@@edlawn5481 haha yeah for sure, looking back now I think that sketch’s goal was to do dastardly so bad they’re funny impressions, I mean who else could nail Burt Reynolds like Norm lol “it’s funny because it’s bigger than a regular hat/Turd Ferguson”
@Oh Yes, Please! I'll Have Another Bowl Of TDS! Nope. When I watched an interview with the two of them together, they both referenced her writing both "Half Wits" and "Dim Wits". During an interview she did with Andrea Martin, they both referenced the fact that neither were paid as writers the first season, and neither was John Candy. He went to bat for all three of them, and they started getting paid as writers.
Crazy rewatching this now and realizing how many of these jokes were reused in the SNL Celebrity Jeopardy skits. These writers/cast members are the most comedy talent assembled on one single show ever.
@@PoeLemic Are you implying he isn't? You must be a teen. Teens are fucking shit heads. I was too, so it's not an insult. You'll grow out of it, hopefully, but there is only one group I am prejudiced towards and its those fucking shitty teens.
Yeah, Benny, I lost my father few years back, so yeah, those memories are the most precious and tender. I hope you are healing and finding a way through that challenge.
The night this originally aired, i almost passed out from laughter. Absolutely awesome. this kind of television simply does not exist anymore, and it is a shame. I still have this on VHS!!
John Candy managed to lampoon people without being mean, which is why I always love him. Talking about his job, he manages to make you laugh without being condescending.
Yeah, that's the beauty of this sketch, and maybe others from this series. Lesser writers/actors might have made fun of the contestants, but somehow we're laughing with them instead of at them. They're so adorable, but it's the poor host we laugh at because he doesn't know how to handle this situation. Such is life, sometimes.
"High School. I'm having some degree of difficulty getting through High School, Alex." This, combined with his look, and the pride with which he delivers the statement, is one of the funniest things ever.
I think that line is wittier than people think (if that's a word), I can picture a half-wit high school kid restating what he's probably heard his parents and teachers say
Jeez ? Come on now. Let's not be mean or insulting. I think that I speak for everyone when I say that these Morons are doing the best that they can. I think that there all Winners.
You know, and I think that most Everyone would agree, this show is Offensive and should be banned from TV. Putting complete Retards on a TV Game Show isn't right, except for Lawrence. He has a high level of intelligence and is sure to be a Circuit Court Judge once he manages to graduate from High School.
"I'm having some degree of difficulty getting through high school. But I'll do it, because I have certain goals in life I feel compelled to complete -- one of which is becoming a circuit court judge." Marty is the greatest comedian. Literally.
amazing how this entire SCTV cast went on to become even more famous tv and movie stars...........just an amazing amount of talent in that small bunch!!!!
I love him still. He's been a wonderful part of my life. The gift of laughter and generosity of spirit and kindness. He's one of my favourite people of all time. Love his response to Alex of whether his job is demanding "it is for me Alex" 😂 just beautiful!
The delivery, facial expressions, mannerisms... they're all so spot on and believable. I think this is the best depiction I have ever seen of rock-stupid people. XD
So do I, and the peoples think i don't talk the language good. :) Thanks for this Caitlyn! I thought i was the only one. I use a lot of Steve Martin and Seinfeld in my daily routine as well, but again, most people don't get it. My kids do tho. every Christmas we put on "I am so mad at my mother!' (Steve Martin's 1st album) I also get a lot of mileage out of "I don't follow you." with a dead-pan face and really makes people uncomfortable until they realize i am having some fun with them. sometimes tho, lines can fall flat on their face. Kind 2020 regards from the west coast of Canada! Buy you a coffee next time you are out this way! ss
It was so much fun to grow up in this era. My sister and my cousins would all act like this and we would all laugh all the time. Back when we had to entertain eachother without media
lol what? "back when we had to enterain each other without media." you literally used media (that's what television is) to entertain each other by acting like the people in this comedy sketch.
I loved how in the early 2000s Eugene Levy's career suddenly got a second wind, and he became like a "comedy insurance policy" for crappy Hollywood movies. Even if a script wasn't that funny, as long as you cast Levy in a supporting role his performance would deliver guaranteed laughs.
Best In Show......The Ladies Man......Repli-cate.....Down To Earth....he made a cameo as himself in Josie and the Pussycats.....all of that happened after American Pie.....but truthfully he was always acting in a steady stream of movies. American Pie just made him a household name to a whole new generation.
