I just love Candy's William B. Williams. That fake sincerity and ridiculously hilarious laugh of his gets me. Every. Single. Time I only wish Candy had lived long enough to be interviewed, in later years, by Martin Short as Jiminy Glick, another SCTV alum. Can yoy imagine Glick and Williams going at it? Two hours of that wouldn't have been enough.
May I a moment to say something? It's really something when a big talent like, say, a Maudlin or a Bittman can be supported by a less talented second banana. William B. Williams was that - very little talent, but a strong foundation for the more talented people.
I've seen this skit a few times and I can't find one flaw. This is pure genius. It's subtle and oozes with parody. Everyone is in top form but Levy's work here is some of his finest. Top marks.
The Yiddish (paraphrasing): Bobby, what are you doing to me? Skip, What are you saying? Stop being such a pain. Bobby, I got you on this show. Skip, who cares, big deal. Spits. Bobby, you know this is network and you're making fun of me. Skip, you're a fool!
@@bittmanbobby They usually had the host's name... Sig Sakowicz, Forrest Duke, etc. I've looked for recordings of them but found nothing. I think Sig's was 'The Sig Sakowicz Superstar Show'.
They did the full show once. (for "on the waterfront again"). You get the opening credits, William B plugs whatever Sammy is currently doing. William B and Sammy complement each other for a couple minutes. They introduce who the guest are and they bring in the first guest. They skip it because it would always be the same if they actually did it (just like a real show).
The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: REPENT YE, AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL. THE GOSPEL (which means the Good News) is the news that God Almighty, the Creator came in the flesh as Jesus Christ to take away the sin of the world. He gave up his own life to save ours. His sacrifice on the cross paid the price for our redemption with his own blood. On the third day he rose from dead and offers the gift of salvation and forgiveness to those that repent and trust in him. John 1:1,14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and THE WORD WAS GOD. [14] And THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH, and dwelt among us, Isaiah 9:6 KJV For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty GOD, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. John 1:10 KJV He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and THE WORLD KNEW HIM NOT. John 20:28-29 KJV And Thomas answered and said unto him, MY LORD AND MY GOD. [29] Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. Are you saved friend? If you died tonight will you go to heaven or hell? Acts 16:30-31 KJV ...what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. Luke 24:47 KJV And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. ua-cam.com/video/14y_VIJ2ZbM/v-deo.html
"Bobby, whats with the kid?" 🤣 OMG, this skit is pure comedy gold on so many levels. All 4 of those so talented guys in this skit played their roles to brilliant perfection. I thought Levy and Moranis were especially stellar in their roles and in the way they interacted and argued in Yiddish. 😂🤣
But not without rhetorically asking for Sammy’s permission first and paternalistically signaling transition transition from comedy to fake sincerity… every single time. Brilliant parody of talk shows.
I remember watching this show as a teenager when it first came on. Some people dont get it, i think its absolutely brilliant and cracks me up over and over again....SCTV was the best sketch comedy ever...great crew of talent...thank you for making me crack up then and still now.
The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: REPENT YE, AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL. THE GOSPEL (which means the Good News) is the news that God Almighty, the Creator came in the flesh as Jesus Christ to take away the sin of the world. He gave up his own life to save ours. His sacrifice on the cross paid the price for our redemption with his own blood. On the third day he rose from dead and offers the gift of salvation and forgiveness to those that repent and trust in him. John 1:1,14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and THE WORD WAS GOD. [14] And THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH, and dwelt among us, Isaiah 9:6 KJV For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty GOD, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. John 1:10 KJV He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and THE WORLD KNEW HIM NOT. John 20:28-29 KJV And Thomas answered and said unto him, MY LORD AND MY GOD. [29] Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. Are you saved friend? If you died tonight will you go to heaven or hell? Acts 16:30-31 KJV ...what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. Luke 24:47 KJV And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. Acts 4:12 KJV Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. ua-cam.com/video/14y_VIJ2ZbM/v-deo.html
I remember an interview of Levy by Terry Gross. She asked him about the wig he wore as Bobby Bittman and Eugene said - that was no wig Terry, that was all me.
I've known people that just don't get the hilarity in this recuring SCTV parody of the phony talk show. As for myself, this is comic gold. Nobody has ever done it better than SCTV. This particular segment, with Bobby's brother Skip, is still one of my all-time favorites.
