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Star Comedy
Star Comedy logo
CountryPortugal
Broadcast areaPortugal
Angola
Mozambique
Cape Verde
HeadquartersLisbon
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company Portugal
ParentThe Walt Disney Company Iberia S.L.
Sister channelsStar Channel
Star Life
Star Crime
Star Movies
Star Mundo
24Kitchen
National Geographic
Nat Geo Wild
BabyTV
History
LaunchedSeptember 26, 2007
Former namesFX (2007-2015)
Fox Comedy (2015-2024)
Links
Websitestartv.pt (in Portuguese)

Star Comedy (formerly FX and Fox Comedy)[1] is a Portuguese pay television channel that broadcasts comedy series and films, owned by The Walt Disney Company Portugal.[2] Programs are mostly imported, mainly from the United States, occasionally also Canada and the United Kingdom. The channel has become the home for primarily Fox's animated adult shows such as The Simpsons and Family Guy. The name of the channel is derived from one of the multiplex Star Premium channels in Latin America which originally was used in 2021.

History

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As FX

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The channel started broadcasting on September 26, 2007 alongside Fox Crime on TV Cabo's Funtastic Life package. The channel promised the start of "a new era in the Portuguese landscape" with a strong irreverent character reflected in the channel's slogan: Pós-Zapping. Unlike its sister channels, FX distanced from offering mainstream content, with the main offers being hit cult shows. The channel launched with the premiere of Dexter and also announced Deadwood (already broadcast on RTP2 before) in the channel's second week.[3]

As Fox Comedy

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Second logo
Second logo

On November 18, 2015, the channel finished its conversion to a comedy channel, Fox Comedy.[1]

As Star Comedy

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On November 27, 2023, Disney has announced that Fox Comedy would rebrand to Star Comedy on February 7, 2024.[4][5][6][7]

Programming

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Current programs include:[8]

Former programs

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As Fox Comedy

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As FX

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Former logo as FX

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Pais, Miguel (November 12, 2015). "Fox Comedy vai substituir FX e promete gargalhadas" [Fox Comedy will replace FX and promises laughter]. Espalha-Factos (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "FX" (in Portuguese). 19 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Fox Crime e FX a partir de hoje". Público. 26 September 2007. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Disney ends Fox brand in Portugal". theportugalnews.com. 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  5. ^ "Perguntas Frequentes - A FOX vai ser STAR Channel". foxtv.pt (in Portuguese). 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  6. ^ "Canais Fox vão mudar de nome e assumir marca Star" [Fox channels will change their name and adopt the Star brand]. publico.pt (in Portuguese). 2023-11-27. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  7. ^ "Canais FOX vão passar a ser Star Channel já em 2024". marketeer.sapo.pt. 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  8. ^ "Programação STAR Channel, STAR Life, STAR Crime, STAR Comedy, STAR Movies, STAR Mundo". www.startv.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Séries STAR Channel, STAR Life, STAR Crime, STAR Comedy, STAR Movies, STAR Mundo". www.startv.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-09-30. Cite error: The named reference ":1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  10. ^ a b c d "Séries". FOX. Archived from the original on 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g "Séries". Fox. Archived from the original on 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  12. ^ a b Cardoso, Joana Amaral (2017-03-19). "Da Ásia para a comédia da Fox". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  13. ^ filmSPOT. "Última temporada de "Regras do Jogo" em agosto no AXN White". filmSPOT (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am "Séries". FX. Archived from the original on 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  15. ^ Mourinha, Jorge (2007-10-20). "Publicidade a metro". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  16. ^ Mourinha, Jorge (2008-04-29). "O noivo de Alijó". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  17. ^ a b Cruz, Bárbara (2007-09-25). "Fox Crime e FX a partir de hoje". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  18. ^ "Al Gore no 30 Rock". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). 2007-11-22. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  19. ^ Mourinha, Jorge (2008-07-16). "O patrocínio de Marcelo". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-28.
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