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SCTV's Cast
 John Candy [series 1,2,4,5; guest 6]
Robin Duke [series 3]
Joe Flaherty [series 1-6]
John Hemphill [series 5,6]
Eugene Levy [series 1-6]
Andrea Martin [series 1-6]
Rick Moranis [series 3,4]
Catherine O'Hara [series 1,2,4; guest 5,6]
Harold Ramis [series 1,2; guest 5]
Tony Rosato [series 3]
Martin Short [series 5,6]
Dave Thomas [series 1-4; guest 6]
Mary Charlotte Wilcox [series 5,6]
Recurring Players
Inside Baseball - The random and obscure
Pre SCTV
SCTV
- Series 1
- Series 2
- Series 4
- Series 5
Post SCTV
- Movies: 1941, The Blues Brothers, Stripes, Vacation, Going Berserk, Splash, Brewster's Millions, Planes Trains and Automobiles, Who's Harry Crumb, Uncle Buck, JFK, Cool Runnings, Canadian Bacon, etc.
- TV: The Canadian Conspiracy, Really Weird Tales, The Rocket Boy
Interviews
The lost John Candy interview at edgeyville [1983]
Pre SCTV
SCTV
Post SCTV
Interviews
Duke talks about her time on SNL in the Toronto Sun.
Profile at Split Sider.
Pre SCTV
SCTV
Post SCTV
- Movies: 1941, Stripes, Going Berserk, Club Paradise, etc.
- TV: The Canadian Conspiracy, Really Weird Tales, Maniac Mansion, Freaks and Geeks
Interviews
Joe Flaherty on The Sound Of Young America podcast [Oct 2006]
Knight at the Movies talks with Joe Flaherty about SCTV on DVD [Oct 2006]
VH1 interview with Joe Flaherty about SCTV on DVD [May 2005]
Pre SCTV
SCTV
While never credited as a full cast member, Hemphill first started appearing in supporting roles in Cycle 3 of series 4 and appeared regularly throughout series 5; in series 6 his characters and bits, particularly Happy Marsden, became mainstays of the show.
Post SCTV
Pre SCTV
SCTV
Post SCTV
- Movies: Vacation, Going Beserk, Club Paradise, Waiting For Guffman, Best In Show, A Mighty Wind, American Pie, New York Minute, The Man, etc.
- TV: The Canadian Conspiracy
- Schitt's Creek
Interviews
IGN FilmForce interview with Eugene Levy
Chart Attack interview with Eugene Levy
Pre SCTV
SCTV
Post SCTV
- Movies: Club Paradise, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, New York Minute
- TV: Sesame Street
- Stage: Broadway: My Favorite Year, Candide, Oklahoma!, Funny Girl, Fiddler On the Roof
Interviews
Interviewed at Playbill [Feb 2005]
Web
Pre SCTV
SCTV
Post SCTV
- Movies: Ghostbusters, Club Paradise, Little Shop Of Horrors, Spaceballs, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, The Flintstones, Brother Bear
- LP: You Me The Music And Me, The Agoraphobic Cowboy
Interviews
Talks to Sound and Vision Magazine in an extensive interview
Profiled on To The Best Of Our Knowledge on public radio, talking about The Agoraphobic Cowboy
Web
Pre SCTV
SCTV
- Series 1-2, 4
- Special Guest Series 5, 6
Post SCTV
Interviews
Salon Interview with Catherine O'Hara
Pre SCTV
SCTV
- Series 1-2
- Special Guest Series 5
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Post SCTV
- Movies: Animal House, Stripes, Caddyshack, Vacation, Ghost Busters, Club Paradise, Groundhog Day, Analyze This, Bedazzled, The Ice Harvest, etc.
Interviews
IGN FilmForce interview with Harold Ramis.
DVD Movie Guide interview with Harold Ramis.
Yesterdayland Interview with Harold Ramis.
Ramis profiled in The New Yorker. "Even now, Martin Short told me, if someone in a group of comedians cracks a joke, 'everyone skirts their eyes over to Harold first, to see if he laughs.'"
Pre SCTV
SCTV
Post SCTV
- TV: Night Heat 84-89, Diamonds 87-88, and numerous guest appearances on shows such as Street Legal, LA Law, Maniac Mansion, Relic Hunter, etc.
Profile at Split Sider.
Pre SCTV
SCTV
Post SCTV
- Movies: Three Amigos, Innerspace, Father of the Bride, Three Fugitives, Clifford, Mars Attacks, Mumford
- TV: The Canadian Conspiracy, Really Weird Tales
- Broadway: The Goodbye Girl, Little Me, If I'd Saved, I Wouldn't Be Here: Martin Short on Broadway
Profile at Split Sider.
Interviews
Extended interview at Vulture. [Feb 2018]
Pre SCTV
SCTV
- Series 1-4
- Special Guest Series 6
Post SCTV
- Movies: Boris and Natasha, Public Enemy Number 2, Brother Bear, Intern Academy
- TV: The Canadian Conspiracy, The Rocket Boy, Grace Under Fire
Interviews
Dave Thomas appeared on The Hour [May 2007]
IGN FilmForce interview with Dave Thomas, and 10 Questions
Dave Thomas talks to Dave Coulier about SCTV and other stuff
Talks to Nick Digilio on Nick at Night about SCTV, Strange Brew, and more (Interview [Real Audio])
Talks to Elvis Mitchell on The Treatment [Aug 2004]
Guests on Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast [Mar 2018]
Pre SCTV
SCTV
While never credited as a full cast member, Wilcox first appeared at the tail end of Cycle 3 and, with the departure of Catherine O'Hara from the cast, was soon appearing in fairly significant roles, often opposite Andrea Martin, most notably as Melonville Calendar guest Idella Voudry.
