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{{Short description|American digital multicast television network}}
{{for|the Luxor African Film festival (LAFF)|Luxor African Film Festival}}
{{Infobox
| name = Laff
| logo =
| logo_size = 200px
| type = [[Digital subchannel|Digital multicast]] [[television network]] ([[Comedy]])
| country = [[United States]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|2015|1|18}}
| founder = Jonathan Katz
| headquarters = [[Atlanta, Georgia]]
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| parent = [[Scripps Networks|Scripps Networks, LLC]]
| key_people = {{ubl|Jonathan Katz|(president/[[chief executive officer|CEO]],|Katz Broadcasting)}}
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2015|4|15}}
▲| Picture format = [[480i]] ([[Standard-definition television|SDTV]]) [[16:9]] [[widescreen]] or [[4:3]] [[letterboxing (filming)|letterbox]] Depending on market
▲| affiliates = [[#Affiliates|see list]]
| website = {{URL|laff.com|Laff.com}}
}}
'''Laff''' (legal name: '''Laff Media, [[Limited liability company|LLC]]''') is an
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==History==
Laff's launch was announced by [[Katz Broadcasting]] in January 2015 as having a scheduled launch date of {{dts|2015|04|15}}, coinciding with [[Tax Day]] in the [[United States]]; the explanation by Katz is that people needed "something to laugh to" on what they deemed one of the most stressful days of the year. The network launched at Noon that day; the first program was the film ''[[My Mom's New Boyfriend]]''.<ref name="bc0">{{cite news |last=Lafayette |first=Jon |date=January 18, 2015 |title=Exclusive: Comedy Multicast Net Launching on ABC, Scripps |periodical=[[Broadcasting & Cable]] |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/currency/exclusive-comedy-multicast-net-launching-abc-scripps/137199
Katz announced that television stations owned by [[ABC Owned Television Stations]] and 13 [[E. W. Scripps Company]] would serve as the network's charter affiliates; the former serving as a replacement for the standard definition feed of the [[Localish|Live Well Network]], which with Laff's announcement also began to roll-back to only being carried by ABCOTS stations.<ref name="ABCSticksLWN">{{cite news|last1=Littleton|first1=Cynthia|title=ABC Sticks with Live Well Digital Channel, Adds Comedy Net|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/abc-sticks-with-live-well-digital-channel-adds-comedy-net-1201408301/|access-date=January 28, 2015|work=Variety|date=January 18, 2015|archive-date=January 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122225649/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/abc-sticks-with-live-well-digital-channel-adds-comedy-net-1201408301/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=bn>{{cite news|last1=Pergament|first1=Alan|title=Ch.7 to add comedy network called LAFF in mid-April on sub-channel|url=http://talkintv.buffalonews.com/2015/01/20/ch-7-add-comedy-network-called-Laff-Mid-April-sub-channel/|access-date=January 28, 2015|work=Talkin' TV|publisher=Buffalo News|date=January 20, 2015|archive-date=January 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150125003127/http://talkintv.buffalonews.com/2015/01/20/ch-7-add-comedy-network-called-laff-mid-april-sub-channel/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On March 13, 2015, Katz Broadcasting announced an affiliation deal with the [[Cox Media Group]] to carry Laff on the subchannels of seven of its stations expanding its initial reach to 47% of the country.<ref name="BC03132015">{{cite web |last=Lafayette |first=Jon |date=March 13, 2015 |title=Cox Gets Joke And Gives Viewers LAFF |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/programming/exclusive-cox-gets-joke-and-gives-viewers-laff/138771
On February 13, 2015, Laff acquired the [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]] rights to five sitcoms.<ref name=tnc0>{{cite news|title=LAFF Comedy Diginet Lands Five Sitcoms|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/82990/laff-comedy-diginet-lands-five-sitcoms|website=TVNewsCheck|
A list of 2019 [[Nielsen Media Research|Nielsen]] ratings published by ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' indicated that Laff averaged 223,000 viewers in prime time, down 5% from the 2018 average.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schneider |first1=Michael |title=Most-Watched Television Networks: Ranking
The network moved off [[ABC Owned Television Stations]] at the beginning of 2021, in favor of new carriage on Scripps's recently
In July 2023, the managing company of Laff announced an [[Over-the-top media service|over-the-top]] streaming channel counterpart of Laff, called Laff More.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lafayette |first=Jon |date=2023-07-17 |title=Scripps Launching Streaming Court TV and Laff Channels |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/scripps-launching-streaming-court-tv-and-laff-channels |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=Broadcasting Cable |language=en |publisher=Next TV |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827014200/https://www.nexttv.com/news/scripps-launching-streaming-court-tv-and-laff-channels |archive-date=2023-08-27 }}</ref>
==Programming==
Laff provides comedy programming to owned-and-operated and affiliated stations every day from 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. Eastern Time, with paid programming filling the remaining vacated hours. Laff's schedule mainly consists of 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and
===Movies===
Laff carries three to four comedic films throughout its weekend schedule. Laff also carries one movie throughout during early Monday through Friday Mornings.
