It's a Laugh Productions
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| Company type | Subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group |
|---|---|
| Genre | Television and film production company |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, USA |
It's a Laugh Productions, Inc. is a production company best known for producing the live-action sitcoms that air on Disney Channel and Disney XD. It is an owned subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group.
All shows are taped at Hollywood Center Studios, with the exceptions of Hannah Montana, Good Luck Charlie, and Austin & Ally, which are taped at Sunset Bronson Studios (formerly Tribune Studios); Sonny with a Chance, which was taped at NBC Studios (before moving to Hollywood Center Studios for its second season); Pair of Kings, which was taped at Sunset Gower Studios (before moving to Hollywood Center Studios for its third season); and Shake It Up, which is taped at LA Center Studios (as well as the second and third seasons of Good Luck Charlie). However, the shows are still similar to all of the studio's other programs. Jonas L.A. was the first live-action sitcom to be filmed in a single-camera film format as opposed to the videotaped, multi-camera format of other Disney Channel sitcoms. It was also filmed on location with closed sets.
History
It's a Laugh was launched in 2004. Starting in 2005, it was created and meant to replace Brookwell McNamara Entertainment, producers of Even Stevens and That's So Raven, as producers of Disney Channel programming. The first two shows to hold the It's a Laugh label have all had more than 60 episodes produced. It's a Laugh programs aired on Disney Channel are known as Disney Channel Original Series, and on Disney XD as Disney XD Original Series. The first Disney XD Original Series to be produced by It's a Laugh is I'm in the Band.
As of 2012, nearly all of Disney Channel's live-action original programming is produced by It's a Laugh.
Series
| # | Name | Premiere date | End date | Number of episodes | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | March 18, 2005 | September 1, 2008 | 87 | Disney Channel |
| 2 | Hannah Montana | March 24, 2006 | January 16, 2011 | 98 | |
| 3 | Cory in the House | January 12, 2007 | September 12, 2008 | 34 | |
| 4 | Wizards of Waverly Place | October 12, 2007 | January 6, 2012 | 106 | |
| 5 | The Suite Life on Deck | September 26, 2008 | May 6, 2011 | 71 | |
| 6 | Sonny with a Chance | February 8, 2009 | January 2, 2011 | 46 | |
| 7 | Jonas L.A. | May 2, 2009 | October 3, 2010 | 34 | |
| 8 | I'm in the Band | November 27, 2009 | December 9, 2011 | 41 | Disney XD |
| 9 | Good Luck Charlie | April 4, 2010 | present | 76 | Disney Channel |
| 10 | Pair of Kings | September 10, 2010 | present | 63 | Disney XD |
| 11 | Shake It Up | November 7, 2010 | present | 55 | Disney Channel |
| 12 | A.N.T. Farm | May 6, 2011 | present | 41 | |
| 13 | So Random! | June 5, 2011 | March 25, 2012 | 26 | |
| 14 | Kickin' It | June 13, 2011 | present | 44 | Disney XD |
| 15 | Jessie | September 30, 2011 | present | 32 | Disney Channel |
| 16 | Austin & Ally | December 2, 2011 | present | 25 | |
| 17 | Lab Rats | February 27, 2012 | present | 20 | Disney XD |
| 18 | Crash & Bernstein | October 8, 2012 | present | 7 | |
| 19 | Dog With a Blog | October 12, 2012 | present | 6 | Disney Channel |
Films
Theatrical films
| # | Title | Release date | Budget | Gross | RT | IMDb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | April 10, 2009 | $35,000,000 | $155,545,279 | 44% | 3.7 |
Television films
| # | Title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie | August 28, 2009 |
| 2 | The Suite Life Movie | March 25, 2011 |
| 3 | Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! | December 2, 2011 |
Crossovers
| # | Title | Air date | Crossover between |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana | July 28, 2006 | That's So Raven, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, and Hannah Montana |
| 2 | Take This Job and Love It | June 16, 2007 | Hannah Montana and Cory in the House |
| 3 | Raven in the House | July 8, 2007 | That's So Raven and Cory in the House |
| 4 | Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana | July 17, 2009 | Wizards of Waverly Place, The Suite Life on Deck, and Hannah Montana |
| 5 | Weasels on Deck | October 11, 2010 | I'm in the Band and The Suite Life on Deck |
| 6 | Charlie Shakes It Up | June 5, 2011 | Good Luck Charlie and Shake It Up |
| 7 | Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year | December 7, 2012 | Austin & Ally and Jessie |
Notes:
- Both "That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana" and "Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana" are each counted as three separate episodes. "Take This Job and Love It" is officially counted as a Hannah Montana episode, "Weasels on Deck" is counted as an I'm in the Band episode, and "Charlie Shakes It Up" is counted as a Good Luck Charlie episode, and a crossover between That's So Raven and its spin-off Cory in the House is called "Raven in the House;" it only counts as a Cory in the House episode. Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year will count as an episode for both series, due to it being a separate event.
- There is a crossover episode of a show every year except for 2008. There were two crossovers in 2007; ("Raven in the House") with Cory in the House & That's So Raven, and ("Take This Job and Love It") with Hannah Montana & Cory in the House.
Television specials
| # | Title | Air date | Shows featured |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wish Gone Amiss Weekend | July 13, 2007 | Cory in the House, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, and Hannah Montana |
SD and HD programming
Sonny with a Chance and all series produced since 2009, as well as seasons of existing series produced before 2009 that continued into that year were produced in high definition, but all series shot prior to 2009 were produced in standard definition.