▁was ▁sp otted ▁by ▁Mol ly ▁M eld rum ▁who ▁asked ▁L acy ▁to ▁open ▁the ▁show ▁- ▁her ▁performance ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁job ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁show , ▁The ▁Factory ▁on ▁which ▁she ▁appeared ▁week ly ▁as ▁ro ving ▁rep orter . ▁Under ▁the ▁guidance ▁of ▁produ cers ▁Ne ill ▁Wilson ▁and ▁James ▁Li ps com be , ▁L acy ▁began ▁to ▁develop ▁her ▁own ▁characters ▁and ▁sketch es ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁include ▁An net te ▁the ▁L ibr arian , ▁Carlos ▁the ▁Latin ▁L over , ▁P ix ie ▁S not ley ▁entertain ment ▁rep orter ▁and ▁Bel inda ▁the ▁y upp ie . ▁A ▁very ▁popular ▁series ▁of ▁bis c uit ▁commer ci als ▁featured ▁all ▁four ▁of ▁these ▁characters . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁the ▁ABC ▁ax ed ▁The ▁Factory . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁the ▁series ▁Count down ▁was ▁re work ed ▁as ▁Count down ▁Revolution ▁which ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Mol ly ▁M eld rum . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁L acy ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁host ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁with ▁com ed ian ▁Mark ▁Little ▁and ▁the ▁show ▁finally ▁began ▁to ▁find ▁its ▁feet . ▁Later ▁that ▁year ▁Mark ▁and ▁T ania ▁were ▁fired ▁from ▁the ▁show ▁when ▁they ▁st aged ▁a ▁mock ▁strike . ▁ ▁L acy ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁make ▁appearances ▁on ▁Steve ▁V izard ' s ▁Ton ight ▁Live ▁but ▁eventually ▁found ▁a ▁home ▁at ▁Channel ▁ 9 ▁where ▁she ▁initially ▁star red ▁on ▁a ▁show ▁called ▁Saturday ▁at ▁R