This show can be downright hilarious. While it uses thinly-veiled caricatures of then known actors, politicians, it also has original character creations that are just as if not more funny. Dave Thomas as "Bill Needle" a vicious businessman and art critic. Joe Flaherty as Guy Caballero, the TV station owner and Eugene Levy (a genius) as a then known Canadian newscaster and old Jewish detective. John Candy's greatest contribution was as Johnny, a prima donna network entertainer, vicious drunk and a man who would crawl at the feet of Guy Caballero for one more "crane shot." Andrea Martin and Catherine O'Hara were also two of the really few funny women in comedy. Despite being dated, I'd much rather watch it than some of the dreck from TV of those days.
Review of SCTV
SCTV
(1976–1981)
A crazy, funny rip on known actors and politicians with original characters
15 September 2021