Star Comedy (Euro Republics)

Star Comedy is a television channel in the Euro Republics that broadcasts exclusively comedic content. It is owned by EuroMedia and has broadcast since 2005.

History
Star Comedy was launched on Thursday 17th March 2005 and was originally branded Spark Comedy on channel 117 on ET1. It was the first channel in the country to be devoted entirely to comedy and featured a wide range of sitcoms, sketch shows, panel shows, comedy talk shows, stand up and comedy movies from the Euro Republics, the UK, the US and around the world. Initial programmes included The Simpsons, Friends, Corner Gas, Spaced, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Sex and the City, So Graham Norton, Cheers, Red Dwarf, Malcolm in The Middle, Coupling and Little Britain. In it's first few months on air, Spark Comedy was channel that housed the Euroish premieres of American Dad! and the US version of The Office, which aired in addition to the original UK version from the BBC.

Beginning in September 2006, Spark Comedy began broadcasting a strand of Adult Swim programmes on Thursday evenings. A strand for dramedies and dramas incorporating black comedy was also established.

In March 2008, the channel introduced The Brit Block, dedicating all Friday night programmes from 6pm to programmes from the UK.

Spark Comedy retained it's original on-air branding for eight years, eventually rebranding for the first time on Monday 2nd September 2013, and again in March 2018.

On Monday 25th January 2021, Spark Comedy was renamed as Star Comedy, and occuced on the same day FX, which preceded the channel on the ET1 channel EPG, was rebranded as Star. The change saw a major split in the schedule with US comedy during the daytime hours and British comedy (alongside more adult-oriented US comedy) in the evening.

American & Canadian sitcoms

 * It Ain't Easy (US) (2007-present)
 * The Big Bang Theory (US) (2008-present)
 * The Office (US) (2005-present)
 * Friends (US) (2005-present)
 * Seinfeld (US) (2007-present)
 * Cheers (US) (2005-present)
 * Frasier (US) (2009-present)
 * Scrubs (US) (2010-present)
 * The Fresh Prince of Bel Air (US) (2005-present)
 * Malcolm in The Middle (US) (2005-present)
 * What We Do in The Shadows (US) (2019-present)
 * Dave (US) (2021-present)
 * Corner Gas (CA) (2005-present)
 * Schitt's Creek (CA) (2018-present)

British sitcoms

 * Changing Ends (UK) (2023-present)
 * Extraordinary (UK) (2023-present)
 * Starstruck (UK) (2021-present)
 * This Time with Alan Partridge (UK) (2019-present)
 * Blackadder (UK) (2006-present)
 * Gavin & Stacey (UK) (2009-present)
 * The Inbetweeners (UK) (2009-present)
 * Red Dwarf (UK) (2005-present)
 * Friday Night Dinner (UK) (2013-present)
 * Inside No. 9 (UK) (2015-present)
 * My Family (UK) (2007-present)
 * The Royle Family (UK) (2005-present)
 * The Office (UK) (2005-present)
 * Two Pints of Lager and A Packet of Crisps (UK) (2005-present)
 * Watching (UK) (2005-present)
 * Only Fools & Horses (UK) (2007-present)
 * One Foot in The Grave (UK) (2007-present)
 * Bottom (UK) (2005-present)
 * The Young Ones (UK) (2005-present)

Animation

 * The Simpsons (US) (2005-present)
 * Futurama (US) (2007-present)
 * Family Guy (US) (2005-present)
 * American Dad! (US) (2005-present)
 * The Cleveland Show (US) (2009-present)
 * Solar Opposites (US) (2021-present)
 * Cake (US) (2020-present)

Sketch shows

 * The Fast Show (UK) (2005-present)
 * Ellie & Natasia (UK) (2022-present)
 * Lazy Susan (UK) (2022-present)

Panel shows

 * Would I Lie to You? (UK) (2010-present)
 * Mock the Week (UK) (2007-present)

Comedy talk shows

 * The Graham Norton Show (UK) (2008-present)
 * Alan Carr: Chatty Man (UK) (2009-present)
 * The Jonathan Ross Show (UK) (2011-present)

Stand up

 * Live at The Apollo (UK) (2012-present)