Comedy in History (Part 2)

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• 1981-05-17 A. Marcus Hemphill's stage comedy "Inacent Black", starring Melba Moore and Reginald Vel Johnson, closes at Biltmore Theater, NYC, after 14 performances
• 1981-06-23 NYC Mayor Koch turns down a $7,500 offer to perform comedy

• 1981-09-08 British TV comedy "Only Fools and Horses" created by John Sullivan, starring David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst and Lennard Pearce premieres on BBC One
• 1982-09-29 Situation comedy "Cheers" premieres on NBC-TV, starring Ted Danson and Shelley Long

• 1983-06-08 "Trading Places", American comedy film, is released

• 1984-01-04 "Night Court" starring Harry Anderson, created by comedy writer Reinhold Weege, premieres on NBC TV; runs for 9 seasons
• 1984-04-05 Galt MacDermot and William Dumaresq's musical "The Human Comedy", based on the novel by William Saroyan, opens at Royale Theater, NYC; runs for 13 performances
• 1984-04-15 Galt MacDermot and William Dumaresq's musical "The Human Comedy", based on the novel by William Saroyan, closes at Royale Theater, NYC, after 13 performances
• 1984-06-08 "Ghostbusters", American supernatural comedy film, directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson premieres
• 1984-06-08 "Gremlins", American comedy horror film, is released

• 1986-09-29 "Designing Women" TV comedy, debuts on CBS
• 1987-05-07 Diane Chambers' (Shelley Long) final episode on TV comedy "Cheers"

• 1988-01-17 Herb Gardner's stage comedy "I'm Not Rappaport", starring Judd Hirsch and Cleavon Little, closes at the Booth Theatre, NYC, after 891 performances, winning 3 Tony Awards

• 1989-05-23 3rd American Comedy Award: Paula Poundstone
• 1989-06-12 "Doctor Doctor", TV Comedy starring Matt Frewer, debuts on CBS-TV

• 1990-03-10 4th American Comedy Award: "When Harry Met Sally"
• 1990-04-01 "Ha!" comedy Channel on cable TV begins transmitting
• 1990-05-28 "Dave Thomas Comedy Show" debuts on CBS-TV
• 1990-06-25 "Dave Thomas Comedy Show" last airs on CBS-TV
• 1990-12-23 Comedy "Lettice & Lovage" closes at Barrymore Theater, NYC after 284 performances

• 1991-03-09 5th American Comedy Award: Dennis Wolfberg
• 1991-04-14 Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston's stage comedy "Mule Bone" closes at Ethel Barrymore Theater, NYC, after 68 performances

• 1992-03-28 6th American Comedy Award: Cathy Ladman, Judy Watkins, Billy Crystal
• 1992-05-31 "The 1992 Boat Show" - the 193rd and final episode of US comedy series "Night Court" - airs on NBC-TV, completing a 9 season run
• 1992-11-12 British TV comedy "Absolutely Fabulous" written by Jennifer Saunders, starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley first appears on the BBC
• 1992-12-13 Revival of George Kelly's comedy "The Show Off", starring Boyd Gaines and Pat Carroll, closes at Criterion Theater, NYC, after 45 performances

• 1993-10-03 Peter Shaffer's stage comedy twin-bill "White Liars/Black Comedy" closes at the Criterion Theater, NYC, after 38 performances
• 1993-11-22 Neil Simon's comedy "Laughter on the 23rd Floor", inspired by his early job writing for Sid Caesar, opens at Richard Rodgers Theater, NYC; runs for 320 performances

• 1994-03-07 8th American Comedy Award: Carrot Top
• 1994-08-27 Neil Simon's comedy "Laughter on the 23rd Floor" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater, NYC, after 320 performances
• 1994-12-18 Stand-up comedy revue "Comedy Tonight" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC; runs for 9 performances
• 1994-12-25 "Comedy Tonight" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 8 performances

• 1996-03-06 10th American Comedy Award: James Burrows
• 1996-07-21 "The Daily Show", late-night talk and satirical news program hosted by Craig Kilborn premieres on Comedy Central in the US

• 1997-11-03 British TV comedy "I'm Alan Partridge" starring Steve Coogan premieres on BBC Two
• 1997-12-08 Revival of Neil Simon's comedy "The Sunshine Boys", starring Jack Klugman and Tony Randell, opens at Lyceum Theater, NYC; runs for 230 performance

• 1998-06-14 "Comic Relief" benefit comedy show
• 1998-09-21 TV comedy "Will & Grace" starring Eric McCormack and Debra Messing premieres in the US

• 2000-10-06 Swedish comedy drama "Songs from the Second Floor" written and directed by Roy Andersson is released in Sweden

• 2002-07-25 Revival of Herb Gardner's stage comedy "I'm Not Rappaport", starring Judd Hirsch and Ben Vereen, opens at the Booth Theatre, NYC; runs for 53 performances
• 2002-09-08 Revival of Herb Gardner's stage comedy "I'm Not Rappaport", starring Judd Hirsch and Ben Vereen, closes at the Booth Theatre, NYC, after 53 performances

• 2005-05-19 TV political comedy "The Thick of It" created by Armando Iannucci, starring Peter Capaldi and Chris Langham premieres on BBC 4

• 2013-09-17 TV comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" starring Andy Samberg and an ensemble cast premieres in the US on Fox

• 2018-05-29 ABC TV network cancels TV comedy "Roseanne" after its star Roseanne Barr posts a racist tweet
• 2018-09-16 First ever performance of comedy "Love's Victory" by Lady Mary Wroth at Penshurst Place, England, 400 years after it was written
• 2018-10-21 Julia Louis-Dreyfus is presented with the Mark Twain Prize, comedy's top honor, at a ceremony in New York

• 2020-09-20 72nd Emmy Awards held virtually: "Succession" best drama, "Schitts Creek" wins record nine awards for a comedy, "Watchman" best limited series

• 2021-09-19 73rd Emmy Awards: "The Crown" Best Drama, "Ted Lasso" Best Comedy, "Mare of Easttown" Best Limited Series

• 2022-09-12 74th Emmy Awards: "Succession" Best Drama, "Ted Lasso" Best Comedy, "The White Lotus" Best Limited Series [1]
• 2023-01-10 80th Golden Globe Awards: Film "The Fabelmans" best drama, "The Banshees of Inisherin" best comedy/musical, TV "House of the Dragon", best drama, "Abbott Elementary" best comedy

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