It's a Laugh Productions
{{short description|American television production company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = It's a Laugh Productions, Inc.
| logo = It's_aLaugh_new_logo.jpg
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2019
| type = Subsidiary
| foundation = {{start date and age|2003|11|3}}
| founder = {{Unbulleted list|Don Mink|Amy Rabins}}
| location = Studio City, Los Angeles, California, US
| genre = {{Unbulleted list|Teen sitcoms|Sketch comedy}}
| industry = {{Unbulleted list|Film|Television}}
| owner =
| divisions =
| parent = Disney Branded Television
}}
It's a Laugh Productions, Inc. is an American production company owned by The Walt Disney Company which produces live-action teen sitcoms and sketch comedies airing on Disney Channel and Disney XD.{{cite book|title=A Companion to Media Authorship|date=February 12, 2013|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZhHJUqFyFNwC&q=Its+a+Laugh+Production+disney+subsidiary+-wiki&pg=PT262|editor=Jonathan Gray & Derek Johnson|access-date=April 27, 2014|chapter-format=eBook|chapter=Chapter 15: The Mouse House of Cards|isbn=9781118495254|quote=The vast majority of Disney Channel pilots are produced by Disney subsidiary It's a Laugh Productions ...}} It is a division of Disney Branded Television.
With the notable exception of Jonas,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20273041,00.html|title=The Jonas Brothers Take On TV|first=Lynette|last=Rice|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|issue=1044/1045|page=94|date=April 24, 2009|access-date=2009-05-03|archive-date=July 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723151836/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20273041,00.html|url-status=dead}} most shows are produced and filmed before a live studio audience using a multi-camera setup, and released with a laugh track. While production takes place mostly at Hollywood Center Studios, other locations, such as Sunset Bronson Studios (as is the case for Hannah Montana),{{cite news|url=http://www.topix.net/content/kri/1356575237390613765921897596590879526554|title=Miley's Moment|work=Topix|last=Philpot |first=Robert |date=February 13, 2007|access-date=December 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930200829/http://www.topix.net/content/kri/1356575237390613765921897596590879526554|archive-date=September 30, 2007|url-status=dead}} The Burbank Studios and Los Angeles Center Studios, have also been used.
History
It's a Laugh Productions, Inc. was founded on November 3, 2003,{{cite web|title=It's a Laugh Productions, Inc. (C2563713)|url=http://kepler.sos.ca.gov/|work=Business Entity Detail|access-date=April 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315010639/http://kepler.sos.ca.gov/|archive-date=March 15, 2015|url-status=dead}} and by Don Mink{{cite news|title=Executive Profiles: Don Mink|url=https://variety.com/exec/don-mink/|access-date=April 27, 2014|newspaper=Variety}} and Amy Rabins,{{cite news|title=Executive Profiles: Amy Rabins|url=https://variety.com/exec/amy-rabins/|access-date=April 27, 2014|newspaper=Variety}} former talent agents of Brookwell McNamara Entertainment.
Filmography
=Television series=
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! scope="col" | Name ! scope="col" | Creator(s) ! scope="col" | Co-production with ! scope="col" | Premiere date ! scope="col" | End date ! scope="col" | No. of episodes ! scope="col" | Network | |||||||
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style="text-align:center" | 1 | style="text-align:left" | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Danny Kallis Jim Geoghan | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2005|3|18}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2008|9|1}} | style="text-align:center" | 87 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="7"|{{nowrap|Disney Channel}} | |
style="text-align:center" | 2 | style="text-align:left" | Hannah Montana | Michael Poryes Rich Correll Barry O'Brien | Michael Poryes Productions | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2006|3|24}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2011|1|16}} | style="text-align:center" | 98 | |
style="text-align:center" | 3 | style="text-align:left" | Cory in the House | Dennis Rinsler Marc Warren | Warren & Rinsler Productions | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2007|1|12}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2008|9|12}} | style="text-align:center" | 34 | |
style="text-align:center" | 4 | style="text-align:left" | Wizards of Waverly Place | Todd J. Greenwald | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2007|10|12}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2012|1|6}} | style="text-align:center" | 106 | ||
style="text-align:center" | 5 | style="text-align:left" | The Suite Life on Deck | Danny Kallis Jim Geoghan | Danny Kallis Productions {{small|(seasons 1–2)}} Bon Mot Productions {{small|(season 3)}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2008|9|26}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2011|5|6}} | style="text-align:center" | 71 | |
