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This article is about the former Australian subscription television channel. For other uses, see The Comedy Channel (disambiguation).

The Comedy Channel
Foxtel Go
Channel 121

The Comedy Channel (promoted on air as comedy) was an Australian subscription television channel available on Foxtel, and Optus Television. The channel ceased broadcasting on 1 September 2020.[2]

History

A joint venture between

Australis Media (40%), and Foxtel (40%),[3] the channel began broadcasting on the Galaxy platform, and became available on Foxtel on 1 August 1996.[1] After the collapse of Australis in 1998, Foxtel's share of the channel increased to 80%.[3] The channel became fully owned by Foxtel after it purchased Artist Services' (now ITV Studios Australia, formerly Granada Australia) 20% stake in August 2002.[4][5]

In 2006–2007, the channel moved headquarters from Sydney to Melbourne, into the studios vacated by

talk shows
.

Started on 11 March 2008 but the comedy shows are now airing on The Comedy Channel on 11 March 2008. The block returned with Robot Chicken and Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, in March 2008, with Aqua Teen Hunger Force joining the programming on 1 July.

Xavier Renegade Angel. The Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters has also been quietly released to DVD.[7]

Comedy Channel personalities include Frank Woodley, who hosts Aussie Gold; Tim Ross and Merrick Watts, who together host The Merrick & Rosso Show; Cameron Knight, who amongst other things for the Comedy Channel hosted Stand Up Australia; and H.G. Nelson, who hosts Comedy Slapdown.

The Comedy Channel transferred from 4:3 to Widescreen 16:9 broadcasting on Thursday 1 April 2010 at 5:30am as part of Foxtel's plan to convert all of its channels to widescreen before the end of 2010.[8]

On 31 July 2020, it was announced that Comedy would cease broadcasting in September, alongside sister network

10 Shake.[9]

Programming

Final programming

  • Comedy Central
    )

Original programming

  • Just For Laughs Sydney (2014–present)
  • Melbourne Comedy Festival's Big Three-Oh (2016–present)

Acquired programming

Former programming

Original programming

Acquired programming

References

  1. ^
    Sydney, Australia
    . p. 2. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  2. ^ Perry, Kevin (31 July 2020). "The Comedy Channel Becomes Latest Iconic Name To Depart From Foxtel". TV BlackBox. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. ^
    Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media
    . p. 5. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  4. ISSN 0018-3660
    .
  5. Sydney, Australia: Fairfax Media
    . p. 2. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  6. ISSN 0312-6307
    . Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  7. ^ "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters DVD". Burn.com.au. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  8. ^ Knox, David (15 March 2010). "Comedy Channel goin' widescreen, no foolin'". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  9. ^ Perry, Kevin (31 July 2020). "THE COMEDY CHANNEL BECOMES LATEST ICONIC NAME TO DEPART FROM FOXTEL". tvblackbox.com.au. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  10. ^ Knox, David (24 November 2016). "Airdate:Brexit at Tiffanys: The Best of the Edinburgh Fest". TV Tonight. Retrieved 24 December 2016. The two-hour special was filmed and commissioned by Foxtel.
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