Fox Comedy

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

Fox Comedy

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

History

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

Fox Comedy Italy

• 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

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

References

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. "Fox Comedy HD: programmazione canale". Sky Guida TV. Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
10. "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. "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

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