Which comet of 1973 failed to put on its promised spectacular show?

Comedy Central had a hit in 1994 with which British import starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley? Which Canadian comedy series moved from the CBC to NBC and then to Cinemax? Which comedy style, in which the performer shows no emotion, is associated with Buster Keaton? Al Franken titled his 1996 bestseller "___ Is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations". Whose name fills the blank? Comet, Lysol and Pine-Sol are brands of which kind of product? Which casual shoe brand, introduced in 1958, has a basset hound as its logo? Which comfy, informal chair filled with small pellets is often found in dorm rooms? Which strapped patent leather shoes take their name from a girl in the "Buster Brown" comic strip?