Comédie+
title: "Comédie+" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["television-stations-in-france", "television-channels-and-stations-established-in-1997", "french-language-television-stations", "comedy-television-networks", "multithématiques", "1997-establishments-in-france"] topic_path: "geography/france" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comédie+" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Comédie+ |
| logo | Comédie+_logo_à_l'antenne.png |
| logo_size | 200px |
| launch_date | 29 November 1997 |
| picture_format | 1080i (SDTV) |
| owner | Canal+ Thématiques |
| (Canal+) | |
| area | France |
| Belgium | |
| Switzerland | |
| country | France |
| language | French |
| headquarters | Issy-les-Moulineaux |
| founder | Dominique Farrugia |
| former_names | Comédie! (1997-2011) |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Comédie+ | logo = Comédie+_logo_à_l'antenne.png | logo_size = 200px | launch_date = 29 November 1997 | closed_date = | picture_format = 1080i (SDTV) | network = | owner = Canal+ Thématiques (Canal+) | key_people = | area = France Belgium Switzerland | country = France | language = French | affiliates = | headquarters = Issy-les-Moulineaux | founder = Dominique Farrugia | former_names = Comédie! (1997-2011) | replaced = | replaced_by = | sister_channels = | website =
Comédie+ (formerly Comédie!) is a French pay television channel dedicated to humour since 1997. It is directed by Dominique Farrugia, a former member of the Les Nuls comedy team.
History
Comédie! began its broadcasts on 29 November 1997 on Canal Satellite and then on cable. The channel is dedicated to the actor and comedian Bruno Carette from the troupe Les Nuls, who died in 1989. The channel had a daily show named La Grosse Émission which helped popularize the comedians troupe Les Robins des Bois (The Robinhoods) and famous personalities such as Cyril Hanouna, Kad Merad and Olivier Baroux. The show ran until June 2002 and had a revival in 2015-2016, and a prime-time show La Très Grosse Emission on Canal+ in 2016.
In 2003, the channel was bought by Pathé, which reformatted it to make it a mini-generalist of laughter and humor. As of September 20, 2003, its programs began at 8 a.m. Monday through Sunday. Following its withdrawal from television, Pathé sold the channel at the end of 2004 to multiThématiques, a subsidiary of Groupe Canal+.
The channel had been selected in 2005 to be among the pay-TV digital terrestrial television (TNT) channels shared with Cuisine TV, but its authorization was canceled shortly afterwards.
On 1 July 2015, Canalsat made a full transition to MPEG-4 and HD, Comédie+ switched to HD at this date.
On 1 July 2016, Comédie+, Infosport+, Planète+ and Planète+ A&E were removed of Numericable, because they lost their exclusivity exemption because of the launch of SFR fiber offers with Numericable TV bouquets. Since 19 March 2019, all Canal bouquets are available on SFR TV cable and fiber platform.
In August 2018, Canal+ launched a premium channel dedicated to humor for the African market (on channel 5 of Canal+ Afrique), which was replaced by Canal+ Pop on 30 September 2021.
References
References
- Damien. (2024-10-29). "Comédie+ : Histoire de la première chaîne française dédiée à l'humour".
- puremedias. (2015-10-12). ""La grosse émission" de retour sur Comédie+".
- (2016-02-11). "Julien Lepers en fait-il trop ?".
- (2016-06-29). "La Très Grosse Émission : Kad Merad et Jonathan Lambert rejouent leurs sketches cultes".
- "Assistez à l'émission "La Très Grosse Emission" sur "Canal+" avec "Cyril Hanouna"".
- (29 September 2003). "Les chaînes thématiques Cuisine.TV et Comédie!".
- "La télé numérique en 2005".
- (7 May 2015). "SES présente la première antenne SAT>IP".
- (1 June 2015). "Canal+ / Canalsat donne des détails sur son "Tout HD"".
- (2016-06-17). "Exclusivités Canalsat : SFR-Numéricâble va perdre de nombreuses chaînes de son bouquet TV, et Free quelques unes".
- (2016-07-04). "Infosport+, Comédie+ et Planète+ quittent Numericable-SFR pour une exclusivité CanalSat".
- "Arrivée des offres CANAL sur le câble (décodeurs SFR/Numéricable)".
- (2018-09-10). "CANAL+ Action et CANAL+ Comédie enrichissent l’offre des chaines CANAL+".
- CANAL+. (2021-09-30). "Les changements de la rentrée sur les Chaînes CANAL+".
- (2021-10-07). "Quand CANAL+, la chaîne n°001 devient CANAL+PREMIERE.".
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