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John Candy

  1. oh canada
    Canadian Ryan Reynolds and Honorary Canadian Colin Hanks to Make John Candy DocAnd at least one streaming service is interested. Sweet!
    By Alejandra Gularte
  2. disreputable art
    A Forgotten Chapter in the Rowdy History of Bad-movie LoversIt Came From Hollywood may be long forgotten and hard to see, but it helped shape film culture, where “bad” movies are now often celebrated.
    By Jason Bailey
  3. two friends
    Tichina Arnold Had Frank Oz Direct Her as Miss PiggyBeth Behrs coaxes all the good Little Shop of Horrors stories out of her on this week’s Two Friends.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  4. book excerpt
    The John Candy Joke That Still Makes Steve Martin CryAn excerpt from the new book Wild and Crazy Guys.
    By Nick de Semlyen
  5. Harold Ramis Looks Back on Working at the ‘SCTV’ ‘Comedy House’ with John […]Welcome to The Second City Archives, in which we post an exclusive clip each week of some of comedy’s biggest superstars performing early in […]
    By Megh Wright
  6. Watch John Candy, Rick Moranis, Catherine O’Hara, and More in a 1982 […]No matter how successful your comedy career might get, it’s always important to take some time out for some recreation now and then. That’s […]
    By Megh Wright
  7. John Candy Pays Tribute to Bad Improv for Second City Chicago’s 25th […]Welcome to The Second City Archives, in which we post an exclusive clip each week of some of comedy’s biggest superstars performing early in […]
    By Megh Wright
  8. David Steinberg Introduces the World to the Cast of ‘SCTV’The Paley Center for Media, which has locations in both New York and LA, dedicates itself to the preservation of television and radio history. […]
    By Ramsey Ess
  9. sketch comedy
    Bill Oakley Breaks Down SCTV’s “Dr. Tongue’s Evil House of Pancakes”“It didn’t dawn on me until years later all the layers of humor that are in it.”
    By Megh Wright
  10. I’m Your Uncle Buck: The Low-Key Career Path of John CandyI saw Wagons East! in the theater during its short run. I used to ride the bus down to the comic book store every Saturday, and if I had any […]
    By Jimmy Callaway
  11. Zach Galifianakis Set to Star in ‘Confederacy of Dunces’ if it Finally […]Zach Galifianakis has signed on to star in an adaptation of John Kennedy Toole’s Confederacy of Dunces. This is very exciting news that should […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  12. Which Comedian Had the Greatest Five-Year Span of Films?In the days leading up to the release of Tower Heist, one of the many, many stories I read about Eddie Murphy stated that from roughly […]
    By Joshua Kurp
  13. The Strange Fad of Comedian-Based Saturday Morning CartoonsMaria Bamford has a great bit about how she wants to have a TV sitcom someday called Me, My Mom, and a Monster, in which she, her mother, and a […]
    By Brian Boone
  14. eureka
    How Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy Connect Every Single Buddy ComedyIf you trace a line of co-stars between them, you hit nearly every single buddy comedy alum of the past 50 years.
    By Steve Heisler
  15. The Lost Roles of John CandyCasting is one of the most important processes in movie making. Placing the right actors in the right roles can determine whether or not an […]
    By Bradford Evans
  16. 50 Famous Faces From Second CitySecond City, the famous comedy theater in Chicago, has produced an almost obscene number of comedy stars, from Tina Fey to Fred Willard to […]
    By Adam Frucci
  17. quote machine
    Tracy Morgan Outlines Plan to Make Sobriety CoolGwen Stefani, Clive Owen, and more!