It's a Laugh Productions, Inc. is an American production company owned by The Walt Disney Company which produces live-action teen sitcoms and sketch comedies airing on Disney Channel and Disney XD.[4] It is a division of Disney Branded Television.
 Logo used since 2019 | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | |
| Genre | |
| Founded | November 3, 2003[1] |
| Founder | |
| Headquarters | Studio City, Los Angeles, California, US[1] |
| Parent | Disney Branded Television |
With the notable exception of Jonas,[5] most shows are produced and filmed before a live studio audience using a multi-camera setup, and released with a laugh track. While production takes place mostly at Hollywood Center Studios, other locations, such as Sunset Bronson Studios (as is the case for Hannah Montana),[6] The Burbank Studios and Los Angeles Center Studios, have also been used.
History
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It's a Laugh Productions, Inc. was founded on November 3, 2003,[1] and by Don Mink[2] and Amy Rabins,[3] former executives of Brookwell McNamara Entertainment.
Filmography
editTelevision series
edit| # | Name | Creator(s) | Production(s) | Premiere date | End date | No. of episodes | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Danny Kallis Jim Geoghan |
March 18, 2005 | September 1, 2008 | 87 | Disney Channel | |
| 2 | Hannah Montana | Michael Poryes Rich Correll Barry O'Brien |
Michael Poryes Productions | March 24, 2006 | January 16, 2011 | 98 | |
| 3 | Cory in the House | Dennis Rinsler Marc Warren |
Warren & Rinsler Productions | January 12, 2007 | September 12, 2008 | 34 | |
| 4 | Wizards of Waverly Place | Todd J. Greenwald | October 12, 2007 | January 6, 2012 | 106 | ||
| 5 | The Suite Life on Deck | Danny Kallis Jim Geoghan |
Danny Kallis Productions (seasons 1–2) Bon Mot Productions (season 3) |
September 26, 2008 | May 6, 2011 | 71 | |
| 6 | Sonny with a Chance | Steve Marmel | Varsity Pictures | February 8, 2009 | January 2, 2011 | 47 | |
| 7 | Jonas | Michael Curtis Roger S. H. Schulman |
Mantis Productions (season 1) Turtle Rock Productions |
May 2, 2009 | October 3, 2010 | 34 | |
| 8 | I'm in the Band | Michael B. Kaplan Ron Rappaport |
November 27, 2009 | December 9, 2011 | 41 | Disney XD | |
| 9 | Good Luck Charlie | Phil Baker Drew Vaupen |
April 4, 2010 | February 16, 2014 | 97 | Disney Channel | |
| 10 | Pair of Kings | Dan Cross David Hoge |
September 10, 2010 | February 18, 2013 | 67 | Disney XD | |
| 11 | Shake It Up | Chris Thompson | November 7, 2010 | November 10, 2013 | 75 | Disney Channel | |
| 12 | A.N.T. Farm | Dan Signer | Gravy Boat Productions | May 6, 2011 | March 21, 2014 | 62 | |
| 13 | So Random! | Steve Marmel | Varsity Pictures | June 5, 2011 | March 25, 2012 | 26 | |
| 14 | Kickin' It | Jim O'Doherty | Poor Soul | June 13, 2011 | March 25, 2015 | 84 | Disney XD |
| 15 | Jessie | Pamela Eells O'Connell | Bon Mot Productions | September 30, 2011 | October 16, 2015 | 98 | Disney Channel |
| 16 | Austin & Ally | Kevin Kopelow & Heath Seifert | Kevin & Heath Productions | December 2, 2011 | January 10, 2016 | 87 | |
| 17 | Lab Rats | Chris Peterson Bryan Moore |
February 27, 2012 | February 3, 2016 | 90 | Disney XD | |
| 18 | Crash & Bernstein | Eric Friedman | October 8, 2012 | August 11, 2014 | 39 | ||
| 19 | Dog with a Blog | Michael B. Kaplan Philip Stark |
Diphthong Productions | October 12, 2012 | September 25, 2015 | 69 | Disney Channel |
| 20 | Liv and Maddie | John D. Beck & Ron Hart | Beck & Hart Productions Oops Doughnuts Productions |
July 19, 2013 | March 24, 2017 | 80 | |