Post SCTV
- Movies: Strange Brew
- TV: Maniac Mansion
Recurring Players
Writers and favorite players frequently returned to reprise roles.
Dick Blasucci - Writer Dick Blasucci made frequent appearances as minor characters on the show, and had one recurring character, Chuck, who happened to be a dead ringer for Wayne Cochran. Blasucci was also a member of the Wally Hung Trio.
Juul Haalmeyer - SCTV's wardrobe artist, Juul also led the Juul Haalmeyer Dancers, non union dancers most often seen in Lola Heatherton's blockbuster specials. The dancers included at various times Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Rick Moranis and writers David Flaherty, Dick Blasucci, Doug Steckler, Bob Dolman, Chris Cluess (among others).
John McAndrew - another writer who made frequent appearances on the show, and as lead in the odd sketch.
Paul Flaherty - Joe's brother Paul was another writer on the show, and appeared as Count Floyd's sidekick The Pittsburg Midget. Paul was also a member of the Wally Hung Trio.
Mike Short - Martin's brother Mike, another writer, was a regular in the final series, appearing as Mike the Bartender on Happy Hour.
Jayne Eastwood - In addition to reprising her role in Goin' Down the Road for Garth, Gord, Fiona and Alice, Eastwood appeared in sketches throughout, in parts such as Greta Kubler Cooke, moderator for Philosophers at Work, and Madelaine in The Long Hard War. Eastwood was also a member of the first Second City Toronto cast in 73, and now appears with Women Fully Clothed along with Robin Duke.
Ron James - A Second City cast member, James appeared frequently in series 5 and 6 in supporting roles.
Kathy Laskey - Another Second City cast member, Laskey appeared in supporting roles in series 5 and 6.
Donald Cowper - Used for any sketch requiring adolescents in series 1.
Inside Baseball
A compendium of the coincidental and obscure.
Cast Members Who Impersonated the Same Person
Due to the show's slowly evolving cast, many of the players ended up doing impersonations of the same celebrity.
Robin Duke and John Candy - Shelley Winters
John Candy and Rick Moranis - Don Rickles
John Candy and Dave Thomas - Richard Burton
John Candy and Dave Thomas - Orson Welles
Eugene Levy and Joe Flaherty - Yasser Arafat
Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis - Al Pacino (Dave in The Cruisin' Gourmet; Rick in The Godfather)
Rick Moranis and Andrea Martin - Woody Allen (In the same sketch; Andrea played Woody's ideal woman - a female version of himself)
Rick Moranis and Martin Short - Ringo Starr
Harold Ramis and Dave Thomas - Socrates
Andrea Martin and Robin Duke - Anne Murray
Andrea Martin and Mary Charlotte Wilcox - Pauline Kael
Catherine O'Hara and Tony Rosato - Roda Barret (Tony Rosato played her as Ronny Barret)
Catherine O'Hara and Robin Duke - Jane Fonda
Catherine O'Hara and Robin Duke - Tammy Bakker
Catherine O'Hara and Robin Duke - June Cleaver
Catherine O'Hara and Andrea Martin - Evelyn Woods (Andrea Martin played her as Evelyn Wolf)
Catherine O'Hara and Martin Short - Katharine Hepburn (Short didn't do Hepburn until joining SNL)
Catherine O'Hara and Martin Short - Elizabeth Taylor (Short didn't do Taylor until his Martin Short Show in 94, possibly sooner, but not on SCTV)
Family Relations
Characters created as relatives of other pre-existing characters.
John Candy - Skip Shanks brother of Tommy
Joe Flaherty - Mr Grimley Ed's father
Eugene Levy - Sonny Caballero Guy's son
Andrea Martin - Connie Caballero Guy's daughter
Andrea Martin - Edna Boil Edith Prickley's sister
Andrea Martin - Debbie Devillbis Yolanda's daughter
Andrea Martin - Priscilla Todd Gerry's wife
Rick Moranis - Jerome Slirrup brother of Mel
Rick Moranis - Skip Bittman brother of Bobby
Rick Moranis - Ricky Caballero Guy's son
Catherine O'Hara - Whitey Fisher wife of Gil
Dave Thomas - Fred Scutz Carl's brother
Friends and Relatives
Impersonations of friends or behind-the-scenes crew.
Rick Moranis - Lenny Schectman is producer Barry Sand (although the name is from makeup artist Beverly Schectman)
Rick Moranis - Sunbright ad executive is producer Peter Calabrese
Rick Moranis - Larry Siegel is producer Joel Silver
Dave Thomas - Charlie from Charlie's Kitchen is Martin and writer Michael Short's dad, whom he had never met
Dave Thomas - Red Rooster is producer Al Rucker
Dave Thomas - Ennio Gordetsky, host of Revenge, is writer Eddy Gordetsky
Joe Flaherty - Dick Bedlow is Canadian sports columnist Dick Beddoes
Catherine O'Hara - Sunbright ad executive is producer Nancy Geller
Sammy the Goose - Sammy the Goose is Garfield Goose, from a WGN Chicago puppet show
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