Skip is still learning the comedy business. Give him time! Maybe he got the _Maudlin_ show before he was ready, but he’ll become a seasoned comic sooner or later!
I always fall over laughing when I see William laughing---high pitched cackle and then the "blubbering"---When John Candy plays Johnny LaRue and Guy Cabellero fires him he does the same thing "blubbers" to save his job---absolutely hilarious-miss John Candy
Big John obviously used Ed McMahon, Johnny Carson's sidekick and announcer from the tonight show as a starting point for his character, but then took it over the top and added his own stuff...just tremendous....His Johnny LaRue along with Gene Levy's Bobby Bittman easily the 2 best characters ever on SCTV in my opinion...
Also used to love Levy's character "Earl Camembert" the incompetent newscaster--there was a very distinguished pair of newscasters in Canada Lloyd Robertson and Earl Cameron who worked together for many years---the SCTV news parodied them with Floyd Robertson (Joe Flattery) and Earl Canembert (Levy)--absolutely hilarious
bobby: that's what the small clubs are for. You drop in, bump some unknown comic, a little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down the pants, a bing, a boom, you got a bit. Go home, work on the rough edges, a little zing, a little zag, now you're ready to take it to TV.
That intro is hilarious... I actually remember seeing this when it came out. That boom box is awesome... You just won't get comedy like this anymore. Its all pre-recorded laughter and one liner sitcoms. This is well constructed insanity.
Skip has more than made up for this shaky start. Saw him in Frankfort Kentucky three years ago, headlining that Reno on the Road revue. He tore up the floorboards- he was that good. Best part- his memories of Bobby.
Skip has a new podcast he does in the back of a Taco truck in Reno. Fantastic! He gets guests to help him prepare food and in between orders he sings. Still got tha pipes!
As a kid, I had to suffer through SNL every Saturday night to get to SCTV. When SCTV was on....it was delicious. Bobby Bittman is a hero...Maudlin, a hero....Wiliam B....fat. And a hero.
shrimpflea I totally agree! Monty Python was the work of pure genius and,without any doubt,so was SCTV. SNL has had it's moments but nowhere near the level of the other two.
Aram Jahn...Simply pure genius...Interestingly in interviews with Gene, he explained that he could not do straight up impersonations of famous celebrities, (as others on the show did, eg, merv griffin, woody allen, bob hope, etc) but rather nailed the characters he portrayed to a tee, whether it was the ultimate smarmy sleaze in Bittman, or the Quiz show hosts, or newscasters etc...of course the one impersonation he did do, that being Perry Como (Staying alive), was one of the most fondly remembered sketches ever performed on SCTV..
LOL. William B to the rescue. Classic characters all, and despite the parody, uncomfortably and hilariously close to the truth regarding the entertainment industry.
This show was my favorite. In Los Angeles it would air very late around 2 a.m. on early Sunday mornings. I used to stay up just to watch this show. I love the way Skip is bombing but Bobby tries to support him. The best.
Growing up in the shadow of a friggin' genius like Bobby Bittman couldn't have been easy for Skip.
It had to be extremely challenging.
Good point
argel bargel It must be tough for Skip , growing up in the shadow of a legend
Skip wasn't ready
@@vortex187vortex187 Exactly. Bringing out the tape recorder was kind of the tip off...
I just love Candy's William B. Williams. That fake sincerity and ridiculously hilarious laugh of his gets me. Every. Single. Time
I only wish Candy had lived long enough to be interviewed, in later years, by Martin Short as Jiminy Glick, another SCTV alum.
Can yoy imagine Glick and Williams going at it? Two hours of that wouldn't have been enough.
I never knew the actual characters or people they were imitating. I would watch reruns after school in the early 80s. Best thing on television.
Excellent!
May I a moment to say something? It's really something when a big talent like, say, a Maudlin or a Bittman can be supported by a less talented second banana. William B. Williams was that - very little talent, but a strong foundation for the more talented people.
All four gentlemen are ridiculously talented.
I've seen this skit a few times and I can't find one flaw. This is pure genius. It's subtle and oozes with parody. Everyone is in top form but Levy's work here is some of his finest. Top marks.
agree, agree. never been a hue GL fan, but this? this is fking gold! omg funny.
