Defunct German version of Sky Comedy
Television channel
Sky Comedy was a German television channel, which was operated and owned by Sky Deutschland. The channel was launched on April 1, 2021.[1]
History
Launch
The channel was launched on April 1, 2021 along with Sky Crime. The channel broadcast a variety of local and international Sky Originals as well as HBO and Showtime shows.
Among the shows broadcast on the channel were the Sky Original production A Short History of Humor. Quatsch Comedy Club with Thomas Hermanns found a new broadcasting home and was seen alongside new episodes of Comedy@Sky with Tutty Tran, Erika Ratcliffe, Ingmar Stadelmann and Mr. Schröder.
Closure
On May 30, 2023, it was announced that Sky Comedy would be removed from the platform in German-speaking countries by mid-September.[2][3] The channel closed on September 27, 2023 after two years on air.
Programming
Final Programming
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Former Programming
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References
- ^ "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
- "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.