Art Bell is a former media executive best known for creating, building, and managing successful cable television channels. He developed the concept of the Comedy Channel (which became Comedy Central in 1991) while at HBO and served as both senior vice president of programming and senior vice president of marketing and promotion. After eight years at Comedy Central, Art became the president of Court TV, where he was the guiding force behind one of the most successful brand evolutions in cable television. He is the author of the memoir Constant Comedy: How I Started Comedy Central and Lost my Sense of Humor and the modern noir thriller What She's Hiding. In addition to writing, Art plays piano and jazz drums. He resides in Park City, UT, with his wife Carrie.
