Bizarre

I loved this show. It is sorely missed. I didn't have cable in the '80's so I remember watching this show on channel "9" in NYC. I don't know what show Mr. Martin was watching because everything about this show was just funny as hell. This show along with the Paul Hogan show were 2 of the funniest sketch comedy shows ever. Of course they all owe a debt to the incomparable Benny Hill.

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The hilarious sketch comedy show "Bizarre" is now available on DVD, completely uncensored and uncut. Each DVD contains 10 episodes hand-picked by the producers and packaged so that each sketch or episode can be watched separately. I have already watched both DVDs and they are great! I hope they release more volumes in the future. John Byner is great, as is the rest of the ensemble cast. Nudity and profanity abound!! It took awhile, but am certainly glad the show is now available. It can be purchased on amazon.ca Does anyone remember any other memorable sketches? I would be interested to hear anyone's remembrances of the show. To my knowledge, 50 episodes were recorded over the 5 year run of the show. It could be more though!

This show is one of a kind. Though i don't really like the show myself, I have to admit there's something about it that keeps you glued. It's one of those shows you can watch and say to yourself "this is so stupid and disgusting... I'll just finish watching it..." it's great to have something so low brow and so politically incorrect actually work. Unfortunatley, it rarely worked since. BTW, if ány of you are still looking for it, get a satellite and get The Comedy Network. They still play it all the time.

In our super-silly p.c. dreamworld of 2003, it's just great to go back to an era where one didn't have to bite one's tongue and/or stifle a laugh at classic comedy, where the genuine foibles of various ethnic groups and "lifestyle" choices were open to examination and, yes, even ridicule.

Only two other commentators here, one a Canadian who predictably trashes a program produced on his own soil, and an American who loved it (like me...although a Canuck).

John Byner was a GENIUS!!!!

This was known as a vehicle for attractive female Toronto models to become big Hollywood stars, by baring their breasts on Cable TV. I never saw the cable version (CTV had a censored version on conventional Canadian network TV), but I can just imagine how happy John Byner was that he had fallen onto this great gig.

Actor Tom Harvey got regular work here outside of his usual Wayne & Shuster berth. John Byner and the crew delighted in bombarding Tom's groin with cream pies. Luba Goy was the Jewish daughter in the recurring "Bigot Family" segment, which while it wasn't politically correct by any stretch, was one of my favorite bits. Billy Barty, Billy Van, Super Dave Osborne and a host of others bumbled their way into our hearts each week. Seriously, one of Bizarre's bimbos, Sherry Miller, went on to become a legitimate news anchor on Global-TV. Only in Canada...

Many of the show's topless lasses ended up somewhere, but I don't know if any became stars. All I can say is that if Bizarre is any indication, Toronto could've been called "Hooterville" in the eighties.