TO ALL THOSE QUESTIONING WHY "PARKA" WAS WRONG: In Canada (where SCTV was) and other places where it gets a lot of snowfall, parkas are not tracked through the house; they are instead kept in the Mud Room or other separate small room near a house exit.
Love John Candy's rockin' pompadour in this. 😄 Also love Martin Short's Lawrence character; my favorite appearance is the 1984 SNL "Male Synchronized Swimming" sketch / mockumentary short with Harry Shearer and Christopher Guest: "I'm not that... _strong_ a swimmer...!"
@uni blab to be honest I agree. I am personally entertained more by this show as a whole vs the total body of SNL. Obviously Eddie, Belishi and a others mentioned became icons individually and has some the best body of work SNL or any show ever aired but in the grand scheme I like this show better.
@Jim Are you on crack? SCTV was 10x funnier than SNL, especially SNL in the 80's. SCTV was clever and intelligent humor. SNL was trying to hard to be hip and topical and ended up being boring
I still miss John Candy. I grew up watching his movies and I was in high school when he passed away. I don't think before then I had ever cried over losing someone like that who wasn't in my family. Tremendous talent..and from the stories told by the people who knew him, an even more tremendous human being. We could use a few more like you back in this world, John :)
I'm not really sure why, but when John Candy answered the first question with "coat hangers" I lost it. I absolutely laughed until I had tears in my eyes, oh man this was funny! This was just classic television with some amazing comedic people!
Dam it, I didn't want to cry but I couldn't help it😢 Everybody's died from my favorite time in entertainment....80 and 90s I miss Candy, Belushi, Hartman, Farley and now Joe😢. Thanks guys for making me laugh all these years....
Me too, I'm very thankful to have grown up watching that during my formative years. I remember some saying that they "hated" the seventies, I feel blessed honestly
Darren has a brother named Darren, did you miss that? All I could think of was The Bob Newhart Show..."This is my brother Darryl and my other brother Darryl", as said by Darryl.
Eugene Levy such a grossly underrated comedic talent. EDIT: Evidently a lot of people replying to my comment are having diaper rash because I stated “underrated”. Like every other comment on social media, there’s always HALF WITS who have to take exception, thus I’ll clarify my statement for those cry babies: Compared to Candy (SCTV) and Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, and a long list of others from SNL, Eugene Levy, though just as funny if not funnier, didn’t enjoy the same level of fame. I’m sure this will start a whole new string of keyboard-warrior pantie-waste replies. 🤷🏻♂️
For sure. That sketch wouldn’t have been as funny without his deadpan seriousness, but he would have been hilarious as one of the contestants also. Rarely do you have a group as equally talented as this.
Yes Eugene is a grossly underrated comedic actor. His Bobby Bittman character is so good. The sketch centered around a Bobby Bittman PSA for literacy done in a children's library cracks me up every time. As Bobby Bittman gives his synopsis of Moby Dick he blows cigarette smoke on the kids and taps his cigarette ash off on the librarian's desk is pure comedy gold.
Yep, low budget sets and they didn't need high-priced CGI to showcase their acting skills. Now days, CGI and low-brow acting is the new thing in Hollywood. CGI is showcased in many movies with lousy actors.
I saw it all when it was new. Spent my formative years with those incredible talents on my TV screen. Grew up in the wilds near Toronto, but eventually got to see some of their stage revues at the venerable Old Firehall, basically a dinner theatre, and saw all these original cast members on stage. Plus others whose work was equally brilliant -- Peter Aykroyd, Robin Duke, Tony Rosato. And Levy as Trebek ("Alex Trebel") is spot-on in presenting Trebek's frustration with some of his dozy & ditzy high school contestants on "Reach For the Top," a classically stodgy Canadian idea of a game show from the 1960s and 70s. I used to marvel at the brilliance of some, and the stupidity of others. SCTV's team nailed it!
I’ve always heard of this show because it had so many of my favorite comedians on it who I loved growing up, but being in the US I never watched it. I am really enjoying these shows and it is really cheering me up.
Johnny Ola also being a spoof of long-time announcer Johnny Olson who did To Tell the Truth, What's My Line?, The Match Game, The Jackie Gleason Show and The Price is Right. Come on down!
Sctv wasn’t broadcast in my area as a kid but a family friend sent us like 20 hours of recorded episodes. We wore the tape out lol! Formed my sense of humor!
In 1982 though just at the height of its popularity it was on NBC as well but like 2 or 3 in the morning. It was at the time Networks were starting to be on all night.
