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Howie Mandel’s Alevy Prods. and Core Media Group have signed a first-look deal for Mandel and Alevy to executive produce scripted and unscripted TV and digital projects. Mandel and his Alevy partner Mike Marks currently executive produce the TBS hidden camera series Deal With It. Mandel previously worked with Core president Marc Graboff at NBC, where Mandel hosted Deal Or No Deal, earning an Emmy nomination, and continues to serve as a judge on America’s Got Talent. “Over the course of my long-standing relationship with Howie, I have come to appreciate him as possessing that extremely rare combination of being an incredibly talented performer as well as a smart, savvy producer,” Graboff said. Other shows produced by Alevy Prods. — repped in the deal by Wme, 3 Arts Entertainment and attorney Bill Sobel — include Mobbed, Take It All and Howie Do It.

Viewers have come to know Howie Mandel as a judge on NBC's "America's Got Talent" or host of "Deal or No Deal." But he's also an actor and a stand-up, and all of this happened haphazardly.

He launched his career by taking the stage at Yuk Yuk's in Toronto, with "no intention of ever pursuing" comedy, acting or anything in entertainment, Mandel says. "In the mid-'70s, stand-up became the new disco, and people were being discovered on 'The Tonight Show' like Freddie Prinze, and Robin Williams was blasting off. Comedy clubs sprouted up all over."

Mandel, engaged to be married and working in retail, had his life mapped out, but once onstage he found he could make people laugh. Soon after, he found himself at a Los Angeles comedy club on amateur night and took the mic. After he did his shtick, a man approached and asked...

Business is moving forward for Killer Holiday with the addition of a new well traveled horror musical score writer. Kurt Oldman will join the project and will set the ambiance with his musical talents.

Directed by Marty Thomas, Killer Holiday promises to introduce viewers to a new face of fear in Melvin "Spider" Holiday (Michael Copon), a predator who stalks the roads and leads his victims into a creepy abandon amusement park. (Personally I've never come across an abandon amusement park in my travels. But if I ever happen upon one, you can bet your sweet ass the last thing I'm going to do is go poking around in there.)

In addition to Copon, Killer Holiday stars Rachel Lara, Alex Mandel (Do you think he can blow up a rubber glove and slide it on his head like his old man? Those were the days!) and Rachel Wixom.

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Ah, spring break. The parties, the raging alcohol consumption, the glistening hardbodies, the carefree sexual experiences. Such a shame that this annual reincarnation of Sodom has to so frequently be the backdrop for slasher film carnage. Can't we just let the girls wiggle around in their skimpy bikinis? Is all the filleting of young flesh really necessary?

In the new film Killer Holiday someone thinks it is. And that someone is the newest slasher on the block, Melvyn "Spider" Holiday (Killer Holiday, get it?), played by Michael Copon. He tracks his prey along Route 66, eventually following them to an abandoned amusement park (Come on victims, an abandoned amusement park? You're just begging for it! Didn't you see Funhouse?) where all sorts of nastiness is promised.

Killer Holiday is the first film in what is hoped to be a new horror franchise from Ridiculous Pictures with an expected 2012 premiere.

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Word of a new Canadian indie horror film (in 3D of course) has hit the Net, and several things about it caught our eye. First off, Christopher Lloyd is part of the ensemble cast, it's being directed and co-produced by the highly regarded young actress April Mullen ("Howie Do It"), and it introduces a new concept to horror fans: zemons!

Per The Hollywood Reporter Wango Films is now shooting Dead Before Dawn in Niagara Falls, Ontario, and the Emmy-award winning Lloyd will play the occult shop-running grandfather of Casper Galloway, played by Devon Bostick.

Martha MacIsaac, Brandon Jay McLaren, Brittany Allen, Kevin McDonald, and Rossif Sutherland all co-star in the film, which was written by Tim Doiron, who co-produces with Mullen (pictured right). Avi Federgreen is executive producing.

