...Their mere proximity to America makes them its most astute lampooners -- none better than those tweakers of TV culture at SCTV. These nine episodes from 1981, the show's fourth season, feature characters and catchphrases such as hosers Bob and Doug...
The program, set at the studios of the fictional Second City Television Network in the small Canadian town of Mellonville, satirizes the institution of television by presenting send-ups of
Toronto-born comic actress and writer Catherine O’Hara gained notice for her contributions to Second City Television (SCTV) during the 1970s and segued into a successful feature career as a supporting
Manic, frizzy-haired Canadian comic character player who first proved himself adept as a writer, producer, director and performer of TV comedy, then went on to establish himself as one of the most
This significant figure in TV sketch comedy of the late 1970s and early 80s has been busy ever since as a producer, director and writer. Arguably the brightest light of the stellar cast of "SCTV",
Best known for his notable work on the influential comedy series "SCTV Network" as both a writer and performer, tall, dark-haired actor Joe Flaherty made a splash on television with characters like