style="text-align:center" | 6 | style="text-align:left" | Sonny with a Chance | Steve Marmel | Varsity Pictures | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2009|2|8}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2011|1|2}} | style="text-align:center" | 47 | |
style="text-align:center" | 7 | style="text-align:left" | Jonas | Michael Curtis {{nowrap|Roger S. H. Schulman}} | Mantis Productions {{small|(season 1)}} Turtle Rock Productions | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2009|5|2}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2010|10|3}} | style="text-align:center" | 34 | |
style="text-align:center" | 8 | style="text-align:left" | I'm in the Band | Michael B. Kaplan Ron Rappaport | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2009|11|27}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2011|12|9}} | style="text-align:center" | 41 | style="text-align:center" | Disney XD | |
style="text-align:center" | 9 | style="text-align:left" | Good Luck Charlie | Phil Baker Drew Vaupen | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2010|4|4}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2014|2|16}} | style="text-align:center" | 97 | style="text-align:center" | Disney Channel | |
style="text-align:center" | 10 | style="text-align:left" | Pair of Kings | Dan Cross David Hoge | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2010|9|10}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2013|2|18}} | style="text-align:center" | 67 | style="text-align:center" | Disney XD | |
style="text-align:center" | 11 | style="text-align:left" | Shake It Up | Chris Thompson | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2010|11|7}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2013|11|10}} | style="text-align:center" | 75 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|Disney Channel | |
style="text-align:center" | 12 | style="text-align:left" | A.N.T. Farm | Dan Signer | Gravy Boat Productions | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2011|5|6}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2014|3|21}} | style="text-align:center" | 62 | |
style="text-align:center" | 13 | style="text-align:left" | So Random! | Steve Marmel | Varsity Pictures | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2011|6|5}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2012|3|25}} | style="text-align:center" | 26 | |
style="text-align:center" | 14 | style="text-align:left" | Kickin' It | Jim O'Doherty | Poor Soul | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2011|6|13}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2015|3|25}} | style="text-align:center" | 84 | style="text-align:center" | Disney XD |
style="text-align:center" | 15 | style="text-align:left" | Jessie | Pamela Eells O'Connell | Bon Mot Productions | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2011|9|30}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2015|10|16}} | style="text-align:center" | 98 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|Disney Channel |
style="text-align:center" | 16 | style="text-align:left" | Austin & Ally | Kevin Kopelow & Heath Seifert | Kevin & Heath Productions | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2011|12|2}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2016|1|10}} | style="text-align:center" | 87 | |
style="text-align:center" | 17 | style="text-align:left" | Lab Rats | Chris Peterson Bryan Moore | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2012|2|27}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2016|2|3}} | style="text-align:center" | 90 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|Disney XD | |
style="text-align:center" | 18 | style="text-align:left" | Crash & Bernstein | Eric Friedman | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2012|10|8}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2014|8|11}} | style="text-align:center" | 39 | ||
style="text-align:center" | 19 | style="text-align:left" | Dog with a Blog | Michael B. Kaplan Philip Stark | Diphthong Productions | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2012|10|12}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2015|9|25}} | style="text-align:center" | 69 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|Disney Channel |
style="text-align:center" | 20 | style="text-align:left" | Liv and Maddie | John D. Beck Ron Hart | Beck & Hart Productions Oops Doughnuts Productions | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2013|7|19}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2017|3|24}} | style="text-align:center" | 80 | |
style="text-align:center" | 21 | style="text-align:left" | Mighty Med | Jim Bernstein Andy Schwartz | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2013|10|7}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2015|9|9}} | style="text-align:center" | 44 | style="text-align:center" | Disney XD | |
style="text-align:center" | 22 | style="text-align:left" | I Didn't Do It | Tod Himmel Josh Silverstein | That's Not So Funny Productions {{small|(season 2)}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2014|1|17}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2015|10|16}} | style="text-align:center" | 39 | style="text-align:center" rowspan=4| Disney Channel |
