Comedy (TV channel)
Comedy (formerly FOX Comedy) is an Australian subscription television channel focused on airing popular sitcoms. The channel launched on 7 November 2019 as Fox Hits.[1][2]
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Australia |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (16:9 HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Foxtel Networks |
| Sister channels | Foxtel Networks channels |
| History | |
| Launched | 7 November 2019 |
| Replaced | The Comedy Channel Fox Funny (current channel slot) |
| Former names | Fox Hits (7 November 2019–1 September 2020) Fox Comedy (1 September 2020 - 26 September 2023) |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Foxtel Go | Channel 114 |
| Binge | binge.com.au |
The network rebranded on 1 September 2020 after ten months, merging with sister network The Comedy Channel to become Fox Comedy.[3] Though it shared a similar name to its former sister network Fox Funny (which carried more contemporary sitcoms), Fox Comedy's schedule originally featured sitcoms ranging from the 80s to around the mid-2000s.
On 1 March 2023, with the Fox Funny channel closing, its content moved over to sister channels Fox Comedy and Fox8.[4] On that date, Fox Comedy moved to replaced Fox Funny’s slot[5]
On 26 September 2023, the channel rebranded as Comedy.[6]
Programming
As of 1 March 2023, the following titles air on Comedy:
Programming aired on the channel primarily consists of content from Warner Bros Television, Universal Television, ABC Signature, 20th Television, Sony Pictures Television, The Carsey-Werner Company, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and CBS Studios alongside its sister companies such as Pop Media Group.
Current programming
- Animal Control (Fox Entertainment Studios)
- 2 Broke Girls (Warner Bros Television)
- 3rd Rock from the Sun (The Carsey-Werner Company)
- The Big Bang Theory (Warner Bros Television)
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Universal Television)
- Cheers (CBS Studios)
- Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS Studios)
- Frasier (CBS Studios)
- Full House (Warner Bros Television)
- Friends (Warner Bros Television)
- The Golden Girls (ABC Signature)
- The Good Place (Universal Television)
- The King of Queens (CBS Studios / Sony Pictures Television)
- Mike & Molly (Warner Bros Television)
- Mom (Warner Bros Television)
- Malcolm in the Middle (20th Television)
- The Nanny (Sony Pictures Television)
- Schitts Creek (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation / Pop Media Group)
- Seinfeld (Sony Pictures Television)
- Two And A Half Men (Warner Bros Television)
- Will & Grace (Universal Television)
Former programming
- How I Met Your Mother (20th Television)
- Just Shoot Me (Sony Pictures Television)
- The Middle (Warner Bros Television)
- My Name is Earl (20th Television)
- NewsRadio (Sony Pictures Television)
References
- Perry, Kevin (10 September 2019). "FOXTEL announces Four New Channels - Putting the focus on Entertainment and Lifestyle". Australian Television News - TV Blackbox. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- "Foxtel confirms date for new FOX-branded entertainment channels". Mediaweek. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- Perry, Kevin (31 July 2020). "The Comedy Channel becomes latest iconic name to depart from Foxtel". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- Perry, Kevin (26 January 2023). "FOX FUNNY, NAT GEO and NAT GEO WILD channels to be removed from FOXTEL and FETCH platforms". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- "Support". help.foxtel.com.au. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- "Foxtel Magazine (October 2023) - Your monthly guide to a world of entertainment". Foxtel Magazine. p. 32. Retrieved 2023-09-26.