Howie Mandel's Sunny Skies

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Lua error in Module:Infobox at line 235: malformed pattern (missing ']'). Howie Mandel's Sunny Skies is a sketch comedy television series, which aired in 1995.[1] Produced by Atlantis Communications for Showtime in the United States and CBC Television in Canada,[2] the series starred comedian Howie Mandel alongside a supporting cast of comedians including Stephen Furst, Tim Bagley, Deborah Theaker, Jennifer Butt and Rob Cohen.[3]

The series also included short videos created by one of its writers, then-unknown comedian Louis C.K..[4] Guest performers appearing on the series included Robert Smigel, Dave Foley, Gilbert Gottfried, Frankie Avalon and Moon Unit Zappa.

The show aired on Showtime in summer 1995,[5] and was scheduled by CBC Television to premiere in September.[1]

The series was not well-reviewed by critics, or successful in the ratings in either Canada or the United States.[6] Showtime aired all 13 episodes, but in Canada CBC Television cut the series after five episodes and scheduled the remainder for a burn-off run in summer 1996.[6] Neither network renewed the series for a second season.[7]

Mandel garnered a CableACE Award nomination for Best Actor in a Comedy Series at the 17th CableACE Awards.[8]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Howie hurt by his critics". Toronto Star, July 13, 1995.
  2. ↑ "CBC picks Gartner to replace Wallin". Toronto Star, June 3, 1995.
  3. ↑ "Mandel's Sunny Skies does nothing for CBC credibility". Ottawa Citizen, October 11, 1995.
  4. ↑ "The Short Films of Louis C.K.". Splitsider, March 19, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Stream of Howie: Showtime builds a sketch series around Mandel's ribald humor". Los Angeles Times, July 9, 1995.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Mandel's comedy banished". The Globe and Mail, November 11, 1995.
  7. ↑ "CBC unveils fall schedule". Ottawa Citizen, June 11, 1996.
  8. ↑ "Canadians infiltrate TV awards: Atlantis Films lands 11 nominations". The Globe and Mail, September 22, 1995.
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