Sky Comedy

Sky Comedy is a British pay television channel owned and operated by Sky, a division of Comcast. It launched on 27 January 2020, replacing Universal TV. 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 predominantly broadcasts programming imported from the United States, such as from corporate sibling NBC Universal, and premium channels HBO (until the end of 2025) and Showtime (with the rights expiring at the end of 2021). It also broadcasts classic sitcoms as well as comedy films, live stand-up, and talk shows. From 1 September 2021 onwards, Sky Comedy started airing the comedy output previously shown on Sky One (which was replaced by Sky Showcase and Sky Max).

Sky Comedy launched in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on 1 April 2021. and then closed on 27 September 2023.

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Current programming

Acquired programming

* '' And Just Like That...''
* '' Fantasmas''
* ''Last Week Tonight with John Oliver'' (series 7–present)
* ''Real Time with Bill Maher'' (series 18–present)
* '' The Rehearsal''
* ''Saturday Night Live'' (series 46–present)
* ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'' (series 7–present)

Former programming

Comedy

* ''Bloods'' (2021–22)
* '' Code 404'' (series 2–3; 2021–22)
* ''Hitmen'' (series 2; 2021)
* '' Breeders'' (series 3–4; 2022–23)
* '' Upright'' (series 2; 2022)
* '' Avenue 5'' (series 2; 2022)
* '' Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything'' (2022)
* '' Romantic Getaway'' (2023)
* ''Intelligence'' (special; 2023)
* '' Smothered'' (2023)

Acquired programming

* '' American Auto''
* ''A.P. Bio''
* '' Barry'' (series 3–4)
* '' Betty''
* '' A Black Lady Sketch Show''
* '' Black Monday'' (series 3)
* ''The Conners'' (series 1–5)
* ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' (series 10–12)
* '' The Franchise''
* '' Flatbush Misdemeanors'' (series 1)
* '' Insecure'' (series 4–5)
* '' Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show''
* ''The Late Late Show with James Corden'' (series 6–9)
* ''Los Espookys''
* '' Miracle Workers''
* '' Moonbase 8''
* '' Mr. Mayor''
* ''Our Cartoon President''
* ''PEN15''
* '' Random Acts of Flyness''
* '' The Righteous Gemstones''
* '' Room 104'' (series 2–4)
* '' Run''
* '' Somebody Somewhere''
* '' Sort Of''
* '' Sunnyside''
* '' Wellington Paranormal''
* ''Work in Progress''
* '' Young Rock''

Second-run programming

The majority of programming listed below previously aired on other Sky UK channels. The list includes both Sky originals and acquired programming.

* ''30 Rock''
* ''Ballers''
* ''Bliss''
* ''Bored to Death''
* ''Bounty Hunters''
* '' The Brink''
* ''Camping''
* '' The Comeback''
* '' Crashing''
* ''Dice''
* ''Divorce''
* '' Eastbound & Down''
* '' Enlightened''
* '' Entourage''
* ''Everybody Hates Chris''
* ''Flight of the Conchords''
* ''The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air''
* ''Futurama''
* '' Girls''
* ''Hello Ladies''
* ''High Maintenance''
* ''House of Lies''
* '' How To Make It In America''
* ''Hunderby''
* '' Hung''
* '' I'm Dying Up Here''
* '' In the Long Run''
* '' Kidding''
* ''Looking''
* ''The Mindy Project''
* ''Modern Family''
* '' Mrs. Fletcher''
* '' Parks and Recreation''
* ''The Office''
* '' The Reluctant Landlord''
* ''Sex and the City''
* ''Silicon Valley''
* '' Togetherness''
* '' A Touch of Cloth''
* '' Trollied''
* ''Veep''
* '' Vice Principals''
* ''Will & Grace''
* '' Yonderland''

Notes

References

See also

* List of television stations in the United Kingdom

{{Media in the United Kingdom, television

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