You and your family will be laughing out loud all festive season when you stay connected to DStv.
Customers on the Compact and Family packages are in for a huge treat as Comedy Central (DStv channel 122, which is normally exclusive to DStv Premium and Compact Plus viewers) opens up with the biggest selection of comedy series and specials ever. From Wednesday, 1 December until Tuesday, 1 February, you’ll be able to see it all, when you Choose Joy with DStv.
Aside from finally getting to see whole episodes of The Daily Show With Trevor Noah (now in its 27th season), comedy and pop culture fans will get to enjoy a packed gift hamper filled with three brand-new series, eight new seasons and two specials.
That includes the brand-new fame-obsessed sitcom The Other Two Season 2, with Molly Shannon, Jimmy Kimmel’s puppet comedy prank show Crank Yankers Season 6, British comedian Josh Widdicombe talking us through The Funniest Adverts On The Planet, and brand-new acts in Just For Laughs: Stand Up from the likes of Trevor Noah, Michael Che, Hassan Minhaj and Wanda Sykes. Comedy Central is also launching the brilliant and brand-new variety talkshow Tha God’s Honest Truth Season 1, hosted by Lenard “Charlemagne” McKelvey.
And if you love a little insult comedy, have some aloe vera ready for the burns in Roast Battle Canada Season 1 and a parade of the most creative taunts ever in the five-night special Hall of Flame Top 100 Roast, hosted by Nikki Glaser, with commentary from comedians including Bob The Drag Queen.
All this and more when you Choose Joy and stay connected to DStv this festive season.
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The Funny Thing About Season 1
British comedy talkshow hosted by Johnny Vegas. Prepare for honest confessions and anecdotes as Johnny’s guests, including Anthea Turner, Vanessa Feltz, Carl Fogarty, Nina Wadia, James Argent, Jamie Laing and James & Ola Jordan from Strictly Come Dancing, talk about everything from growing up and dating, to kids and the holidays.
Watch The Funny Thing About Season 1 weekdays from Monday, 6 December on Comedy Central (DStv channel 122) at 22:00
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Crank Yankers Season 6
Prank phonecall show created by Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Carolla and Daniel Kellison. Yankerville's puppets, voiced by celebrities and comedians, phone the few remaining people on Earth who don’t screen their calls. Callers this season include Iliza Schlesinger, Melissa Villaseñor, Tracy Morgan, Desus & Mero and Trixie Mattel.
Watch Crank Yankers Season 6 from Saturday, 4 December on Comedy Central (DStv channel 122) at 22:00
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The Greatest At Home Videos Season 2
Host Cedric the Entertainer showcases viral home videos captured during social distancing and the COVID-19 lockdowns. This season, choreographer and singer Paula Abdul helps Cedric to surprise a family, Cedric has a zoom call with 2 military buddies whose reunion moved the country, and Cedric chats with his The Neighborhood co-star Max Greenfield.
Watch The Greatest At Home Videos Season 2 weekdays from Friday, 17 December on Comedy Central (DStv channel 122) at 22:30
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Just For Laughs Gags: Stand Up Season 14
A Quebec-based troupe of comedians ambushes the unsuspecting public in this prank show. This season, see what happens when a vibrator goes off inside someone’s purse, a thief steals grapes, the public reacts to an ugly baby, a bride falls over, a comedian pretends to spit-wash their cellphone, and more.
Watch Just For Laughs Gags: Stand Up Season 14 weekdays from Wednesday, 1 December on Comedy Central (DStv channel 122) at 22:30
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The Funniest Adverts On The Planet
British comedian Josh Widdicombe introduces some of the funniest adverts ever made from around the world. Check out the creepiest “cute” kids, surprise celebrity product endorsements, ads that used dating and relationship to try sell us stuff, suspiciously specific medical conditions, ads that force feed us foods nobody asked for, and more.
