Ha!

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Ha! The Comedy Network, owned by Viacom, was one of the first American all-comedy channels available to basic cable subscribers. Launched on April 1, 1990, it competed with The Comedy Channel from the HBO unit of Time Warner.

[edit] Ha!'s schedule vs. Comedy Channel's schedule

While The Comedy Channel (which was launched on November 15, 1989) broadcast mostly low-budget original programming, Ha!'s schedule featured sitcom and sketch comedy reruns (many of which had been previously licensed for sister network Nick at Nite) as well as complete 90-minute reruns of Saturday Night Live from the sixth through sixteenth seasons. The first SNL to air was hosted by Susan Saint James from October 1981.

[edit] Ha! and Comedy Channel merge to create Comedy Central

The two networks merged to create Comedy Central, which began airing on April 1, 1991.