My guest on this episode is an award-winning Canadian I’ve been hoping to interview since I started podcasting seven years ago – Jayne Eastwood. Back when the fabled Toronto production of Godspell burst on the scene in 1972, it made stars of its incredible cast – including Gilda Radner, Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Victor Garber,
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
On March 3, Prime Video in Canada started streaming all six seasons of one of Canada’s most groundbreaking and influential sketch comedy series, SCTV. And just like everything else on TV a half century ago, not all of it holds up. There are, however, plenty of laughs. There is also great joy in seeing these
One of the emotional highlights of the recent documentary “John Candy: I Like Me” is a scene where Catherine O’Hara is delivering the eulogy at Candy’s funeral. O’Hara stood at the podium at St. Basil’s church at St. Michael’s College on the University of Toronto campus and delivered a heartfelt remembrance of her friend. Candy
I used to post a “Ten Best” Christmas episodes list but Santa was feeling a little more generous this year. Here, therefore, are 15 holiday faves from the past, sitcom episodes that stand the test of time — just like this TV Guide cover from the week of December 24, 1955. Created back in the
Ryan Reynolds said he just didn’t want to live in a world without a John Candy documentary. So he produced one, and it’s a beauty. “John Candy: I Like Me” premieres Friday, October 9 on Prime Video. Colin Hanks — whose dad Tom Hanks starred opposite Candy in 1984’s “Splash,” directs. Hear from both Reynolds
Have you ever made a bucket list of places around the world you’d like to visit? Eugene Levy did for Season Three of The Reluctant Traveler, streaming now on AppleTV+. This season finds him flying to Mexico, India, Vienna, Ireland, Vancouver, Louisianna, Korea and even London. His tour guide in The UK was none other than
If you grew up watching SCTV, or John Hughes films such as “Uncle Buck” and “Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” and especially if you grew up in Canada, John Candy is part of your family. Thirty-one years after his death in 1994 at 43, he’s still your Uncle Buck, the guy who makes you laugh the