Sky Comedy
Country | United Kingdom |
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Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed.) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Sky Group (Comcast) |
Sister channels | Blaze Challenge Crime & Investigation Lifetime Pick Sky Arts Sky Atlantic Sky Cinema Sky Crime Sky Documentaries Sky History Sky History 2 Sky Max Sky Nature Sky News Sky Showcase Sky Sports Sky Sports Box Office Sky Sports F1 Sky Sports News Sky Sports Racing Sky Witness |
History | |
Launched | 27 January 2020 |
Replaced | Universal TV |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Cable | |
Virgin Media (UK) | Channel 123 (HD) Channel 135 |
Virgin Media (Ireland) | Channel 123 Channel 173 (HD) |
Satellite | |
Sky UK | Channel 114 (SD/HD; Eng, Scot & NI) Channel 115 (SD/HD; Wales) Channel 814 (SD) |
Sky Ireland | Channel 114 Channel 342 (HD) |
IPTV | |
BT TV (via Now TV) | Channel 346 Channel 361 (HD) |
Streaming media | |
Sky Go | Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
Now TV | Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (UK only) |
Sky Comedy is a British pay television channel owned and operated by Sky, a division of Comcast, which launched on 27 January 2020,[1][2] replacing Universal TV.[3] It is the first dedicated full-time comedy station in Sky's channel portfolio since the closure of The Comedy Channel in 1992.
Sky Comedy broadcasts imported programming from US networks such as corporate sibling NBC plus premium channels HBO and Showtime, broadcasting classic sitcoms as well as comedy films, live stand-up and talk shows.[1][4] From 1 September 2021 onwards, Sky Comedy started airing the comedy output previously shown on Sky One, which closed to make way for two new channels, Sky Showcase and Sky Max.[5]
Sky Comedy launched in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on 1 April 2021.[6]
Programming[]
Sky Comedy currently broadcasts a variety of comedy shows, both on the live TV feed and on demand:[1]
- Mrs. Fletcher
- The Righteous Gemstones
- Somebody Somewhere[disambiguation needed]
- Avenue 5
- And Just Like That...
- Random Acts of Flyness
- A.P. Bio
- Sunnyside
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- PEN15
- Ballers
- House of Lies
- Barry
- Kidding
- Work in Progress
- In the Long Run
- Los Espookys
- Upright
- Insecure
- A Black Lady Sketch Show
- Flatbush Misdemeanors
- Moonbase 8
- The Brink
- Sort Of
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- The Late Late Show with James Corden
- Real Time with Bill Maher
- Saturday Night Live
- Will & Grace
- Hitmen
- Parks and Recreation
- Entourage
- Eastbound & Down
- Modern Family
- Hello Ladies
- Room 104
- Young Rock
- Mr. Mayor
- Veep
- Code 404
- The Mindy Project
- 30 Rock
- Trollied
- Miracle Workers
- Sex and the City
- The Office
- Everybody Hates Chris
- Yonderland
- Run
- Togetherness
- Girls
- Looking
- Black Monday
- Silicon Valley
- I'm Dying Up Here
- Hung
- Our Cartoon President
- The Comeback
- The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air
- Wellington Paranormal
See also[]
- List of television stations in the United Kingdom
References[]
- ^ a b c "Sky to launch Sky Crime and Sky Comedy". Sky. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ Baker, Nick (30 August 2019). "Sky to launch new channels Sky Crime and Sky Comedy". Uswitch. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Sky Comedy launches: what you need to know". RXTV Log. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ Bennett, Steve (26 January 2020). "Sky launches its comedy channel". Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ Sky makes changes to entertainment portfolio unveiling Sky Showcase and Sky Max
- ^ "Sky Deutschland launches Sky Comedy and Sky Crime". Broadband TV News. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- Sky television channels
- Comedy television networks
- Television channels and stations established in 2020
- English-language television stations in the United Kingdom
- Television channels in the United Kingdom
- 2020 establishments in the United Kingdom
- 2020s in comedy
- United Kingdom television channel stubs