Howard Busgang is a Canadian comedian and television
producer.Originally from Montreal, Quebec, he studied political
science at McGill University before beginning to perform as a stand-up
comedian in 1979. He had some supporting roles in film and television,
including the film Terror Train and guest roles in the television
series The Edison Twins and Check It Out!, before he and Shawn
Thompson created the short-run comedy series We Don't Knock, in which
they performed improvised pranks on real people, for CBC Television in
1986. In the same year, he was one of the performers in The Young
Comedians All Star Reunion, a stand-up comedy special on HBO that also
included Howie Mandel, Harry Anderson and Robin Williams.Following the
end of We Don't Knock's run, Busgang and Dale Martindale became
cohosts of CBC Television's youth series Switchback. After leaving
that show, he moved to Los Angeles where he continued to perform
comedy, including an appearance on An Evening at the Improv and
touring as an opening act for Mandel. He also appeared in the comedy
film A Man Called Sarge.In the early 1990s Busgang began working as a
writer, story editor and producer, working on television series such
as Good Advice, Boy Meets World and The Closer. He later returned to
Canada, working in television as creator, writer and producer of
series such as The Blobheads, An American in Canada, The Tournament,
Sophie, Single White Spenny and Working the Engels.
producer.Originally from Montreal, Quebec, he studied political
science at McGill University before beginning to perform as a stand-up
comedian in 1979. He had some supporting roles in film and television,
including the film Terror Train and guest roles in the television
series The Edison Twins and Check It Out!, before he and Shawn
Thompson created the short-run comedy series We Don't Knock, in which
they performed improvised pranks on real people, for CBC Television in
1986. In the same year, he was one of the performers in The Young
Comedians All Star Reunion, a stand-up comedy special on HBO that also
included Howie Mandel, Harry Anderson and Robin Williams.Following the
end of We Don't Knock's run, Busgang and Dale Martindale became
cohosts of CBC Television's youth series Switchback. After leaving
that show, he moved to Los Angeles where he continued to perform
comedy, including an appearance on An Evening at the Improv and
touring as an opening act for Mandel. He also appeared in the comedy
film A Man Called Sarge.In the early 1990s Busgang began working as a
writer, story editor and producer, working on television series such
as Good Advice, Boy Meets World and The Closer. He later returned to
Canada, working in television as creator, writer and producer of
series such as The Blobheads, An American in Canada, The Tournament,
Sophie, Single White Spenny and Working the Engels.
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