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Sky Comedy was a German television channel, which was operated and owned by Sky Deutschland. The channel was launched on April 1, 2021.[1]
Country | Germany |
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Broadcast area | Germany, Austria, Switzerland |
Programming | |
Language(s) | German, English |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Sky Deutschland |
Sister channels | List of Sky Deutschland channels |
History | |
Launched | 1 April 2021 |
Closed | 27 September 2023 |
History edit
Launch edit
The channel was launched on April 1, 2021 along with Sky Crime. Comedy shows by Germany's most successful comedians, a varied program of local and international Sky Originals as well as exclusive HBO and Showtime formats ensure your daily dose of humor.
Dieter Nuhr will kick things off on April 1 with the Sky Original production A Short History of Humor. In addition, the Quatsch Comedy Club by and with Thomas Hermanns finds a new broadcasting home and can be seen alongside the new episodes Comedy@Sky with Tutty Tran, Erika Ratcliffe, Ingmar Stadelmann and Mr. Schröder from April 1.
Closure edit
On May 30, 2023, it was announced that Sky Comedy would be removed from the platform in German-speaking countries by mid-September, meanwhile Curiosity Channel (formerly Spiegel TV Wissen) and Spiegel Geschichte would be discontinued by the end of June.[2][3] The channel was closed on September 27, 2023 after 2 years of broadcasting.
Programming edit
Final Programming edit
Source:[4]
Former Programming edit
Source:[5]
- A Short History of Humor
- And Just Like That...
- Avenue 5
- Ballers
- Barry
- Betty
- Black Monday
- Bored to Death
- Breeders
- Californication
- Call Your Mother
- Camping
- Code 404
- Crashing
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Die Wespe
- Eine Liga für sich – Buschis Sechserkette
- Entourage
- Fat Actress
- Flatbush Misdemeanors
- Flight of the Conchords
- Free for All
- Friends: The Reunion
- Girls
- The Goldbergs
- Hello Ladies (The Movie)
- High Maintenance
- Hot in Cleveland
- How I Met Your Mother
- Ich und die Anderen
- Insecure
- Intelligence
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- Ladykracher
- Little Britain USA
- Looking: The Movie
- The Mindy Project
- Mitfahr-Randale – Wer aussteigt, verliert
- Moonbase 8
- My Name Is Earl
- Nurse Jackie
- Parks and Recreation
- Raising Hope
- The Righteous Gemstones
- Run
- Sally4Ever
- Schitt’s Creek
- Schooled
- Sex and the City
- Silicon Valley
- Single Parents
- Spitting Image
- Stromberg
- Superstore
- Two Weeks to Live
- The Unicorn
- Veep
- Vice Principals
- Wellington Paranormal
- Who Is America?
- Work in Progress
- Young Rock
References edit
- ^ "Neu ab 1. April: Sky Comedy und Sky Crime". 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Sky Deutschland axes three TV channels". 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Sky Deutschland to drop Sky Comedy, Spiegel Geschichte and Curiosity TV linear channels". 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Serien nach Sendern: Sky Comedy 2023". fernsehserien.de (in German). Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Serien nach Sendern: Sky Comedy 2021". fernsehserien.de (in German). Retrieved 8 February 2024.
Further reading edit
- "Boah, es wird ernst für den Humor: Start für Sky Comedy". Kurier (in German). 8 April 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ""Wirecard"-Doku, "Quatsch Comedy Club" und Dieter Nuhr: Das bieten die neuen Kanäle Sky Crime und Sky Comedy". Horizont.net (in German). Retrieved 2 March 2024.