Comedy Central Presents (1998)

Comedy · Documentary

These half-hour specials showcased some of the best up-and-coming comedians of the moment. The show was a pivotal stepping stone for many of today's stand-up stars.

IMDb rating: 7.9 (1,271 votes)
Episode average: 6.2 -1.7 vs IMDb
Seasons: 15
Streaming (US): Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 15 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (1998)

6.70 avg 8 episodes 6.7 → 6.1 28 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Wanda Sykes-Hall	6.7	111
2	Marc Maron	6.1	84
3	Reggie McFadden	5.6	52
4	Lewis Black	7.6	128
5	Greg Fitzsimmons	6.7	53
6	Mitch Hedberg	8.4	696
7	Sue Murphy	6.4	43
8	Kevin Brennan	6.1	43

Season 2 (1999)

6.27 avg 12 episodes 6.9 → 5.6 29 min avg

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Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Kevin Nealon	6.9	83
2	Margaret Smith	6.1	40
3	Mark Curry	5.8	47
4	Greg Proops	6.7	77
5	Hugh Fink	6.7	43
6	Kevin Meaney	5.1	36
7	Dave Attell	7.3	132
8	Mario Cantone	5.8	51
9	Todd Barry	7.2	75
10	Patton Oswalt	6.2	130
11	Elvira Kurt	5.8	170
12	Jack Coen	5.6	37

Season 3 (2000)

6.83 avg 16 episodes 8.0 → 6.7 29 min avg

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Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Lewis Black: 2	8.0	134
2	Steve Marmel	3.4	19
3	Jeremy Hotz	8.1	105
4	Dane Cook	7.3	478
5	Kathleen Madigan	6.6	44
6	Jim Gaffigan	8.2	231
7	Dom Irrera	7.0	66
8	Ralph Harris	6.8	40
9	Stephen Lynch	8.4	196
10	Greg Giraldo	7.7	96
11	Victoria Jackson	3.6	14
12	Don 'D.C.' Curry	6.5	33
13	Johnny Sanchez	6.3	30
14	Brian Regan	8.2	216
15	Judy Gold	6.5	40
16	Arj Barker	6.7	53

Season 4 (2000)

6.73 avg 8 episodes 6.8 → 6.7 26 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Darrell Hammond	6.8	49
2	Jim David	5.2	32
3	Rene Hicks	5.0	32
4	Pablo Francisco	8.3	454
5	Adam Ferrara	8.0	92
6	Nick Swardson	7.8	114
7	Greg Behrendt	6.0	32
8	Sabrina Matthews	6.7	26

Season 5 (2001)

6.88 avg 16 episodes 7.9 → 6.8 26 min avg

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Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Amazing Johnathan	7.9	80
2	Maria Bamford	7.2	71
3	The Sklar Brothers	6.7	46
4	Slovin & Allen	6.7	27
5	Louis Ramey	7.5	35
6	Tom Rhodes	5.3	21
7	Ted Alexandro	7.4	41
8	Tony Woods	7.0	36
9	Tom Papa	7.1	44
10	Louis C.K.	7.4	119
11	Bil Dwyer	5.2	24
12	Zach Galifianakis	8.0	292
13	Doug Stanhope	7.0	49
14	Gary Valentine	6.4	38
15	Ardal O'Hanlon	6.4	34
16	Todd Glass	6.8	67

Season 6 (2002)

6.30 avg 11 episodes 8.1 → 6.0 23 min avg

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Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Lewis Black: 3	8.1	244
2	Sean Cullen	6.5	35
3	Richard Jeni	6.4	33
4	Mike Britt	5.2	21
5	Lenny Clarke	6.1	22
6	Adele Givens	4.8	30
7	Nick DiPaolo	6.6	41
8	Brian Posehn	6.6	37
9	Gilbert Gottfried	6.9	52
10	Carlos Mencia	6.1	148
11	Jimmy Pardo	6.0	33

Season 7 (2003)

5.99 avg 28 episodes 7.9 → 5.5 24 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Gabriel Iglesias	7.9	148
2	Bill Burr	7.5	147
3	Bruce Bruce	6.4	50
4	Jackie Kashian	6.0	24
5	Earthquake	5.3	31
6	Paul F. Tompkins	7.0	55
7	Carol Leifer	4.6	28
8	Laura Kightlinger	4.9	27
9	Jake Johannsen	6.4	31
10	Patrice O'Neal	7.6	89
11	Otis Lee Crenshaw	7.1	34
12	Freddy Soto	7.1	38
13	Ron White	6.7	65
14	Charlie Viracola	4.0	20
15	Jeff Stilson	4.9	24
16	Dwayne Kennedy	5.6	25
17	Eddie Brill	5.8	22
18	David Feldman	4.9	25
19	Rich Vos	6.1	43
20	Robert Hawkins	5.8	22
21	Joey Kola	4.6	22
22	Jeff Dunham	6.2	82
23	Daniel Tosh	7.6	110
24	Sheryl Underwood	4.5	21
25	Gregg Rogell	6.0	24
26	Wayne Federman	5.9	19
27	Tracy Smith	5.9	23
28	Arnez J.	5.5	26

