How Art Bell Created Comedy Central

Art Bell is responsible for the creation of Comedy Central. A really great story of believing in something until it actually happens. From pitch to constant life support to the powerhouse of laughs it is today. Art shares his journey and the comedy channel's journey with us. Art Bell is a former media executive and author. Art is the author of Constant Comedy the story of how Art started Comedy Central (originally called The Comedy Channel) in 1990, and helped make the fledgling channel a success. We discuss the pitch that made the channel happen, the competition from MTV, and the merger with HA! Plus some great stories about Jon Stewart, Al Frankin, Bill Mahr, and Johnny Carson. If you're a comedy fan and a fan of Comedy Central you don't want to miss this incredible interview. Our Guest, Art Bell https://www.artbellwriter.com/ https://www.instagram.com/artbellauthor/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/artbell/ BUY Art's book Constant Comedy: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1646040899?tag=&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1 Live From Detroit: The Jeff Dwoskin Show: WINNER TOP 25 INDIE PODCASTS 2020 from Indie Pods United ! JOIN OUR MAILING LIST! https://jeffisfunny.com/mailing-list/ Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JeffDwoskinShow Jeff Dwoskin Presents: Crossing the Steams: Every Wednesday at 9:30PM ET we are LIVE discussing the best TV shows to binge watch. I'm joined by a panel of TV watching experts. You don't want to miss the fun! ( Watch past episodes ) Watch LIVE: @bigmacher on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigmacher The Jeff Dwoskin Show on YouTube Subscribe to YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/CTSYouTubeSubscribe Hashtag Fun: Jeff dives into recent trends and reads some of his favorite tweets from trending hashtags. The hashtag featured in this episode is #AprilFoolsPrankTips Social Media: Jeff talks about Spotify and a neat trick to sharing to stories so you can link to media you want people to hear. Celebrity Guest Voice: Thanks to Casey Ryan Plott for his amazing Ozzy and Justice League review Featured on the show: Hashtag Game: #AprilFoolsPrankTips Hosted by: https://twitter.com/JustTheTipTags https://twitter.com/colbywinters https://twitter.com/karminatarian Follow Jeff Dwoskin: Jeff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigmacher The Jeff Dwoskin Show: https://twitter.com/JeffDwoskinShow Podcast website: https://jeffisfunny.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/JeffDwoskinShow