A US cable TV channel, later merged with Viacom's HA! to form Comedy Central. Modeled after (the original) MTV, with hosts acting like VJs, introducing comedy clips, and occasionally doing some sketch comedy. Hosts included The Higgins Boys and Gruber (David Higgins later joined Ellen Degeneres' show), Rachel Sweet (the former Sweetheart of Stiff Records), and Allan Havey and Nick Bakay from Night After Night.