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In 1974, Andrew Alexander bought the Canadian rights to The Second City for one dollar, [2] and in 1976, he was the producer of Toronto's stage show, and was looking to expand his company into TV. He called together the current cast of the stage show (including Candy, Flaherty, Thomas, and Levy) to discuss a format for a Second City TV series.
For season 6, the cast consists of Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, and Martin Short. John Hemphill and Mary Charlotte Wilcox also return as featured players. John Candy left the show after season 5, but returns for the season 6 opener. Former cast members Catherine O'Hara and Dave Thomas also make guest appearances.
Andrea Louise Martin (born January 15, 1947) is an American and Canadian actress, [2] best known for her work in the television series SCTV and Great News.She has appeared in films such as Black Christmas (1974), Wag the Dog (1997), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001), My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002), My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016), Little Italy (2018) and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023).
Second City Television, or SCTV, was a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from the Toronto troupe of the Second City and ran from 1976 to 1984. Broadcaster and surgeon Charles A. "Chuck" Allard formed a partnership in 1981 that acquired the fledgling series.
In 1976, Duke joined O'Hara as part of the Toronto version of the stage comedy troupe The Second City, while also making several appearances in the troupe's television series, SCTV. Duke became a regular on SCTV from 1980 to 1981. [2] She joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 1981 when O'Hara suddenly dropped out of that show. She now ...
The 50th season of "SNL" premiered last month. Since the first show in 1975, 165 comedians and actors have been a part of "SNL.". Three new comedians joined for season 50. "Saturday Night Live" is ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 February 2025. American actor (1941–2024) For the Irish politician, see Joe Flaherty (politician). Joe Flaherty Flaherty in 2009 Born Joseph O'Flaherty (1941-06-21) June 21, 1941 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S Died April 1, 2024 (2024-04-01) (aged 82) Toronto, Ontario, Canada Occupations Actor writer ...
Rosato first gained attention when he and Robin Duke joined the cast of the first incarnation of SCTV in its third season during the fall of 1980. His most well-known character on the program was the TV chef Marcello Sebastiano (a parody of Chef Pasquale). [3] Rosato then moved with Duke to the cast of Saturday Night Live for the