Plots(1)
Unusual for a sketch comedy series, SCTV's skits were tied together by the framing device of a fictional television network populated by feuding newscasters, dishonest talk show hosts, failed cabaret singers, fishing musicians, and other eccentric show biz types. In between were sketches of biting contemporary satire delivered by an inspired cast of future stars: Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Rick Moranis, Catherine O'Hara, Dave Thomas, and the late-great John Candy. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Performers
John Candy
Canada
Best movies:
Home Alone (1990)
JFK (1991)
Cool Runnings (1993)
Andrea Martin
USA
Best movies:
Harrison Bergeron (1995) (TV movie)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Gypsy (1993) (TV movie)
Eugene Levy
Canada
Best movies:
Harrison Bergeron (1995) (TV movie)
American Reunion (2012)
Over the Hedge (2006)
Joe Flaherty
USA
Best movies:
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000) (series)
Innerspace (1987)
Rick Moranis
Canada
Best movies:
Ghostbusters (1984)
Brother Bear (2003)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Catherine O'Hara
Canada
Best movies:
Home Alone (1990)
Temple Grandin (2010) (TV movie)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Harold Ramis
USA
Best movies:
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Martin Short
Canada
Best movies:
The Prince of Egypt (1998)
Innerspace (1987)
Merlin (1998) (TV movie)
Dave Thomas
Canada
Best movies:
Brother Bear (2003)
Rat Race (2001)
Brother Bear 2 (2006)
Wendy O. Williams
USA
Best movies:
Reform School Girls (1986)
Robert Gordon
Best movies:
The Loveless (1981)
Tony Bennett
USA
Best movies:
Analyze This (1999)
Bruce Almighty (2003)
The Scout (1994)
George Buza
USA
Best movies:
X-Men (2000)
Quest for Fire (1981)
Martin's Day (1985)
Mary Charlotte Wilcox
Canada
Best movies:
The Lawyer (1970)
The Big Bus (1976)
Lepke (1975)
Don Lake
Canada
Best movies:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Zootopia (2016)
Hot Shots! (1991)
Carl Perkins
USA
Best movies:
Into the Night (1985)
Rich Little
Canada
Best movies:
The Late Shift (1996) (TV movie)
The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)