Watch The Funniest Adverts On The Planet weekdays from Saturday, 4 December on Comedy Central (DStv channel 122) at 11:00
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Tha God’s Honest Truth Season 1
Late night variety talkshow focussed on politics and culture from an unashamedly black perspective, hosted by Lenard “Charlemagne” McKelvey, with executive producer Stephen Colbert. Topics include the FBI, Critical Racist Theory, a serious look at psychology, healing and black trauma, modern relationships and more.
Watch Tha God’s Honest Truth Season 1 from Saturday, 6 December on Comedy Central (DStv channel 122) at 22:30
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Hall of Flame Top 100 Roast
Roast Master Nikki Glaser hosts this 5-night look back at the 100 best moments from Comedy Central’s celebrity roasts over the years. The show includes commentary from comedians (including Bob The Drag Queen), actors and pop culture historians. See the best “burns” targeting Alec Baldwin, Justin Bieber, James Franco, Bruce Willis and Rob Lowe.
Watch Hall of Flame Top 100 Roast daily from Monday, 29 November- Friday, 3 December on Comedy Central (DStv channel 122) at 22:00
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Just For Laughs: Stand Up Season 13
Fresh material from some of comedy’s biggest names, with a new comedy superstar performing each day. Including Trevor Noah on Tuesday, 14 and Wednesday, 15 December, and puppet master Jeff Dunham on Thursday, 16 and Friday, 17 December. Plus, the 4th Annual Howie Mandel Stand Up Extravaganza will air on Sunday, 19 December.
Watch Just For Laughs: Stand Up Season 13 weekdays from Wednesday, 1 December on Comedy Central (DStv channel 122) at 22:00
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Just For Laughs: Stand Up Season 14
Anthony Anderson: Awesome Sauce on Tuesday, 21st Hasan Minhaj: Adult Boy on Wednesday, 22nd, Jonathan Van Ness: Kicks on Thursday 23rd, Wanda Sykes: Bustin’ Loose on Friday, 24th, Howie Mandel’s 5th Annual All Star Comedy Gala on Sunday, 26th, Jim Jefferies Volumes One & 2 on Wednesday, 29th and Thursday, 30th, and Michael Che on Friday, 31st.
Watch Just For Laughs: Stand Up Season 14 weekdays from Tuesday, 21 December on Comedy Central (DStv channel 122) at 22:00
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Whose Line Is It Anyway Season 10
Aisha Tyler hosts the classic improv gameshow where everything is made up and the points don’t matter. Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie and Ryan Styles return along with fan favourite guests Jeff Davis, Greg Proops, and Keegan-Michael Key, for games like Hollywood Director and Film Dub.
Watch Whose Line Is It Anyway Season 10 weekdays from Monday, 24 January on Comedy Central (DStv channel 122) at 22:00
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Impractical Jokers Season 13
Hidden camera prank show. Four members of The Tenderloins comedy troupe – Joe Gatto, James "Murr" Murray, Brian "Q" Quinn and Sal Vulcano – take part in awkward social experiments like messing around in a supermarket, twerking at a bikini car wash and conducting a presentation at a children’s museum.
Watch Impractical Jokers Season 13 weekdays from Monday, 27 December on Comedy Central (DStv channel 122) at 22:00
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The Other Two Season 2
Millennial siblings Cary, an aspiring actor, and his sister Brooke, a dancer and disaster magnet, struggle with life while watching their teenaged brother Chase go viral. This season, their mom Pat’s talk show is a smash hit, Brooke goes into talent management, and Cary resorts to earning money through fan videos on Cameo.
Watch The Other Two Season 2 from Saturday, 8 January on Comedy Central (DStv channel 122) at 22:00
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Roast Battle Canada Season 1
Two pairs of Canadian comics, including Alane Shane Lewis, Hannan Younis,
Stacey Mc Gunnigle, Daniel Woodrow, go head-to-head flinging roasts at one another under the eye of judge Russell Peters in each episode. Watch these comedians trash Canada’s reputation for being nice, one sharply observant personal critique at a time.
Watch Roast Battle Canada Season 1 from Sunday, 9 January on Comedy Central (DStv channel 122) at 22:00
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