Howie Mandel's Sunny Skies is a sketch comedy television series, which aired in 1995."Howie hurt by his critics". Toronto Star, July 13, 1995. Produced by Atlantis Communications for Showtime in the United States and CBC Television in Canada,"CBC picks Gartner to replace Wallin". Toronto Star, June 3, 1995. the series starred comedian Howie Mandel alongside a supporting cast of comedians including Stephen Furst, Tim Bagley, Deborah Theaker, Jennifer Butt and Rob Cohen."Mandel's Sunny Skies does nothing for CBC credibility". Ottawa Citizen, October 11, 1995.
The series also included short videos created by one of its writers, then-unknown comedian Louis C.K."The Short Films of Louis C.K." . Splitsider, March 19, 2012. Guest performers appearing on the series included Robert Smigel, Dave Foley, Gilbert Gottfried, Frankie Avalon and Moon Unit Zappa.
The show aired on Showtime in summer 1995,"Stream of Howie: Showtime builds a sketch series around Mandel's ribald humor". Los Angeles Times, July 9, 1995. and was scheduled by CBC Television to premiere in September.
The series was not well-reviewed by critics, or successful in the ratings in either Canada or the United States."Mandel's comedy banished". The Globe and Mail, November 11, 1995. Showtime aired all 13 episodes, but in Canada CBC Television cut the series after five episodes and scheduled the remainder for a burn-off run in summer 1996. Neither network renewed the series for a second season."CBC unveils fall schedule". Ottawa Citizen, June 11, 1996.
Mandel garnered a CableACE Award nomination for Best Actor in a Comedy Series at the 17th CableACE Awards."Canadians infiltrate TV awards: Atlantis Films lands 11 nominations". The Globe and Mail, September 22, 1995.
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