| 21 | Mighty Med | Jim Bernstein Andy Schwartz |
October 7, 2013 | September 9, 2015 | 44 | Disney XD | |
| 22 | I Didn't Do It | Tod Himmel Josh Silverstein |
That's Not So Funny Productions (season 2) | January 17, 2014 | October 16, 2015 | 39 | Disney Channel |
| 23 | Girl Meets World | Michael Jacobs April Kelly |
Michael Jacobs Productions | June 27, 2014 | January 20, 2017 | 72 | |
| 24 | K.C. Undercover | Corinne Marshall | Rob Lotterstein Productions | January 18, 2015 | February 2, 2018 | 75 | |
| 25 | Best Friends Whenever | Jed Elinoff Scott Thomas |
Diphthong Productions (season 1) Entertainment Force |
June 26, 2015 | December 11, 2016 | 30 | |
| 26 | Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything | Devin Bunje Nick Stanton |
Poor Soul 37 Monkeys (season 2) |
July 22, 2015 | January 2, 2017 | 37 | Disney XD |
| 27 | Bunk'd | Pamela Eells O'Connell | Bon Mot Productions (seasons 1–3) That's Not So Funny Productions (season 4) A Little Too You (seasons 5–7) |
July 31, 2015 | August 2, 2024 | 161 | Disney Channel |
| 28 | Lab Rats: Elite Force | Chris Peterson Bryan Moore |
Britelite Productions | March 2, 2016 | October 22, 2016 | 15 | Disney XD |
| 29 | Bizaardvark | Kyle Stegina & Josh Lehrman | June 24, 2016 | April 13, 2019 | 63 | Disney Channel | |
| 30 | Raven's Home | Michael Poryes Susan Sherman |
Entertainment Force (seasons 1, 5 & 6) November 13 (season 2) Done Deal Productions (season 2) Funny Boone Productions (season 3; episodes 1–14) Institute for Individual Education (season 3; episodes 15–season 4) |
July 21, 2017 | September 3, 2023 | 122 | |
| 31 | Coop & Cami Ask the World | Boyce Bugliari Jamie McLaughlin |
Bugliari/McLaughlin Productions | October 12, 2018 | September 11, 2020 | 49 | |
| 32 | Sydney to the Max | Mark Reisman | Mark Reisman Productions | January 25, 2019 | November 26, 2021 | 63 | |
| 33 | The Villains of Valley View | Chris Peterson Bryan Moore |
Britelite Productions | June 3, 2022 | December 1, 2023 | 37 | |
| 34 | Wizards Beyond Waverly Place | Jed Elinoff Scott Thomas |
Entertainment Force Potato Monkey Productions |
October 29, 2024 | present | 2 |
Films
editTheatrical films
edit| # | Title | Director | Writer | Producer(s) | Release date | Budget | Gross | RT | IMDb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | Peter Chelsom | Dan Berendsen | Alfred Gough Miles Millar |
April 10, 2009 | $30 million | $169.2 million | 44% | 4.5 |
Television films
edit| # | Title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie | August 28, 2009 |
| 2 | The Suite Life Movie | March 25, 2011 |
| 3 | Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! | December 2, 2011 |
| 4 | The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex | March 15, 2013 |
Crossovers
edit| # | Title | Air date | Crossover between |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana | July 28, 2006 | That's So Raven, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, and Hannah Montana |
| 2 | Take This Job and Love It | June 16, 2007 | Hannah Montana and Cory in the House |
| 3 | Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana | July 17, 2009 | Wizards of Waverly Place, The Suite Life on Deck, and Hannah Montana |
| 4 | Weasels on Deck | October 11, 2010 | I'm in the Band and The Suite Life on Deck |
| 5 | Charlie Shakes It Up | June 5, 2011 | Good Luck Charlie and Shake It Up |
| 6 | Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year | December 7, 2012 | Austin & Ally and Jessie |
| 7 | Good Luck Jessie: NYC Christmas | November 29, 2013 | Good Luck Charlie and Jessie |
| 8 | Jessie's Aloha Holidays with Parker and Joey | November 28, 2014 | Jessie and Liv and Maddie |