Dead Before Dawn follows college kids that accidentally unleash an evil curse that causes people to kill themselves and turn into half-zombie/half-demon creatures,...

The Syfy Channel has renewed the hilarious comedy hidden camera reality series Scare Tactics for a fifth season. Actor-comedian Tracy Morgan (30 Rock) will return as the executive producer and Host for the half-hour show. SyFy picked up 13 new episodes for season 5. The show will start production this spring for a fall 2012 premiere. The series was created and executive produced by Scott Hallock and Kevin Healey.

This is one of the few reality TV series that I watch because it always makes me laugh. I really enjoy watching this show, and I'm happy to see that it's not ending. I love watching these people go through and react to insane situations.

Here's the full Press release with all of the details:

Syfy has re-upped its frighteningly funny hidden camera reality seriesScare Tactics for a fifth season, it was announced today by Mark Stern, President Original Content, Syfy and Co-Head, Original Content,...

I've been pretty curious about Bruce McDonald's This Movie is Broken ever since it was first announced. The idea behind the film is definitely unique: it combines a fictional dramatic narrative with real live footage of the Canadian band Broken Social Scene [1]. To make things even more interesting, the live footage was crowdsourced -- in other words, they invited fans to submit their own videos of the band's concerts for use in the film. The movie premiered at SXSW a couple of months ago, and now it looks like it will get a theatrical release (in Canada anyway) sometime this summer. Bruce McDonald is certainly no stranger to oddball cinematic experiments, having directed such films as Hard Core Logo, The Tracey Fragments and Pontypool. I still really have no idea what to expect from this film, and I'm not even sure if it will appeal to anyone who isn't a fan of the band.

Canada is mainly a country of exports. This is due to a relatively low ratio of people to land and the fact that we have a lot of really good shit! As a matter of fact, the current economic crisis has affected us mostly because you silly Americans can't afford to buy our stuff anymore. Why won't you buy our goods, America, we have everything you want. Timber and diamonds, gold and uranium, power and water, food and oil (wait, you still buy that last one) and entertainment. We've given you so many talented entertainers that we've barely managed to keep any for ourselves. I'm really getting tired of our country putting so much time, effort, and money into producing a brilliant artist only to have them run to the border whenever you people flash a bit of green at them. Are we a nation of hookers? Nay, we just like sharing what we have.

Howie Mandel has been tapped to host Gsn's Game Show Awards.

The two-and-a-half-hour ceremony, which airs on the cable network June 6, will honor classic and contemporary game shows, with tributes to pioneers Bob Barker ("The Price is Right"), game show producer Mark Goodson, and host/producer Monty Hall ("Let's Make a Deal").

"I want the Game Show Awards to be unlike any awards show on television," Mandel said.

"I am trying to convince Gsn to hire four co-hosts for the night. We'll see what happens," he quipped, referring to the ill-fated experiment at last year's primetime Emmy Awards which was hosted by the five nominated reality hosts, including Mandel.

Mandel was nominated for his hosting duties on NBC's game show "Deal or No Deal."

He also hosts and exec produces NBC's hidden camera show "Howie Do It."...

You may have missed Howie Mandel's new show Howie Do It so far, but now that NBC has given the go ahead to several more episodes, you might as well check it out. Howie Do It is neck-and-neck with Game Show In Your Head in terms of entertainment value, but at least Howie Do It has Howie. Both shows are a little bland actually, and somehow don't seem to quite rise to the production, or entertainment value of prime time television. Still, they're both not bad choices for a bit of a laugh. The problem thus far with Howie's show is that it is very hit or miss, and many of the gags go on far too long. Howie Do It is a hidden camera show that plays practical jokes on unsuspecting people, mostly out of work actors so far, and the bonus gag is that Howie is...

NBC has ordered 12 more episodes of the hidden-camera show "Howie Do It."

The series has boosted the network's average in its Fridays at 8 p.m. slot by 64% this season, even though the show has performed modestly. "Howie" has averaged 6.5 million viewers and a 1.8 rating among adults 18-49.

