Bizarre

Bizarre is a Canadian sketch comedy television series that aired from 1980 to 1986. It was broadcast on CTV in Canada, and, due to its adult content, on the premium cable network Showtime in the United States. Hosted by comedian and impressionist John Byner, the series featured slapstick sketches and stand-up comedy.
==Mentions==
* June 1985June 11, 1985, earliest found broadcast, Asheville Citizen-Times TV listings, June 8, 1985 — In his introduction, Byner explains that Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy were not the first choices for their roles in The Muppet Movie. The following sketch consists of two auditions: one from a puppet named Sam the Dog and another from Miss Porky. The dog sits in a swamp and lip syncs to "Rainbow Connection" for a few bars before he's interrupted and told he's not the right species for the part. Sam insists that he's an actor and resorts to cussing when he realizes he won't get the job. Miss Porky poorly sings her own version of the song and gets cut off sooner. She claims that she's being unfairly judged because she's black and threatens legal action. When a cigarette-smoking frog joins her, she exclaims that she wouldn't work with that "green son of a bitch" anyway.
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