| 9 | Karate Kid-tastrophe | March 27, 2015 | Jessie and The Suite Life on Deck |
| 10 | Lab Rats vs. Mighty Med | July 22, 2015 | Lab Rats and Mighty Med |
| 11 | The Ghostest with the Mostest | October 2, 2015 | Jessie and I Didn't Do It |
| 12 | Girl Meets World of Terror 2 | October 2, 2015 | Girl Meets World and Austin & Ally |
| 13 | Bite Club | October 2, 2015 | I Didn't Do It and Austin & Ally |
| 14 | All Howl's Eve | October 4, 2015 | K.C. Undercover and Jessie |
| 15 | Cyd and Shelby's Haunted Escape | October 4, 2015 | Best Friends Whenever and Girl Meets World |
| 16 | Scary Spirits & Spooky Stories | October 4, 2015 | Austin & Ally and K.C. Undercover |
| 17 | Haunt-a-Rooney | October 4, 2015 | Liv and Maddie and Best Friends Whenever |
| 18 | Raven About Bunk'd | July 24, 2020 | Raven's Home and Bunk'd |
Notes:
- Both "That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana" and "Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana" are counted as three separate episodes (the former being the That's So Raven episode "Checkin' Out", The Suite Life of Zack & Cody episode, "That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana", and the Hannah Montana episode "On the Road Again", while the latter being the Wizards of Waverly Place episode "Cast-Away (To Another Show)", The Suite Life on Deck episode "Double-Crossed", and the Hannah Montana episode "Super(stitious) Girl").
- "Take This Job and Love It" is officially counted as a Hannah Montana episode.
- "Weasels on Deck" is counted as an I'm in the Band episode.
- "Charlie Shakes It Up" is counted as a Good Luck Charlie episode.
- "Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year", "Lab Rats vs. Mighty Med", "Raven About Bunk'd", and "Good Luck Jessie: NYC Christmas" are counted as an episode for both series, due to them being a separate event.
- Part 1 of "Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year" is produced as an Austin & Ally episode while part 2 was produced as a Jessie episode.
- Part 1 of "Lab Rats vs. Mighty Med" was produced as a Lab Rats episode while part 2 was produced as a Mighty Med episode.
- Part 1 of "Good Luck Jessie: NYC Christmas" was produced as a Good Luck Charlie episode while part 2 was produced as a Jessie episode.
- "Jessie's Aloha Holidays with Parker and Joey" is officially counted as a Jessie one-hour episode with Liv and Maddie characters.
- Part 1 of "Raven About Bunk'd" was produced as a Raven's Home episode while part 2 was produced as a Bunk'd episode.
References
edit- ^ a b c "It's a Laugh Productions, Inc. (C2563713)". Business Entity Detail. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ^ a b "Executive Profiles: Don Mink". Variety. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ^ a b "Executive Profiles: Amy Rabins". Variety. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ^ Jonathan Gray & Derek Johnson, ed. (February 12, 2013). "Chapter 15: The Mouse House of Cards" (eBook). A Companion to Media Authorship. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118495254. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
The vast majority of Disney Channel pilots are produced by Disney subsidiary It's a Laugh Productions ...
- ^ Rice, Lynette (April 24, 2009). "The Jonas Brothers Take On TV". Entertainment Weekly. No. 1044/1045. p. 94. Archived from the original on July 23, 2013. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ Philpot, Robert (February 13, 2007). "Miley's Moment". Topix. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved December 22, 2020.