Eccles (character) role of another character in a scene (to the original character's intense frustration), usually culminating in repeated efforts to throw Eccles off the premises. Eccles (character) "Mad" Dan Eccles () is the name of a comedy character, created and performed by Spike Milligan, from the 1950s United Kingdom radio comedy series "The Goon Show". In the episode "The Macreekie Rising of '74", Peter Sellers had to fill in for the role in Milligan's absence. Very occasionally, he was referred to as 'Mad Dan' Eccles. Eccles was one of the show's secondary characters, but like his counterpart Bluebottle (portrayed by Sellers),
Comedy Central (UK and Ireland) channel 133. Comedy Central HD broadcasts high-definition programming including "Two and a Half Men", "30 Rock" and "South Park", in addition to new UK commissions. Virgin Media will also make some popular Comedy Central HD programmes available on demand. A second timeshift, Paramount Comedy 2 +1 (now Comedy Central Extra +1) was launched on Sky channel 159, on 5 November 2007. Nicktoons Replay did timeshare with the channel between 6:00am and 7:00pm. However, the channel closed on 2 October 2012 and was replaced with a one-hour timeshift version of Nick Jr. Comedy Central Extra +1 has since been re-instated and