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Encyclopedia > The Comedy Channel
The Comedy Channel
Launched 1995
Owned by Foxtel
Audience share 0.9% (0.6% for timeshift) (Jan '07, [1])
Website thecomedychannel.com.au
Availability
Satellite
Foxtel Digital Channel 113
Foxtel Digital timeshift Channel 153
Austar Digital Channel 113
Optus Digital Channel 113
Cable
Foxtel Digital Channel 113
Foxtel Digital timeshift Channel 153
Austar Digital Channel 113
Optus 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 24/7; primarily featuring stand-up, sitcoms, animated comedy, sketch comedy and talk shows. Image File history File links Comedylogo. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Foxtel is a subscription television company in Australia, formed through a joint venture between Telstra and News Corporation. ... Foxtel is a subscription television company in Australia, formed through a joint venture between Telstra and News Corporation. ... Foxtel is a subscription television company in Australia, formed through a joint venture between Telstra and News Corporation. ... TimeShift is an un-released video game being published by Vivendi Games for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, scheduled for release in 2007. ... An Austar Remote Austar is an Australian telecommunications company. ... SingTel Optus Pty Limited is the second largest telecommunications company in Australia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Telecommunications (ASX: SGT). ... Foxtel is a subscription television company in Australia, formed through a joint venture between Telstra and News Corporation. ... Foxtel is a subscription television company in Australia, formed through a joint venture between Telstra and News Corporation. ... TimeShift is an un-released video game being published by Vivendi Games for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, scheduled for release in 2007. ... An Austar Remote Austar is an Australian telecommunications company. ... SingTel Optus Pty Limited is the second largest telecommunications company in Australia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Telecommunications (ASX: SGT). ... Foxtel is a subscription television company in Australia, formed through a joint venture between Telstra and News Corporation. ... An Austar Remote Austar is an Australian telecommunications company. ... Optus Television is the cable television division of Australian telecommunications company Optus. ... Foxtel is a cable television and satellite television company in Australia, formed through a joint venture between Telstra and News Corporation. ... Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section seems to contain too many examples (or of a poor quality) for an encyclopedia entry. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ...

Contents

Programming

Original Programming

Current

Former Stand Up Australia! is a TV show locally produced by The Comedy Channel since 2006. ... Peter Powers The Power of One is a television series involving hypnotist Peter Powers traveling around Australia finding volunteers to perform silly and ridiculous acts in public. ...

  • Chop-Socky's : The Prison of Art
  • Dilemma
  • Eck's Rated Shorts
  • Hit and Run
  • Home & Hosed
  • Introducing Gary Petty
  • Small Tales & True

Other Programming

Talk shows Chop-Socky were an Australian based comedy ensemble who developed a cult following in the late 1990’s before disbanding in 1999. ...

Sitcoms May 26, 2006 opening monologue of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is the full name of NBCs The Tonight Show hosted by Jay Leno, debuting on May 25, 1992. ... Late Night with Conan OBrien is an American late night talk show on NBC that is also syndicated worldwide. ... The Colbert Report (IPA: ) is an American satirical television program on Comedy Central that stars comedian Stephen Colbert, previously a correspondent for The Daily Show. ... Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart on the set of The Daily Show The Daily Show (currently The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, also known as TDS to fans and staffers) is a half-hour satirical fake news program produced by and run on the Comedy Central cable television network in... Talkshow with Spike Feresten is an American talk/sketch/variety television program on FOX starring Spike Feresten. ...

Animated Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... This section has been identified as trivia. ... My Name Is Earl is an Emmy Award-winning American sitcom created by Greg Garcia. ... Scrubs is an Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning American situation comedy/dramedy that premiered on October 2, 2001 on NBC. It was created by Bill Lawrence, who also co-created Spin City. ... Trailer Park Boys is a popular Canadian mockumentary television series focusing on the misadventures of a group of trailer park residents, some of whom are ex-convicts living in fictional Sunnyvale Trailer Park, located near Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia. ...

Sketch Comedy broTown is New Zealands first adult-targeted animated series. ... Drawn Together is an American animated television series on Comedy Central created by Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein, and first aired on October 27, 2004. ... Family Guy is an Emmy award winning American animated television series about a nuclear family in the fictional town of Quahog (IPA or ), Rhode Island. ... The following is a list of episodes for the FOX animated television series Family Guy. ... For other uses, see South Park (disambiguation). ... The following is an episode list for the Comedy Central animated television series South Park. ...

Other Comedy Inc. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late night 91-minute American comedy-variety show based in New York City that has been broadcast live by NBC on Saturday nights since October 11, 1975. ... MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series based on the humor magazine, Mad. ... skitHOUSE is an Australian sketch comedy television series produced by Roving Enterprises for Network Ten. ...

This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Balls of Steel is a Channel 4 comedy series hosted by Mark Dolan, where his special guests perform stunts, holding their nerve during hidden camera set-ups in the presence of celebrities or the British public. ... Chappelles Show is an American comedy television series starring comedian Dave Chappelle. ... Comics Unleashed is a half hour comedic talk show produced by the Entertainment Studios production company (formerly CF Entertainment) and hosted by Byron Allen. ... Ed Leigh and Spencer Claridge Ed vs. ... Full Frontal was a highly praised Australian sketch comedy series which debuted in 1993. ... Kenny vs. ... Premium Blend is a show on Comedy Central which features a well-known stand up comedian as an emcee who introduces four or five lesser known comedians looking for a big break on television. ... Reno 911! is an American comedy television series on Comedy Central which debuted in 2003. ... Stella was a television series that originally ran June 28, 2005 - August 30, 2005 on the American television channel Comedy Central, created by and starring Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, and David Wain, the three members of the sketch comedy troupe of the same name and former cast members of... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Man Show was a half hour comedy television show on Comedy Central. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from...

References

  1. ^ Week 4 (21/01/2007 - 27/01/2007)

  Results from FactBites:
 
The Comedy Channel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (167 words)
THE COMEDY CHANNEL is an Australian subscription television channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television.
Owned 100% by Foxtel, THE COMEDY CHANNEL is the only channel in Australia specifically dedicated to comedy 24/7; primarily featuring stand-up, sitcoms, animated comedy, sketch comedy and talk shows.
The majority of THE COMEDY CHANNEL programming is made internationally particularly from America's Comedy Central Channel, although some Australian product is produced.
South Park Vs. Comedy Channel (Flopping Aces) (858 words)
Banned by Comedy Central from showing an image of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the creators of "South Park" skewered their own network for hypocrisy in the cartoon's most recent episode.
The story isn't the whole episode tho, it's the fact that the Comedy Channel would puss out and bow to terrorists because that is exactly what they did by allowing those who use terror to dictate what can and cannot be shown on their network.
Comedy Central didn't pull the scene depicting Mohammed because of cultural sensitivity.
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