Season 8 (2004)

6.11 avg 28 episodes 6.3 → 4.9 23 min avg

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Dat Phan	6.3	103
2	John Heffron	6.5	31
3	D.C. Benny	6.2	28
4	Frank Caliendo	7.3	71
5	Retta	5.7	33
6	Kevin Hart	6.4	66
7	Eddie Gossling	5.4	21
8	Jimmy Shubert	4.5	19
9	Carlos Alazraqui	5.0	29
10	Vanessa Hollingshead	6.2	22
11	Mike Birbiglia	6.8	66
12	Doug Benson	6.1	46
13	Tom Cotter	7.9	43
14	Demetri Martin	7.9	137
15	Bob Oschack	6.1	30
16	Gene Pompa	4.7	22
17	Vince Morris	5.8	23
18	Greg Giraldo: 2	7.3	37
19	Dwayne Perkins	5.9	22
20	Jimmy Dore	5.9	35
21	Clinton Jackson	4.9	20
22	Paul Mercurio	6.4	23
23	Rudy Rush	5.5	19
24	Paul Gilmartin	6.5	25
25	Tig	6.2	46
26	Stella	7.0	59
27	Cory Kahaney	5.8	17
28	Scott Kennedy	4.9	16

Season 9 (2004)

5.97 avg 24 episodes 6.8 → 5.5 23 min avg

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Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Steve McGrew	6.8	27
2	Lizz Winstead	4.6	30
3	Jimmy Carr	8.0	84
4	Godfrey	6.6	36
5	Tess	3.2	24
6	Reno Collier	5.5	18
7	Christian Finnegan	7.1	37
8	Jeff Cesario	6.1	21
9	Drew Fraser	5.2	21
10	Russ Meneve	6.0	25
11	Dan Naturman	5.6	19
12	Lynne Koplitz	7.0	55
13	Tom Shillue	4.9	21
14	Todd Lynn	5.6	22
15	Aries Spears	7.2	54
16	Vic Henley	5.5	24
17	Keith Robinson	5.7	22
18	Rocky LaPorte	7.0	28
19	Craig Shoemaker	5.5	24
20	Harland Williams	6.9	45
21	Al Madrigal	5.7	32
22	Alonzo Bodden	6.2	34
23	Henry Phillips	5.8	22
24	Corey Holcomb	5.5	24

Season 10 (2005)

5.84 avg 24 episodes 6.0 → 7.4 22 min avg

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Rickey Smiley	6.0	24
2	Ty Barnett	5.8	27
3	DeRay	5.0	28
4	Rod Man	5.1	22
5	Steve Byrne	7.3	40
6	Mike Birbiglia: 2	7.3	57
7	Ted Alexandro: 2	5.9	27
8	Greg Fitzsimmons: 2	4.9	21
9	Megan Mooney	6.0	23
10	Tammy Pescatelli	6.0	30
11	Jon Reep	6.0	30
12	Todd Barry: 2	6.2	28
13	Arj Barker: 2	5.6	33
14	Nick Swardson: 2	8.0	83
15	John Caparulo	7.1	40
16	Andy Kindler	4.7	29
17	Pat Dixon	6.5	26
18	Brian Kiley	4.4	17
19	Ben Bailey	5.3	32
20	Peter Berman	4.6	21
21	Becky Pedigo	6.0	29
22	Bill Santiago	4.1	18
23	Jeff Garcia	5.0	25
24	Kyle Cease	7.4	38

Season 11 (2007)

5.83 avg 20 episodes 6.7 → 6.6 22 min avg

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Season 11 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Marc Maron 2	6.7	49
2	John Heffron 2	4.9	21
3	Andrew Kennedy	5.1	19
4	Nick DiPaolo 2	6.3	21
5	Dov Davidoff	6.2	35
6	Kyle Grooms	5.1	19
7	Bob Marley	6.1	22
8	Lisa Landry	6.0	22
9	Tom Papa (2)	6.8	24
10	Maria Bamford 2	6.5	40
11	Finesse Mitchell	5.9	22
12	Loni Love	4.2	20
13	Chelsea Handler	4.8	52
14	Deon Cole	5.6	21
15	Paul F. Tompkins 2	6.0	25
16	Kyle Dunnigan	6.4	29
17	Ian Bagg	5.5	16
18	Josh Sneed	5.5	25
19	Mitch Fatel	6.4	19
20	Howard Kremer	6.6	19

