Fox Comedy

Television channel

Fox Comedy

Country| United States
Broadcast area| Australia
Italy
Poland
Portugal
Programming
Picture format| 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner| Fox Networks Group
(The Walt Disney Company)
Sister channels| Disney Channel
Disney Junior
Disney XD
Fox
Fox Life
Fox Crime
Fox Movies

24Kitchen
BabyTV
National Geographic
Nat Geo Wild
Nat Geo People
History
Launched| November 1, 2014 (Italy)
January 16, 2015 (Poland)
November 18, 2015 (Portugal)
September 1, 2020 (Australia)
Closed| October 1, 2019 (Italy)
September 26, 2023 (Australia)
November 7, 2023 (Poland)
February 7, 2024 (Portugal)
Replaced by| Comedy (Australia)
FX Comedy (Poland)
Star Comedy (Portugal)
Former names| Fox Life
(2007–2015, Poland)
FX[1]
(2007–2015, Portugal)

Fox Comedy was a television network, launched by the Fox Networks Group, which aired in Australia, Poland, Portugal, and Italy. Its basic programming included numerous comedy series and films.

## History

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It was launched in Italy on November 1, 2014,[2] in Poland on January 16, 2015.[3] and in Portugal on November 18, 2015 as replacement of FX.[4]

The Italian version of Fox Comedy was closed down on October 1, 2019.[5] On June 29, 2023, it was announced that Polish version would be renamed to FX Comedy on November 7, 2023.[6]

There is also an Australian version of Fox Comedy, which launched on September 1, 2020, as a merger of Foxtel's Fox Hits and The Comedy Channel.[7][8]

## Programming

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### Fox Comedy Italy

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* 1600 Penn[9]
* Ben and Kate[9]
* Boris[10]
* Chuck
* Cristela[9]
* Don't Trust the B
- in Apartment 23[9]
* Fresh Off the Boat[9]
* Friends[11]
* Friends with Benefits[12]
* Friends with Better Lives[10]
* The Grinder
* Hot in Cleveland[12]
* How I Met Your Mother[10]
* How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)[12]
* I Dream of Jeannie[12]
* It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia[12]
* The Jeffersons[10]
* The Last Man on Earth[9]
* Last Man Standing[12]
* The League[12]
* Louie[10]
* Mad About You
* Modern Family[10]
* My Wife and Kids[12]
* The Nanny[10]
* New Girl[10]
* The New Normal[10]
* Raising Hope[13]
* Scrubs
* Sexy camera all'italiana[9]
* Sexy Car Wash[9]
* The Tonight Show
* Traffic Light[12]
* Two and a Half Men[10]
* Welcome to the Family[10]
* Wilfred[10]
* Will & Grace

## See also

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* Fox Comedy (Polish TV channel)
* Fox Comedy (Portuguese TV channel)
* Fox Comedy (Australian TV channel)

## References

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1. ^ "FX" (in Portuguese). 19 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
2. ^ "Fox presenta i due nuovi canali: Fox Animation e Fox Comedy". foxtv.it. 29 October 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
3. ^ "FOX Life w styczniu zmieni się w FOX Comedy". 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
4. ^ Pais, Miguel (2015-11-12). "Fox Comedy vai substituir FX e promete gargalhadas". Espalha-Factos (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-19.
5. ^ "Sky spegnerà 5 canali dal primo ottobre: prima zampata di Disney e Fox". Tom's Hardware (in Italian). 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
6. ^ "W listopadzie Fox zmieni w Polsce nazwę na FX. Inaczej też Fox Comedy" [In November, Fox will change its name to FX in Poland. Fox Comedy will also change its name to FX Comedy.] (in Polish). Press. 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
7. ^ Pais, Miguel (November 12, 2015). "Fox Comedy vai substituir FX e promete gargalhadas" [Fox Comedy will replace FX and promises laughter]. Espalha-Factos (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 7, 2023.
8. ^ Knox, David (July 31, 2020). "Comedy Channel shuffles to FOX Comedy". TV Tonight. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
9. ^ a b c d e f g h "Fox Comedy HD: programmazione canale". Sky Guida TV. Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Benvenuti su Fox Comedy, la Casa del Divertimento". Fox Comedy. 2014-11-02. Archived from the original on 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
11. ^ ""Friends": per la prima volta tutte le dieci stagioni in hd su Fox Comedy". www.recensito.net (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-02-19.
12. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Fox Comedy HD". Sky Guida TV. Archived from the original on 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
13. ^ Cinema, Sky (July 31, 2019). "Programmi TV da non perdere stasera, mercoledì 31 luglio". tg24.sky.it.

## External links

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* Fox Comedy Archived 2019-09-30 at the Wayback Machine official Italian website