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‘It really was the idiots in charge’: inside the TV sketch show that launched a generation of stars
Source: The Guardian · Published
It influenced The Simpsons and sparked the careers of Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, John Candy and many others. Now this extraordinary Canadian series is finally getting its due SCTV – short for Second City Television – is one of most influential comedy shows ever created. In the 1970s and 80s, while North American comedy fans worshipped at the altar of Saturday Night Live, the comedy nerds…
Key points
- It influenced The Simpsons and sparked the careers of Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, John Candy and many others.
- Now this extraordinary Canadian series is finally getting its due SCTV – short for Second City Television – is one of most influential comedy shows ever created.
- In the 1970s and 80s, while North American comedy fans worshipped at the altar of Saturday Night Live, the comedy nerds…
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