Bizarre (TV series)
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| Directed by | Maurice Abraham (1980-1982) Jack Budgell (1982-1986) |
| Starring |
John Byner Bob Einstein Philip Akin George Allen Harvey Atkin Cynthia Belliveau Tanya Boyd Dave Broadfoot George Buza Lally Cadeau Christine Cattell George Cowan Jennifer Dale Richard Dawson Laura Dickson Jack Duffy Jayne Eastwood John Evans Astrid Falconi S.J. Fellowes Barry Flatman Redd Foxx David Fraser Candace Frazee Brian George Luba Goy Nonnie Griffin Lori Hallier Barbara Hamilton Tom Harvey John Hemphill Laura Henry Ken James Keith Knight Mimi Kuzyk Don Lake Kathleen Laskey Carrie Leigh Cec Linder Ziggy Lorenc Kate Lynch Jack Newman Pat Marsden Viki Matthews Annie McAuley Debra McGrath Julie McLeod Sherry Miller Pat Morita Mike Myers Kathy Nagy Mark Parr Suzie Pellman Earl Pennington Donnelly Rhodes Dar Robinson Laura Robinson Wayne Robson Mary Beth Rubens Saul Rubinek Elijah Siegler Sharolyn Sparrow Beau Starr Melissa Steinberg Eric Taslitz Dave Thomas Theresa Tova Billy Van Mike Walden Irene Walters Roberta Weiss Steve Weston Michael Wincott |
| Music by | James Dale |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 141 ([[List of Bizarre episodes|list of episodes]]) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Allan Blye (1980-1982) Bob Einstein (1980-1982) |
| Producer(s) |
Perry Rosemond (1980-1982) Allan Blye (1982-1986) Bob Einstein (1982-1986) |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Shiral Productions Showtime |
| Release | |
| Original network |
CTV (Canada) Showtime (United States) |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | September 18, 1980 – September 1986 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Super Dave |
Bizarre is a Canadian sketch comedy television series that aired from 1980 to 1986. The show was hosted by John Byner, and produced by CTV at the CFTO Glen-Warren Studios in suburban Toronto for first-run airing in Canada on CTV and in the United States on the Showtime premium cable network.
The series featured slapstick sketches, monologues, TV parodies, and performances by guest stand-up comics. Byner's interactions with members of the studio audience, or with show producer Bob Einstein (who often came in to halt a sketch midway through), provided an early example of removing the fourth wall. Much of the humour on the show was considered risque during the original run of the series.
The series utilized a rotating ensemble of supporting actors who backed Byner up in his sketches. Besides Einstein, this group included Philip Akin, Harvey Atkin, Billy Barty, Cynthia Belliveau, Jack Duffy, Jayne Eastwood, Barbara Hamilton, John Hemphill, Barry Flatman, Keith Knight, Don Lake, Kathleen Laskey, Kate Lynch, Pat Morita, Debra McGrath, Mike Myers, Earl Pennington, Melissa Steinberg, Billy Van, Steve Weston, and Wayne and Shuster alumnus Tom Harvey.
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