Ha! (TV channel)

Ha!
Ha! logo designed by Noel Frankel, Fred/Alan, Inc., New York. Illustrated by Lou Brooks.[1]
CountryUnited States
Programming
Language(s)English
Ownership
OwnerViacom
ParentMTV Networks
History
LaunchedApril 1, 1990 (1990-04-01)
ClosedApril 1, 1991 (1991-04-01)
(1 year, 0 days)
Replaced byComedy Central

Ha!: TV Comedy Network (commonly known as Ha!) was an American pay television channel owned by Viacom; it was one of the first American all-comedy channels available in basic-tier television offers. Launched on April 1, 1990, at 7 p.m. ET,[2] it competed with another startup comedy-oriented cable channel, HBO-owned The Comedy Channel. In 1991, the two channels merged to form Comedy Central.

  1. ^ Seibert, Fed. "Positioning HA!". Fredalan.org. The Fred/Alan Archive. Archived from the original on 2020-07-12. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  2. ^ Jim Sullivan, Globe Staff. "Cable Comedy: No Laughing Matter", The Boston Globe, March 30, 1990.

Developed by StudentB