The Comedy Channel
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This article is about the Australian television channel. For other uses, see The Comedy Channel (disambiguation).
| The Comedy Channel | |
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| Launched | 1995 |
| Owned by | Foxtel |
| Audience share | 0.3% timeshift 0.1% (April 2008, [1]) |
| Website | thecomedychannel.com.au |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Foxtel Digital | Channel 113 (timeshift ch 153) |
| Austar Digital | Channel 113 |
| Cable | |
| Foxtel Digital | Channel 113 (timeshift ch 153) |
| Optus feat. Foxtel Digital | Channel 113 |
The Comedy Channel (promoted on air as comedy) is an Australian subscription television channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television.
Entirely owned by Foxtel and based in Melbourne (previously in Sydney), The Comedy Channel is the only channel in Australia specifically dedicated to comedy around the clock; primarily featuring stand-up, sitcoms, animated comedy, sketch comedy, comedy genre films and talk shows.
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[edit] Programming
[edit] Original programming
Current
- Comedy Gold
- Stand Up Australia
- The Mansion Thursdays 8.30pm, Saturdays 11.30pm and Sunday 10.30am (Wst: 6.30/9.30/8.30)
- The Power of One
- Limo Diaries
Future
- I Can't Believe It's Not Better (2008)
- Jason and the Residents (2008)
- Comedy Slapdown (2008)
Former
- Chop-Socky's the Prison of Art
- Dilemma
- Eck's Rated Shorts
- Hit and Run
- Home & Hosed
- Introducing Gary Petty
- Small Tales & True
[edit] Other programming
Talk shows
- Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned
- The Colbert Report Monday - Thursday 10.00pm (Wst: 8.00)
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Monday - Thursday 9.30pm (Wst: 7.30)
- The Graham Norton Show
- The Kumars at No. 42 Sundays 7.00pm (Wst: 5.00)
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien Weeknights 11.45pm (Wst: 9.45)
- Talkshow with Spike Feresten
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Weeknights 11.00pm (Wst: 9.00)
Sitcoms
- Absolutely Fabulous Sundays
- Are You Being Served? Sundays
- Arrested Development Mondays 8.30pm (Wst: 6.30)
- The Bernie Mac Show
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Grounded for Life Weekdays 5.00pm (Wst: 3.00)
- Malcolm in the Middle Weeknights 7.00pm (Wst: 5.00)/Double: Weekdays 4.00pm & Saturdays 6.30pm(Wst: 2.00/4.30)/Marathon: Sundays from 3.30pm (Wst: 1.30)
- My Name Is Earl Weeknights 8.00pm & Weekdays 7.30am(Wst:6.00/5.30)/Double: Saturdays 7.30pm (Wst: 5.30)
- On the Buses Sundays
- Please Sir! Sundays
- Scrubs (Seasons 1-4; 5 upcoming) Weeknights 7.30pm & Weekdays 1.30pm (Wst: 11.30/5.30)
- Son of the Beach
- Trailer Park Boys
- Yes Minister Sundays
Animated
- Beavis and Butt-head Saturdays 7.30am (Wst: 5.30)
- The Boondocks
- bro'Town
- Drawn Together Wednesdays 9.00pm & Saturdays 9.00am (Wst: 7.00)
- South Park (Seasons 1-10; 11 upcoming) Wednesdays 8.30pm (Wst: 6.30)/Double: Weeknights 6.00pm(Wst: 4.00)/Marathon: Saturdays from 3.30pm & Sundays from 7.30am (1.30/5.30)
- Futurama (Season 5)
- Robot Chicken Tuesdays 8.30pm & Saturdays 9.30am (Wst: 6.30/7.30)
- Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law Tuesdays 9.00pm & Saturdays 10.00am (Wst: 7.00/8.00)
Sketch comedy
- Big Bite
- Comedy Inc. (later retitled Comedy Inc.: The Late Shift) Saturdays 11.00am (Wst: 9.00)
- The Goodies Sundays
- MADtv Fridays 9.30pm (Wst: 7.30)
- Monty Python's Flying Circus Double: Sundays from 7.30pm (Wst: 5.30)
- Saturday Night Live Saturdays 10.30pm (Wst: 8.30)
- skitHOUSE Weekdays 3.30pm (Wst: 1.30)
- The Wedge
Other
- 3 Non-Blondes
- America's Funniest Home Videos
- Balls of Steel Thursdays 9.00pm (Wst: 7.00)
- Brainiac: Science Abuse Weekdays 5.30pm (Wst: 3.30)
- Chappelle's Show
- Comics Unleashed
- Crank Yankers Saturdays 7.00am (Wst: 5.00)
- Doctor in the House Sundays
- Ed vs. Spencer
- Full Frontal
- Kenny vs. Spenny
- Mind Your Language Sundays
- Premium Blend
- Reno 911!
- Stella
- The League of Gentlemen
- The Man Show
- The Wonderful World of Sex
- The World Stands Up
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? (both the U.S. and UK versions) Weeknights 10.30pm (Wst: 8.30)
[edit] Current schedule
All times are in Eastern Standard. Subtract 30 minutes for Central and 2 hours for Western.
| 6:00 PM | 6:30 PM | 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | |
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| SUN | Malcolm in the Middle Marathon | Sushi TV | The Power Of One | Monty Python's Flying Circus | 'Allo 'Allo | The Goodies | Yes, Minister | Absolutely Fabulous | |
| MON | South Park | Malcolm in the Middle | Scrubs | My Name is Earl | Arrested Development | Dog Bites Man | The Daily Show | The Colbert Report | |
| TUE | Robot Chicken | Harvey Birdman | |||||||
| WED | South Park Top 7 Countdown | Drawn Together | |||||||
| THU | The Mansion | Balls of Steel | |||||||
| FRI | Friday Night Happy Hour | MADtv | |||||||
| SAT | South Park Marathon | Malcolm in the Middle | My Name is Earl | Saturday Night Comedy Movie | |||||
Note: Sitcoms, Animation and Comedy are in Purple; The above represents The Comedy Channel's usual primetime schedule. It does not reflect one-off events and program starting times may vary from those shown. For up-to-date information, see the Foxtel website and find the TV guide link. (link).
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