Fox Funny (formerly 111 funny, pronounced as "triple one") is an Australian
pay television
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channel focused on airing popular American
sitcoms from the mid-2000s to present, complementing the 1980s–2005 schedule of sister network
Fox Comedy
Fox Comedy is a television network, launched by the Fox Networks Group, which airs in Poland and Portugal. Its basic programming include numerous comedy series and films.
It was launched in Italy on November 1, 2014, Poland on January 16, 2015, an ...
.
History
On 24 October 2008, the channel was launched with a promo loop on Foxtel as 111 Hits, running in
16:9 widescreen
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in a run-up to its official 1 November 2008 launch as a companion to
The Comedy Channel
The Comedy Channel (promoted on air as comedy) is a defunct Australian subscription television channel available on Foxtel, and Optus Television. The channel ceased broadcasting on 1 September 2020.
History
A joint venture between Artist Serv ...
. Its first programme was a special edition of ''
Countdown
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'' with guests
Jenna Elfman and
Jermaine Jackson
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.
On 1 March 2009, the channel became available to Austar subscribers.
The
timeshift channel
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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
TV Hits
Fox Crime is an Australian Pay television, subscription television channel primarily screening Crime film, crime drama television series. The channel launched on 7 November 2019, replacing TVHits.
History TVHits (2014–2019)
In August 2013 i ...
.
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
Fetch TV 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.
An HD feed of the network was launched with the rebranding.
Programming
Programming primarily consists of American sitcoms from
Warner Bros.
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,
20th Century Fox
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,
Sony Pictures Television
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, and
CBS Studios International.
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
Arena
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,
FOX8,
The Comedy Channel
The Comedy Channel (promoted on air as comedy) is a defunct Australian subscription television channel available on Foxtel, and Optus Television. The channel ceased broadcasting on 1 September 2020.
History
A joint venture between Artist Serv ...
,
TV1 and
Fox Classics
FOX Classics is an Australian cable and satellite channel that specializes in showing television series and ad-free classic movies, themed movie nights and miniseries from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
History
FOX Classics began as ...
.
On 1 January 2014, with the addition of
TV Hits
Fox Crime is an Australian Pay television, subscription television channel primarily screening Crime film, crime drama television series. The channel launched on 7 November 2019, replacing TVHits.
History TVHits (2014–2019)
In August 2013 i ...
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 ''
Cheers'', ''
Frasier
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'', and ''
Get Smart
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'', as well as newer shows such as ''
Rules of Engagement
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''.
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 80s and 90s (which moved to sister channel
Fox Comedy
Fox Comedy is a television network, launched by the Fox Networks Group, which airs in Poland and Portugal. Its basic programming include numerous comedy series and films.
It was launched in Italy on November 1, 2014, Poland on January 16, 2015, an ...
) and became home to more recent sitcoms from the 2000s and 2010s.
Former programmes
See also
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Subscription television in Australia
Subscription television in Australia is provided using technologies such as cable television, satellite television and internet television by a number of companies unified in their provision of a subscription television service. Notable actors in ...
References
External links
Official website
{{Subscription television channels in Australia
Television networks in Australia
English-language television stations in Australia
Foxtel
Television channels and stations established in 2008
2008 establishments in Australia