SCTV Half Wits

[@sethdover4999]

Martin Short's face alone is enough to carry the entire skit...😂😂

[@williamharris5957]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Johndoe-co3pw]

He def has a very expressive and animated face

[@PlanetToca]

Lol thanks I could not place who that was I was like he looks so familiar 🤣🤣

[@MrBigcityal]

Looks like he going to mention that he's not a good swimmer 😊

[@josephstaggs6201]

I agree with you Martin Short cracks me up just looking at him. He kind of looks like one of the BeeGees.

[@cariboubearmalachy1174]

That line about Martin Short wanting to be circuit court judge just slayed me.

[@HisWordisLife4U]

I think he has a shot.

[@lindahandley5267]

With the decisions these judges are making these days, I'd tell him to go for it!

[@1223jamez]

He’d probably do a better job!

[@HisWordisLife4U]

@@samstone22744 I'm going to start saying this around the house.

[@jonginder5494]

Aileen Cannon look out!!

[@amanontheland7892]

I grew up watching SCTV. Such brilliant talent from the whole cast.

[@Nonamenobodyman]

and I still get tears of laughter!

[@concernedcitizen1382]

F-ing LOVE SCTV!!!

[@AJ-HawksToxicFinger]

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.

[@kevprange]

The premise and pace are so similar that I half expected a rude Sean Connery to show up.

[@pjbmusicman]

Norm was inspired by this

[@andrewsherwin966]

​@@pjbmusicman Ya apparently he was asked Martin Short about doing who put him in contact with Eugene Levy who gave him his blessing.

[@RK-qe3zl]

I totally agree

[@favoritemustard3542]

"Potent Potables"

[@greenmile4233]

Alex Trebek, once said that Eugene Levy was the best impersonation of him...There was so much talent on SCTV....

[@edlawn5481]

Much better than Will Ferrell's "Trebek" on SNL.

[@ENigma-um8zw]

@@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”

[@kimmorrison9169]

right on both points. I missed that show when it stopped.

[@maryannemelenka9250]

Oh he must have laughed at the parody

[@Bapuji42]

That's an Alex Trebek impression?

[@john_from_eastcoast.]

Joe Flaherty played Arthur on this sketch! Very funny guy! RIP Joe Flaherty 🌷 April 1, 2024.

[@patriots02ify]

Met Joe once - what a nice person.

[@sliceserve234]

and there it always is, people rushing in to supply dates of death, someone always just has to do it

[@big566bunny]

Yes, he really came up with a great character. I admit, I didn't recognize him when after I learned it was he.

[@concernedcitizen1382]

@@patriots02ify LUCKY YOU

[@bennydanielz8762]

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☺

[@thecerealguy7713]

Benny Danielz awwww BENNY 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@PoeLemic]

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.

[@brif6787]

Is this the dead dad comment thread? Jk

[@brif6787]

@@PoeLemic My dad got brutally murdered last week and it's only now that I can finally look back and laugh about it.

[@PoeLemic]

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.

[@rubar1025]

Without fail. I see Martin Short's face and I bust out laughing...every. damn. time.

[@kennethheidelberg2935]

I know. He is a natural.

[@hjuikkll]

Yeah I just usually piss and shit all over myself when I see his face

[@recceeboy1237]

@@hjuikkll watch by yourself

[@danielscheff7384]

@@recceeboy1237 that is some sound advice

[@critterdoc93]

Ever seen Short do the pharmacy skit! Hilarious!

[@authorrayrogers]

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.

[@giuffre714]

Therapist 😂

[@smgdfcmfah]

SNL's version is classic, too, but largely because of Norm MacDonald (another Canuck) who first pitched it and got the idea from SCTV.

[@HisWordisLife4U]

KEEP YOUR DISTANCE!!!

[@giuffre714]

@@HisWordisLife4U He heard you when you screamed it the 1st time.

[@HisWordisLife4U]

@@giuffre714 You must not have watched the video.

[@secondstarllc]

"I have a wife and 2 boys named Frank." 😂😂 John Candy, what a legend.

[@ZulcanPrime]

I have two half-wit wives and stepsons who attend Halfwit College named Frankincense.

[@tintinismybelgian]

What a wonderful family: Mr. Darren Peele, Mrs. Frank Peele, Frank Peele, and Frank Peele.