Well said. This is unreal🙂
DON’T TOUCH THE HAIR!!
So true. This is absolute comedy gold. It's top notch stuff. They put Skip Bittman on ahead of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. That is brilliant stuff.
Can I say something? William B’s strange laugh is a classic.
The Yiddish (paraphrasing): Bobby, what are you doing to me? Skip, What are you saying? Stop being such a pain. Bobby, I got you on this show. Skip, who cares, big deal. Spits. Bobby, you know this is network and you're making fun of me. Skip, you're a fool!
Thank you👍. I had no idea.
RIP Joe Flaherty
Bobby’s medley is a testament to schlockdom.
its difficult to write such schlocky schlock, lol... love the Beatles in there!
Sammy Maudlin always reminds me of local talk shows we'd watch as kids in Las Vegas... fifth string performers fawning over each other.
They didn't get big stars like Skip Bittman?
@@stumarston6812 Every once in a while they'd get someone like Sammy Davis Jr.... and they'd go nuts.
Any names of these shows?
@@bittmanbobby They usually had the host's name... Sig Sakowicz, Forrest Duke, etc. I've looked for recordings of them but found nothing. I think Sig's was 'The Sig Sakowicz Superstar Show'.
@@venusboys3 it would be cool if you could find something here on UA-cam
I can't help but think Krusty the Clown was at least a little bit inspired by Bobby Bittman
I loved how The Sammy Maudlin show was always joined in progress
The genius of the show
They did the full show once. (for "on the waterfront again"). You get the opening credits, William B plugs whatever Sammy is currently doing. William B and Sammy complement each other for a couple minutes. They introduce who the guest are and they bring in the first guest. They skip it because it would always be the same if they actually did it (just like a real show).
On purpose of course!
Lewis Dampier all the great shows are always joined in progress
The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: REPENT YE, AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL.
THE GOSPEL (which means the Good News) is the news that God Almighty, the Creator came in the flesh as Jesus Christ to take away the sin of the world. He gave up his own life to save ours. His sacrifice on the cross paid the price for our redemption with his own blood. On the third day he rose from dead and offers the gift of salvation and forgiveness to those that repent and trust in him.
John 1:1,14
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and THE WORD WAS GOD. [14] And THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH, and dwelt among us,
Isaiah 9:6 KJV
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty GOD, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
John 1:10 KJV
He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and THE WORLD KNEW HIM NOT.
John 20:28-29 KJV
And Thomas answered and said unto him, MY LORD AND MY GOD. [29] Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
Are you saved friend? If you died tonight will you go to heaven or hell?
Acts 16:30-31 KJV
...what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Luke 24:47 KJV
And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
Acts 4:12
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
ua-cam.com/video/14y_VIJ2ZbM/v-deo.html
Rick Moranis -- so good at being awkward.
"Sammy, can I say something . . . ?"
You knew that gold was coming right after that. Candy was genius.
Candy was marvelous,.....in a second banana sort of way!
"I'm sorry to Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, we ran out of time."
I love the shocked gasp from the audience after the argument in Yiddish, like they understood every word they were saying!
antoniosoul Ha, I didn't notice that until I read your comment. That's too funny🙂.
so brilliant. they do jokes in jokes in jokes.
what were they saying
A lot of them probably did.
"Polish? What do I know from Polish? I didn't have time to learn that stuff." LMAO!
Rommel you magnificent bastard! I thought Skip kinda nailed that George C. Scott impression.
"Bobby, whats with the kid?" 🤣 OMG, this skit is pure comedy gold on so many levels. All 4 of those so talented guys in this skit played their roles to brilliant perfection. I thought Levy and Moranis were especially stellar in their roles and in the way they interacted and argued in Yiddish. 😂🤣
😂😂😂😂 Rest in laughter John Candy and Joe Flaherty.
How could Bittman be such a good singer and a top comic at the same time?
God bless William B, he always wants to just say something
He totally broke the stifling silence here!
But not without rhetorically asking for Sammy’s permission first and paternalistically signaling transition transition from comedy to fake sincerity… every single time. Brilliant parody of talk shows.
If only he got a fair chance at being the guest host. He should never have told that McLean Stevenson joke😢
My God, it never gets old. lmfao "How are Ya?!"...but as a comic in all seriousness...pure genius.
its just as funny today as it was then
True talent is timeless. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!