One of the funniest comedy sketch shows ever! All the cast were wonderful and I never laughed so hard at some of the characters they played. Since it is off the air, I got several DVDs of the show and love to watch them from time to time.
Martin Short's face alone is enough to carry the entire skit...😂😂
🤣🤣🤣
He def has a very expressive and animated face
Lol thanks I could not place who that was I was like he looks so familiar 🤣🤣
Looks like he going to mention that he's not a good swimmer 😊
I agree with you Martin Short cracks me up just looking at him. He kind of looks like one of the BeeGees.
That line about Martin Short wanting to be circuit court judge just slayed me.
I think he has a shot.
With the decisions these judges are making these days, I'd tell him to go for it!
He’d probably do a better job!
@@samstone22744 I'm going to start saying this around the house.
Aileen Cannon look out!!
I grew up watching SCTV. Such brilliant talent from the whole cast.
and I still get tears of laughter!
Alex Trebek, once said that Eugene Levy was the best impersonation of him...There was so much talent on SCTV....
Much better than Will Ferrell's "Trebek" on SNL.
@@edlawn5481 haha yeah for sure, looking back now I think that sketch’s goal was to do dastardly so bad they’re funny impressions, I mean who else could nail Burt Reynolds like Norm lol “it’s funny because it’s bigger than a regular hat/Turd Ferguson”
right on both points. I missed that show when it stopped.
Oh he must have laughed at the parody
That's an Alex Trebek impression?
And this beautiful gem of a sketch was written by none other than Catherine O'Hara. :-)
@Oh Yes, Please! I'll Have Another Bowl Of TDS! Nope. When I watched an interview with the two of them together, they both referenced her writing both "Half Wits" and "Dim Wits". During an interview she did with Andrea Martin, they both referenced the fact that neither were paid as writers the first season, and neither was John Candy. He went to bat for all three of them, and they started getting paid as writers.
@@cynthiak88nashvilletn69
ya john was stand up guy , sadly missed ....hollywood could use a few thousand like em
Too bad it wasn't funny.
@@bneale Too bad you’re a clueless tit.
indeed!!
Crazy rewatching this now and realizing how many of these jokes were reused in the SNL Celebrity Jeopardy skits.
These writers/cast members are the most comedy talent assembled on one single show ever.
The premise and pace are so similar that I half expected a rude Sean Connery to show up.
Norm was inspired by this
@@pjbmusicman Ya apparently he was asked Martin Short about doing who put him in contact with Eugene Levy who gave him his blessing.
I totally agree
"Potent Potables"
John Candy very much missed, Canadian Legend. Rip.
Yeah, a true legend ...
But I miss his real life blonde hair he had when he played his Johnny LaRue character.
Neil McNeil HS boy!
@@PoeLemic Are you implying he isn't? You must be a teen. Teens are fucking shit heads. I was too, so it's not an insult. You'll grow out of it, hopefully, but there is only one group I am prejudiced towards and its those fucking shitty teens.
i loved him in everything
Without fail. I see Martin Short's face and I bust out laughing...every. damn. time.
I know. He is a natural.
Yeah I just usually piss and shit all over myself when I see his face
@@hjuikkll watch by yourself
@@recceeboy1237 that is some sound advice
Ever seen Short do the pharmacy skit! Hilarious!
The way Levy chases Candy off at the very end... Good Lord, that's funny. SNL ripped this sketch off mercilessly and never came close.
Therapist 😂
SNL's version is classic, too, but largely because of Norm MacDonald (another Canuck) who first pitched it and got the idea from SCTV.
KEEP YOUR DISTANCE!!!
@@HisWordisLife4U
He heard you when you screamed it the 1st time.
@@giuffre714 You must not have watched the video.
"I have a wife and 2 boys named Frank." 😂😂
John Candy, what a legend.
I have two half-wit wives and stepsons who attend Halfwit College named Frankincense.
What a wonderful family: Mr. Darren Peele, Mrs. Frank Peele, Frank Peele, and Frank Peele.
@@foobarmaximus3506 George was punched repeatedly in the head. Darren probably has his own story.
rip john candy!
@@foobarmaximus3506 I was just thinking that 🤔 Not sure who had the idea first, Foreman or Melonville.
I was 13 and got caught sneaking up to watch SCTV by my Dad.He watched 1 skit with me,loved it and then started watching it too.
