''Spun Out'' is a Canadian television

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created by Jeff Biederman, Brent Piaskoski and Brian K. Roberts for

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. 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 an ...

as Dave Lyons, the head of DLPR, a

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firm staffed with people "who can spin everybody's problems but their own"."Canada's CTV Orders Dave Foley Comedy 'Spun Out' to Series"
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'', March 7, 2013. The cast also includes Paul Campbell, Rebecca Dalton, Al Mukadam, Holly Deveaux,

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 an ...

and Darcy Michael.

Story

First season

Episode 7, titled "Middle Aged Men in the Hall", featured guest appearances by all of Foley's ''

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, in C ...

'' 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 ...

, Scott Thompson and

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 t ...

— as his former high school bandmates in a Goth rock band, who visited to demand that Dave honour a

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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

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, with the full season run slated to air beginning in March 2015."‘MasterChef Canada’ replaces ‘Spun Out’ after scandal"
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'', 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

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, 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 ''

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''. 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"
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'', 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'', 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"
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'', January 11, 2017.

Cast

Main

as Dave Lyons, the head of DLPR * Paul Campbell as Beckett Ryan, a newly hired copywriter * Rebecca Dalton as Stephanie Lyons, Dave's daughter and DLPR employee * Holly Deveaux as Abby Hayes, Beckett's ex-girlfriend and roommate * Al Mukadam as Nelson Abrams, Beckett's friend and DLPR employee *

as Bryce, Dave's executive assistant * Darcy Michael as Gordon Woolmer, a DLPR employee with an odd personality

Recurring and guest stars

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 ' ...

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, in C ...

as Dave's high school goth friends *

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 ...

as Jacob Milton, Dave's friend and

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* Emma Hunter in a recurring role as Daisy, a waitress * Jadyn Wong in a recurring role as Esther, an intern

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2014)

Season 2 (2015)

References

External links

* {{CTV Television Network Shows (current and upcoming) 2014 Canadian television series debuts 2015 Canadian television series endings 2010s Canadian sitcoms 2010s Canadian workplace comedy television series CTV Television Network original programming Television shows filmed in Toronto Television series by Entertainment One