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The Unfunny Decline of Comedy Central

The Town with Matthew Belloni

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Comedy Central

Comedy Central is paying hosts eight figures a year to make viral videos on YouTube. They exist because TV is still considered a premium environment, but those numbers are dropping and they're going to continue to drop. If someone out there, some young producer can figure out the late night format for the streaming age, that person is going to get very rich.

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