sitcom
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use ne ...
created by Jeff Biederman, Brent Piaskoski and
Brian K. Roberts
Brian K. Roberts is an American television director. He is credited with directing over 350 programs for US television and over 200 episodes of Canadian television and films.
Career
Roberts has directed some of television's most popular sitcoms ...
for CTV. It premiered on March 6, 2014 and ended on October 3, 2015, with a total of 26 episodes over the course of 2 seasons.
Premise
The series stars
Dave Foley
David Scott Foley (born January 4, 1963) is a Canadian actor, stand-up comedian, director, producer and writer. He is known as a co-founder of the comedy group The Kids in the Hall, who have appeared together in a number of television, stage and ...
as Dave Lyons, the head of DLPR, a
public relations
Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing and disseminating information from an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) to the public in order to influence their perception. P ...
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade pap ...
'', March 7, 2013. The cast also includes Paul Campbell,
Rebecca Dalton
Rebecca Dalton is a Canadian actress known for her roles in the TV series '' Good Witch'' and '' Spun Out''.
Early life
Dalton attended Oakville Trafalgar High School and St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School, and after graduating in 2006, travelled ...
,
Al Mukadam
Al Mukadam (born Ali Mukaddam; April 6, 1984) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his performance as Ray Brennan in the Family Channel television series ''Radio Free Roscoe'' (2003–2005).
Career
Mukadam started his career very young and st ...
,
Holly Deveaux
Holly Deveaux is a Canadian actress. She is known for starring in the television series '' Baxter'', ''Less Than Kind'', and ''Spun Out''.
Career
In 2012, Deveaux was cast as Casey Anthony in '' Prosecuting Casey Anthony'', a television movie ba ...
,
J. P. Manoux
Jean-Paul Christophe Manoux (born June 8, 1969) is an American actor, director and writer. He is perhaps best known for his work on multiple Disney television series. He played S.T.A.N. the android in ''Aaron Stone'', both Curtis the Caveman and ...
and
Darcy Michael
Darcy Michael is a Canadian actor and stand-up comedian, best known for his stand up comedy, his viral tiktok accoun@thedarcymichaeland his role in the Canadian television sitcom ''Spun Out''.Kids in the Hall'' colleagues —
Bruce McCulloch
Bruce Ian McCulloch is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer, musician and film director. McCulloch is perhaps best known for his work as a member of the comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, including starring in the TV series of the same name. He ...
,
Mark McKinney
Mark Douglas Brown McKinney (born June 26, 1959) is a Canadian actor and comedian. He is best known as a member of the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, which includes starring in the 1989 to 1995 TV series ''The Kids in the Hall'' and 1 ...
Kevin McDonald
Kevin Hamilton McDonald (born May 16, 1961) is a Canadian actor, voice actor and comedian. He is a member of the comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, who have appeared together in a number of stage, television and film productions, most notably th ...
— as his former high school bandmates in a
Goth rock
Gothic rock (also called goth rock or simply goth) is a style of rock music that emerged from post-punk in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. The first post-punk bands which shifted toward dark music with gothic overtones include Siouxsie an ...
band, who visited to demand that Dave honour a
suicide pact
A suicide pact is an agreed plan between two or more individuals to die by suicide. The plan may be to die together, or separately and closely timed.
General considerations
Suicide pacts are an important concept in the study of suicide, and h ...
that they had made in their youth.
Second season
The second season finished filming on December 5, 2014. A sneak preview of the program's season premiere was slated to air on February 1, 2015 after CTV's broadcast of
Super Bowl XLIX
Super Bowl XLIX was an American football game played to determine the champions of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2014 season. The American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots defeated the National Football Conf ...
Toronto Sun
The ''Toronto Sun'' is an English-language tabloid format, tabloid newspaper published daily in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The newspaper is one of several ''Sun'' tabloids published by Postmedia Network. The newspaper's offices is located at Pos ...
'', January 28, 2015.
However, on January 26, as a direct response to J. P. Manoux's arrest on voyeurism charges, CTV put the program on hiatus "indefinitely" and pulled the show from all streaming platforms.Jean Paul Manoux, star of Spun Out, charged with voyeurism
CBC News
CBC News is a division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs on the corporation's English-language operations, namely CBC Television, CBC Radio, CBC News Network, and CBC.ca. ...
, January 27, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015. Manoux appeared in all 13 episodes, making it impossible for the network to simply air a shortened run of the series by excluding his episodes. The post-Super Bowl slot was reassigned to the season premiere of ''
MasterChef Canada
''MasterChef Canada'' is a Canadian competitive cooking reality show, part of the ''MasterChef'' franchise, open to amateur home cooks. It premiered on CTV on January 20, 2014, and has aired its seventh season. The show stars three judges: Cla ...
''.
The network later clarified that the series was not cancelled, but would eventually air. According to network executive Phil King, "I think it’s wildly unfair that you have a whole cast of people who put their livelihood into this and we’re not going to see this because someone did something inappropriate." CTV later announced the second season of ''Spun Out'' would begin airing July 14, 2015."Spun Out returns for Season 2 on July 14" ''
Toronto Star
The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part ...
