Bip ( he, ביפ, ''pronounced beep'') is a comedy web portal, a production unit and night time TV strip on Israel's Channel 2, owned by
Keshet.
History
Founded in 2000, it was included in the channel pack of the
Israeli digital system
HOT before becoming independent.
In 2009, the channel broadcast Israeli based television shows, and foreign ones such as ''
South Park
''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boys Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand th ...
'', ''
Seinfeld
''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. It aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, over nine seasons and List of Seinfeld episodes, 180 episodes. It stars Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld ( ...
'', ''
Friends
''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa ...
'' and ''
NewsRadio'', but also included Israeli based original television shows, including ''BeHafra'a'' ("Disturbance"), an Israeli version of
''Distraction'' hosted by Ido Rosenblum, ''Mahadura Mugbelet'' ("Limited Edition"), a satire show, ''Project Bip'', a
stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedy, comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up.
Stand-up comedy consists of One-line joke ...
competition, ''Crime Animals'', crime
comedy, and ''Quicky'', a
sitcom . Most of its shows were
limited
Limited may refer to:
Arts and media
*''Limited Inc'', a 1988 book by Jacques Derrida
*Limited series (comics), a comic book series with predetermined length
Businesses
*Limited Brands, an American company - owners of Victoria's Secret, Bath & Bo ...
for the age 14 and older.
The channel also broadcast several non-comedy foreign shows, such as
''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''
Star Trek
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...
'' and more.
On 31 December 2010 Bip ended its broadcasts on HOT and opened as bip.co.il portal and weekend TV nightly comedy strip.
Original Shows
*''
Bobby and Me''
*''
Ahmed and Salim
''Ahmed and Salim'' is an animated web series created by Or Paz and Tom Trager. The series is a satirical parody on religious fundamentalists, or, as the creators define it: "a sitcom about terrorists." It debuted on January 20, 2009 and has ...
''
*''
Layla Be'Kef
"Layla" is a song written by Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon, originally recorded by Derek and the Dominos, as the thirteenth track from their only studio album, ''Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs'' (1970). Its contrasting movements were compose ...
''
*''
Citizen Kopatch
Citizenship is a "relationship between an individual and a state to which the individual owes allegiance and in turn is entitled to its protection".
Each state determines the conditions under which it will recognize persons as its citizens, and ...
''
*''
Yalla, Next''
*''
Efrat Touring Israel
Efrat ( he, אֶפְרָת), or previously officially Efrata ( he, אֶפְרָתָה), is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, established in 1983 in the Judaean Mountains, Judean Mountains. Efrat is located south of Jerusalem, between Bet ...
''
*''
M.K. 22
''M.K. 22'' (Hebrew language, Hebrew: מ.ק. 22 - Mem Qoph 22) is an Israeli animated Situation comedy, sitcom, revolving around the adventures of soldiers in a fictional Israel Defense Forces, IDF military base hosting the so-called "Israel and w ...
''
*''Toffee and the Gorrila
''
Foreign Shows
References
External links
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Television channels and stations established in 2000
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2010
Television channels in Israel
Hot (Israel)
Comedy television networks
Defunct television channels in Israel
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