" 'Howie Do It' has proven to be a solid performer for NBC on Friday nights," said Paul Telegdy, NBC's head of alternative programming. "America loves to laugh along with Howie, and we think his latest pranks in these new episodes will be even more clever and entertaining."...

Howie Mandel may be back to work now, but the dramatic events following his heartbeat irregularity were intensified by his acute germaphobia. "It was no treat for me," the Deal or No Deal host told People. "It was really hard. I couldn't put on the gown or the customary clothing. I remained clothed and in my boots on the gurney and in the hospital." While some may have thought the Howie Do It prankster was joking around, 53-year-old Mandel has been open about his obsessive-compulsive disorder since the game show kicked off in 2006. The irregular heartbeat, however, was discovered during an insurance company-mandated checkup while the star was on location in Toronto. The treatment-an Ekg...

Howie Mandel isn't surprised fans may have thought his hospital trip on Monday to treat an irregular heartbeat was an elaborate part of his NBC hidden camera series Howie Do It, but his experience getting treatment could make a whole reality show in itself. "It was no treat for me, being the germaphobe that I am," Mandel tells People. "It was really hard. I wouldn't put on the gown or the customary clothing. I remained clothed and in my boots on the gurney and in the hospital!" Mandel, 53, discovered he had an irregular heartbeat after an insurance-mandated checkup while he...

American TV star Howie Mandel has been released from hospital, after he was admitted with an irregular heartbeat on Monday.

The Deal Or No Deal host was taken to St Michael's hospital in Toronto, Canada for treatment after he fainted.

But his mother Evy has now revealed the star was released on Tuesday.

She says, "He's doing fine. They could have let him go but they said, 'Hey, you know what, let's keep you here overnight. I'm just thankful he is fine and, like I say, it has never happened before."

And she describes the moment Mandel passed out during filming of his new TV show, Howie Do It, as "horrendous".

She adds, "I saw him and he just fainted. He just went out. It was just horrendous. I don't know what happened. It was terrifying."...

Looks like it's heal—as opposed to no heal—for Howie Mandel's ticker. "Howie has been released from the hospital and will be back at work tomorrow," rep Lewis Kay tells E! News. "He appreciates everyone's concern." The 53-year-old Deal or No Deal host was admitted to a Toronto hospital Monday for an irregular heartbeat. He is in town to film scenes for his new NBC prankster show, Howie Do It, which debuted last week.

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Mandel, who was in Canada shooting an episode of his new hidden-camera prank show, Howie Do It, will be heading back to work Wednesday ...

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Toronto -- “Deal or No Deal” host Howie Mandel was rushed to a Toronto hospital Monday night with an apparent irregular heat beat, and is expected to released Tuesday.

"He did not have a heart attack,” Mandel spokesman Lewis Kay said in an email statement.

Toronto-born Mandel, 53, is expected to be back at work Tuesday shooting an episode of “Howie Do It,” a hidden camera prank show that debuted on NBC last Friday night.

Toronto police said paramedics rushed to the downtown Sheraton Center Hotel on Monday night to respond to Mandel, who remained conscious and talking as he was transported to St. Michaels Hospital.

The made-in-Canada “Howie Do It” series is a co-venture between NBC and Global Television.

After an irregular heartbeat landed Howie Mandel in the hospital Monday, the TV host is now back in circulation. "Howie has been released from the hospital and will be back at work tomorrow," says his rep, Lewis Kay. "He appreciates everyone's concern." Mandel, 53, was in Toronto to shoot his new NBC show Howie Do It. "He did not have a heart attack," Kay had said Monday in response to some reports. – Stephen M. Silverman Related Article: . 2006: Howie reveals backstage secrets of Deal Or No Deal!

TV host Howie Mandel was hospitalized Monday with an irregular heartbeat, but his condition was not believed to be serious, his rep tells People. "Doctors expect him to be released and back to work [Tuesday]," rep Lewis Kay says. "He did not have a heart attack," adds Kay, refuting reports. The Deal Or No Deal host, 53, was in Toronto to shoot his new NBC show Howie Do It.