[@perisbrodsky4242]

@@foobarmaximus3506 George was punched repeatedly in the head. Darren probably has his own story.

[@jackmehoffen4359]

rip john candy!

[@AllanOstermann]

@@foobarmaximus3506 I was just thinking that 🤔 Not sure who had the idea first, Foreman or Melonville.

[@theholymackerel072]

Martin Short just VANISHES into any comedic role.

[@simonrussell4986]

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.

[@puffinwrangler7557]

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.

[@landor7610]

Apparently he was a really nice man to his fans as well.

[@carjunkie5127]

They’re all great funny characters that make their characters funny.

[@cynthiak88nashvilletn69]

And this beautiful gem of a sketch was written by none other than Catherine O'Hara. :-)

[@cynthiak88nashvilletn69]

@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.

[@chronosschiron]

@@cynthiak88nashvilletn69 ya john was stand up guy , sadly missed ....hollywood could use a few thousand like em

[@bneale]

Too bad it wasn't funny.

[@maskandvaccinefreeandproud2110]

@@bneale Too bad you’re a clueless tit.

[@jackmehoffen4359]

indeed!!

[@campfreddy3547]

John Candy very much missed, Canadian Legend. Rip.

[@PoeLemic]

Yeah, a true legend ...

[@PatFrenchLeafsFan1]

But I miss his real life blonde hair he had when he played his Johnny LaRue character.

[@theworkethic]

Neil McNeil HS boy!

[@barillamindset3109]

@@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.

[@auralfury]

i loved him in everything

[@planescaped]

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

[@BrianBattles]

Check out the US Senate

[@ramaya007]

You can find way more at a Beto rally

[@e.l.norton]

Today, they run universities and the U.S. Congress.

[@WilliamXLee]

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!!

[@blackjakko]

Its literally painfully funny omg everything hurts friends laughing so hard

[@md61211]

My first time seeing it & I understand why you almost passed out from laughter. These people were geniuses. Who was Blanche?

[@bobalexander6153]

@@md61211 Blanche was played by Andrea Martin.

[@mem1701movies]

@@bobalexander6153 doesn’t Martin Short look like he’s playing Carl Sagan?

[@MarkNobleUS]

Are you still watching VHS?

[@pondababa4197]

"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.

[@kenneld]

"Because I have certain goals in life I feel compelled to complete, one of which is becoming a circuit court judge."

[@TheJollyGreen]

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

[@neilm2794]

Alex asking him if he was doing post graduate work was the funniest part

[@stevecathym3566]

Add "Swedish Meatballs" to that list. Again, delivered with authority as he KNOWS the answer finally!

[@Dutch0524]

Martin Short is a comedic genius...he blacked out the top part of his bottom teeth for this didn't he?

[@j23_stuff]

Love how John Candy was also the voice of the announcer 😆

[@derangstgarten1447]

2:58 ''I'm having some degree of difficulty getting through high school'' I always enjoyed that line

[@mlongpre100]

because you can relate to it ?

[@gregofcanada4494]

But I'll do it!

[@Seeker0fTruth]

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

[@thebrazilianatlantis165]

"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.

[@jptaylor]

Swedish meatballs. Love it. 😂

[@chronosschiron]

@@jptaylor where do swedish meatballs come from....SPAIN LOL

[@kenwaid8239]

Giving some of the decisions handed down by the circuit courts I do believe that he succeeded

[@AlexMPruteanu]

....still kickin' it w/Steve Martin and Selena Gomez in Only Murders in the Building.

[@paulj0557tonehead]

He is! Weird that his sitcom was a bomb though.

[@GetOffTheLawn]

Absolute legends on this show

[@spidermandel]

30 years later it's still fresh and funny and a reminder of how brilliant these people were.

[@jamessirman6622]

Gerry Mandel this was real comedy's last hoorah.

[@beatroot943]

i guess it inspired norm MacDonald to write jeopardy

[@Bryce_C.]

Gerry Mandel ur kidding right? This show is so not funny.

[@dayra6425]

this is about as fresh as a dead sewer rat .. humor around this time makes my stomach hurt

[@BrianSmith-ix3ns]

+da ra and Bryce should join hands and walk into the nearest chopper blade

[@dettigs]

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!!!!