R.I.P Daddy☺
Benny Danielz awwww BENNY 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
Yeah, Benny, I lost my father few years back, so yeah, those memories are the most precious and tender. I hope you are healing and finding a way through that challenge.
Is this the dead dad comment thread? Jk
@@PoeLemic My dad got brutally murdered last week and it's only now that I can finally look back and laugh about it.
Bri:
I don't believe you. You're full of shit. If your parent really passed last week, you wouldn't be laughing about it.
Joe Flaherty played Arthur on this sketch! Very funny guy!
RIP Joe Flaherty 🌷 April 1, 2024.
Met Joe once - what a nice person.
and there it always is, people rushing in to supply dates of death, someone always just has to do it
The night this originally aired, i almost passed out from laughter. Absolutely awesome. this kind of television simply does not exist anymore, and it is a shame. I still have this on VHS!!
Its literally painfully funny omg everything hurts friends laughing so hard
My first time seeing it & I understand why you almost passed out from laughter. These people were geniuses. Who was Blanche?
@@md61211 Blanche was played by Andrea Martin.
@@bobalexander6153 doesn’t Martin Short look like he’s playing Carl Sagan?
Are you still watching VHS?
John Candy managed to lampoon people without being mean, which is why I always love him. Talking about his job, he manages to make you laugh without being condescending.
Yeah, that's the beauty of this sketch, and maybe others from this series. Lesser writers/actors might have made fun of the contestants, but somehow we're laughing with them instead of at them. They're so adorable, but it's the poor host we laugh at because he doesn't know how to handle this situation. Such is life, sometimes.
Apparently he was a really nice man to his fans as well.
They’re all great funny characters that make their characters funny.
Love how John Candy was also the voice of the announcer 😆
"High School. I'm having some degree of difficulty getting through High School, Alex." This, combined with his look, and the pride with which he delivers the statement, is one of the funniest things ever.
"Because I have certain goals in life I feel compelled to complete, one of which is becoming a circuit court judge."
I think that line is wittier than people think (if that's a word), I can picture a half-wit high school kid restating what he's probably heard his parents and teachers say
Alex asking him if he was doing post graduate work was the funniest part
Add "Swedish Meatballs" to that list. Again, delivered with authority as he KNOWS the answer finally!
Martin Short is a comedic genius...he blacked out the top part of his bottom teeth for this didn't he?
Andrea Martin looking to someone in the audience is hilarious. She has to be imitating someone she saw. Even John Candy's gaze is funny.
Absolute legends on this show
“Half” seems a bit to generous in this instance. 🤣
ikr??
Jeez ? Come on now. Let's not be mean or insulting. I think that I speak for everyone when I say that these Morons are doing the best that they can. I think that there all Winners.
it is becoming the norm. Idiocracy
So is using "to" instead of "too."😂
30 years later it's still fresh and funny and a reminder of how brilliant these people were.
Gerry Mandel this was real comedy's last hoorah.
i guess it inspired norm MacDonald to write jeopardy
Gerry Mandel ur kidding right? This show is so not funny.
this is about as fresh as a dead sewer rat .. humor around this time makes my stomach hurt
+da ra and Bryce should join hands and walk into the nearest chopper blade
So innocent and clean, yet so so funny. I love ALL of the halfwit skits!
Somebody will get offended by it nowadays😊
You know, and I think that most Everyone would agree, this show is Offensive and should be banned from TV. Putting complete Retards on a TV Game Show isn't right, except for Lawrence. He has a high level of intelligence and is sure to be a Circuit Court Judge once he manages to graduate from High School.
"I'm having some degree of difficulty getting through high school. But I'll do it, because I have certain goals in life I feel compelled to complete -- one of which is becoming a circuit court judge." Marty is the greatest comedian. Literally.
Swedish meatballs. Love it. 😂
@@jptaylor
where do swedish meatballs come from....SPAIN LOL
Giving some of the decisions handed down by the circuit courts I do believe that he succeeded
....still kickin' it w/Steve Martin and Selena Gomez in Only Murders in the Building.
He is! Weird that his sitcom was a bomb though.
I like how John Candy always calls Eugene ‘Alec’ in these sketches
Ironically, it's the only thing that doesn't seem to phase Mr. 'Trebel' 😄
he's so confident in "swedish meatballs" i'm dying 😭
2:58 ''I'm having some degree of difficulty getting through high school''
I always enjoyed that line
because you can relate to it ?
But I'll do it!
