its content. The most popular TV providers offering Comedy Central on their service are:

• Verizon
• Cox
• Spectrum
• Optimum
• Dish

How to Add Comedy Central on Roku

#1 Select the Streaming Channels option from the Roku home screen.

#2 Scroll down and click on Search Channels.

#3 Type Comedy Central in the search bar and select it from the suggestion list.

#4 Click Add Channel to install Comedy Central on Roku.

#5 Next, select OK from the prompt.

#6 After that, choose the Go to Channel option to launch Comedy Central.

Alternative Way to Add Comedy Central to Roku

There is a way using which you can add the channel without even turning the Roku device on. That is using the Roku Channel Store website and the upcoming steps will explain how to do it.

#1 Go to the Roku Channel Store website on any web browser on a PC.

#2 Click on Sign in at the top right corner and enter the credentials to log in to your Roku account.

#3 After logging in, choose the Search Channels tab and look for the Comedy Central channel.

#4 Choose the app from the search results and select the Details button next to it.

#5 Choose the + Add Channel button to get the channel added to your Roku device.

Note: The channel will take 24 hours to reflect on your Roku device. To add the channel instantly, you should update your Roku software version.

How to Activate & Watch Comedy Central on Roku

After adding the channel to Roku, you must activate the channel to watch the shows. Here’s how to do it.

#1 Launch the Comedy Central app installed on your Roku device.

#2 Get an activation code and note it down.

#3 If the activation code is not displayed, select the Log In button to get one.

#4 Then, visit the Comedy Central activation website (http://www.cc.com/activate) through Smartphone or PC.

#5 Enter the noted Code in the displayed field and tap Continue.

#6 Then, sign In with the TV Provider subscription credentials.

#7 You have now successfully activated the Comedy Central app.

#8 Go back to the Comedy Central app on Roku and restart or refresh it to enjoy watching your favorite shows.

How to Watch Comedy Central on Roku Without Cable

You can even watch this channel without getting a cable TV provider subscription. There are lots of streaming services that offer Comedy Central on their service. The best three among them are given below, along with their pricing and features.

DirecTV

DirecTV on Roku is a leading streaming service that offers the Comedy Central channel live. It also delivers thousands of on-demand titles and entertainment channels. The platform offers unlimited cloud DVR storage to record your favorite shows.

DirecTV Stream on Roku offers the Comedy Central Channel with its Entertainment plan that costs $74.99 per month.

fuboTV

fuboTV on Roku is a streaming service that is well known for its vast collection of sports channels. You can have a decent collection of general entertainment channels also, which includes Comedy Central as well. It offers 1000 hours of cloud DVR storage. Three users can stream using your fuboTV account simultaneously.

Comedy Central is included in fuboTV’s Pro Plan, which costs $75/month.

Sling TV

You can get the Sling TV on Roku to watch Comedy Central, along with 120k+ on-demand titles and PPV content. With each of the Sling TV subscription plans, you will get 50 hours of cloud DVR storage. You can also avail of the Parental Control feature to restrict access to content that is irrelevant for the underaged.

To get the Comedy Central channel, you need to subscribe to the Sling Orange subscription plan at $40 per month.

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