Season 12 (2008)

6.36 avg 24 episodes 7.5 → 5.5 22 min avg

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Season 12 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Stephen Lynch 2	7.5	53
2	Dan Cummins	7.8	26
3	Jo Koy	5.9	37
4	Sebastian Maniscalco	7.4	50
5	Hard 'N Phirm	7.3	19
6	Leo Allen	4.8	19
7	Eugene Mirman	7.3	34
8	Jordan Rubin	5.9	17
9	My First Time	6.1	30
10	Nick Thune	6.6	24
11	Bonnie McFarlane	6.0	26
12	Rich Vos 2	5.9	16
13	Lavell Crawford	6.0	27
14	Joe Matarese	5.8	17
15	Big Jay Oakerson	6.4	27
16	Juston McKinney	5.5	16
17	Nick Griffin	5.9	20
18	Chad Daniels	6.5	15
19	Kirk Fox	6.7	22
20	Dan Mintz	5.5	24
21	Brian Posehn 2	6.8	21
22	Robert Kelly	6.7	22
23	Billy Gardell	6.8	22
24	Shaun Majumder	5.5	18

Season 13 (2009)

6.15 avg 24 episodes 6.1 → 5.7 22 min avg

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Season 13 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Kurt Metzger	6.1	25
2	Doug Benson 2	6.7	29
3	Anthony Jeselnik	7.6	85
4	Brian Scolaro	7.3	20
5	Jasper Redd	5.0	16
6	Rob Stapleton	5.8	16
7	Tommy Johnagin	5.7	24
8	Jamie Lissow	4.9	20
9	Dan Levy	6.0	20
10	Joe DeRosa	5.0	28
11	Pete Lee	5.6	22
12	Rebecca Corry	5.9	22
13	Greer Barnes	7.2	33
14	Red Grant	4.0	14
15	Eddie Ifft	5.1	14
16	Chris Porter	7.1	21
17	Jimmy Carr 2	7.0	26
18	Erin Foley	6.0	25
19	Greg Warren	6.4	17
20	Tom Rhodes 2	5.1	17
21	Josh Blue	6.9	28
22	Bo Burnham	7.3	106
23	John Mulaney	8.2	80
24	Kristen Schaal	5.7	47

Season 14 (2010)

5.78 avg 24 episodes 4.9 → 5.5 21 min avg

Season 14 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Tony Rock	4.9	23
2	Doug Williams	4.9	13
3	Owen Benjamin	4.6	16
4	Pete Holmes	6.7	33
5	Rob Riggle	5.1	30
6	Jon Lajoie	6.6	24
7	Julian McCullough	6.2	20
8	Shane Mauss	6.8	19
9	Donald Glover	7.5	108
10	Jon Dore	6.1	23
11	Rachel Feinstein	5.4	23
12	The Sklar Brothers 2	5.2	14
13	Rory Albanese	5.0	15
14	Amy Schumer	5.6	79
15	Matt Braunger	5.5	15
16	Mo Mandel	5.1	14
17	Brett Ernst	6.0	23
18	Iliza Shlesinger	6.8	34
19	Eliot Chang	5.5	24
20	Mike DeStefano	6.6	16
21	Ryan Stout	6.6	22
22	Myq Kaplan	6.3	21
23	Andy Kindler 2	4.2	13
24	Jeff Dye	5.5	13

Season 15 (2011)

6.20 avg 16 episodes 7.0 → 6.4 21 min avg

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Season 15 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Tom Segura	7.0	57
2	Michael Kosta	6.5	30
3	Chelsea Peretti	6.7	42
4	Sheng Wang	6.6	32
5	Chris D'Elia	6.1	34
6	Nate Bargatze	7.3	57
7	Hari Kondabolu	5.2	32
8	Jack Whitehall	5.9	24
9	Al Jackson	5.2	14
10	Kyle Kinane	7.2	38
11	Matt Fulchiron	6.3	19
12	Mike Vecchione	5.2	20
13	Jessi Klein	5.9	23
14	Louis Katz	5.5	16
15	Jay Larson	6.2	20
16	Natasha Leggero	6.4	43