SCTV - Half Wits Semi-final

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    heads or tails?

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  • @rickneal4967
    @rickneal4967 Před 6 lety +848

    Eugene Levy's eyebrows deserve some sort of lifetime achievement award.

  • @martinvincent3326
    @martinvincent3326 Před 10 měsíci +57

    SCTV is still hilarious after all these years!

  • @socksumi
    @socksumi Před rokem +51

    The record brush was a tribute to Canadian game shows that had a bad reputation of giving out the cheapest prizes. Like lawn chairs, patio lights, steak knives, dinner for two at some crappy restaurant, magazine subscriptions and yes even record brushes.

    • @bigduke5150
      @bigduke5150 Před 2 měsíci +6

      And the coveted Parker Pen Set!

    • @gmc6790
      @gmc6790 Před 2 měsíci +3

      A case of motor oil

    • @boneseyyl1060
      @boneseyyl1060 Před 2 měsíci +1

      LOL I still own one of those brushes. Works great!

    • @jayboo8495
      @jayboo8495 Před měsícem +1

      most times you won bus fare home as the main prize....lol

    • @bobsacamano1274
      @bobsacamano1274 Před měsícem +1

      Or all-expenses-paid trips to Buffalo.

  • @roadking0073
    @roadking0073 Před 3 lety +188

    RIP, Alex Trebek. This was his favorite parodies of him.

    • @tomdumb6937
      @tomdumb6937 Před 3 lety

      No,... Got to be the weird al stuff...

    • @ztuzar163
      @ztuzar163 Před 2 lety +8

      Alex Trebek is dead ? i didn't even know he was sick :(

    • @MicahFoxxMusic
      @MicahFoxxMusic Před 2 lety +11

      @@ztuzar163 or so the Germans would have us believe

    • @bufnyfan1
      @bufnyfan1 Před 2 lety +18

      Mr. Trebek had said that he absolutely loved Eugene Levy's spoof of him on these "Half-Wits"/High School IQ shows

  • @brownsugar2456
    @brownsugar2456 Před 6 lety +384

    Eugene Levy does one of the best slow burns in the history of comedy

    • @WickedG5150
      @WickedG5150 Před 4 lety +1

      Brown Sugar ?

    • @midnightcassettelibrary5171
      @midnightcassettelibrary5171 Před 4 lety +21

      Yep he’s up there...very dynamic and painfully hilarious. He can do dead pan or slapstick...low or high brow and beyond. His SCTV work is golden.

    • @cathyallen6541
      @cathyallen6541 Před 3 lety +4

      That's the term I was looking for. Thank you.

    • @i.p.knightly149
      @i.p.knightly149 Před 3 lety +7

      "Let's just calm down here at this point"

    • @redhead2376
      @redhead2376 Před 2 lety +15

      I love the one he did with Catherine O'Hara called Night School High Q where he starts screaming "Disconnect her buzzer!" when she randomly buzzes and gives nonsense answers before he reads the questions.

  • @moosewhizzerdave2066
    @moosewhizzerdave2066 Před rokem +149

    I'll never understand why Joe Flaherty's career never really took off. He was a brilliant comedic actor and super-versatile.

    • @dionst.michael1482
      @dionst.michael1482 Před 10 měsíci +19

      I loved him on SCTV! He was so frikkin funny and played an incredible straight man too! Would have loved to see him do more television and silver screen work!

    • @lynnfisher3037
      @lynnfisher3037 Před 9 měsíci +12

      Some get the breaks some don't. I agree with you however

    • @binxbolling
      @binxbolling Před 9 měsíci +3

      Not among the funniest cast members.

    • @docsavage8640
      @docsavage8640 Před 9 měsíci +15

      He was my favorite on SCTV. I'll never understand it either, except maybe he was TOO versatile in the sense that he didn't really have that go-to schtick so many successful comics have.

    • @KevyNova
      @KevyNova Před 8 měsíci +8

      He was also my favorite. Freaking hysterical in everything.

  • @cooldudicus7668
    @cooldudicus7668 Před rokem +39

    This is good stuff. SNL does not even begin to compare to this.
    Thanks for posting this.

  • @mike196212
    @mike196212 Před 3 měsíci +6

    I'm a 62 year old Canadian who watched this brilliant show every week. It remains,I think,far funnier than SNL,which has,with exeptions,aged poorly in comparison.

  • @rebeccamunn8673
    @rebeccamunn8673 Před 2 měsíci +8

    I’m rewatching my favorite SCTV skits in honor of Joe Flaherty. His character here, Arthur, is iconic, as are the rest of the brilliant cast of characters. Amazing show.

  • @bushwhakked
    @bushwhakked Před 5 lety +144

    Whoever designed that prosthetic nose is a genius.

    • @777jonah888
      @777jonah888 Před 3 lety +5

      check out the Bob Hope special...........lol

    • @DKHD176
      @DKHD176 Před 2 lety +12

      -Just a nose guy.
      -Who?
      -You know, just the usual prosthetic nose guy.

