Watching Comedy Central on my mac 10.8.5

My system is wireless and I use chrome browser, but Comedy Central is fraught with hang ups and stalls. How can I improve it?

First, so you can get a baseline to compare, do a test of your internet speeds. Speedtest.net by Ookla - The Global Broadband Speed Test
What kind of internet service do you have, and what kind of speed are you supposed to get? If you are not getting the speed you should be getting, then maybe you should call your ISP and see if they can fix it.
What kind of wireless router do you have? I had a lot of difficulty with my wireless until I got an apple router. I have a whole drawer full of crappy cheap routers. Linksys, mostly. The airport extreme is way better.
Try resetting the whole system:
power down all your hardware: modem, router, and computer. With the modem and router, unplug the power cords.
wait a few minutes
power up the modem and let it fully start up.
power up the router and let it fully start up.
power up your computer.
This might improve things. Test your speed again to compare.
Your modem might be the problem; you can take it back to your ISP and they'll swap it out for a new one.
Try a different location for your router.
Try a different channel for your router. Sometimes there is interference from a nearby signal.
If it's just comedy central, maybe the problem is with them. Maybe their server is just slow!
Maybe someone is stealing your bandwidth. Make sure you have some security enabled on your router.
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