He got a Degree in Difficulty but now that he’s accomplished all of that, he’s hoping to get through his High School studies and earn a Diploma
amazing how this entire SCTV cast went on to become even more famous tv and movie stars...........just an amazing amount of talent in that small bunch!!!!
+dettigs I agree entirely and im sure john candy watches over them enjoying every new skit they create in there career :)
All right Borax, you're kicked off youtube for being a Poindexter.
Uh, who is Blanche?
@@SOS-School_Of_Survival Andrea Martin
@@chaddesrosiers1107
Wondered the same. Thank you
The makeup dept that did the nose job on Joe Flaherty deserves a job for life..."What are those things Alex"😂😂😂😂
Proud to be a Canadian. Look at all the talent! Producers were genius for assembling this cast.
John Candy was brilliant. So sorry he's gone.
I love him still. He's been a wonderful part of my life. The gift of laughter and generosity of spirit and kindness. He's one of my favourite people of all time. Love his response to Alex of whether his job is demanding "it is for me Alex" 😂 just beautiful!
I’ve watched this a dozen times and it never fails to crack me up
Have you ever seen a cast this talented anywhere else? How many people could play all these roles so well. Man, I miss this show...
K August Old snl
The Kids in the Hall guys, Monty Pythons guys.
they've never did anything as consistently greats as SCTV
Benny Hill
OH! To have this show back again
More concentrated comedic talent in that sketch than in a whole day of Comedy Central. Love SCTV.
100% correct
SCTV Ben Hur has been a yearly tradition in my family, lol
Hyperbole, but they are great.
And the last 20 yrs. of SNL. btw RIP John Candy....
agree
Thanks Canada, for awesome funny talent.
How do we stop THIS caravan? lmao
"I'm having some degree of difficulty getting through High School...but I'll do it...because I have certain goals in life I'm compelled to complete."
"One of which is becoming a circuit court judge, and the second is perhaps playing professional hockey!"
Aren't you a bit surprised he would even know the word "compelled"? Bwahahahaha
+CHRISTOPHER DUNNE
and use it correctly in a sentence!
Love the character especially his teeth!
Steven Galatz I am crying
Martin Short just VANISHES into any comedic role.
John Candy. You always make me smile! RIP legend.
The delivery, facial expressions, mannerisms... they're all so spot on and believable.
I think this is the best depiction I have ever seen of rock-stupid people. XD
Check out the US Senate
You can find way more at a Beto rally
Today, they run universities and the U.S. Congress.
I'm proud to have attended school with Martin Short in Hamilton, ON. I have followed his career closely. Terrific physical comedian.❤
You're filled with pride that you attended the same school as a celebrity?
I'm proud to say that is fucking lame as shit.
Did he have some degree of difficulty getting through high school?
@@dokkenrox Well done.
One of the funniest people ever
Proud? But you had nothing to do with his success.
Martin Short was one of my favorite guests when he did Letterman. His book is an excellent read. A comedic genius.
And such a kind and gentle person, too.
Yes. If the world ends during my lifetime I would like to be zapped hugging my husband whilst holding Martin’s hand.
Yes, and he seemed like such a nice person!
"I work for Mr Hargrove"
She doesn’t even know what her job is, just that she works for Mr Hargrove and he is the boss.🤣
No, she's knows she's a secretary. She just doesn't know what her boss does.
Maybe she was working for the former head the Canadian Auto Workers union, Buzz Hargrove.
Rip Joe Flaherty one of my favorites
I still use lines from SCTV in my life like:" That is correct Alex " and "That blowed up real good!" No one gets me...
caitlyn mcmenamy I get you.
That blowed up real good. Always a classic
I can't serve pancakes without zooming them in and out and making the 3D sound effects. Anyway, now I work in the kitchen instead of the dining room.
Also " beauty, eh "? 😃😎
You hoser!
So do I, and the peoples think i don't talk the language good. :) Thanks for this Caitlyn! I thought i was the only one. I use a lot of Steve Martin and Seinfeld in my daily routine as well, but again, most people don't get it. My kids do tho. every Christmas we put on "I am so mad at my mother!' (Steve Martin's 1st album) I also get a lot of mileage out of "I don't follow you." with a dead-pan face and really makes people uncomfortable until they realize i am having some fun with them. sometimes tho, lines can fall flat on their face. Kind 2020 regards from the west coast of Canada! Buy you a coffee next time you are out this way! ss
It was so much fun to grow up in this era. My sister and my cousins would all act like this and we would all laugh all the time. Back when we had to entertain eachother without media
lol what? "back when we had to enterain each other without media." you literally used media (that's what television is) to entertain each other by acting like the people in this comedy sketch.