    • @Driven2Beers
      @Driven2Beers Před 3 měsíci

      It's made by Rose. "Rose... they're the nose people."™

  • @rp8889
    @rp8889 Před 5 lety +79

    "How long have you been married?"
    "Since the wedding."

    • @AT-sd9qq
      @AT-sd9qq Před 5 lety +4

      i almost fell out of my chair when she said that.

    • @mena94x3
      @mena94x3 Před 3 lety +4

      Straight through.

    • @eachampandmabel
      @eachampandmabel Před 3 lety +3

      who's the lucky guy? My husband.

    • @manw3bttcks
      @manw3bttcks Před 2 lety +1

      @@eachampandmabel Housewife and hopefully mother - LOL

    • @kenwaid8239
      @kenwaid8239 Před 2 lety +1

      Answering a question without truly answering. it is a knack I’ve noticed a lot of women including my wife have. in fact Spock in Star Trek said “I have never understood the female capacity to avoid a direct answer to any question.”

  • @michaellinner7772
    @michaellinner7772 Před rokem +66

    This brings back some good memories. Martin Short always cracked me up. I loved the bit he did with Harry Shearer about synchronized swimming.
    They were really all a bunch of comedic geniuses.

    • @olliefoxx7165
      @olliefoxx7165 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Dang, THAT was Harry Shearer! Lol, forgot about him being the other guy in the sketch.

    • @DS-bi3fz
      @DS-bi3fz Před 9 měsíci

      that was on Saturday Night Live though, not SCTV. @@olliefoxx7165

    • @coleweber1484
      @coleweber1484 Před 9 měsíci +5

      I'm not that.....Strong a swimmer.

    • @robbarbieri8676
      @robbarbieri8676 Před 8 měsíci +3

      But that was SNL, not SCTV, wasn't it?

    • @mondobondo49
      @mondobondo49 Před 8 měsíci

      Yep

  • @vincarcin
    @vincarcin Před 5 lety +262

    SCTV, a million and a half times funnier than SNL any time, any year. Eugene is a comedic genius and his eyebrows have a life of their own.

    • @forgottenfilmchannel1194
      @forgottenfilmchannel1194 Před rokem +7

      i agree 100%

    • @cal_nevari
      @cal_nevari Před rokem +16

      They had some real advantages. They didn't have the pressure of a major US network presence, they were a Canadian show that could be quirky and silly and do spoofs like Monster Chiller Horror Theater and Guy Cabellero the shady owner of the fictional "SCTV network" - and Dave Thomas's characters, Rick Moranis's characters, and characters like Flaherty's Sammy Maudlin and Short's Jackie Rogers Junior and many others and I think the biggest difference, they had to maintain their inspiration and writing and performance for less than 10 years; 1976-1984 - with basically the same cast. SNL's original cast is often mentioned as its best, and they didn't last long. Belushi and Akroyd left at the end of the fourth season; Jane Curtin after the fifth; Gilda after the fifth. Just saying if SCTV had been on tv the last 38 years with different cast members every 5-10 years and none of the original cast on - we would probably be saying SCTV 1985-2022 sucked compared with SCTV 1976-1984 when the greats were in the cast. When you look at the cast of SCTV, so many of them have had long and/or notable careers. John Candy died too soon but is more remembered by the public for his movie work than hhis great work on SCTV. But Eugene Levy, Rick Moranis, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Dave Thomas and Martin Short - all great. Now I've typed too much, time to go listen to some Happy Wanderers polka!

    • @ericsteadman6687
      @ericsteadman6687 Před rokem +8

      So true.
      SCTV was better than SNL and Friday’s.
      Just Brilliant

    • @tomlarson713
      @tomlarson713 Před rokem +8

      Better talent and great writers helps too...

    • @Zerpersande
      @Zerpersande Před rokem +3

      Sorry but a lot of people disagree with you. Not that it’s not funny, but when you start trying to make comparisons with outrageously high, unsubstantiated comparisons you are the one that comes across as funny, and not in the good way. There is a reason that SNL has had such a long run.

  • @146TS
    @146TS Před 3 lety +62

    Levy's reaction after the "Frank Lloyd Wright" bit had me rolling.

    • @VG-iq8xq
      @VG-iq8xq Před 2 lety +3

      Totally did not get the joke until later

  • @catman3552
    @catman3552 Před 4 lety +108

    I watched sctv all the time when it first aired. Almost 40 years later and it's still just as funny. All these people were great.😅👍

    • @kathyd456
      @kathyd456 Před 2 lety +2

      Agreed! My 14 yr old is learning some true Canuck culture today.

    • @MrJeffcoley1
      @MrJeffcoley1 Před rokem +2

      SCTV just isn't the same chopped up. The show always had a story arc about the goings on at the network, these sketches were the programming and served a similar purpose to the cutaways in Family Guy.

