WarnerTV Comedy

{{Infobox television channel

| name = WarnerTV Comedy

| logo = WarnerTV Comedy Logo 2021.svg

| logo_size = 150px

| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2012|5|8|df=y}} (as glitz*)
{{Start date and age|2014|4|1|df=y}} (as TNT Glitz)
{{Start date and age|2016|6|1|df=y}} (as TNT Comedy)
{{Start date and age|2021|9|25|df=y}} (as WarnerTV Comedy)

| picture_format = 1080i HDTV
{{small|(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)}}

| owner = Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA

| country = Germany

| language = German

| area = Europe

| headquarters = Munich, Germany

| former_names = Glitz* (2012-2014)
TNT Glitz (2014-2016)
TNT Comedy (2016-2021)

| sister_channels = WarnerTV Serie
WarnerTV Film
Cartoon Network
Cartoonito
CNN International

| website = {{URL|www.warnertv.de/comedy}}

}}

WarnerTV Comedy (until 24 September 2021: TNT Comedy) is a German pay television channel, originally launched on 8 May 2012 as glitz*.{{cite web|title=Ein Platz Fuer Girls|url=http://www.vogue.de/kultur/kultur-blog/ein-platz-fuer-girls-launchparty-des-neuen-tv-senders-glitz|work=Vogue (Germany)|date=May 9, 2012}} It is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery International.{{cite news|last=Krei|first=Alexander|title=Klotzen statt Kleckern: Turner startet Frauensender Glitz|url=http://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/35023/klotzen_statt_kleckern_turner_startet_frauensender_glitz/|newspaper=DWDL|date=2012-02-29}}

In August 2013, SES Platform Services (later MX1, now part of SES Video) won an international tender by Turner Broadcasting System, to provide playout services for Glitz, Boomerang, Cartoon Network, TNT Film and TNT Serie for the German-speaking market, digitisation of existing Turner content, and playout for Turner on-demand and catch-up services in Germany, Austria, Switzerland the Benelux region, from November 2013.{{cite press release |publisher=SES Platform Services GmbH |date=August 28, 2013 |url=http://www.ses-ps.com/15889196/30-08-2013-Turner |title=Playout and video-on-demand: SES Platform Services wins international tender by Turner Broadcasting |access-date=August 31, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130902173713/http://www.ses-ps.com/15889196/30-08-2013-Turner |archive-date=September 2, 2013}}

On 1 April 2014 the channel was renamed TNT Glitz and started broadcasting via satellite on Sky Germany. The slogan Here shines the sun ("Hier scheint die Sonne") was changed to We are pink ("Wir sind pink").{{Cite web|url=http://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/44761/relaunch_und_start_bei_sky_glitz_wird_zu_tnt_glitz/|title = Relaunch und Start bei Sky: Glitz wird zu TNT Glitz}}

The channel changed its name to WarnerTV Comedy on September 25, 2021, after the ad made on June 14 that same year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2021/06/14/tnt-channels-to-become-warner-tv-in-germany/|title=TNT channels to become Warner TV in Germany|date=14 June 2021}}

Programming

WarnerTV Comedy features the German first-runs of the comedy series Parks and Recreation, Web Therapy, Girls and Hot in Cleveland as well as the drama series Pretty Little Liars, Parenthood and Unforgettable. Original programming includes the magazine InStyle – Das TV-Magazin, which is centered on fashion and celebrities. It is presented by Eva Padberg.{{cite web|title=Eva Padberg mit eigenem TV-Magazin "InStyle"|url=http://www.fashion-insider.de/21507/eva-padberg-mit-eigenem-tv-magazin-instyle/|work=Fashion Insider Magazin |date=June 21, 2012}}

Source:{{Cite web |title=Serien |url=https://www.wunschliste.de/serien/A |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=TV Wunschliste |language=de}}

=Original programming=

Andere Eltern (2019–present)
German Genius (2023–present)
InStyle – Das TV-Magazin

=Series=

Source:{{Cite web |title=Serien |url=https://www.wunschliste.de/serien/A |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=TV Wunschliste |language=de}}

2 Broke Girls (2013-2014, 2016–present)
Angie Tribeca (2016–2018)
Animal Control (2024–present)
The Big Bang Theory (2017–present)
Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters (Misfits & Monsters) (2018–2020)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (2021–present)
Friends (2016–2024)
Gilmore Girls (2013-2016)
Girls (2012-2018)
Grey's Anatomy (2012-2016)
Hart to Hart (Hart aber herzlich) (2012-2014)
Hot in Cleveland (2012–2014, 2017–2018)
How I Met Your Mother (2023–present)
I'm Sorry (2017–present)
The King of Queens (2016–present)
Man Seeking Woman (2016-2018)
McLeod's Daughters (McLeods Töchter) (2012-2016)
The Middle (2017–present)
Miracle Workers (2019–2023, 2025–present)
Mom (2016–2024)
Mr. Mayor (2022–present)
The Nanny (2020–present)
Parenthood (2012-2016)
Parks and Recreation (2012-2014, 2016)
Pretty Little Liars (2012-2016)
Private Practice (2013-2015)
Seinfeld (2016–2019)
Splitting Up Together (2023–present)
St. Denis Medical (2023–present)
Those Who Can't (2016–2021)
Two and a Half Men (2016–present)
Unforgettable (2012-2016)
Web Therapy (2012-2018)
Young Sheldon (2019–present)
Younger (2016–2021)

=Animated series=

American Dad! (2017–present)
Assy McGee (2016–2018)
China, IL (2016–2018, 2020)
Dr. Stone (2020){{cite web|title=Drei neue Titel aus unserem Katalog erhalten eine deutsche Synchro|publisher=Crunchyroll|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/de/anime-news/2020/05/14-1/drei-neue-titel-aus-unserem-katalog-erhalten-eine-deutsche-synchro|access-date=2020-05-15|last=René Kayser|date=2020-05-14|language=de}}
Futurama (2018–2024)
Harley Quinn (2021–present)
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2016–2018)
Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil
Moral Orel
The Ren & Stimpy Show (2016–2019)
Rick and Morty (2016–present)
Robot Chicken (2016–present)
Royal Crackers (2023–present)
The Rising of the Shield Hero (2020)
Samurai Jack (2020–present)
Sealab 2021
Smiling Friends (2022–2024)
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (2020)
The Venture Bros. (2016–2021, 2023)