So many masters came out of Second City. Seeing Them so young and early in their career is truly amusing and enjoyable.
I loved how in the early 2000s Eugene Levy's career suddenly got a second wind, and he became like a "comedy insurance policy" for crappy Hollywood movies. Even if a script wasn't that funny, as long as you cast Levy in a supporting role his performance would deliver guaranteed laughs.
That was just the American Pie franchise, it wasn't like he was in a bunch of different comedy franchises in the early 2000's
I disagree. He was injected into Serendipity at the last minute to liven the thing up. It worked.
But KK didn't say "Franchises" just movies. Another example was Bringin Down the House with Steve Martin, Queen Latifah and Eugene Levy
Best In Show......The Ladies Man......Repli-cate.....Down To Earth....he made a cameo as himself in Josie and the Pussycats.....all of that happened after American Pie.....but truthfully he was always acting in a steady stream of movies. American Pie just made him a household name to a whole new generation.
@FooBar Maximus Wow, didn't know he was still doing it then.
This low budget skit is funnier than most of what Saturday night live has done in years ... Every one of them a huge talent And we miss you John Candy
I agree. I enjoyed SCTV in the 1970s. It was funny so SNL poached their talent but SCTV was much better than SNL.
Dude isnt that chris farley tho?
Talent does that.
So does Ween.
@@hjuikkll No, it's John Candy. Chris Farley was 6 years old in 1970....
John Candy, you are sorely missed. Wished you were around today. The world could sure use your kindness and humor right now.
I miss John Candy.
Remember LaRue, no more crane shots; just you and one camera.
I'll miss him always
and forever for that matter
I'm pretty sure everybody does.
He was the best!
I used to watch SCTV all the time when I was a teenager. It was great coming home late at night stoned. I was amazed they all became big stars.
ur an idiot
sf asasadd
LOL...ok, you must have been talking to my wife.
Love how the contestants are called on using their full names, lol…😂
R.I.P. John Candy.
Gary Taylor
Lost too soon he was great in absolutely everything he did
We actually had those vinyl seat covers in the 70s. Made for miserable sitting in all seasons, but they kept the seats clean by-golly.
TO ALL THOSE QUESTIONING WHY "PARKA" WAS WRONG: In Canada (where SCTV was) and other places where it gets a lot of snowfall, parkas are not tracked through the house; they are instead kept in the Mud Room or other separate small room near a house exit.
Yes, for anywhere with winter
Parka is also not 3 articles of clothing
The heck is a mud room???
@JargoniusMaximus its used for wrestling, a common passtime in Canada. There is also the jello room.
Oh geez now you're going to have to explain "mud room"
SCTV was amazing. when I describe it to people I say, its like SNL but funny.
It's funnier than Saturday Night Live, crazier than Fridays, and able to tear pop culture a new "A" better than MADtv. It's Super Sketch Show!
1982 called, it wants its joke back.
And oh so Canadian
SNL was the best but SCTV was great at times
@@jekyllynch6168 SNL was funny up until the time Akroyd/Belushi left--after that--hardly at all--SCTV was consistently hilarious
Love John Candy's rockin' pompadour in this. 😄 Also love Martin Short's Lawrence character; my favorite appearance is the 1984 SNL "Male Synchronized Swimming" sketch / mockumentary short with Harry Shearer and Christopher Guest:
"I'm not that... _strong_ a swimmer...!"
@DanHarkness that is my all time favourite sketch as well.
You, you - I know you, I know you!
@@KMc-cw3qt "No, you're not angry at him! You're just pointing at him." 😊
I love that skit!!
I just noticed John Candy calls Eugene Levy Alec not Alex. I never noticed that before. Brilliant.
Man- I loved this show! Way better than SNL even in their best days!
@uni blab to be honest I agree. I am personally entertained more by this show as a whole vs the total body of SNL. Obviously Eddie, Belishi and a others mentioned became icons individually and has some the best body of work SNL or any show ever aired but in the grand scheme I like this show better.
Totally!
@Jim Pfffft! They changed casts so often. Shows's been dead for 30 years now. Idle time slot.