    • @docsavage8640
      @docsavage8640 Před 9 měsíci +1

      @MrJeffcoley1 watching the travails of Guy Caballero and Johnny LaRue and Floyd and Earl, etc., was a lot of the fun

  • @ichhasseamerika
    @ichhasseamerika Před 4 lety +54

    I broke out laughing just *looking* at Mrtin Shorts character. thats comic genius. Great troupe, great days.

  • @ballisticcranberrypeat7777
    @ballisticcranberrypeat7777 Před 3 lety +49

    Just the expression on Martin Short's face makes me laugh. He doesn't even have to say anything.

    • @planescaped
      @planescaped Před 3 lety +3

      The mannerisms of all of them are so spot on. We've all met someone exactly like one of these people.
      I've met all 4 of them at one point or another. XD

    • @calixa
      @calixa Před 3 lety +1

      so true....this character just cracks me UP so hard... RIGHT OH ALEX

  • @TalkingOutOfSchool
    @TalkingOutOfSchool Před 4 lety +250

    I rarely ever watched TV most of my working life. Imagine SCTV popping up in my feed the first week of my retirement. I'm literally laughing until I cry. Thank you dear person for getting these gems online.

    • @bramiwami
      @bramiwami Před 4 lety +10

      Enjoy your retirement!

    • @jazzthecat3912
      @jazzthecat3912 Před 4 lety +5

      An amazing show.

    • @mcmdrpiffle447
      @mcmdrpiffle447 Před 3 lety +9

      We used to stay up to watch the show on VHF independent channels in the early 1980's. Suddenly, it was on cable TV !!! I graduated HS in 1980 and me and my room mate's would stay up howling to these!

    • @edkarter7062
      @edkarter7062 Před 3 lety +8

      Was funny as a teen in early 80's and still hilarious at 51!! I love Blanche ! She's been married since the wedding!!!😂😂 Andre Martin was my 1st love!!

    • @edkarter7062
      @edkarter7062 Před 3 lety +3

      Nice! Watched it as new and still funny today! Had one of our racing press guys go on a SCTV binge a few weeks ago! So much for doing race reports! When new was 1 of 3 very different students in high school. This was our common bond!!

  • @rivera5b
    @rivera5b Před 2 lety +30

    Alex Trebel portrayed by Eugene Levy is the best impression of Alex Trebek. Long live Alex Trebek

  • @RosePetal17
    @RosePetal17 Před 3 lety +38

    Alex to Blanche:, "Can we expect the pitter patter of little Ray-Kellogg feet in the future?" Blanche: "I don't understand Alex?" Alex: "Are you planning to have kids, children?" Blanche: No, I'm afraid not Alex, I'm going to concentrate on my career." Alex:..and what is that?" Blanche: "Housewife and hopefully mother." Omg, good! LOL!

    • @tomreedyjr3631
      @tomreedyjr3631 Před rokem

      Andrea Martin: hilarious comedienne...

    • @raynarks
      @raynarks Před rokem

      Yeah it was in the video.
      Sorry, we’re you being ironic?

  • @adsteel
    @adsteel Před 6 lety +265

    This aired 13 years before SNL's Celebrity Jeopardy. Nice to find the source.

    • @davehallett3128
      @davehallett3128 Před 5 lety +10

      @Brazilian Atlantis they are two wild and canadian guys. Eugene hamilton and norm quebec city

    • @ernestkinas5973
      @ernestkinas5973 Před 5 lety +36

      It was Eugene Levy.
      He wrote the sketch.
      When SNL did Celebrity Jeopardy years later the writers had to clear it with Eugene because they didn't want to be accused of plagiarism.
      The very first SNL Celebrity Jeopardy debuted when Martin Short came back to host.
      Eugene said it was OK.
      No problem.

    • @JJourdenaisART
      @JJourdenaisART Před 5 lety +5

      Was wondering if this was the inspiration.

    • @ernestkinas5973
      @ernestkinas5973 Před 5 lety +3

      @@JJourdenaisART
      Yep.

    • @ernestkinas5973
      @ernestkinas5973 Před 5 lety +21

      This SCTV sketch was also directly inspired.by Monty Pythons Upper Class Twit of the year sketch..

  • @buddyrichable1
    @buddyrichable1 Před 4 lety +168

    This show was always the funniest on tv, and at times rose to the level of comedic art. Each cast member was so versatile and the interplay between them was outstanding. Thanks for sharing this.

    • @coophandluke3697
      @coophandluke3697 Před 2 lety +12

      Much more clever than SNL

    • @scottwolf2631
      @scottwolf2631 Před rokem +6

      Unlike SNL, they were hysterical!!look @ Candy's movies vs.Chevy's crap!

    • @melanieinsaskatchewan7964
      @melanieinsaskatchewan7964 Před rokem +5

      Consistently funny unlike SNL which goes from hilarious to pathetic in cycles. Lately it's been beyond cringe, Michaels should just take the L.

    • @gabrielbotsford791
      @gabrielbotsford791 Před rokem +2

      SCTV>snl

    • @scottdoesntmatter4409
      @scottdoesntmatter4409 Před rokem +5

      This could never be shown on tv today, the woke would object to the mocking of stupid people.

  • @flylooper
    @flylooper Před 4 lety +100

    Still the funniest comedy series ever on TV.

    • @kiltedcripple
      @kiltedcripple Před 3 lety +5

      I've had many conversations with friends over the years as to who was the best sketch comedy troupe and while SCTV didn't win every ranking, always in the top 2 or 3 of everyone I've ever asked. What an unbelievable cast of actors and writers.

  • @eagleeye2300
    @eagleeye2300 Před 2 lety +14

    I love these clips. Omg. Martin Short is a comedic genius, I must say.

  • @MentalLiberation
    @MentalLiberation Před 3 lety +46

    I love how Wesley is telling Arthur how good the topic of Tundra is repeatedly, and Arthur just chooses Favorite Pets anyway.

  • @alfredhitchcock1041
    @alfredhitchcock1041 Před 4 lety +40

    In my NY area, SCTV was carried on one of the local, independent (non-national networks) channels at 11:30 on Saturday nights. It had higher ratings than SNL, so NBC bought it & aired it at 1AM so it couldn’t compete with SNL. I loved it. It was very topical, so I can understand that today’s young people wouldn’t get it. Nothing exists anymore, including independent tv channels. The stuff they spoof is gone - late night tv commercials for K-Tel music compilations, early morning educational tv, farmer’s shows, local channels’ dance shows (we had Clay Cole & Lloyd Thaxton), polka music, Lawrence Welk, etc. I used to watch the Schmenge Brother’s Christmas special every Yuletide on CZcams, but they took it down. I laughed so hard when soviet tv took over SCTV airwaves & broadcast “Hey Giorgi!” & Soviet Wheel of Fortune. Very glad Katherine O’Hara walked out of SNL & refused to return when that dope Michael O'Donoghue treated her badly.

    • @egreenbery
      @egreenbery Před 19 dny

      I saw it on WOR channel 9 in New Jersey on a family trip in 1980. We didn't have it in Massachusetts until the NBC show.

  • @philipcollura2669
    @philipcollura2669 Před 3 lety +39

    How they all didn't bust out laughing is beyond me. Every show is a comedy treasure.

    • @binxbolling
      @binxbolling Před 9 měsíci +1

      They probably did. The show was not live.

  • @davidmartin2572
    @davidmartin2572 Před 10 měsíci +8

    I would trade this SCTV for SNL in a heartbeat! JUST ABSOLUTELY GENIUS

  • @bobdobalina838
    @bobdobalina838 Před rokem +23

    Martin Short is a comic genius. just looking at him makes me laugh without him saying a word.

  • @guysteel
    @guysteel Před 4 lety +30

    The whole SCTV series was gold

  • @jasonberezny9705
    @jasonberezny9705 Před 4 lety +46

    I can’t take it! But I’ve watched it 100’ of times since it originally aired.🤣 Timeless iconic Canadian comedy 🤜🇨🇦❤️

  • @toblerusseta
    @toblerusseta Před 8 měsíci +12

    I always rooted for Arthur. Seems like a good guy.

  • @EpididimysRex
    @EpididimysRex Před 4 lety +30

    I haven’t seen this in years. So funny. Levy’s frustration was genius.

  • @sirtalkalotdoolittle
    @sirtalkalotdoolittle Před 10 měsíci +12

    Eugene does such a great job of barely holding it together.

    • @maryannemelenka9250
      @maryannemelenka9250 Před 5 měsíci

      He does sound like Trebek too. Oh late host must have laughed. But you know with what I hear about some contestants who don’t know their history, on Jeopardy. It’s not far off from truth. You havknowledgeable. Ev

  • @jimrebr
    @jimrebr Před 3 lety +13

    Oh how my husband & I laughed, watching SCTV, it was on at 11:30 week nights, through out 1978 & 1979, in Northern California, where we lived then, and it was gut wrenchingly hilarious, must watch tv at our 1st house!! A wonderful introduction to Eugene Levy, Katherine O’Hara, Andrea Martin, Martin Short, John Candy, Rick Moranis and so many other fantastic comedians we continue to enjoy 🤣🤣!!

  • @BeefheartLynch
    @BeefheartLynch Před 5 lety +34

    This is comedy gold. So different from American comedy. The Canadians are bat shit crazy and I love it.

  • @sandwich-breath
    @sandwich-breath Před rokem +6

    Can we get a star on the walk of fame for Eugene Levy’s genius for once and for all? This is one of the funniest moments on TV period.

    • @TheTalkPW
      @TheTalkPW Před 3 měsíci +1

      I think you'll be happy now.

  • @Kaitydid74
    @Kaitydid74 Před rokem +17

    Levy’s meltdowns…epic…brilliant…hilarious …

  • @FrontmanVideo
    @FrontmanVideo Před 5 lety +15

    Oh man, Martin Short's "Lawrence" character is HILARIOUS! I could watch that character for hours!

    • @PatFrenchLeafsFan1
      @PatFrenchLeafsFan1 Před 5 lety

      "Did you NOT just graduate from high school?" "I think I did!"

  • @DondeArandas
    @DondeArandas Před 5 lety +13

    I'm American and this is way better than SNL!
    ALWAYS a huge fan

  • @4myearzonly
    @4myearzonly Před 3 lety +12

    I miss this program, my father let me stay up late to watch SCTV together.

  • @Buttcrack72
    @Buttcrack72 Před 4 lety +15

    Best comedy show hands down. They weren't live, so to compare them to SNL, is unfair. They could do retakes until they got it right. But for sheer hilarity, this show was unbeatable.

  • @KairuHakubi
    @KairuHakubi Před rokem +21

    My heart's warmed thinking about Norm calling Eugene up and asking if he could rip this off. The sketch deserved to continue! It's not like SCTV was usin it.

    • @culwin
      @culwin Před 8 měsíci

      Who is Norm and what would he rip this off for?

    • @KairuHakubi
      @KairuHakubi Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@culwin Norm MacDonald, for the Celebrity Jeopardy sketches. He actually called him and asked if it was okay.

  • @maxbryant3313
    @maxbryant3313 Před 2 lety +13

    Eugene nails the inflection in Trebek's speaking so much I can actually see Alex Trebek doing this!

  • @middleclassic
    @middleclassic Před 9 měsíci +4

    That record cleaner is awesome! It’s a Discwasher which was pretty much the best record cleaner back then. I still have one :-)

  • @stevenkoehler6018
    @stevenkoehler6018 Před 4 lety +19

    Brilliance!!! Worshiped this show when I was in high school. Watching SCTV on Friday night was the highlight of my week.

  • @LucianoOGgt
    @LucianoOGgt Před 6 lety +76

    SCTV was the best

  • @dionst.michael1482
    @dionst.michael1482 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Grew up on SCTV! Couldn’t wait to see it every week as a boy growing up in Canada! It was a must watch for me ❤

  • @bayboy3037
    @bayboy3037 Před 4 lety +5

    Six gun justice with Mike the bartender was a great skit. A kid’s show in a bar. Only SCTV cast could make that funny

  • @mswonderfuloils3552
    @mswonderfuloils3552 Před 4 lety +6

    I loved loved loved SCTV as a kid. I still love the disco skits sooo much.

  • @YesterdaysMoose
    @YesterdaysMoose Před 4 lety +6

    It's been years since I originally saw this on TV and have viewed it countless times, but the humor still gets me!

  • @YAMISOOLD2009
    @YAMISOOLD2009 Před 4 lety +13

    2020 and still loving SCTV! A young Johnny Rose!

    • @marcschneider4845
      @marcschneider4845 Před 4 lety +1

      I love You Tube just for allowing us to watch this again and again.

    • @karen81986
      @karen81986 Před 3 lety

      Funniest show ever

    • @ceeemm1901
      @ceeemm1901 Před rokem +1

      And in "Schitts Creek" he's still perplexed about having to deal with half-wits!

  • @grybnyx
    @grybnyx Před 4 lety +19

    "Cockpit"..."Cockfight?" Brilliant.

  • @JoeyP322
    @JoeyP322 Před 6 lety +76

    SCTV was the best !!!!!!

    • @wizard9403
      @wizard9403 Před 5 lety +6

      Andrea Martin was freakin' great in this sketch!!

  • @mqbitsko25
    @mqbitsko25 Před 5 lety +14

    "Nice to meet you." "It is?"

  • @PatFrenchLeafsFan1
    @PatFrenchLeafsFan1 Před 6 lety +59

    I loved this skit since I was a kid! "Frank Lloyd Wright was not one of the Wright Brothers, he was an architect." "JUST CALL IT WHILE IT'S IN THE AIR!!" Eugene Levy losing his temper made me laugh.

    • @ChristopherSobieniak
      @ChristopherSobieniak Před 6 lety +5

      ALEX: ALRIGHT, RETURN TO YOUR SEATS!
      ARTHUR: Does it matter which seats we go back to?
      ALEX: I DON'T CARE!! JUST RETURN TO YOUR SEATS!!!

    • @PatFrenchLeafsFan1
      @PatFrenchLeafsFan1 Před 5 lety +3

      Rose Tico Enthusiast Martin Short as a wacky teen loves airplanes thinking about Frank Lloyd Wright.

    • @marcschneider4845
      @marcschneider4845 Před 4 lety +3

      Actually, I'm impressed he knew who the Wright Brothers were. Has he got a mind!

    • @christopherdunne7848
      @christopherdunne7848 Před 3 lety +2

      What ARE those things?

    • @drgustaf2450
      @drgustaf2450 Před 3 lety +1

      I forgot what those uh things are.

  • @drrendezvous1014
    @drrendezvous1014 Před 5 lety +28

    "Funnn-ctional."
    "Cockfight."
    Too funny.

    • @chesterkohlmeier3451
      @chesterkohlmeier3451 Před 3 lety +1

      Love that line. I crack up every time!

    • @nathanlong4801
      @nathanlong4801 Před 2 měsíci

      Dude, when he said functional, I lost it for a few seconds. Funniest line in the skit.

  • @Johnnywhamo
    @Johnnywhamo Před 4 lety +119

    I shit myself laughing when the board is flashing and they can't even pick a topic. I LOVED this show back in the day. As many have noted it blew SNL out of the water! It was so much funnier.

    • @mondoseguendo6113
      @mondoseguendo6113 Před 4 lety +5

      @Johnnywhamo Damn straight! Kids in the Hall too.

    • @raggaeldestro
      @raggaeldestro Před 4 lety +5

      Woah I watched this and Kid in the Hall. I totally forgot about Kids till reading your response.

    • @pillock1966
      @pillock1966 Před 4 lety

      Vacant Lot? 👍😉

    • @toad3048
      @toad3048 Před 4 lety

      @@mondoseguendo6113 Tell ya what...tomorrow I will not only return your CD, I will buy you lunch.

  • @eydie57
    @eydie57 Před 4 lety +23

    I'm Alex and the contestants are humanity I have to deal with every day.

  • @cleatusbarncoat8642
    @cleatusbarncoat8642 Před 3 lety +6

    Love Canadian comedians. The best. Thank you!

  • @merkinsniffs
    @merkinsniffs Před 6 lety +42

    Quite possibly the greatest 10 mins of comedy ever created

  • @Lotmeister
    @Lotmeister Před 5 lety +17

    When "American Pie" came out, everyone was talking about how funny the guy playing Jim's dad was; while I knew Eugene Levy from watching this show on Nick at Nite a decade earlier. It was good to see him finally get some steady work in movies, and not just in the "American Pie" series (though he took advantage of that, appearing in every film in the franchise, even the straight-to-video spinoffs.) Except for John Candy, Rick Moranis, and Martin Short, the cast members of SCTV never seemed to become as well-known as their counterparts on SNL. Levy is an awesome comic talent.

    • @waterandafter
      @waterandafter Před 4 lety +2

      But Martin Short was actually an SNL cast member too.

    • @jodeanesullens6588
      @jodeanesullens6588 Před 4 lety +6

      Catharine O'Hara

    • @robertshmurder6281
      @robertshmurder6281 Před 2 lety

      SNL: Yes, there have been better shows, like SCTV and MadTV, but if you wanted "better" they'd still be on the air now.

    • @bobk18
      @bobk18 Před rokem +2

      Thanks to Charles Allard and CITV for bringing the SCTV cast to Edmonton. We were lucking to see them filming in the studio and on the streets many times. I will never forget Johnny LaRue just wanting a “crane shot”

    • @indiglo1971
      @indiglo1971 Před rokem

      I think it used to come on after SNL.

  • @adrianlujan4116
    @adrianlujan4116 Před 3 lety +5

    The true genius is seen by the fact that this comedy still stands up

  • @messano7
    @messano7 Před 6 lety +71

    Eugene Levy, who ever he plays , a Shmengie Brother or a game show host he is the best!

    • @siddokis2945
      @siddokis2945 Před 5 lety +5

      His Perry Como was hilarious.

    • @pasekmi
      @pasekmi Před 4 lety +1

      He and John Candy were here in K-W in the Oktoberfest parade in the early 80s.

    • @lauramalek3128
      @lauramalek3128 Před 3 lety +3

      John Candy was Yosh Schmenge. Gene Levy was Stan Schmenge. And yes as I type those names in my head I hear them saying them in the Leutonian accents. 😁

    • @chesterkohlmeier3451
      @chesterkohlmeier3451 Před 3 lety

      I agree.

    • @nhmooytis7058
      @nhmooytis7058 Před 2 lety

      I ♥️ the Schmenge Brothers!

  • @JoeyP322
    @JoeyP322 Před 5 lety +13

    All these years later this still makes me laugh so hard !!

  • @thecatspyjamas
    @thecatspyjamas Před 2 lety +5

    I was too young for SCTV and I’m not even sure it was ever on TV in Australia, but I had no idea ‘Bob’ (John Hemphill) from ‘Schitt’s Creek’ was part of the troupe, let alone here as Wesley! Incredible 👏😂

    • @phillydisco
      @phillydisco Před 2 lety +1

      He was only on one season, but wasn't considered a member of the main cast, even though he had some big parts. He was only in the end credits.

    • @alro2434
      @alro2434 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Thanks, couldn't place him!

  • @22kpar1xcyberdyne9
    @22kpar1xcyberdyne9 Před 4 lety +4

    This is great 1980s comedy. I found a new subject on youtube to explore during my lunch breaks Thanks.

  • @McRocket
    @McRocket Před 6 lety +38

    Thank you SO much for posting this - to me - absolutely hilarious skit.

  • @staypatriot7080
    @staypatriot7080 Před 6 lety +30

    SCTV-- The Best ever

  • @bobjones289
    @bobjones289 Před 2 lety +5

    You just got married. How long? since the wedding. Who's the lucky guy my husband 🤣. Great skit.

  • @joseph7988
    @joseph7988 Před 4 lety +11

    Characters are played by:
    Alex Trebel - Eugene Levy
    Wesley Wilks - John Hemphill
    Blanche Ray Kellogg - Andrea Martin
    Arthur Andrew-Leggett - Joe Flaherty
    Lawrence Orbach - Martin Short

    • @Darmesis
      @Darmesis Před 4 lety +2

      Kelly SHOWELL,
      Didn’t remember Hemphill from SCTV, but I saw him with Levy on _Schitt’s Creek_ the other day!

    • @joseph7988
      @joseph7988 Před 4 lety +5

      Oh yea, that's Bob from Schitt's Creek.
      The glasses he's wearing in this skit makes it hard to recognize him, but the voice is still the same even after 36 years!

    • @tomreedyjr3631
      @tomreedyjr3631 Před rokem +1

      Flaherty was a riot.

  • @blackjakko
    @blackjakko Před 2 lety +4

    Martin Short's character introduction omg. Made me squirm in my seat. Too too real 😂😂😂. Love when contestants swarm the prizes... brilliant.

  • @spinningindaffodils
    @spinningindaffodils Před 3 lety +4

    SCTV is just a window into a very hellish reality where game shows are actually entertaining

  • @hollyawoods
    @hollyawoods Před 4 lety +8

    I had forgotten just how many comedians got there start in this show. Loved it as a kid even though I didn't really understand a lot of the jokes back then.

  • @ImCarolB
    @ImCarolB Před rokem +3

    This show was pure entertainment! The premise of a small TV station where few people played many roles was exactly like the one station my family got when I was growing up.

  • @tonymazzella4812
    @tonymazzella4812 Před 3 lety +11

    I had to watch this shortly after the passing of Alex Trebeck--I'm sure knowing Alex he probably enjoyed it as well.

  • @PatFrenchLeafsFan1
    @PatFrenchLeafsFan1 Před 5 lety +6

    "Did you NOT just graduate from high school?" "I think I did!" "You don't plan on college?" I like that dialogue.

  • @watershed44
    @watershed44 Před 5 lety +115

    vagabond
    Here in the USA SCTV was always shown in the hours AFTER SNL usually around 1:30-2:00am Eastern Time on Sunday morning! I remember watching these earlier episodes and they were always far more hilarious and gut busting than almost anything that SNL ever did even the best years. Best SCTV episodes are the earlier years before the show was actually picked up by NBC in the USA. These earlier episodes did air on NBC for the first time in the USA many years after they were actually produced and aired in Canada.

    • @uncle1886
      @uncle1886 Před 5 lety +3

      watershed44 ah thank you for the info!

    • @traceypeterson3171
      @traceypeterson3171 Před 5 lety +12

      I remember those days. we'd get high and laugh our asses off!

    • @PatFrenchLeafsFan1
      @PatFrenchLeafsFan1 Před 5 lety +4

      I remember as a kid when I watched those repeats of the show on The Comedy Network Canada right after school and yes, Half Wits is my all-time favourite SCTV "show". Childhood memory!

    • @Lotmeister
      @Lotmeister Před 5 lety +3

      Being born in the mid-'70s I didn't see SCTV until Nick at Nite started showing it in the mid- to late-'80s. Ironically, it was shown right after a half-hour syndicated version of SNL (i.e. "The Best of Saturday Night.")

    • @paleshelter4002
      @paleshelter4002 Před 5 lety +7

      All of those characters could stand on their own...
      Such a talented group..

  • @caribman10
    @caribman10 Před 5 lety +35

    OK, here's the way it goes: Fridays, Mad TV and SCTV were ALL funnier on a regular basis than SNL was on even an irregular basis. Even today.

  • @sageparra4956
    @sageparra4956 Před 2 lety +3

    “Lawrence we have to move on…”. Eugene Levy, comedy genius.

  • @freshpootube
    @freshpootube Před 2 lety +6

    Some brilliant comedy acting between this whole cast.

  • @jeffmadden589
    @jeffmadden589 Před 5 lety +7

    Wesley Wilkes - "The pain was so bad I could barely breathe".

  • @mortalclown3812
    @mortalclown3812 Před 5 lety +14

    They're all flipping geniuses.

  • @michaelharrison7072
    @michaelharrison7072 Před rokem +5

    Loved this show .More talent then SNL at the time !

