The skits of the SCTV - Second City TV - series are interesting not only because many of them are hysterical but also because the young cast is loaded with people who went on to become movie comedy regulars: John Candy (Planes, Trains and Automobiles), Eugene Levy (A Mighty Wind), Catherine O'Hara (Beetlejuice), Martin Short and Harold Ramis (Ghostbusters).
The list of writers on the show is also impressive: John Candy, Brian Doyle-Murray, Robin Duke, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Rick Moranis, Catherine O'Hara, Harold Ramis, Martin Short, Jim Staahl, Dave Thomas.
The regular cast portrayed dozens of very odd characters on the show. My personal favorite is Joe Flaherty's "Count Floyd", the host of "Monster Chiller Horror Theater." Flaherty's Count Dracula makeup and his goofy transylvania/yiddish accent are a hoot.
Some of the other memorable characters are:
John Candy's Johnny LaRue, Dr. Tongue, Orson Welles and Curly Howard
Eugene Levy's Earl Camembert and Yosh Schmenge (also a personal favorite)
Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas as Bob and Doug McKenzie
Harold Ramis's Moe Green and Swami Banananda.
The series has held up well (it's a little dated with some of the topical references) but the skits are well-written and full of laughs.
The list of writers on the show is also impressive: John Candy, Brian Doyle-Murray, Robin Duke, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Rick Moranis, Catherine O'Hara, Harold Ramis, Martin Short, Jim Staahl, Dave Thomas.
The regular cast portrayed dozens of very odd characters on the show. My personal favorite is Joe Flaherty's "Count Floyd", the host of "Monster Chiller Horror Theater." Flaherty's Count Dracula makeup and his goofy transylvania/yiddish accent are a hoot.
Some of the other memorable characters are:
John Candy's Johnny LaRue, Dr. Tongue, Orson Welles and Curly Howard
Eugene Levy's Earl Camembert and Yosh Schmenge (also a personal favorite)
Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas as Bob and Doug McKenzie
Harold Ramis's Moe Green and Swami Banananda.
The series has held up well (it's a little dated with some of the topical references) but the skits are well-written and full of laughs.