Deal or No Deal' host Howie Mandel, 53, had to be hospitalized on Monday after experiencing an irregular heartbeat. Mandel was in his hometown of Toronto shooting for his latest show 'Howie Do It' when he started to feel ill. He was rushed to the hospital and stayed overnight for observation. Luckily everything checked out just fine, and he's expected to not only be released today, but also head back to work. "Howie is in the hospital being monitored for an irregular heartbeat but doctors expect him to be released and back to work tomorrow," a rep for the...

Howie may have been overdoing it. E! News confirms that Howie Mandel was hospitalized Monday in his hometown of Toronto after experiencing an irregular heartbeat—not after suffering a minor heart attack, as some Canadian outlets were reporting. "Howie is in the hospital being monitored for an irregular heartbeat but doctors expect him to be released and back to work tomorrow," a rep for the 53-year-old Deal or No Deal host said in a statement. "He did not have a heart attack." Mandel was reportedly in Toronto shooting scenes for his second foray into real-deal TV, the Candid Camera-inspired Howie Do It, which premiered last week.

Toronto -- The homegrown hits on Canadian TV just keep coming.

The Canadian-u.S. co-venture "Howie Do It," a hidden camera prank show hosted by Howie Mandel, drew a promising 770,000 viewers for Global Television on Friday night at 8 p.m., according to Bbm Nielsen Media Research.

The series also bowed simultaneously stateside on NBC, Global Television's producing partner, where it garnered 7.7 million viewers.

Also Friday night, CTV saw the Canadian cop drama "Flashpoint" return with new episodes, winning the night with 1.27 million total viewers, proportionally higher than the CBS simulcast that drew 10.1 million viewers in the 9 p.m. slot.

In a Canadian market where 1 million viewers spells primetime success, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. last week debuted its Tuesday night soap "Wild Roses" to a competitive 627,000 viewers.

"You've seen other prank shows, other hidden camera shows. Wait till you see Howie Do It!" Better yet, wait till you hear the same bad, groan-worthy pun at least 25 times within the span of 60 minutes. Wait until you've seen a pointless, utterly toothless Candid Camera rip-off so unfunny it makes Ashton Kutcher look like Ricky Gervais. Wait, America, please wait until you hear the chorus of the 1995 Montell Jordan hit "This Is How We Do It" played after so many bland jokes you actually start to feel sorry for Montell Jordan because his creation is being so misused and permanently tarnished in this way. (No amount of residuals could be worth that humiliation.) Please, everyone, just wait, and never stop waiting. Believe me, unless you're a masochist, a critic, or a relative of Howie Mandel's, you don't want to see how Howie does it. ...

Toronto -- Local competition is growing for once unassailable U.S. network series in Canadian primetime.

On Monday night, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. comedy "Being Erica" bowed at 9 p.m. with 575,000 viewers, according to Bbm Nielsen Media Research.

That's a strong opening for the local comedy, particularly given that it aired against the World Junior Hockey Championships on the Sports Network, which saw 3.7 million Canadians tune in to watch Canada defeat Sweden.

That showing represented the largest-ever audience for the Canadian sports channel, according to Tsn, and the most-watched program on Canadian TV since last September.

That's a sharp departure from just two years ago when Canadian shows rarely cracked the top-20 on major domestic network schedules long dominated by U.S. series.

Today, "Being Erica" and a host of new dramas and comedies represent the latest homegrown hits to drive a renaissance in Canadian programming internationally.

SoapNet already has picked up the Toronto-set,...

Some networks have prepared in advance for the coming of midseason by lining up brand new shows to refresh their program while some rely on their popular series to continue spinning the number. Producers are racing to come up with new concepts of reality shows as well as new stories that can thrill and advance above others already available.

