Cannon and Ball then Head of Programming at ITV station TVS and later to hold a similar position at LWT expressed a concern that northern comedy shows may not suit southern tastes. By the 1990s, the duo were seeking a change in direction and appeared in their own sitcom "Cannon and Ball's Playhouse", the spin-off series "Plaza Patrol" and their game show "Cannon and Ball's Casino". "Plaza Patrol" saw them play security guards in a shopping mall. In more recent times, they have continued to find success as a comic duo in theatre and pantomime, along with numerous cameo appearances on TV. In
The Comedy Channel (UK) The Comedy Channel (UK) The Comedy Channel was a short-lived United Kingdom subscription television channel during the early 1990s. The channel launched on 1 October 1991, soon after the merger of Sky Television plc and British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB). The merged company, British Sky Broadcasting, brought together comedy programming from its existing libraries - Sky having an archive of US imports including "Three's Company", "I Love Lucy", "Green Acres", "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "Seinfeld", and BSB having obtained rights to a number of BBC sitcoms such as "Dad's Army" and "The Goodies". The Comedy Channel existed in the days before