This is gold, pure gold. Id like to have a picture of Levy with that hairstyle
I remember watching this show as a teenager when it first came on. Some people dont get it, i think its absolutely brilliant and cracks me up over and over again....SCTV was the best sketch comedy ever...great crew of talent...thank you for making me crack up then and still now.
2:37 "This is a true man right here....Bobby Bittman" and then the tears. Fantastic.
That was the real William B.,........a true man!
"AAAEEEHHH! Don't touch the hair! You don't touch the hair!"
Never get tired of that line. Classic. Hilarious.
Lol
“How’s it hangin’?”
40 years laters and still these crazy SCTV characters and skits are stuck in my head.
Same here lol
The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: REPENT YE, AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL.
THE GOSPEL (which means the Good News) is the news that God Almighty, the Creator came in the flesh as Jesus Christ to take away the sin of the world. He gave up his own life to save ours. His sacrifice on the cross paid the price for our redemption with his own blood. On the third day he rose from dead and offers the gift of salvation and forgiveness to those that repent and trust in him.
John 1:1,14
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and THE WORD WAS GOD. [14] And THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH, and dwelt among us,
Isaiah 9:6 KJV
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty GOD, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
John 1:10 KJV
He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and THE WORLD KNEW HIM NOT.
John 20:28-29 KJV
And Thomas answered and said unto him, MY LORD AND MY GOD. [29] Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
Are you saved friend? If you died tonight will you go to heaven or hell?
Acts 16:30-31 KJV
...what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Luke 24:47 KJV
And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
Acts 4:12 KJV
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
ua-cam.com/video/14y_VIJ2ZbM/v-deo.html
@@jesusisgod2953 STOP SHOVING YOUR RELIGIOUS CHILDISH DELUSIONS INTO EVERYONE'S COMMENT SECTIONS!
@@theultimatereductionist7592
You are confused, I did not mention the religion of atheism.
SAME!!!
I never thought it was possible to see a talent that was worse than Bobby Bittman. Then along comes Skip...
A marvelous team! Poland is proud!!
Yeah Skip bombed! It was his debut give the guy a break! But he impressed Sammy enough to get a part in Maudlin's Eleven!
SCTV thousands of times better and funnier than SNL
without a doubt. right on.
cargiar: there's only one thing I want to say to that: I WANT TO BEAR YOUR CHILDREN!
HA HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
It's not even comparable. SCTV is adult, nuanced humor. SNL is for teens who are finally allowed to stay up late enough to watch.
SNL has only had any comedy by accident.
Jerry Lewis was garbage.
LOL @ "Guests of the Sammy Maudlin Show stay at Uncle Ronnie's Adult Motel", and "Mr. Maudlin's Wardrobe Courtesy of Vic Hedges Formal Rentals" .
My parents would have thought this was a real show
My parents were hippies, so they knew it all. I wish i had non hippy slash innocent parents, you are lucky.
My dad loved the show...we watched it forever.
Lol
😝
They could melt a cold Canadian night.
I love that Sammy and William are so easily moved to tears. So show-biz insincere.
So do I #PoorLittleGuy
I remember an interview of Levy by Terry Gross. She asked him about the wig he wore as Bobby Bittman and Eugene said - that was no wig Terry, that was all me.
I love that they always cut into "Sammy Maudlin" from crap events like the Lacrosse championships or Curling semifinals. I could watch this all day.
Ikr?
You'd think that Sammy would have enough clout to negotiate a better time slot...
@@sanfordandsong...... like Joe Franklin at 3 am on NYC Channel 9 back in the day. Perfect! 😁😸
Bobby was pissed when he called him hershel😂😂😂😂😂
I've known people that just don't get the hilarity in this
recuring SCTV parody of the phony talk show. As for myself,
this is comic gold. Nobody has ever done it better than
SCTV. This particular segment, with Bobby's brother Skip,
is still one of my all-time favorites.
I love how that song combined two Beatles songs and one Paul McCartney song.
Can I just say something? I love the Sammy maudlin show
Guests stay at uncle Ronnie’s adult hotel.....so good 💯✔️
That Skip Bittman bit reminds me of something Andy Kaufman would have done.
