Groundhog Day<\/a> is once again dominating the schedule on Sky Cinema Comedy today, which is airing the acclaimed romcom 11 times in a row.<\/p>\nThe annual gag comes as North Americans observe the long-held tradition, which proposes that if a groundhog emerges from its burrow today to clear weather, it will see its shadow and return to its underground den \u2013 signifying six more weeks of winter.<\/p>\n
However, if the weather is cloudy, then the groundhog will not see its shadow, indicating that springtime will arrive early this year. The most famous Groundhog Day ceremony is hosted in Pennsylvania, which is also the setting of the 1993 film.<\/p>
Sky Cinema Comedy\u2019s unusual scheduling acknowledges both the event and the premise of Murray\u2019s Groundhog Day, which finds a jaded weatherman trapped in a time loop and seemingly doomed to relive the same day forever.<\/p>\n
Just as Phil Connors (Murray) experiences 2nd February again and again and again, Sky viewers can now do the same with this heartwarming comedy, which won the BAFTA in 1994 for Best Original Screenplay.<\/p>