Comedy (Australian TV channel)

Last updated
Comedy
CountryAustralia
Broadcast areaAustralia
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format 576i (16:9 SDTV)
1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Ownership
Owner Foxtel Networks
Sister channels Foxtel Networks channels
History
Launched7 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

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]

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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]

Logo used from 1 September 2020 - 26 September 2023 Fox Comedy Australia logo 2020.svg
Logo used from 1 September 2020 - 26 September 2023

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

Former programming

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