What other show on TV could pack this much punch? Music, comedy, impressions, family, freedom, and Yiddish.
Imitating a fictional character, imitating real people.
Mad skills I tell you! Great show!
It’s always a treat when Bobby favors us with his singing. Such a multi faceted talent!
As we all know, "A filmmaker makes films, but A Complete FilmMaker does more . . ."
Love how Skip Bittman bumped Alexander Solzhenitsyn
William B rescues the show.
William B William goes from hysterical insincere laughter to his blubbering cry is so hilarious, loved J C
I like how skip looks and dresses like Bobby
The greatest sketch ever filmed.
In your humble opinion
This never gets old.
Pure genius. It makes you laugh and feel uncomfortable at the same time.
Skip is still learning the comedy business. Give him time! Maybe he got the _Maudlin_ show before he was ready, but he’ll become a seasoned comic sooner or later!
Either that or he'll become a Lounge Lizard....
Mr. Levy has got to be the most talented dude of all time .
It takes a lot of talent to play untalented in a funny way.
I used to love him as Alex Trebel.
I always fall over laughing when I see William laughing---high pitched cackle and then the "blubbering"---When John Candy plays Johnny LaRue and Guy Cabellero fires him he does the same thing "blubbers" to save his job---absolutely hilarious-miss John Candy
Big John obviously used Ed McMahon, Johnny Carson's sidekick and announcer from the tonight show as a starting point for his character, but then took it over the top and added his own stuff...just tremendous....His Johnny LaRue along with Gene Levy's Bobby Bittman easily the 2 best characters ever on SCTV in my opinion...
Also used to love Levy's character "Earl Camembert" the incompetent newscaster--there was a very distinguished pair of newscasters in Canada Lloyd Robertson and Earl Cameron who worked together for many years---the SCTV news parodied them with Floyd Robertson (Joe Flattery) and Earl Canembert (Levy)--absolutely hilarious
william b. never got the credit he deserved.
+John Jarou He was a great second banana!
William B was a saint. I love this guy!
Always love the Absurd reasons why they join Sammy Maudlin in progress
I love how they always join Sammy Maudlin's show in progress-after some weird sporting event runs overtime!!!! LOL!!!
Bobby is more than correct, you NEVER do test material on national TV.
Yes,....you do your standard stuff on national television, like ;your Jack Benny.
bobby: that's what the small clubs are for. You drop in, bump some unknown comic, a little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down the pants, a bing, a boom, you got a bit. Go home, work on the rough edges, a little zing, a little zag, now you're ready to take it to TV.
YOU NEVER TAPE WHEN YOU'RE ON TV!
To this day I don't know why he didn't do Benny.
They bumped Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn because the Bittman brothers ran long. Hilarious.
They'll have him on next week.
Solzhenitsyn...Warned you..0h read him...
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
I'm so glad to have you
on my show!
Skip had a rough start, but he came into his own with his performance in Maudlin's Eleven.
Lounge lizard heaven!
William B always made the Maudlin show the best ! Talk about 4 comedic geniuses !
That intro is hilarious... I actually remember seeing this when it came out. That boom box is awesome... You just won't get comedy like this anymore. Its all pre-recorded laughter and one liner sitcoms. This is well constructed insanity.
It's not a boombox. It's something even older -a reel to reel tape player/recorder. I haven't seen one of those in over 30 years!
Lewis 970 haha your right
I want to live in the universe in which SCTV takes place.
You would need to move to Melonville
SCTV Heaven,.....24 hours a day.
philmfan the old time TV they were spoofing wasn’t far off
We did for two terms starting in 2009.
You''re in one. Hello? Phil? Helllo????
Oh my does this bring back wonderful memories! I loved this show so much!
The tape recorder was priceless. As someone else here brilliantly remarked in only three words:
SKIP WASN'T READY.
LMAO when he "outed" Bobby as Herschel.
I would watch late night TV every night if the Sammy Maudlin Show was on.
Me too. First I'd watch the lacrosse then right into the Maudlin show.
Skip has more than made up for this shaky start. Saw him in Frankfort Kentucky three years ago, headlining that Reno on the Road revue. He tore up the floorboards- he was that good. Best part- his memories of Bobby.
