Fox Comedy

Fox Comedy
Country	United States
Broadcast area	Australia; Italy; Poland; Portugal
Programming
Picture format	576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Fox Networks Group; (The Walt Disney Company)
Sister channels	Disney Channel; Disney Junior; Disney XD; Fox; Fox Life; Fox Crime; Fox Movies; FX; 24Kitchen; BabyTV; National Geographic; Nat Geo Wild; Nat Geo People
History
Launched	November 1, 2014 (Italy); January 16, 2015 (Poland); November 18, 2015 (Portugal); September 1, 2020 (Australia)
Closed	October 1, 2019 (Italy); September 26, 2023 (Australia); November 7, 2023 (Poland); February 7, 2024 (Portugal)
Replaced by	Comedy (Australia); FX Comedy (Poland); Star Comedy (Portugal)
Former names	Fox Life; (2007–2015, Poland) ; FX; (2007–2015, Portugal)

Fox Comedy was a television network, launched by the Fox Networks Group, which aired in Australia, Poland, Portugal, and Italy. Its basic programming included comedy series and films.

History

It was launched in Italy on November 1, 2014,² in Poland on January 16, 2015.³ and in Portugal on November 18, 2015 as replacement of FX.⁴

The Italian version of Fox Comedy was closed down on October 1, 2019.⁵ On June 29, 2023, it was announced that Polish version would be renamed to FX Comedy on November 7, 2023.⁶

There was also an Australian version of Fox Comedy, which launched on September 1, 2020, as a merger of Foxtel's Fox Hits and The Comedy Channel.⁷⁸

On September 6, 2023, the Australian version of Fox Comedy was replaced by Comedy .

On February 7, 2024, the Portuguese version shut down, and was replaced by Star Comedy.

Fox Comedy around the world

Channel	Country or region	Formerly	Launch year	Replacement / rebrand	Shutdown year
Fox Comedy (Portugal)	Portugal, Angola, Mozambique and Cape Verde	FX	November 18, 2015	Star Comedy	February 7, 2024
Fox Comedy (Italy)	Italy	-	November 1, 2014	discontinued	October 1, 2019
Fox Comedy (Poland)	Poland	Fox Life	November 6, 2010	FX Comedy	November 7, 2023
Fox Comedy (Australia)	Australia	-	September 1, 2012	Comedy	September 26, 2023

Programming

Fox Comedy Italy

1600 Penn⁹
Ben and Kate⁹
Boris¹⁰
Chuck
Cristela⁹
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23⁹
Fresh Off the Boat⁹
Friends¹¹
Friends with Benefits¹²
Friends with Better Lives¹⁰
The Grinder
Hot in Cleveland¹²
How I Met Your Mother¹⁰
How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)¹²
I Dream of Jeannie¹²
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia¹²
The Jeffersons¹⁰
The Last Man on Earth⁹
Last Man Standing¹²
The League¹²
Louie¹⁰
Mad About You
Modern Family¹⁰
My Wife and Kids¹²
The Nanny¹⁰
New Girl¹⁰
The New Normal¹⁰
Raising Hope¹³
Scrubs
Sexy camera all'italiana⁹
Sexy Car Wash⁹
The Tonight Show
Traffic Light¹²
Two and a Half Men¹⁰
Welcome to the Family¹⁰
Wilfred¹⁰
Will & Grace

References

"FX" (in Portuguese). 19 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
"Fox presenta i due nuovi canali: Fox Animation e Fox Comedy". foxtv.it. 29 October 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
"FOX Life w styczniu zmieni się w FOX Comedy". 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
Pais, Miguel (2015-11-12). "Fox Comedy vai substituir FX e promete gargalhadas". Espalha-Factos (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-19.
"Sky spegnerà 5 canali dal primo ottobre: prima zampata di Disney e Fox". Tom's Hardware (in Italian). 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
"W listopadzie Fox zmieni w Polsce nazwę na FX. Inaczej też Fox Comedy" [In November, Fox will change its name to FX in Poland. Fox Comedy will also change its name to FX Comedy.] (in Polish). Press. 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
Pais, Miguel (November 12, 2015). "Fox Comedy vai substituir FX e promete gargalhadas" [Fox Comedy will replace FX and promises laughter]. Espalha-Factos (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 7, 2023.
Knox, David (July 31, 2020). "Comedy Channel shuffles to FOX Comedy". TV Tonight. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
"Fox Comedy HD: programmazione canale". Sky Guida TV. Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
"Benvenuti su Fox Comedy, la Casa del Divertimento". Fox Comedy. 2014-11-02. Archived from the original on 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
""Friends": per la prima volta tutte le dieci stagioni in hd su Fox Comedy". www.recensito.net (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-02-19.
"Fox Comedy HD". Sky Guida TV. Archived from the original on 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
Cinema, Sky (July 31, 2019). "Programmi TV da non perdere stasera, mercoledì 31 luglio". tg24.sky.it.

External links

Fox Comedy Archived 2019-09-30 at the Wayback Machine official Italian website

[1] "FX" (in Portuguese). 19 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.

[2] "Fox presenta i due nuovi canali: Fox Animation e Fox Comedy". foxtv.it. 29 October 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2019.

[3] "FOX Life w styczniu zmieni się w FOX Comedy". 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2014-12-02.

[4] Pais, Miguel (2015-11-12). "Fox Comedy vai substituir FX e promete gargalhadas". Espalha-Factos (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-19.

[5] "Sky spegnerà 5 canali dal primo ottobre: prima zampata di Disney e Fox". Tom's Hardware (in Italian). 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2024-02-19.

[6] "W listopadzie Fox zmieni w Polsce nazwę na FX. Inaczej też Fox Comedy" [In November, Fox will change its name to FX in Poland. Fox Comedy will also change its name to FX Comedy.] (in Polish). Press. 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2023-06-29.

[7] Pais, Miguel (November 12, 2015). "Fox Comedy vai substituir FX e promete gargalhadas" [Fox Comedy will replace FX and promises laughter]. Espalha-Factos (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 7, 2023.

[8] Knox, David (July 31, 2020). "Comedy Channel shuffles to FOX Comedy". TV Tonight. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[:2-9] "Fox Comedy HD: programmazione canale". Sky Guida TV. Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2024-02-19.

[:0-10] "Benvenuti su Fox Comedy, la Casa del Divertimento". Fox Comedy. 2014-11-02. Archived from the original on 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2024-02-19.

[11] ""Friends": per la prima volta tutte le dieci stagioni in hd su Fox Comedy". www.recensito.net (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-02-19.

[:1-12] "Fox Comedy HD". Sky Guida TV. Archived from the original on 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2024-02-19.

[13] Cinema, Sky (July 31, 2019). "Programmi TV da non perdere stasera, mercoledì 31 luglio". tg24.sky.it.

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