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  1. the unstreamables
    11 Great Shows You Can’t Find Streaming Anywhere (and Why)The streaming era promised unprecedented access to entertainment, but these shows have been caught in TV limbo.
    By Brian Tallerico
  2. canadian comedy
    After SCTV, Dave Thomas Blasted Off As Rocket BoyThe short-lived series feels completely of its time but also strangely contemporary.
    By Ramsey Ess
  3. in conversation
    Catherine O’Hara on Her Career, Sexism in Comedy, and Her Favorite Impressions“I’ve been allowed to create my own characters and do my own writing and improvise and just create in such a free way,” says the Schitt’s Creek star.
    By E. Alex Jung
  4. reunions
    Martin Scorsese to Produce a Retrospective on SCTV for NetflixThe special will examine the legacy of Canadian sketch-comedy show.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  5. SCTV Reunion Doc for Netflix Will Be Directed by Martin Scorsese The cast of SCTV is reuniting on May 13 in Toronto for An Afternoon with SCTV, a live special in front of a studio audience, hosted by Jimmy […]
    By Kenneth Arthur
  6. from the archives
    Dave Foley Gets Into the Holiday Special SpiritHoliday specials, for the most part, are a family affair. In general, they are (at best) sweet adventures or (at worst) cloying cash-grabs. […]
    By Ramsey Ess
  7. Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis, Catherine O’Hara, and More Will Reunite for a […] A bunch of Canadian comedy legends are reuniting next month for an all-star benefit in Toronto. The one-night-only benefit, called Take […]
    By Megh Wright
  8. In Defen(c)e of Canadian Comedy Much like its residents, Canada’s sense of humor is genteel. And whether or not you knew it at the time, chances are you have, at some […]
    By Sam Corbin
  9. ‘SNL’ and ‘SCTV’ Alum Tony Rosato Dies at 62A former cast member of Saturday Night Live and SCTV has passed away. The Toronto Star confirmed today that Canadian-born Tony Rosato – who […]
    By Megh Wright
  10. Watch John Candy, Rick Moranis, Catherine O’Hara, and More in a 1982 […]No matter how successful your comedy career might get, it’s always important to take some time out for some recreation now and then. That’s […]
    By Megh Wright
  11. David Steinberg Introduces the World to the Cast of ‘SCTV’The Paley Center for Media, which has locations in both New York and LA, dedicates itself to the preservation of television and radio history. […]
    By Ramsey Ess
  12. Watch Robin Williams in Three ‘SCTV’ Sketches from 1982Welcome to The Second City Archives, in which we post an exclusive clip each week of some of comedy’s biggest superstars performing early in […]
    By Megh Wright
  13. sketch comedy
    Bill Oakley Breaks Down SCTV’s “Dr. Tongue’s Evil House of Pancakes”“It didn’t dawn on me until years later all the layers of humor that are in it.”
    By Megh Wright
  14. Harold Ramis’s ‘SCTV’ LegacyIn his obituary, published yesterday by his hometown paper The Chicago Tribune, Harold Ramis was described as leaving behind “a reputation as a […]
    By Ramsey Ess
  15. Judd Apatow and Amy Poehler’s ‘Sick in the Head’ Pilot Was a Real, Funny […]“I am in New York writing a pilot for the Fox network called Sick in the Head. It’s about a very young therapist with no life experience. The […]
    By Roger Cormier
  16. It’s That Episode 45: Michael Delaney Spreads Christmas Cheer with ‘SCTV’On “It’s That Episode” Craig Rowin (UCB Theatre) invites guests over to watch any episode of any TV show they want. They discuss the episode […]
    By Splitsider Editors
  17. Martin Short Compares ‘SNL’ and ‘SCTV’Martin Short has a rare perspective as someone who performed on both SNL and SCTV. He explained to the Huffington Post how wildly different the […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  18. ‘It’s All My Fault, Although I Also Blame Others": The Curious Case of the […]In 1988, Martin Short collaborated with fellow SCTV alumni Catherine O’Hara, Joe Flaherty, and Andrea Martin, plus legendary comedian Jonathan […]
    By Matthew Callan
  19. Looking Back at SCTVSCTV is kind of the show you didn’t know you knew: hugely influential without being popular. As far as cult sketch shows go, SCTV is one of the […]
    By Carleton Atwater
  20. tube junkie
    Ingmar Bergman Dies at 89Ingmar Bergman and the SCTV parody he inspired.