Australia’s ABC2 Rebranding as Comedy Channel

ABC2 in Australia is being rebranded as ABC Comedy, featuring a mix of scripted and non-scripted, long- and short-form TV shows, and podcasts.

As of December 4, the ABC Comedy brand will be present across linear, ABC iview, ABC listen and key social media platforms. Tonightly with Tom Ballard will air on the ABC Comedy channel weeknights at 9 p.m. and stream live through ABC Comedy on iview, Facebook and YouTube.

International series coming to the ABC Comedy channel include Game Face, Catastrophe season three, Episodes seasons four and five, Murder in Successville, Inside Amy Schumer seasons three and four and Never Mind the Buzzcocks, The Office, 30 Rock and Parks and Recreation. 2018 titles include Fleabag, Plebs season three, Asian Provocateur and Idiot Sitter.

There will also be six all-new Australian ABC Comedy series available on iview from December 4. These include Nakkiah Lui’s new series Kiki and Kitty; #CelesteChallengeAccepted, from comedian and Instagram star Celeste Barber; The Chinaboy Show, from YouTube sensation John Luc (a.k.a. MyChonny); Neel Kolhatkar’s Virgin Bush; Other People’s Problems; new Indigenous comedy Aussie Rangers; plus the next series of When TV Was Awesome as well as 60 new bite-sized films.

Director of Television David Anderson said, “The ABC is committed to investing in great content for all Australians. We have a long and impressive history of entertaining Australians through iconic comedy and entertainment programs. Our announcement today reaffirms this commitment and underscores the ABC as a powerhouse of great Australian comedy into the future.”