Comedy (TV channel)

{{Short description|Australian television channel}}

{{distinguish|Fox Comedy|The Comedy Channel (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox television channel

| name = Comedy

| logo = Comedy 2023.png

| launch_date = 7 November 2019

| picture_format = 576i (16:9 SDTV)
1080i (16:9 HDTV)

| former_names = Fox Hits (7 November 2019 – 1 September 2020)
Fox Comedy (1 September 2020 – 26 September 2023)

| replaced = The Comedy Channel
Fox Funny (current channel slot)

| owner = Foxtel Networks

| country = Australia

| language = English

| area = Australia

| sister_channels = Foxtel Networks channels

| online_serv_1 = Foxtel Go

| online_chan_1 = Channel 114

| online_serv_2 = Binge

| online_chan_2 = [http://www.binge.com.au 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.{{cite news |last=Perry |first=Kevin |date=10 September 2019 |title=FOXTEL announces Four New Channels - Putting the focus on Entertainment and Lifestyle |language=en-AU |work=Australian Television News - TV Blackbox |url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2019/9/10/foxtel-launches-four-new-channels-as-it-looks-to-shake-up-entertainment-and-lifestyle |access-date=7 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105213936/https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2019/9/10/foxtel-launches-four-new-channels-as-it-looks-to-shake-up-entertainment-and-lifestyle |archive-date=5 November 2019}}{{cite news |title=Foxtel confirms date for new FOX-branded entertainment channels |url=https://www.mediaweek.com.au/foxtel-confirms-date-for-new-fox-branded-entertainment-channels/ |access-date=7 December 2019 |work=Mediaweek |date=30 October 2019 |language=en-AU}}

The network rebranded on 1 September 2020 after ten months, merging with sister network The Comedy Channel to become Fox Comedy.{{cite news |url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2020/07/31/exclusive-the-comedy-channel-becomes-latest-iconic-name-to-depart-from-foxtel/ |title=The Comedy Channel becomes latest iconic name to depart from Foxtel|first=Kevin|last=Perry| work = TV Blackbox |access-date=2 August 2020 |date = 31 July 2020 }} 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.{{cite web |last=Perry |first=Kevin |date=26 January 2023 |title=FOX FUNNY, NAT GEO and NAT GEO WILD channels to be removed from FOXTEL and FETCH platforms |url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2023/01/26/fox-funny-nat-geo-and-nat-geo-wild-channels-to-be-removed-from-foxtel-and-fetch-platforms/ |access-date=29 September 2023 |website=TV Blackbox |publisher=}} On that date, Fox Comedy moved to replace Fox Funny's slot.{{Cite web |title=Support |url=https://help.foxtel.com.au/s/article/a7V2P00000002IuUAI/channel-changes |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=help.foxtel.com.au}}

On 26 September 2023, after Real Life launched, the channel rebranded as Comedy.{{Cite web |title=Foxtel Magazine (October 2023) - Your monthly guide to a world of entertainment |url=https://www.foxtelmagazine.foxtel.com.au/#view=catalogue2&saleId=51890&page=33 |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Foxtel Magazine |page=32}}

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