SCTV Johnny LaRue Reviews a Chinese Restaurant

Johnny LaRue (John Candy) rates a Chinese restaurant. Dave Thomas also appears as the restaurant owner. A John Candy commercial follows.

[@jeffolson7853]

"Dining With Larue" Nothing better!

[@PositiveLastAction]

Truly the funniest comedy ever to grace television.

[@TheCommunicationCoach]

I have plenty of them on mine for you.

[@hushabyehum4805]

These two actors are so funny together. Actually John Candy played off any actor perfectly so it seemed more natural

[@mechengineer4894]

He did a bunch of hilarious LaRue exercise segments and they all involved opening the fridge and taking out beer and he's always winded by the 3rd rep.

[@NevadaBoss]

loved it when actors broke each other up..i.e.1:27 "May I now order for you..to help you?" LaRue: (trying not to laugh) "What?" Dave (also trying not to laugh) "May I order for you?"

[@carvcom1]

Yeah, I loved that part. True improvised comedy!

[@user-co7fb6qe5w]

Hor ya can be hungy you bin eatin aw day?

[@stevel.2759]

Nice accent mixed with vietnamese accent. I'm Asian and it was funny because John Candy is so likeable.

[@wallaceb9120]

That's damn white of you

[@davidrobinson8337]

God rest his soul. John Candy had more ahead of him.

[@rd9793]

Indeed he did. He is missed.

[@fattymcfatso1083]

Perfect example of the understated SCTV humor. "You can always tell a good Chinese restaurant by the number of orientals who eat here." Camera pans around restaurent showing zero Asians.

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

He comes out with a huge bowl of white rice, another large bowl of bean sprouts, and LaRue's review is 5 stars! LOL

[@Rutoenfit]

Tang Gardens: I've been in one in Vancouver.

[@leighmcmillan6282]

I have a huge crush on Johnny La Rue

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

He'd crush you too!

[@pepsidog3060]

u real for that

[@750count]

Dave Thomas!

[@archenema6792]

3:23 This may be the first instance on TV of the use of the now popular popular term "graze(ing)" for eating a large helping of appetizers. SCTV was always breaking new ground.

[@carvcom1]

You have a good point there!

[@dickJohnsonpeter]

I thought he was calling him a cow, grazing on sprouts.

[@dickJohnsonpeter]

@Nelson Robert Willis I've said something like that to my wife before. That was a mistake.

[@canoeman1961]

Way ahead of their time in political correctness !!

[@Ledgwins]

*Sit on it!”

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Angus Crock does a great Vaguely Asian accent!

[@bryankautz826]

...or Lin ye Tang does a great over the top Scottish accent! Now away with ya, ya wee beastie! 😂

[@Workerbee-zy5nx]

Johnny Laru.😂😂😂

[@bigfoot2995]

Lovely

[@spartanx5806]

those were good days bacl then......

[@rzz9594]

" noodles on your head,,,,,,"

[@user-uh8mk4sr4d]

Outstanding!! I loved SCTV and especially "Dining With Larue". John Candy was such a talented man. I was a bigger fan of the half hour shows instead of the ones that were on NBC.

[@djordan45]

Early diners dives and drives

[@TheCommunicationCoach]

I never got the Lin Ye Tang character, but love Dining With LaRue. Can't find his speed-drinking skit, so I'll have to upload mine now, I guess.

[@hushabyehum4805]

I think it’s that it’s not a real Chinese restaurant and the guy is just pretending to be Asian (very poorly ) and the reviewer doesn’t realize

[@TheCommunicationCoach]

@@hushabyehum4805 He's been in all sorts of skits not in a restaurant, I meant all of them. I can't figure out who he's parodying, but he does much better impressions usually.

[@cgasucks]

I'm Chinese and I get it. He acts like my dad.

[@agornath1]

Thank God there's no more smoking in restaurants

[@bigbadmadlad137]

Who disliked this? Thats what I wanna know!

[@tunafang]

Probably Orientals.

[@kpax45]

Looks like they really did get into the wine!

[@millicentsquirrelhole582]

The venerable Lin Ye Tang... according to Johnny LaRue of SCTV's 'Dining with LaRue'...did not have Peking Duck relations with the Ting Tang Orange Drink sisters of East Melonville....

[@mrpostnorts5259]

Dwave Thomass would get concelled...lol

[@unwavery]

Too bad he did get cancelled, The Dave Thomas show was pretty decent early 90s tv fair.

[@ifcdirector]

Graze on that……

[@wallaceb9120]

Smoking in a restaurant...freedom rules at least then

[@symonh5284]

Ewwww just a plain bowl of bean sprouts, I hate bean sprouts

[@VampireLord1024]

Lol.

[@cdnsilverdaddy]

I wonder if this will pass in the age of political correctness

[@lulzalfest]

yes it will. The difference is actual comedy vs just the need to be offensive for the sake of being offensive.

[@unwavery]

Yes these skits are funny and classic. PC era was in the 90s and it passed like a ghost fart, except with horrible unfunny whiny white people who think this stuff is comparable to needless use of racial slurs.

[@shanewilson8728]

Dave Thomas, for just being a white skined man, would be canceled for playing a Asian man.

[@cgasucks]

He referred Asians as Orientals. I miss those days.

[@dspears666]

You miss the thoughtless racist terms? Guess what that makes you.

[@xit1254]

I hope the snowflakes don't freak out over Dave Thomas' "Chinaman", lol! Weren't times simpler before "cancel culture'?

[@michaelkrolewski7406]

This wouldn't go over well nowadays

[@unwavery]

It's just funny, the joke is that the proprieter isnt actually Chinese. If SCTV had had an Asian on cast, it would still be Dave Thos. here.

[@dspears666]

If by simpler you mean disrespectful, then yes, so much simpler!