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John Byner in 1976. The series featured slapstick sketches, monologues, parodies of television programs, and performances by guest stand-up comedians. John Byner's interactions with the studio audience and with producer Bob Einstein—who frequently interrupted sketches to halt them midway—broke the fourth wall, an uncommon technique at the time.
Impressionist John Byner was the host of Bizarre, often joined by Bob Einstein, often playing the roles of the show's producer, and stuntman Super Dave Osborne. Much of the humour on the show was considered risque during the original run of the series, especially on episodes seen on Showtime, due to more-relaxed programming standards.
John Byner (né Biener; born June 28, 1938) is an American actor, comedian and impressionist who has had a lengthy television and film career. His voice work includes the cartoon series The Ant and the Aardvark , in which the title characters are voiced by Byner's impressions of Dean Martin and Jackie Mason .
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The John Byner Comedy Hour (1972); first appearance of the character; Van Dyke and Company (1976) The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour (1977) Bizarre (1980–1986) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1980s), recurring guest; Late Night with David Letterman (1980s), recurring guest; Super Dave (1987–1992) Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire (1992) In ...
There were additional minor characters in the series. Among them were the following: (all voiced by John Byner unless otherwise noted) "Computer" – a talking device purported to be a supercomputer, which the Aardvark builds to help come up with ideas to catch the ant; however, all these ideas fail, which turns out to be because the "computer" is not really a computer, but an automatic toaster.
From Nicole Kidman’s erotic thriller “Babygirl,” to a book of sexual fantasies edited by Gillian Anderson, this was the year the female sex drive took the wheel in popular culture.
Directed by John Hough, this sci-fi fantasy is the first movie in the Witch Mountain franchise. ... Arthur Malet, John Byner, Phil Fondacaro. Run time: 80 minutes. Director: Ted Berman, Richard ...