Skip has a new podcast he does in the back of a Taco truck in Reno. Fantastic! He gets guests to help him prepare food and in between orders he sings. Still got tha pipes!
Miss John candy so much. Way underrated.
OMG - a mint green polyester leisure suit!!
For that time,...green leisure meant you were hip, a risk taker, and ready to step out!
"we now join the Sammy Maudlin show already in progress" Poor Sammy. His show never did get shown from the beginning lol.
The middle is the best part.
Sometimes he did.
Genius.... Eugene Levi the best . Every one of them.... Canadian comedy A-1+ ...... love from USA nyc .
Skip nailed that Duke imitation.
DON'T TOUCH THE HAIR!!!
Absolutely the best line of the sketch.
Glad this video is getting some love.
Sammy , let me just say ...
If Skip Bettman was a real person he would be the funniest late night show host in 2018
As a kid, I had to suffer through SNL every Saturday night to get to SCTV. When SCTV was on....it was delicious. Bobby Bittman is a hero...Maudlin, a hero....Wiliam B....fat. And a hero.
These people are comedic Gods.
There was so much gold I forgot about the love medley.
SCTV...greatest comedy in my times. And still far better than SNL!
Yes light years ahead of snl
Yeah..on another level entirely. For me it was SCTV and Monty Python..those were the big leagues. SNL was like the minors.
shrimpflea I totally agree! Monty Python was the work of pure genius and,without any doubt,so was SCTV. SNL has had it's moments but nowhere near the level of the other two.
+shrimpflea Well I agree w/you on SCTV, but IMHO Monty Python is hit or miss. The Holy Grail was classic, but after that Python went downhill.
Can't agree more.
2016 is the year Skip Bittman finally breaks thru.
+Jane Doe and it's long overdue!
Yeah but w/1982 hair.
2020 is the year
Herschel Slansky!
Brian Reddish k
Bobby!.....Don't touch the hair,....You don't ever touch the hair!!
If you just laugh at the weirdness of sctv and don't understand it is also satire(making fun of) of much of 1970's pop culture, you are missing out
I still miss John Candy and his ridiculous characters! They were uniquely his.
"guests stay at uncle ronnie's adult motel" ...that's why ya gotta stay for the credits!
IKR. A sucker punch at the end when you're not expecting it. Wardrobe by Vic Hedges Formal RENTALS. Ya gotta love the jabs, too.
Gene Levy as Bobby Bittman..what can you say..whenever I need a laugh or a smile, I go right to him....
You know, Daniel, as a comic in all seriousness, let me just say this...
Aram Jahn...Simply pure genius...Interestingly in interviews with Gene, he explained that he could not do straight up impersonations of famous celebrities, (as others on the show did, eg, merv griffin, woody allen, bob hope, etc) but rather nailed the characters he portrayed to a tee, whether it was the ultimate smarmy sleaze in Bittman, or the Quiz show hosts, or newscasters etc...of course the one impersonation he did do, that being Perry Como (Staying alive), was one of the most fondly remembered sketches ever performed on SCTV..
+daniel lack Well Eugene does do a great Ricardo Montalban
This is beyond genius. Funniest TV comedy sketch of all time.
I loved how Rick Moranis had a genius for glomming on to exiting characters, Skip Bittman, and of course the incomparable Linsk Minyk.
Take the Last Train to Clarksville
Bobby Bittman what a character! And he always puts down polish ppl. Of which i am one lol
"Sammy; can I say something"? LOL
The unsophisticated humor is on purpose. SCTV is brilliant!!! Blows away SNL.
Poor Sammy Maudlin - always being pre-empted, joined in progress, etc.
So great how Flaherty uses a little bit of the Dean Martin voice in Maudlin's voice.
seven Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn fans did not like this
The Yiddish bit cracked me up. Pure genius. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Talent like this exists no more. Eugene Levy and John Candy were amazing. RIP John Candy one of my all.time favorites.
LOL. William B to the rescue. Classic characters all, and despite the parody, uncomfortably and hilariously close to the truth regarding the entertainment industry.
Eugene Levy is a comic genius!! true Canadian talent! love the rest of them, even if they were high
This show was my favorite. In Los Angeles it would air very late around 2 a.m. on early Sunday mornings. I used to stay up just to watch this show. I love the way Skip is bombing but Bobby tries to support him. The best.
The best show of all time