He might grumble about the title, but cranky TV critic Bill Needle (played by Dave Thomas) would give at least three thumbs up for SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve Never Heard Of. The long-awaited documentary premieres Friday on Netflix. Allow me to add my thumb to the review. The TV shows that stay with you
We all know Jimmy Kimmel stands up for the First Amendment. Now there is also joy in Mellonville for he has done what not even Martin Scorsese could do — complete a documentary about SCTV. Kimmel is the executive producer of SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve Never Heard Of. The 90-minute documentary premieres Friday, October
The Tale of Norm Macdonald, streaming now on Netflix, is two hours of clips you’ve watched and laughed out loud at a dozen times or more on social media. We see all the Hall of Fame moments: the final Letterman appearance; the time Macdonald ridiculed Carrot Top and Courtney Thorne-Smith on Conan O’Brien; the relentless,
Before Late Night with David Letterman and within a year or two of Saturday Night Live and SCTV there was a little show that firmly planted the irony flag on the comedy landscape: Fernwood 2Nite. This offshoot from the equally groundbreaking Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman deconstructed talk show television in a way rarely seen on
When I was on “Humble” Howard Glassman and Fred Patterson’s Internet radio show this past week I picked up a good tip on a current comedy movie. This isn’t the first time this has happened. Every two months I guest as their go-to TV critic, and inevitably Howard has seen way more news shows than
Sorry to take so long to post a review of Office Romance but the film left me a bit rattled. This is a slight, amusing in spots, sweet in others, occasionally vulgar, ultimately forgettable, romantic comedy that premiered a few weeks ago on Netflix. If you are looking for a new rom-com movie to watch,
While indulging in my awful habit of endless TV watching, I suddenly recognized that I turn on subtitles for almost everything I watch. It has nothing to do with my hearing (which admittedly is lousy), but everything to do with the befuddling world of British accents. All of my favourite viewing right now comes from
Eight years ago today, the surviving cast members from SCTV – everyone except John Candy and Harold Ramis – gathered in Toronto at the Elgin Theatre for what was supposed to be the opening scenes of an upcoming documentary. That idea seems to have slid right off director Martin Scorsese’s to-do list. Instead, individual members