The Comedy Channel

Infobox TV channel
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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.

Programming

Original programming

Current
* "Comedy Gold"
* "Stand Up Australia"
* "The Mansion"
* "The Power of One"
* "Limo Diaries"
* "The Merrick & Rosso Show"

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"

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 1-5) 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 1-11) Wednesdays 8.30pm (Wst: 6.30)/Double: Weeknights 5.30pm(Wst: 3.30)/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) Season 1; 2 upcoming
* "Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law" Tuesdays 9.00pm & Saturdays 10.00am (Season 1-3; 4 upcoming) (Wst: 7.00/8.00)
* "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" Tusedays 9.00pm (Wst: 7.00)

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)
* "" 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)- Aired 2 million times so far

Current schedule

All times are in Eastern Standard. Subtract 30 minutes for Central and 2 hours for Western.

References

External links

* [http://www.thecomedychannel.com.au/ The Comedy Channel - Official website]