Long before John Candy, Eugene Levy, Joe Flaherty, Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short, Andrea Martin and Rick Moranis became comedy legends, they were part of a scrappy Canadian sketch comedy show with a shoestring budget, terrible sets, and absolutely no idea what they were doing. Somehow, they managed to create one of the most influential comedy shows in television history.
Netflix’s SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve Never Heard Of takes a hilarious and surprisingly emotional look back at the groundbreaking series that launched some of comedy’s biggest careers.
Through interviews with the cast and the people who helped bring the fictional television station to life, the documentary reveals how a group of Second City performers turned a low-budget Canadian production into a cult phenomenon that attracted fans like Steven Spielberg and forever changed television comedy.
From John Candy’s disastrous Saturday Night Live audition to the unlikely origins of Bob and Doug McKenzie, here are some of the biggest revelations from Netflix’s SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve Never Heard Of.
SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve Never Heard Of,October 30, Netflix