[@gravedigr12]

+dettigs I agree entirely and im sure john candy watches over them enjoying every new skit they create in there career :)

[@hespheiden1]

All right Borax, you're kicked off youtube for being a Poindexter.

[@SOS-School_Of_Survival]

Uh, who is Blanche?

[@chaddesrosiers1107]

@@SOS-School_Of_Survival Andrea Martin

[@md61211]

@@chaddesrosiers1107 Wondered the same. Thank you

[@jerryleroy9187]

So innocent and clean, yet so so funny. I love ALL of the halfwit skits!

[@greatestytcommentator]

Somebody will get offended by it nowadays😊

[@superfly3990]

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.

[@rayrayfad3654]

I like how John Candy always calls Eugene ‘Alec’ in these sketches

[@chiefscheider]

Ironically, it's the only thing that doesn't seem to phase Mr. 'Trebel' 😄

[@matt5415]

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.

[@kerry7967]

The makeup dept that did the nose job on Joe Flaherty deserves a job for life..."What are those things Alex"😂😂😂😂

[@cwaldo7957]

Proud to be a Canadian. Look at all the talent! Producers were genius for assembling this cast.

[@stephencombs3971]

“Half” seems a bit to generous in this instance. 🤣

[@jackmehoffen4359]

ikr??

[@teevee5260]

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.

[@Nonamenobodyman]

it is becoming the norm. Idiocracy

[@v-town1980]

So is using "to" instead of "too."😂

[@islanddon865]

I'm proud to have attended school with Martin Short in Hamilton, ON. I have followed his career closely. Terrific physical comedian.❤

[@lenhudson8194]

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.

[@dokkenrox]

Did he have some degree of difficulty getting through high school?

[@joels7605]

@@dokkenrox Well done.

[@jayjones2821]

One of the funniest people ever

[@v-town1980]

Proud? But you had nothing to do with his success.

[@xroadie]

More concentrated comedic talent in that sketch than in a whole day of Comedy Central. Love SCTV.

[@invisibleman1028]

100% correct

[@killdanl]

SCTV Ben Hur has been a yearly tradition in my family, lol

[@jpetersgoyanks]

Hyperbole, but they are great.

[@Thundergod-]

And the last 20 yrs. of SNL. btw RIP John Candy....

[@danruetenik3583]

agree

[@MrUndersolo]

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...

[@clydeallen7852]

K August Old snl

[@Danimal77]

The Kids in the Hall guys, Monty Pythons guys.

[@lads.7715]

they've never did anything as consistently greats as SCTV

[@JW...-oj5iw]

Benny Hill

[@peterreid6096]

OH! To have this show back again

[@golden_rod]

he's so confident in "swedish meatballs" i'm dying 😭

[@stevengalatz4360]

"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."

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

"One of which is becoming a circuit court judge, and the second is perhaps playing professional hockey!"

[@christopherdunne7848]

Aren't you a bit surprised he would even know the word "compelled"? Bwahahahaha

[@samanthanickson6478]

+CHRISTOPHER DUNNE and use it correctly in a sentence!

[@iccjcc]

Love the character especially his teeth!

[@drm2566]

Steven Galatz I am crying

[@jackjones3657]

John Candy was brilliant. So sorry he's gone.

[@blackjakko]

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!

[@timothys8144]

Rip Joe Flaherty one of my favorites

[@joeburns6379]

Martin Short was one of my favorite guests when he did Letterman. His book is an excellent read. A comedic genius.

[@LWOPP]

And such a kind and gentle person, too.

[@MoreMedication]

Yes. If the world ends during my lifetime I would like to be zapped hugging my husband whilst holding Martin’s hand.

[@RK-qe3zl]

Yes, and he seemed like such a nice person!

[@feastinghmg]

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

[@tyleru96]

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.

[@John-pc3cx]

I’ve watched this a dozen times and it never fails to crack me up

[@Five2_Bravo]

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.

[@87dramarama]

ur an idiot

[@Five2_Bravo]

sf asasadd LOL...ok, you must have been talking to my wife.

[@elvicare35]

A circuit court judge and a professional hockey player! lol I had trouble typing, as I was laughing so much!!

