It's a Laugh Productions

It's a Laugh Productions, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
Industry
Genre
FoundedNovember 3, 2003; 21 years ago (2003-11-03)[1]
Founder
HeadquartersStudio City, Los Angeles, California, US[1]
ParentDisney Branded Television

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.

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

The 2009 version of the logo of It's a Laugh Productions, used until 2020.

It's a Laugh Productions, Inc. was founded on November 3, 2003,[1] and by Don Mink[2] and Amy Rabins,[3] former talent agents of Brookwell McNamara Entertainment.

Filmography

Television series

# 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 Todd J. Greenwald Entertainment Force
Potato Monkey Productions		 October 29, 2024 present 10

Films

Theatrical films

# 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

# 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

# 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Executive Profiles: Don Mink". Variety. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Executive Profiles: Amy Rabins". Variety. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  4. ^ 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 ...
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Philpot, Robert (February 13, 2007). "Miley's Moment". Topix. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved December 22, 2020.