I have a few Johnny Carson interviews with Byner. This was on cable in the US, and as I recall was one of the first cable shows to get water-cooler buzz.
On Sat, Sep 30, 2017 at 9:59 PM Doug Eastick <[email protected]> wrote: > Dunno if those in USA saw this when it was fresh in the 1980's, but since > it was CANCON (Canadian Content) it was shown prime-time on CTV (9pm? > 10pm?). > > It was the spring-board for Super Dave Osborne. > > The show featured John Byner, who I never knew before. I think it was > shot at a studio/theatre in north Toronto (York University?). > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bizarre_(TV_series) > > Here's a youtube link to one 23 minute episode. The skit called The > Bigots sure indicates how times have changed in broadcast television (it's > about 5-10 mins in) > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm-shSJcRpg > > > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