[@luisreyes1963]

In an ironic twist, both Arthur & Lawrence became SCOTUS Justices now known as Brett Kavanaugh & Neil Gorsuch. 🤣

[@greggasiorowski4025]

Sadly only became a pop psychology hack. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZqsnmyEiahlgLc

[@lechanneldemysterieuxmante1807]

So many masters came out of Second City. Seeing Them so young and early in their career is truly amusing and enjoyable.

[@2weekpaidvacation611]

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

[@doubledrats235]

I agree. I enjoyed SCTV in the 1970s. It was funny so SNL poached their talent but SCTV was much better than SNL.

[@hjuikkll]

Dude isnt that chris farley tho?

[@rickiedeesnutz7318]

Talent does that.

[@danbarkles8499]

So does Ween.

[@savvyb54]

@@hjuikkll No, it's John Candy. Chris Farley was 6 years old in 1970....

[@caitlynmcmenamy1920]

I still use lines from SCTV in my life like:" That is correct Alex " and "That blowed up real good!" No one gets me...

[@matafiyd]

caitlyn mcmenamy I get you. That blowed up real good. Always a classic

[@HeatherSpoonheim]

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.

[@williamhyde2310]

Also " beauty, eh "? 😃😎

[@robertkrueger5477]

You hoser!

[@telecomex]

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

[@quincee3376]

I just noticed John Candy calls Eugene Levy Alec not Alex. I never noticed that before. Brilliant.

[@tb7667]

"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.🤣

[@NJGuy1973]

No, she's knows she's a secretary. She just doesn't know what her boss does.

[@zombiedodge1426]

Maybe she was working for the former head the Canadian Auto Workers union, Buzz Hargrove.

[@jrinck]

The face Eugene Levy makes at 6:37 is one of the funniest things I've ever seen!

[@jamesg8199]

John Candy, you are sorely missed. Wished you were around today. The world could sure use your kindness and humor right now.

[@KomedyKollector]

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.

[@Trainy2]

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

[@29BKing]

I disagree. He was injected into Serendipity at the last minute to liven the thing up. It worked.

[@NK7Prime]

But KK didn't say "Franchises" just movies. Another example was Bringin Down the House with Steve Martin, Queen Latifah and Eugene Levy

[@TRJ2241987]

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.

[@Janitorscage]

@FooBar Maximus Wow, didn't know he was still doing it then.

[@jenniferkerr6782]

John Candy. You always make me smile! RIP legend.

[@dallastrujillo7540]

I love how they gave em all buck teeth! What. Great show. So glad that these are being put on KZbin. I enjoy immensely!

[@DanHarkless_Halloween_YTPs_etc]

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...!"

[@wendytimms4515]

@DanHarkness that is my all time favourite sketch as well.

[@KMc-cw3qt]

You, you - I know you, I know you!

[@DanHarkless_Halloween_YTPs_etc]

@@KMc-cw3qt "No, you're not angry at him! You're just pointing at him." 😊

[@susieaxym]

I love that skit!!

[@markusantonio4866]

Thanks Canada, for awesome funny talent.

[@lindaleelaw5277]

How do we stop THIS caravan? lmao

[@kj9093]

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!

[@namelessjedi2242]

That was the funniest line in a sketch full of funny lines.

[@Posit_Zero_Blue]

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 :)

[@blackjakko]

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.

[@maestroaxeman]

It's always been a toss-up between Uncle Buck & Barf as John Candy characters go for me🤣 He was awesome😎

[@edlawn5481]

@@maestroaxeman Ox in Stripes will always be my favorite.

[@ichhasseamerika]

This is hilarious. U dont see stuff and personalities this funny today. R.I.P. the great John Candy.

[@joedude4822]

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....

[@allein50]

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.

[@Rooneytunes01]

“Sounds like a demanding job.” “It is for me 🥴” 🤣🤣 his face when he responds, amazing

[@adamchurvis1]

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.

[@sonnysmom6017]

Yes, for anywhere with winter

[@chavruta2000]

Parka is also not 3 articles of clothing

[@JargoniusMaximus]

The heck is a mud room???

[@chavruta2000]

@JargoniusMaximus its used for wrestling, a common passtime in Canada. There is also the jello room.