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*''[[According to Jim]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/laff-to-launch-according-to-jim-in-access|title=Laff to Launch 'According to Jim' in Access|last=Albiniak|first=Paige|website=Broadcasting & Cable|date=March 1, 2019|publisher=Next TV|language=en-us|access-date=2019-04-18|archive-date=2019-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418194834/https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/laff-to-launch-according-to-jim-in-access|url-status=live}}</ref>
*''[[Grace Under Fire]]''<ref name="dl0"/>▼
*''[[
*''[[
*''[[
*''Funniest Pets & People'' (also aired on [[Qubo]] until it ceased operations on February 28, 2021. Also on Laff More.)
▲*''[[That '70s Show]]''<ref name=bc1/>
*''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]''<ref>{{Cite press release |last=Laff |title=Laff Lands Home Improvement in Multi-Year Licensing Agreement With The Disney/ABC Television Group, To Debut Hit Comedy This Fall |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/laff-lands-home-improvement-in-multi-year-licensing-agreement-with-the-disneyabc-television-group-to-debut-hit-comedy-this-fall-300610132.html |date=March 7, 2018 |website=PR Newswire |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116033333/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/laff-lands-home-improvement-in-multi-year-licensing-agreement-with-the-disneyabc-television-group-to-debut-hit-comedy-this-fall-300610132.html |archive-date= Nov 16, 2023 }}</ref>
====Former Programming====▼
*''[[
*''[[
*''[[Man with a Plan (TV series)|Man with a Plan]]''
*''[[Empty Nest]]''<ref name="dl0"/>▼
*''
▲*''[[Cybill]]''<ref name="bc4"/>
*''[[Spin City]]''<ref name=bc1/>▼
*''[[
*''[[
*''[[
*''[[
*''[[
*''[[Everybody Hates Chris]]''
▲*''[[Grace Under Fire]]''<ref name="dl0" />
*''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''<ref name=bc1 />
*''Life's Funniest Moments''
*''[[The Millers]]''
*''[[Night Court]]''<ref name=bc1 />
*''[[The Odd Couple (2015 TV series)]]''
*''Saturday Morning LaffBacks''
▲*''[[Spin City]]''<ref name=bc1 />
*''[[The Bernie Mac Show]]''<ref name=bc1 />
*''[[The Drew Carey Show]]''<ref name=bc1 />
*''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]''<ref name=bc1 />
== Affiliates ==
{{main|List of Laff affiliates}}
{{As of|2022|07|20}}, Laff has 425 current or pending affiliation agreements with television stations in 48 states, plus the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]], covering 91.3% of the United States.<ref name="AffiliatesforLaff">{{cite web|title=Stations for Network - Laff|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/search.php?request=network_search&network=Laff|website=[[RabbitEars]]|access-date=July 20, 2022|archive-date=November 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129001900/https://rabbitears.info/search.php?request=network_search&network=Laff|url-status=live}}</ref>
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