Comedy (TV channel)

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.[1][2]

The network rebranded on 1 September 2020 after ten months, merging with sister network The Comedy Channel to become Fox Comedy.[3] 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.[4] On that date, Fox Comedy moved to replace Fox Funny's slot.[5]

On 26 September 2023, after Real Life launched, the channel rebranded as Comedy.[6]

Programming

Programming aired on the channel primarily consists of content from Warner Bros Television, Universal Television, ABC Signature, 20th Television, Sony Pictures Television, The Carsey-Werner Company, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and CBS Studios alongside its sister companies such as Pop Media Group.

Current programming

This lists includes:[7]

  • According to Jim
  • Arrested Development
  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine
  • Cheers
  • Community
  • DMV
  • The Drew Carey Show
  • Everybody Loves Raymond
  • Frasier
  • Happy Endings
  • The King of Queens
  • Married… with Children
  • Mad About You
  • Mom
  • My Name Is Earl
  • The Nanny
  • The Office (2005 TV series)
  • Schitt’s Creek
  • Seinfeld
  • Two Guys and a Girl

Former programming

  • 2 Broke Girls
  • 30 Rock
  • 3rd Rock from the Sun
  • ALF
  • Animal Control
  • A.P. Bio
  • The Big Bang Theory
  • Friends
  • Full House
  • The Goldbergs
  • The Golden Girls
  • The Good Place
  • How I Met Your Mother
  • Just Shoot Me!
  • Malcolm in the Middle
  • The Middle
  • Mike & Molly
  • The New Adventures of Old Christine
  • NewsRadio
  • Night Court
  • Parks and Recreation
  • Please Like Me
  • Superstore
  • This Time with Alan Partridge
  • Wilfred (2007 TV series)
  • Will & Grace
  • Young Sheldon

References

  1. Kevin Perry. FOXTEL announces Four New Channels - Putting the focus on Entertainment and Lifestyle Australian Television News - TV Blackbox, 10 September 2019, retrieved 7 December 2019^
  2. Foxtel confirms date for new FOX-branded entertainment channels Mediaweek, 30 October 2019, retrieved 7 December 2019^
  3. Kevin Perry. The Comedy Channel becomes latest iconic name to depart from Foxtel TV Blackbox, 31 July 2020, retrieved 2 August 2020^
  4. Kevin Perry. FOX FUNNY, NAT GEO and NAT GEO WILD channels to be removed from FOXTEL and FETCH platforms TV Blackbox, 26 January 2023, retrieved 29 September 2023^
  5. Support help.foxtel.com.au, retrieved 2023-03-01^
  6. Foxtel Magazine (October 2023) - Your monthly guide to a world of entertainment Foxtel Magazine, retrieved 2023-09-26^
  7. Comedy HD - TV Listings Guide www.ontvtonight.com, retrieved 2025-11-11^