[@jeffreyswartz9568]

Oh geez now you're going to have to explain "mud room"

[@zenpaganwarrior]

I just laughed till I cried. Thank you, SCTV for all the comedy relief!

[@the_scraggler]

"I have a wonderful wife and two boys named Frank." This is genius, loved SCTV.

[@beverlyanne5699]

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.

[@fakerating]

I can't get over how much I LOVE this clip.... HYSTERICAL!!!!! "Could you repeat the numbers that have already been taken..."

[@DrCHUD666]

"Where do you think Swedish Meatballs come from?" "........Spain.....???" LOL

[@AlexLlorens-jk8sd]

Look, practically every single person from sctv is still doing something today. I know John Candy would be if he were still alive. Eugene Levy, Martin Short, and Katherine O'Hara, are still on TV. Very talented people!

[@montanamade8712]

Man- I loved this show! Way better than SNL even in their best days!

[@waynewayne9693]

@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.

[@Adrian_Estando]

Totally!

[@rocco...]

@Jim Pfffft! They changed casts so often. Shows's been dead for 30 years now. Idle time slot.

[@Lewis9709]

@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

[@Lewis9709]

@Jim You're the type of person who thinks fart jokes are funny

[@marcschneider4845]

I watch this skit over and over and it's funny every time. What comedic genius.

[@thomascovenant665]

Blanche looking vacantly off camera while being spoken to is brilliant..!!!

[@williamstdog9]

When I was a kid I was allowed to stay up late on weekends and watch this... I thought it was funny, but now I just watched it again today for the first time and I was howling so loud I had to pause it twice cause I LITERALLY FELL OFF MY SEAT laughing so hard and now I have a headache for the rest of the night... Damn that feels good... Canadiana at it's VERY BEST!! Mocking in a fun way our American counterparts - who invented practically Everything... and although we are not as successful we find a way to have a laugh in our own way.. this is SHEER BRILLIANCE from the BEST of the BEST comedians in this country in the 70's.. If you think of it from an ACTOR's standpoint even these characters are SO GOOD! So rich, believable, etc.. it's hard to believe just how Awesome SCTV was in those days - in this skit alone there are Multiple levels of comedy!! Just looking at the face's of Martin Short, John Candy, Andrea Martin... they NEVER BREAK CHARACTER! And another thing: comedy done RIGHT is NOT POLITICAL!! They didn't need to create a whole damn show called, "we hate the president so we're just going to bitch about him for this whole episode!!"

[@wylier]

Not did any other major network comedy show, tho.

[@mayssm]

"What line of work is your employer in?" "He's the boss". I feel like this might be how I would answer that question.

[@mjp96]

Andrea Martin and Catherine O'Hara are legends.

[@v-town1980]

They all are.

[@vickiegilchrist975]

My husband Bob worked on SCTV for 3 years. This was one of the best skits.

[@KevyNova]

What did Bob do there?

[@SaintD382]

Answer the question, Vickie.

[@shanemontgomery1358]

Andrea Martin is a true comedy treasure! Honestly all of these people are legendary and the best of the best!

[@BackToTheBlues]

I love the way every sentence she says ends on the 'up'!

[@catherineg8668]

"HIGH SCHOOL. I'm having some degree of difficulty getting through HIGH SCHOOL" 🤣

[@David-bs3cb]

"Swedish meatballs" oh my god that had me rolling on the floor!

[@squirrelguy2195]

(confused face)...Spain?

[@ChrisDoyle2112]

best answer

[@dougtaylor2803]

R.I.P. John Candy.

[@sweathogsvinnybobarino9333]

Gary Taylor Lost too soon he was great in absolutely everything he did

[@reenougle]

I don’t know how many times I have watched this and I laugh every time.

[@CANADA-AT-WAR-WW2]

SCTV was amazing. when I describe it to people I say, its like SNL but funny.

[@canaisyoung3601]

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!

[@gundamprototypessr6773]

1982 called, it wants its joke back.

[@bullypopful]

And oh so Canadian

[@jekyllynch6168]

SNL was the best but SCTV was great at times

[@bufnyfan1]

@@jekyllynch6168 SNL was funny up until the time Akroyd/Belushi left--after that--hardly at all--SCTV was consistently hilarious

[@thefastandthefurious1]

I love the way Candy is the announcer and one of the contestants at the same time lol

[@Billinois78]

7:40 John Candy at the end, saying "Pizza pie", then following Eugene's Alex before getting chased off - "Keep your distance!!" 😆

[@cozmotone]

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!