Those looking forward to what January 2009 brings can take a look at the list of fresh shows below. Second and third part of the 2009 Midseason TV Guide will be published on January 1 and 2 respectively. The second part will focus on the shows opening a new season while the third compile those returning to the screen after the winter holiday.

Superstars of Dance (NBC)       Premieres: Sunday, Jan. 4 at 9/8c

This is no ordinary dancing show where winners are selected with the contribution from audience. A world-class dancing competition judged by professionals, "Superstars...

In January, NBC will present a brand new reality show called "Howie Do It" which is hosted by "Deal or No Deal" Howie Mandel. The idea of the one-hour show is to play pranks on unsuspecting people and Howie will go on disguise as Larry before revealing himself to the 'victims'.

To introduce the show to the public, the network has released a promo preview and the opening scene. Through the promo, it is found out how Howie does his show, including standing up as the world's worst waiter, and sending a singing telegram delivery boy to a funeral. The sneak peeks to these pranks that Howie play are included in the opening scene clip.

"Howie Do It" will premiere on January 9 at 8/7c. During each episode, the unsuspecting "marks" will think they are the stars of a new game show or reality show, or that they are auditioning for...

One surprise is the inclusion of "Howie Do It," a hidden camera show starring "Deal or No Deal" host Howie Mandel. Read the post.

Montreal -- The latest round of homegrown pilot orders from Canwest Broadcasting includes a drama about an addiction counselor facing a breakdown and one about a police forensic team borne of one man's multiple-personality disorder.

Toronto-based Canwest ordered four drama pilots, including "Clean," a show about a rehab counselor close to checking himself in. Playwright Adam Pettle penned the pilot from Toronto-based producer House of Films and Four Seasons Prods.

Canwest also commissioned a pilot for "Shattered," a drama about a reclusive cop who employs his multiple-personality disorder to solve crimes. Rick Drew ("Lonesome Dove") wrote the pilot, to be produced by Force Four Films and Blueprint Film and Television.

Also getting the green light is "Lawyers, Guns & Money," a drama from Whizbang Films and writer Malcolm MacRury that follows an insurance adjuster who investigates scams and the criminal underworld in Hamilton.

And Canwest commissioned Prodigy Pictures to produce a pilot for "Lost Girl,...

ShineReveille International has taken over the overseas distribution rights to NBC's upcoming reality series "Howie Do It," executive produced by and starring Howie Mandel.

Additionally, the international sales and distribution arm of the Shine Group has extended its roster of output deals, inking pacts with South Africa's MNet and Israel's Dbs.

Created by Mandel, Scott Hallock and Kevin Healey and produced by Mandel's Hdi Prods., "Howie" features Mandel in disguise pulling pranks on unsuspecting marks.

Starting at Mipcom, ShineReveille International will sell the six hourlong episodes and the format rights to the project, which the company's senior vp John Pollak called "a perfect package of producers and a star."

ShineReveille handles international sales for such unscripted series as "The Moment of Truth" and "The Biggest Loser."

As for the output deals, Dbs has picked up three Mrc-produced scripted series whose international distribution is being handled by ShineReveille: the CW's...

Toronto -- CanWest Broadcasting on Wednesday unveiled a wide-ranging broadband content pact with NBC Universal for new and returning series on its fall schedule.

Toronto-based CanWest said it will stream such popular NBC series as "Heroes," "The Office," "Deal or No Deal" and daytime soap "Days of Our Lives" on its Global Television and E! Web sites.

As part of its latest deal with NBC Universal, negotiated at the Los Angeles Screenings, CanWest also will stream series including "90210" and "Knight Rider," and gain first-time access to blogs, games, behind-the-scenes footage and webisodes produced by the studio.

Previously, CanWest was able to stream "Heroes" and "Bionic Woman" on its Web sites. Now it has more shows to stream, and ancillary video and text content, the broadcaster said.

CanWest also acquired NBC Universal's "Kath & Kim," the spinoff of "The Office," "My Own Worst Enemy," the upcoming midseason series "The Last Templar," the...