@Jim Are you on crack? SCTV was 10x funnier than SNL, especially SNL in the 80's. SCTV was clever and intelligent humor. SNL was trying to hard to be hip and topical and ended up being boring
@Jim You're the type of person who thinks fart jokes are funny
I still miss John Candy. I grew up watching his movies and I was in high school when he passed away. I don't think before then I had ever cried over losing someone like that who wasn't in my family. Tremendous talent..and from the stories told by the people who knew him, an even more tremendous human being. We could use a few more like you back in this world, John :)
Yes! I feel the same. Beautiful human jam packed with talent and love and generosity. No matter what character he was doing you knew he was good.
It's always been a toss-up between Uncle Buck & Barf as John Candy characters go for me🤣
He was awesome😎
@@maestroaxeman Ox in Stripes will always be my favorite.
I'm not really sure why, but when John Candy answered the first question with "coat hangers" I lost it. I absolutely laughed until I had tears in my eyes, oh man this was funny! This was just classic television with some amazing comedic people!
That was the funniest line in a sketch full of funny lines.
A circuit court judge and a professional hockey player! lol I had trouble typing, as I was laughing so much!!
In an ironic twist, both Arthur & Lawrence became SCOTUS Justices now known as Brett Kavanaugh & Neil Gorsuch. 🤣
Sadly only became a pop psychology hack.
ruclips.net/video/GiIm9NTC2JU/видео.html
"Where do you think Swedish Meatballs come from?"
"........Spain.....???"
LOL
I love how they gave em all buck teeth! What. Great show. So glad that these are being put on RUclips. I enjoy immensely!
Eugene Levy looking like a 1970’s stud.
I know! It's so incongruous with his usual four-eyed schtick.
I watch this skit over and over and it's funny every time. What comedic genius.
"HIGH SCHOOL. I'm having some degree of difficulty getting through HIGH SCHOOL" 🤣
The face Eugene Levy makes at 6:37 is one of the funniest things I've ever seen!
I miss John Candy.🥹
"Swedish meatballs" oh my god that had me rolling on the floor!
(confused face)...Spain?
best answer
I don’t know how many times I have watched this and I laugh every time.
I just laughed till I cried. Thank you, SCTV for all the comedy relief!
This is hilarious. U dont see stuff and personalities this funny today. R.I.P. the great John Candy.
Dam it, I didn't want to cry but I couldn't help it😢
Everybody's died from my favorite time in entertainment....80 and 90s
I miss Candy, Belushi, Hartman, Farley and now Joe😢. Thanks guys for making me laugh all these years....
“Sounds like a demanding job.”
“It is for me 🥴”
🤣🤣 his face when he responds, amazing
I miss SCTV.
I do too so greats come out of there .
Me too, I'm very thankful to have grown up watching that during my formative years. I remember some saying that they "hated" the seventies, I feel blessed honestly
Blanche looking vacantly off camera while being spoken to is brilliant..!!!
"What line of work is your employer in?" "He's the boss". I feel like this might be how I would answer that question.
"I have a wonderful wife and two boys named Frank." This is genius, loved SCTV.
Darren has a brother named Darren, did you miss that? All I could think of was The Bob Newhart Show..."This is my brother Darryl and my other brother Darryl", as said by Darryl.
Andrea Martin is amazing.
Truly amazing.
fosbury68 ~> Her Edith Prickly character looked like a friend's mom.
Can you direct me to the hotel?
I had a serious crush on Edith. You just KNEW she was kinky!
orangelion03 ~> Edith Prickley looked so much like the mom of 1 of my buddies! ☺
I love the way Candy is the announcer and one of the contestants at the same time lol
Surely this inspired SNL’s Celebrity Jeopardy
Absolutely…more like they ripped it off…I’m disappointed in snl
The real Jeopardy inspired both.
@@paulbradley705 I think you belong on the show
@@papennypincher7287 you made my day.
Norm Macdonald brought me here. Now, I'll be up most of the night watching SCTV bits.
Good guy Norm.
LoudGoatGamer I thought that hi q was the one that influenced celebrity jeopardy, but probably both of them did
+David Levy It's actually, a mesh of a Canadian show that used to be on TV in Canada also ehh?
Norm knows his funny stuff!
I'm having some degree of difficulty getting through high school. lol
Norm is a Canuck,,,,he knows
I can't get over how much I LOVE this clip.... HYSTERICAL!!!!! "Could you repeat the numbers that have already been taken..."
SCTV was one of best shows ever. So much talent
I love Martin Shorts little smile after they buzz his answer wrong. I dunno why but that cracks me up every time.
Eugene Levy such a grossly underrated comedic talent.