[@agitatedmongoose]

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.

[@happydayz7857]

Eugene Levy looking like a 1970’s stud.

[@xianshep]

I know! It's so incongruous with his usual four-eyed schtick.

[@llongdong]

An ocean of talent here. A contingent of this level won't be seen again.

[@loudgoatgamer8506]

Norm Macdonald brought me here. Now, I'll be up most of the night watching SCTV bits. Good guy Norm.

[@davidlevy4291]

LoudGoatGamer I thought that hi q was the one that influenced celebrity jeopardy, but probably both of them did

[@fredpickles5655]

+David Levy It's actually, a mesh of a Canadian show that used to be on TV in Canada also ehh?

[@designerlarry]

Norm knows his funny stuff!

[@fredpickles5655]

I'm having some degree of difficulty getting through high school. lol

[@mapearce1]

Norm is a Canuck,,,,he knows

[@musicuniverse1356]

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.

[@john_from_eastcoast.]

When I feel like laughing I come here to watch the classic SCTV comedy skits! John Candy is a legend! RIP. 🌹 March 4, 1994.

[@joanngreco9864]

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.

[@chalmerbasham695]

“ He blowed up real good”!!!!!!!!

[@bigrigJim]

I love Martin Shorts little smile after they buzz his answer wrong. I dunno why but that cracks me up every time.

[@t.y.5565]

Canadian and British humor are the best!

[@Lamia7609]

One of my favorite skits of all time. My friends and I will still just say "quilts" to each other.

[@midwestaarron]

My dad and my brothers do this!!

[@dooleyfan]

I remember seeing SCTV when it originally aired and thinking how low budget it was. Now all I see is the comic genius.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

It was certainly playing off the low-budget-ness of TV of that time.

[@fixpacifica]

Same with MST3K.

[@veltonmeade1057]

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.

[@jezebeljones659]

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!

[@chadgrov]

2:53 Martin Short is a genius. the timing on that “I’ll do it..” is brilliant

[@juliecaliff]

Alex Trebek just called this out as his favorite Jeopardy parody. I haven't thought of HalfWits in years, what a great reminder!

[@llg3pe]

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. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Thompson200Z]

they are all underrated but unironically they have almost all been with work for 40 years

[@llg3pe]

Andrew Thompson true

[@buddyrichable1]

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.

[@pd4954]

He has his own TV, so I don't think he is under rated. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schitt%27s_Creek

[@mikewines7852]

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.

[@bkkmj4250]

Love how the contestants are called on using their full names, lol…😂

[@fosbury68]

Andrea Martin is amazing.

[@minskie]

Truly amazing.

[@WytZox1]

fosbury68 ~> Her Edith Prickly character looked like a friend's mom.

[@jefsiv]

Can you direct me to the hotel?

[@orangelion03]

I had a serious crush on Edith. You just KNEW she was kinky!

[@WytZox1]

orangelion03 ~> Edith Prickley looked so much like the mom of 1 of my buddies! ☺

[@Hazwaste63]

"Johnny Ola". Good to see he survived the hit.

[@edlawn5481]

And became Junior Soprano.

[@glennwisniewski9536]

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!

[@theholidaylady1]

This is one of my favourite premises from SCTV! What a multitalented cast and brilliant writing! I think SCTV is the best Canadian comedy show ever! The bar is high so that's saying a lot!

[@wageofsins]

One thing I love about these skits is that they're not reading off cue cards in really obvious ways the entire time, unlike SNL now where it's painfully obvious. They actually took the time to learn the lines and characters. It adds a lot more to the skit.

[@WytZox1]

+wageofsins ~ This show was taped so they could reshoot if lines got fluibbed. SNL is live. But taping and editing has its advantages. ☺

[@TomCheer9]

@@WytZox1 It sure does! Just ask Glenn Gould. Oh wait - he's dead...

[@WytZox1]

* Who was Glenn Gould? ☺

[@realgoodlearners2711]

Martin Short owns the stage. Genius timing. Proof that comedy is an art.

[@Fakename70]

He was by far the best thing on SNL when he was there