style="text-align:center" | 23 | style="text-align:left" | Girl Meets World | Michael Jacobs April Kelly | Michael Jacobs Productions | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2014|6|27}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2017|1|20}} | style="text-align:center" | 72 | |
style="text-align:center" | 24 | style="text-align:left" | K.C. Undercover | Corinne Marshall | Rob Lotterstein Productions | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2015|1|18}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2018|2|2}} | style="text-align:center" | 75 | |
style="text-align:center" | 25 | style="text-align:left" | Best Friends Whenever | Jed Elinoff Scott Thomas | Diphthong Productions {{small|(season 1)}} Entertainment Force | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2015|6|26}} | style="text-align:right" |{{dts|2016|12|11}} | style="text-align:center" | 30 | |
style="text-align:center" | 26 | style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything}} | Devin Bunje Nick Stanton | Poor Soul 37 Monkeys {{small|(season 2)}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2015|7|22}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2017|1|2}} | style="text-align:center" | 37 | style="text-align:center" | Disney XD |
style="text-align:center" | 27 | style="text-align:left" | Bunk'd | {{nowrap|Pamela Eells O'Connell}} | Bon Mot Productions {{small|(seasons 1–3)}} That's Not So Funny Productions {{small|(season 4)}} A Little Too You {{small|(seasons 5–7)}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2015|7|31}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2024|8|2}} | style="text-align:center" | 161 | style="text-align:center" | Disney Channel |
style="text-align:center" | 28 | style="text-align:left" | Lab Rats: Elite Force | Chris Peterson Bryan Moore | Britelite Productions | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2016|3|2}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2016|10|22}} | style="text-align:center" | 15 | style="text-align:center" | Disney XD |
style="text-align:center" | 29 | style="text-align:left" | Bizaardvark | Kyle Stegina Josh Lehrman | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2016|6|24}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2019|4|13}} | style="text-align:center" | 63 | style="text-align:center" rowspan=6|Disney Channel | |
style="text-align:center" | 30 | style="text-align:left" | Raven's Home | Michael Poryes Susan Sherman | Entertainment Force {{small|(seasons 1, 5, 6)}} November 13 {{small|(season 2)}} Done Deal Productions {{small|(season 2)}} Funny Boone Productions {{nowrap|{{small|(season 3; episodes 1–14)}}}} Institute for Individual Education {{nowrap|{{small|(season 3; episodes 15–season 4)}}}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2017|7|21}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2023|9|03}} | style="text-align:center" | 122 | |
style="text-align:center" | 31 | style="text-align:left" | Coop & Cami Ask the World | Boyce Bugliari Jamie McLaughlin | Bugliari/McLaughlin Productions | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2018|10|12}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2020|9|11}} | style="text-align:center" | 49 | |
style="text-align:center" | 32 | style="text-align:left" | Sydney to the Max | Mark Reisman | Mark Reisman Productions | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2019|1|25}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2021|11|26}} | style="text-align:center" | 63 | |
style="text-align:center" | 33 | style="text-align:left" | The Villains of Valley View | Chris Peterson Bryan Moore | Britelite Productions | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2022|6|3}} | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2023|12|1}} | style="text-align:center" | 37 | |
style="text-align:center" | 34 | style="text-align:left" | Wizards Beyond Waverly Place | Todd J. Greenwald | Entertainment Force Potato Monkey Productions | style="text-align:right" | {{dts|2024|10|29}} | style="text-align:right" | present | style="text-align:center" | 21 |
=Films=
==Theatrical films==
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width=10 | # | width=280 | Title | width=100 | Director | width=100 | Writer | width=100 | Producer(s) | width="130" | Release date | width=75 | Budget | width=75 | Gross | width=50 | RT | width=50 | IMDb |
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style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:left;"| Hannah Montana: The Movie | Peter Chelsom | Dan Berendsen | Alfred Gough Miles Millar | {{dts|2009|4|10}} | $30 million | $169.2 million | 44% | 4.5 |
==Television films==
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width=10 | # | width=275 | Title | width=135 | Release date |
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style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:left;"| Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie | {{dts|2009|8|28}} |
style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:left;"| The Suite Life Movie | {{dts|2011|3|25}} |
style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:left;"| Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! | {{dts|2011|12|2}} |
