Comedy Central Reviews

I worked at Comedy Central as a contractor for more than a year

Pros – Great content, learn a lot, chill atmosphere, cool people, nice office, great job to tell people at cocktail parties, looks great on resume and many people get better paying jobs elsewhere after leaving

Cons – VIACOM is notoriously cheap, if you start as freelance it'll take an arm and a leg to get a staff position, promotions in general take forever and you need to ask for them or it will never happen, to make the money you deserve you'll probably have to leave the company

Advice to Senior Management – Create more incentive to work hard, keep your talented folks, make staff positions more viable

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Comedy Central as an intern

Pros – Very laid back work environment.

Cons – Do many of the same tasks over and over again.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Comedy Central full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – -Friendly, casual, relaxed culture
-Some depts. get summer Fridays
-Many fun and creative people
-Impressive on a resume and at parties
-Nice benefits package if you're staff
-Work with a lot of fun and funny TV content
-Very good, supportive environment for working parents (both moms and dads), also fair to people without kids who need flexibility or time off for personal or family issues

Cons – -Outdated technology, not enough tech support
-Lack of resources (people, $, equipment)
-Slow to change
-A lot of turnover, reorgs that lead to confusion about who's in charge of things today
-Not very digital savvy... its still all about the broadcast priorities
-Low pay compared to many competitors
-Permalance culture--company depends on freelancers, but they rarely get converted to staff
-Some people who aren't great at what they do hang on for years, for reasons no one can explain
-Hiring process very slow
-Fair amount of red tape b/c it's part of a huge corporation (Viacom)
-Some depts. have no opportunity for advancement--you may be able to take on additional responsibilities but you may not get a title or salary bump

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Comedy Central

Pros – free coffee,tea,hot coco and water

Cons – cocky people,rude people and smugg people

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Comedy Central

Pros – They treat everyone like part of the team. Everyone is also very friendly and approachable. The laid back atmosphere is also nice.

Cons – Difficult to get a job there after finishing the internship.
The internship is unpaid which can make working there a financial straing.

Advice to Senior Management – Pay your interns, or at least offer travel compensation. New York City is to expensive to use the excuse of "people want to work for MTV Networks, so we don't need to pay interns."

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Comedy Central

Pros – Lots of enthusiastic people, friendly co-workers, high energy, great brand, many people have been there for years and years.

Cons – You really have to push to get promoted.

Advice to Senior Management – Michelle Ganeless and Doug Herzog are great people and they really care about their brand.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Comedy Central

Pros – Relaxed, fun atmosphere. Very creative.

Cons – When Viacom gets involved in anything. Low salaries.

Advice to Senior Management – Focus on job satisfaction and opportunities for advance for mid-level employees more.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend