― donut christ (donut), Friday, 24 December 2004 08:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― donut christ (donut), Friday, 24 December 2004 08:54 (nineteen years ago) link
― m coleman, Friday, 24 December 2004 13:37 (nineteen years ago) link
― I Am Curious (George) (Rock Hardy), Friday, 24 December 2004 14:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 24 December 2004 20:59 (nineteen years ago) link
― donut christ (donut), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 21:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― Eisbaer, Sunday, 1 April 2007 16:24 (seventeen years ago) link
― M.V., Sunday, 1 April 2007 17:48 (seventeen years ago) link
― M.V., Monday, 2 April 2007 00:23 (seventeen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1Euu_F5w9E
― no place running the schools (Eazy), Wednesday, 24 November 2010 22:23 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS5rAXkcwOQ
one of the most formative things i'd seen on TV when i was a little lad
― Nguyễn Phúc Bích (Eisbaer), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 21:06 (thirteen years ago) link
Gerry Todd closes with Michael McDonald doing backing vocals on Christopher Cross's "Ride Like The Wind" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDojwQ8cJC4
― The Teardrop ILXplodes (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 21 January 2013 20:20 (eleven years ago) link
Love this show!!! Watch clips on youtube constantly and thought their musical guest were way cooler than SNL's at the time.
― *tera, Tuesday, 22 January 2013 05:37 (eleven years ago) link
Scorcese documentary on 'em on Netflix in the works
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/martin-scorsese-direct-sctv-reunion-documentary-netflix-1101710
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 12 April 2018 16:34 (six years ago) link
i had to explain what SCTV was to j0rdan the other night
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 12 April 2018 16:40 (six years ago) link
The tickets for the Netflix interview/town-hall/whatever (what they're filming for the documentary--see above) go on sale tomorrow. I'm curious about the cost, but there's nothing on Ticketmaster, just a box for pre-sale codes.
― clemenza, Saturday, 21 April 2018 23:35 (six years ago) link
i already had a soft spot for marty but this just puts him on a whole different level of awesome
friggin luv it
― F# A# (∞), Sunday, 22 April 2018 02:02 (six years ago) link
eh
― F# A# (∞), Sunday, 22 April 2018 02:03 (six years ago) link
He'll surely find room for this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZE6yHtw0k8
― clemenza, Sunday, 22 April 2018 02:44 (six years ago) link
is SCTV not the greatest TV comedy ever?
yes, that is correct
― A is for (Aimless), Sunday, 22 April 2018 03:18 (six years ago) link
At its best, I'd put Larry Sanders ahead of it and nothing else.
― clemenza, Sunday, 22 April 2018 03:26 (six years ago) link
sketch comedy shows are always pretty uneven and scattershot. sketches are, by their nature, throwaways, based on one or two gags or a premise that can be exposed in 30 seconds. if you don't like one sketch, there will be another along in a couple of minutes. it's not easy, but for that very reason, people forgive a lot of bad filler if there are some good laughs from time to time.
there have been far more situation comedies produced, where there is a chance for character development and storylines. the actors have a chance to act. the writers have a chance to stretch. there is less need for gags. the best have an organic life that is very satisfying, but maybe not as many guffaws.
it's a matter of taste.
― A is for (Aimless), Sunday, 22 April 2018 03:56 (six years ago) link
Which is why I added the "at its best"--SCTV had a long run and various cast members (though it was much more stable than SNL), and to a degree it was one show on Canadian TV and another on NBC. But I think you can take a block of at least a handful of seasons and match it against anything. The best sitcoms have ups and downs too, even in-season. Ultimately it comes down to what's funniest, and of course that comes down to taste. For me, SCTV for a few seasons was funnier than All in the Family or Mary Tyler Moore or Seinfeld or anything.
― clemenza, Sunday, 22 April 2018 04:14 (six years ago) link
The only show in the past three decades that's had me laughing until tears came was Whose Line Is It Anyway? I would still hesitate to call it the funniest tv comedy ever.
― A is for (Aimless), Sunday, 22 April 2018 17:22 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdisnEpp8Rg
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 8 August 2018 15:35 (five years ago) link
Watched a couple of episodes a couple of nights ago - The Last Polka and another one I forget the title of. Holy shit that was funny. We were crying with laughter. Rick Moranis - what a brilliant comedy actor he was!
― everything, Wednesday, 8 August 2018 16:27 (five years ago) link
This turned up on my FB wall this morning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIHWuz7_cJ0&feature=youtu.be
Far from Moranis at this best, but not bad--he's basically stealing from Bill Murray. (I thought at first he was doing Skip Bittman, but the comments say Gerry Todd.)
― clemenza, Thursday, 9 August 2018 16:38 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIHWuz7_cJ0
― clemenza, Thursday, 9 August 2018 16:39 (five years ago) link
The pronunciation of "Japaneece" is the kind of detail that makes for a perfect performance.
― Eliza D., Thursday, 9 August 2018 17:56 (five years ago) link
I wish "canadian gaffes and practical amusements" was online
― kurt schwitterz, Thursday, 9 August 2018 18:01 (five years ago) link
I saw The Passion of Anna last night, which prompted me to look up Whispers of the Wolf on YouTube, which led me to conclude that Count Floyd is the greatest metaphor for teaching grade school ever: you hype a topic--"Oooooh, erosion--this is gonna be so interesting!"--it turns out to be stupefyingly boring, you come back and try to pretend it wasn't, then you just kind of throw your arms up and let loose with an "Ah-Ooooooooooh" as distraction.
― clemenza, Sunday, 18 November 2018 20:57 (five years ago) link
haha that is a v good analogy
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 19 November 2018 03:05 (five years ago) link
Yeah, good analogy and good recommendation, thanks.
― Recnac and my 📛 is Yrral (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 19 November 2018 03:09 (five years ago) link
Nice to hear:
http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2018/11/20/catherine-ohara-awarded-the-order-of-canada/?fbclid=IwAR3ZiGzQ60cbxducL9AemNGpNnOxn9_nmio1P8HxLUVSaCG7zUt91KInYmQ
― clemenza, Thursday, 22 November 2018 12:47 (five years ago) link
yikes, Andrea Martin out of the new Taylor Mac play after breaking ribs:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/andrea-martin-injury-prompts-cast-reshuffle-broadways-gary-1191960
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 7 March 2019 20:44 (five years ago) link
oh no, that’s horrible
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 8 March 2019 06:08 (five years ago) link
Andrea is in the new film Diane starring Mary Kay Place though.
Felt like seeing this again. DT's Richard Harris is next-level:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2xWQr4VaUA
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 29 March 2019 16:12 (five years ago) link
kudos to Juul
https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2020/03/02/sctv-designer-juul-haalmeyer-receives-icon-award-from-canadian-costume-alliance-caftcad.html
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 3 March 2020 22:16 (four years ago) link
What's the status of that get-together with Scorsese?
― Miami weisse (WmC), Tuesday, 3 March 2020 22:18 (four years ago) link
http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/bob-and-doug-mckenzie-return-to-edmonton-as-statues-during-covid-19/
Topic: global pandemic.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 18:15 (four years ago) link