  • @rosyorose1061
    @rosyorose1061 Před 3 lety +3

    Just discovered this hidden gem today.....From UK, so never seen it before....Love it!!!🤣😂🤣

  • @maureen669
    @maureen669 Před 3 lety +4

    The best comedy ensemble ever.

  • @johnbrowne2170
    @johnbrowne2170 Před 5 lety +7

    SCTV's Christmas Special is a classic.

  • @tristanwarrinor324
    @tristanwarrinor324 Před 5 lety +12

    So many got stoned to watch SCTV, not me, I actually straightened out because I didn't want to miss one second of the absolutely funniest show ever presented in any format. First time I saw Perini Scleroso or Candy with Mrs Falbo, I thought I would croke from laughing so hard, Catherine O'Hara who was utterly gorgeous had to work hard to look plain like Margret Mehan on the game show, brilliant comedian as is the unbelievable Andrea Martin, Indira, Mrs Falbo, Edith Prickly, and O'Hara, Milk of Amnesia, Lola Heatherton, it's endless, two funniest women I've ever seen maybe Gilda and John would have been great on the show but Count Floyd, Sid Dithers, Alex Tremel, Scmenge Bros, Candy as a Detective or Mr. Messenger, how bout Jerry Todd, light years ahead of the digital revolution, how did he know? it's truly endless what they created and it made SNL really boring...thank you all the cast and crew of SCTV, for the funniest show ever broadcast...love you all..Tristan, a lifelong fan..

  • @dorcasia109
    @dorcasia109 Před 4 lety +6

    I remember this being aired on Turkey Television, the predecessor to The Comedy Channel which became Comedy Central. It aired Laugh In and MST3K. It was the first time I saw it. This was shown on some American PBS stations as well late at night, along with other Canadian programs like Red Green. KidsIn The Hall was on late onHBO. Being in Montana I may have seen more Canadian tv than other people but I always find them just sillier and funnier, more absurdist like Monty Python.

  • @snarflatful
    @snarflatful Před rokem +3

    So much talent. It was lightning in a bottle.

  • @alonzovillarreal4666
    @alonzovillarreal4666 Před rokem +2

    It’s no wonder I have such fondness for SCTV; they were kick ass!!

  • @mashah1085
    @mashah1085 Před 2 lety +2

    "Wesley" is John Hemphill, "Bob Currie" from Schitt's Creek.

  • @VUrban-yr5ch
    @VUrban-yr5ch Před 4 lety +82

    Back when you could be funny. This should be on instead of SNL.

    • @FakeSchrodingersCat
      @FakeSchrodingersCat Před 3 lety +1

      It's kind of hard to keep making episodes when 90% of your talent keeps leaving.

    • @doughartley3513
      @doughartley3513 Před 3 lety +3

      This is sooooo much better than snl

    • @allenplante4402
      @allenplante4402 Před 2 lety +1

      NBC,bought the rights to sctv,then canceled it,to save snl

  • @lawrenceehrbar8667
    @lawrenceehrbar8667 Před rokem +3

    My favorite show of all time. When they did spoofs on the Andy Griffith Show all of the characters talked like Floyd the barber but then I think they started talking like Merv Griffin. Or something like that. SCTV was geared for folks who were raised on TV. Many laughs were on the subtleties of television viewing. BTW, do yourselves a favor and dig up CZcams footage of football coach/TV commentator John Madden and tell me that he and John Candy were not the same person. LOL. Their voices are even almost identical. Crazy.

  • @MiThreeSunz
    @MiThreeSunz Před 4 lety +1

    Classic SCTV! Loved these guys n gals! 🇨🇦

  • @marshfilm
    @marshfilm Před 5 lety +5

    SCTV was so so good. Love them.

  • @RT-qy6vg
    @RT-qy6vg Před 3 lety +9

    Wesley Wilkes is the same actor that now plays Bob from Bob's Garage on Schitt's Creek.

    • @gerardacronin334
      @gerardacronin334 Před 3 lety +3

      His name is John Hemphill.

    • @Pureimagination200
      @Pureimagination200 Před 3 lety

      Really? That’s amazing!,,,

    • @pastahead9mooo
      @pastahead9mooo Před 3 lety

      Never would have guessed, but now I see it in the facial gestures.

    • @phillydisco
      @phillydisco Před 3 lety +2

      Oddly, even though he appeared on many SCTV skits during the Martin Short years, including played a lead character for the Happy Hour segment, he was never credited in the intro as part of the cast.

    • @KreapOfficial
      @KreapOfficial Před 2 lety

      holy fuck!!! well spotted, it was driving me nuts and i was checking IMDB.

  • @PatFrenchLeafsFan1
    @PatFrenchLeafsFan1 Před 6 lety +20

    LUV Eugene Levy's hair!

  • @brinsonopinion
    @brinsonopinion Před rokem +2

    omg Wesley is BOB from Schitt's Creek!🤯😃👏👏👏👏👏

  • @rbl4641
    @rbl4641 Před rokem +1

    This is hysterical!! Congratulations!!