style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:left;"| The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex | {{dts|2013|3|15}} |
Crossovers
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style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:left;"| That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana | {{dts|2006|7|28}} | style="text-align:center;"| That's So Raven, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, and Hannah Montana |
style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:left;"| Take This Job and Love It | {{dts|2007|6|16}} | style="text-align:center;"| Hannah Montana and Cory in the House |
style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:left;"| Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana | {{dts|2009|7|17}} | style="text-align:center;"| Wizards of Waverly Place, The Suite Life on Deck, and Hannah Montana |
style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:left;"| Weasels on Deck | {{dts|2010|10|11}} | style="text-align:center;"| I'm in the Band and The Suite Life on Deck |
style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:left;"| Charlie Shakes It Up | {{dts|2011|6|5}} | style="text-align:center;"| Good Luck Charlie and Shake It Up |
style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:left;"| Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year | {{dts|2012|12|7}} | style="text-align:center;"| Austin & Ally and Jessie |
style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:left;"| Good Luck Jessie: NYC Christmas | {{dts|2013|11|29}} | style="text-align:center;"| Good Luck Charlie and Jessie |
style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:left;"| Jessie's Aloha Holidays with Parker and Joey | {{dts|2014|11|28}} | style="text-align:center;"| Jessie and Liv and Maddie |
style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="text-align:left;"| Karate Kid-tastrophe | {{dts|2015|3|27}} | style="text-align:center;"| Jessie and The Suite Life on Deck |
style="text-align:center;"| 10 | style="text-align:left;"| Lab Rats vs. Mighty Med | {{dts|2015|7|22}} | style="text-align:center;"| Lab Rats and Mighty Med |
style="text-align:center;"| 11 | style="text-align:left;"| The Ghostest with the Mostest | {{dts|2015|10|2}} | style="text-align:center;"| Jessie and I Didn't Do It |
style="text-align:center;"| 12 | style="text-align:left;"| Girl Meets World of Terror 2 | {{dts|2015|10|2}} | style="text-align:center;"| Girl Meets World and Austin & Ally |
style="text-align:center;"| 13 | style="text-align:left;"| Bite Club | {{dts|2015|10|2}} | style="text-align:center;"| I Didn't Do It and Austin & Ally |
style="text-align:center;"| 14 | style="text-align:left;"| All Howl's Eve | {{dts|2015|10|4}} | style="text-align:center;"| K.C. Undercover and Jessie |
style="text-align:center;"| 15 | style="text-align:left;"| Cyd and Shelby's Haunted Escape | {{dts|2015|10|4}} | style="text-align:center;"| Best Friends Whenever and Girl Meets World |
style="text-align:center;"| 16 | style="text-align:left;"| Scary Spirits & Spooky Stories | {{dts|2015|10|4}} | style="text-align:center;"| Austin & Ally and K.C. Undercover |
style="text-align:center;"| 17 | style="text-align:left;"| Haunt-a-Rooney | {{dts|2015|10|4}} | style="text-align:center;"| Liv and Maddie and Best Friends Whenever |
style="text-align:center;"| 18 | style="text-align:left;"| Raven About Bunk'd | {{dts|2020|7|24}} | style="text-align:center;"| Raven's Home and Bunk'd |
Notes:
- Both "That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana" and "Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana" are counted as three separate episodes (the former being the That's So Raven episode "Checkin' Out", The Suite Life of Zack & Cody episode, "That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana", and the Hannah Montana episode "On the Road Again", while the latter being the Wizards of Waverly Place episode "Cast-Away (To Another Show)", The Suite Life on Deck episode "Double-Crossed", and the Hannah Montana episode "Super(stitious) Girl").
- "Take This Job and Love It" is officially counted as a Hannah Montana episode.
- "Weasels on Deck" is counted as an I'm in the Band episode.
- "Charlie Shakes It Up" is counted as a Good Luck Charlie episode.
- "Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year", "Lab Rats vs. Mighty Med", "Raven About Bunk'd", and "Good Luck Jessie: NYC Christmas" are counted as an episode for both series, due to them being a separate event.
- Part 1 of "Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year" is produced as an Austin & Ally episode while part 2 was produced as a Jessie episode.
- Part 1 of "Lab Rats vs. Mighty Med" was produced as a Lab Rats episode while part 2 was produced as a Mighty Med episode.
- Part 1 of "Good Luck Jessie: NYC Christmas" was produced as a Good Luck Charlie episode while part 2 was produced as a Jessie episode.
- "Jessie's Aloha Holidays with Parker and Joey" is officially counted as a Jessie one-hour episode with Liv and Maddie characters.
- Part 1 of "Raven About Bunk'd" was produced as a Raven's Home episode while part 2 was produced as a Bunk'd episode.
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