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
Comedy Lab Comedy Lab Comedy Lab is a British television series which showcases pilots of experimental comedy shows. Series have been aired irregularly on Channel 4 and E4 since 1998. Several pilots first shown on "Comedy Lab" have gone on to spawn full series, most notably "Trigger Happy TV", "Fonejacker", "That Peter Kay Thing", "Meet the Magoons" and "FM". It also gave Jimmy Carr his first television appearance in "Jimmy Carr's World of…Corporate Videos". The 2001 series featured the episodes "Knife and Wife" (featuring Kevin Eldon), "Orcadia" (featuring Alice Lowe), "Daydream Believers: Brand New Beamer" (featuring David Mitchell and Robert Webb) and