EDIT: Evidently a lot of people replying to my comment are having diaper rash because I stated “underrated”. Like every other comment on social media, there’s always HALF WITS who have to take exception, thus I’ll clarify my statement for those cry babies:
Compared to Candy (SCTV) and Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, and a long list of others from SNL, Eugene Levy, though just as funny if not funnier, didn’t enjoy the same level of fame.
I’m sure this will start a whole new string of keyboard-warrior pantie-waste replies. 🤷🏻♂️
they are all underrated but unironically they have almost all been with work for 40 years
Andrew Thompson true
For sure. That sketch wouldn’t have been as funny without his deadpan seriousness, but he would have been hilarious as one of the contestants also. Rarely do you have a group as equally talented as this.
He has his own TV, so I don't think he is under rated. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schitt%27s_Creek
Yes Eugene is a grossly underrated comedic actor. His Bobby Bittman character is so good. The sketch centered around a Bobby Bittman PSA for literacy done in a children's library cracks me up every time. As Bobby Bittman gives his synopsis of Moby Dick he blows cigarette smoke on the kids and taps his cigarette ash off on the librarian's desk is pure comedy gold.
When I feel like laughing I come here to watch the classic SCTV comedy skits!
John Candy is a legend! RIP. 🌹 March 4, 1994.
My husband Bob worked on SCTV for 3 years. This was one of the best skits.
What did Bob do there?
Answer the question, Vickie.
One of my favorite skits of all time. My friends and I will still just say "quilts" to each other.
My dad and my brothers do this!!
"Keep your distance!" 😄.Them breaking him at the end was always the cherry on top.
Andrea Martin is a true comedy treasure! Honestly all of these people are legendary and the best of the best!
I love the way every sentence she says ends on the 'up'!
I remember seeing SCTV when it originally aired and thinking how low budget it was. Now all I see is the comic genius.
It was certainly playing off the low-budget-ness of TV of that time.
Same with MST3K.
Yep, low budget sets and they didn't need high-priced CGI to showcase their acting skills. Now days, CGI and low-brow acting is the new thing in Hollywood. CGI is showcased in many movies with lousy actors.
I saw it all when it was new. Spent my formative years with those incredible talents on my TV screen. Grew up in the wilds near Toronto, but eventually got to see some of their stage revues at the venerable Old Firehall, basically a dinner theatre, and saw all these original cast members on stage. Plus others whose work was equally brilliant -- Peter Aykroyd, Robin Duke, Tony Rosato. And Levy as Trebek ("Alex Trebel") is spot-on in presenting Trebek's frustration with some of his dozy & ditzy high school contestants on "Reach For the Top," a classically stodgy Canadian idea of a game show from the 1960s and 70s. I used to marvel at the brilliance of some, and the stupidity of others. SCTV's team nailed it!
7:40 John Candy at the end, saying "Pizza pie", then following Eugene's Alex before getting chased off - "Keep your distance!!" 😆
I’ve always heard of this show because it had so many of my favorite comedians on it who I loved growing up, but being in the US I never watched it. I am really enjoying these shows and it is really cheering me up.
"Johnny Ola". Good to see he survived the hit.
And became Junior Soprano.
Johnny Ola also being a spoof of long-time announcer Johnny Olson who did To Tell the Truth, What's My Line?, The Match Game, The Jackie Gleason Show and The Price is Right. Come on down!
Great show from my youth. Plenty of talent on this shown. R..I.P. John Candy, Harold Ramis and Tony Rosato.
Sctv wasn’t broadcast in my area as a kid but a family friend sent us like 20 hours of recorded episodes. We wore the tape out lol! Formed my sense of humor!
In 1982 though just at the height of its popularity it was on NBC as well but like 2 or 3 in the morning. It was at the time Networks were starting to be on all night.
LAWRENCE ORBACH 4 LIFE
merkinsniffs YES!! He's going to play a sport with a racket!!
4 President - he'd be an improvement.
We won, you lost! Ah ha ha haaaa! ...the funny thing is that you cheated and still lost. Now go suck an egg!
+Mark Glenn a supperating pustule would be an improvement
Right-oh!
Canadian and British humor are the best!
One of the funniest comedy sketch shows ever! All the cast were wonderful and I never laughed so hard at some of the characters they played. Since it is off the air, I got several DVDs of the show and love to watch them from time to time.
“ He blowed up real good”!!!!!!!!
love the moment at the end. Keep your distance!