Fox Funny (formerly 111 funny, pronounced as "triple one") was an Australian

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channel focused on airing popular American

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from the mid-2000s to present, complementing the 1980s–2005 schedule of sister network

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. The channel was closed on 1 March 2023.

History

On 24 October 2008, the channel was launched with a promo loop on Foxtel as 111 Hits, running in 16:9

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in a run-up to its official 1 November 2008 launch as a companion to

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. Its first programme was a special edition of ''

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'' with guests

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and

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. On 1 March 2009, the channel became available to Austar subscribers. The

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111+2 launched 15 November 2009. After a revised logo and branding campaign rolled out over the holidays of 2013, the channel's name was officially shortened on 1 January 2014 to 111 with the launch of

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. After only four months, on 20 April 2014, it was rebranded to 111 Greats, before reverting simply to 111 on 1 August 2015. The channel launched on

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at the end of February 2017. On 7 November 2019, 111 funny was rebranded as Fox Funny as part of Foxtel's rebranding and takeover of several networks. A high-definition feed of the network was launched alongside the rebranding. On 26 January 2023, it was announced the channel would close on March 1, with content moving to sister channels

and Fox8, with Fox Comedy shifting from channel 119 to Funny's former channel 114 berth.

Programming

Programming primarily consisted of American sitcoms from

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, and

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. As 111 launched, programming was slowly revealed through promotions on other Foxtel channels, with presenters discussing a show and their memories of it. At launch, a majority of its shows were moved from

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, FOX8,

, TV1 and

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. On 1 January 2014, with the addition of

following the closure of TV1, there was a change in direction to the networks catalogue of programs, with a large amount of newer material (mainly sitcoms and dramas) moved from ''111 Hits'' to ''TV Hits''. As a result, ''111 Hits'' was shortened to ''111''. New additions to programming (which were previously shown on TV1) included classics such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', as well as newer shows such as '' Rules of Engagement''. On 1 November 2015, the network changed its focus solely to sitcoms. This saw the sitcoms which were moved to ''TV Hits'' the year prior returned and the removal of drama programming (with a large majority moved to other Foxtel-owned channels). With the rebrand to Fox Funny, the channel removed sitcoms from the 1980s and 1990s (which moved to sister channel

) and became home to more recent sitcoms from the 2000s and 2010s.

Former programmes

References

External links

Official website
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History

Programming

Former programmes

See also

References

External links