'', July 13, 2015. The premiere featured a guest appearance by comedian
Russell Peters
Russell Dominic Peters (born September 29, 1970) is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, and producer. He began performing in Toronto in 1989 and won a Gemini Award in 2008. In 2013, he was number three on ''Forbes'' list of the world's highe ...
.
While there was never an official announcement of the show's cancellation, in August 2015 Foley took another full-time acting job on the American sitcom ''
Dr. Ken
''Dr. Ken'' is an American multi-camera sitcom that aired on ABC from October 2, 2015, to March 31, 2017. The series was created, written, and co-executive produced by its lead actor, Ken Jeong, who based the concept on his experience as a physic ...
'', signalling the ''de facto'' demise of ''Spun Out''. By that time the voyeurism charges against Manoux had been dropped, although he still faced charges of mischief to property. Manoux was eventually found guilty of this lesser charge in early 2017."Actor guilty of mischief for hiding camera in rental condo" ''
Toronto Star
The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part ...
'', January 11, 2017.
Cast
Main
*
Dave Foley
David Scott Foley (born January 4, 1963) is a Canadian actor, stand-up comedian, director, producer and writer. He is known as a co-founder of the comedy group The Kids in the Hall, who have appeared together in a number of television, stage and ...
as Dave Lyons, the head of DLPR
* Paul Campbell as Beckett Ryan, a newly hired copywriter
*
Rebecca Dalton
Rebecca Dalton is a Canadian actress known for her roles in the TV series '' Good Witch'' and '' Spun Out''.
Early life
Dalton attended Oakville Trafalgar High School and St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School, and after graduating in 2006, travelled ...
as Stephanie Lyons, Dave's daughter and DLPR employee
*
Holly Deveaux
Holly Deveaux is a Canadian actress. She is known for starring in the television series '' Baxter'', ''Less Than Kind'', and ''Spun Out''.
Career
In 2012, Deveaux was cast as Casey Anthony in '' Prosecuting Casey Anthony'', a television movie ba ...
as Abby Hayes, Beckett's ex-girlfriend and roommate
*
Al Mukadam
Al Mukadam (born Ali Mukaddam; April 6, 1984) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his performance as Ray Brennan in the Family Channel television series ''Radio Free Roscoe'' (2003–2005).
Career
Mukadam started his career very young and st ...
as Nelson Abrams, Beckett's friend and DLPR employee
*
J. P. Manoux
Jean-Paul Christophe Manoux (born June 8, 1969) is an American actor, director and writer. He is perhaps best known for his work on multiple Disney television series. He played S.T.A.N. the android in ''Aaron Stone'', both Curtis the Caveman and ...
as Bryce, Dave's executive assistant
*
Darcy Michael
Darcy Michael is a Canadian actor and stand-up comedian, best known for his stand up comedy, his viral tiktok accoun@thedarcymichaeland his role in the Canadian television sitcom ''Spun Out''.Tricia Helfer
Tricia Janine Helfer (born April 11, 1974) is a Canadian-American actress and former model. She played the enigmatic Cylon model Number Six in the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' series (2004–2009). She also voiced Sarah Kerrigan in ''S ...
as Claudia, Dave's ex-wife and Stephanie's mother
*
The Kids in the Hall
The Kids in the Hall is a Canadian sketch comedy troupe formed in 1984, consisting of comedians Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson. Their eponymous television show ran from 1989 to 1995, on CBC, ...
as Dave's high school
goth
A Goth is a member of the Goths, a group of East Germanic tribes. Two major political entities of the Goths were:
*Visigoths, prominent in Spanish history
*Ostrogoths, prominent in Italian history
Goth or Goths may also refer to:
* Goth (surname) ...
friends
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Jason Priestley
Jason Bradford Priestley (born August 28, 1969) is a Canadian actor and television director. He is best known as the virtuous Brandon Walsh on the television series ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1990–1998, 2000), as Richard "Fitz" Fitzpatrick in t ...
as Jacob Milton, Dave's friend and
wingman
A wingman (or wingmate) is a pilot or UAV who supports another pilot in a potentially dangerous flying environment. ''Wingman'' was originally the plane flying beside and slightly behind the lead plane in an aircraft formation.
According to th ...
*
Emma Hunter Emma Hunter may refer to:
* Emma Hunter (swimmer)
* Emma Hunter (actress)
Emma Hunter (born ) is a Canadian actress and comedian. She is known for her recurring role as Nisha in the sitcom ''Mr. D'', and as co-anchor with Miguel Rivas of the ...
in a recurring role as Daisy, a waitress
*
Jadyn Wong
Jadyn Wong is a Canadian actress, best known for playing mechanical prodigy Happy Quinn on the CBS show ''Scorpion''.
Early life and education
Jadyn Wong was born May 11, 1989 in Canada to immigrants from the then-British Hong Kong. She com ...