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  • Conan talks about the day he spent giving John Candy a tour of Harvard. Plus, Conan and Colin make plans to go into business together. Hear more from this episode @ listen.teamcoco.com/johncandy
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  • @subg8858
    @subg8858 Рік тому +222

    Norm MacDonald practically single handedly willed the canadian screen award into being referred to as The Candy

    • @cleverusername9369
      @cleverusername9369 Рік тому +25

      American here, I always assumed Candy was just an abbreviated form of Canada or Canadian! I was vaguely aware that the award was called a Candy, it never occurred to me that it would be "named" after John Candy, as well it should be! A national treasure. Canada never ceases to amaze 🇺🇸 ❤️ 🇨🇦

    • @jameskwiatkowski7202
      @jameskwiatkowski7202 Рік тому +23

      I worked with Johns friend Rick Bennett who had been petitioning the Canadian Screen Awards to have the award nicknamed The Candy but they refused because they wanted to establish the award on its own merit. Norm was able to publicly override it during the live broadcast and make the name stick

    • @codydavidyates72
      @codydavidyates72 Рік тому +4

      A legendary moment

    • @Thegbear
      @Thegbear Рік тому +6

      @@jameskwiatkowski7202 Both Norm and John Candy are icons of Canada, and I say that coming from Australia/New Zealand growing up. Magnificent people, and hearing that story somehow makes me love Norm so much more, which was difficult considering how much I loved him already.

    • @edp3202
      @edp3202 10 місяців тому +1

      Never knew that

  • @wolfman8449
    @wolfman8449 Рік тому +108

    John Candy had the Robin Williams "it" factor
    Nearly impossible to not love and appreciate their existence and the joy they brought to people.

    • @googleyeyed5814
      @googleyeyed5814 Рік тому +1

      So true … well said about them both.

    • @charlie-obrien
      @charlie-obrien Рік тому +4

      Just like Robin, John was given some roles that were really stinkers, but he turned them into comedy gold.
      A great man all the way around.

  • @kellygervais3440
    @kellygervais3440 Рік тому +123

    I always felt his role in planes trains and automobiles was very dramatic, a very sad and lonely character, nomination worthy. I cried when he died, you never heard a bad word about the man and he represented our country and people so well, miss him so much.. 😔

  • @LC-ht7sg
    @LC-ht7sg Рік тому +219

    John Candy was one of the funniest people ever, but he also was a great actor. But it pales in comparison what a great human being he was. Legend.

    • @jorgfb.8652
      @jorgfb.8652 Рік тому +2

      What about his performance in jfk? Uff lord and comedy and strong characters

    • @ORagnar
      @ORagnar Рік тому +2

      He did a brilliant impersonation of the great Orson Welles. Seriously hilarious. 1-:

    • @joew717
      @joew717 Рік тому

      John Candy was like everyone's hilarious uncle in the 80's. It felt like he wasn't even acting in Splash, just showed up to be Tom's smartass, cigar smoking brother for 90 minutes

    • @Nova_Needle
      @Nova_Needle Рік тому +3

      I think John's performance in Cool Runnings was a great example of the range of emotions and depth of character he could achieve in a single film.

    • @dHolbach77
      @dHolbach77 2 місяці тому

      In Only the Lonely I thought he tapped into some real drama.

  • @devinangola3458
    @devinangola3458 Рік тому +62

    I could listen for hours to John Candy stories, all of Canada mourned that loss.

  • @solidsnake58
    @solidsnake58 Рік тому +155

    When I was growing up I loved John Candy. He made a movie in the 80s called “Summer Rental” and my uncle and cousins bumped into Mr Candy while they were on vacation. I don’t remember their impression of him but I’ll never forget the photographs they shared, smiling and eating lunch with him on the beach. He really seemed to have the biggest heart, and I’ve always been grateful to hear that he really was as warm and generous as he seemed.

    • @fndmntl5341
      @fndmntl5341 Рік тому +4

      He definitely had an enlarged heart

    • @eazyridin7283
      @eazyridin7283 Рік тому +2

      Wow , that’s cool

    • @charlie-obrien
      @charlie-obrien Рік тому +1

      I loved "Summer Rental" , especially the way John played off of a fellow pro like Richard Crenna. They both combined great acting and comedy to make that movie stand out when most of the 89's were just slob comedies. With no entertainment values at all.

    • @janemccarthy450
      @janemccarthy450 Рік тому

      ⁷m

    • @gilliganmcneuter4550
      @gilliganmcneuter4550 Рік тому

      I'll never forget that movie because of the boobies Man, 80s films had a lotta boobies What a swell time it was USA Up All Night with Rhonda and/or Gilbert Gottfried Gettn Rhonda-cised Seeing The Great Gilbert's face not all squinched up floating in the clouds
      Aaaand boobies

  • @mermaidintherudder
    @mermaidintherudder Рік тому +12

    Hanks talkin Spanks, thanks. I love how Colin’s energy seemed to make the whole room kinder. (Hanks Kerchiefs is hilarious)

  • @DanielFitzpatrick713
    @DanielFitzpatrick713 Рік тому +36

    It’s good to know after all these years John Candy isn’t forgotten. Good on Ryan Reynolds for making that happen to. I see and watch John Candy every Thanksgiving because of Planes, Trains and Automobiles and every Christmas because of his cameo in Home Alone.

  • @P1983sche
    @P1983sche Рік тому +6

    John Candy and Rick Moranis were my favs. Them together in a movie was GOLD. “Spaceballs”

  • @jojomakes
    @jojomakes Рік тому +11

    2:07 Conan said _LSAT_ but Colin thought he said _LSD_ lol

    • @MrZombiejoe
      @MrZombiejoe 6 місяців тому +3

      And Nobody caught that!!! 🙄

  • @PK-fw1xl
    @PK-fw1xl Рік тому +11

    Hi Conan. This will probably never reach you and I don't know how to send you a direct message. But I was going through the biggest loss and failure of my life past year. At my lowest I decided to fight back. And just when I was losing hope I saw your Dartmouth speech where you eloquently said it's our failures that shape us. That was what kept me going and I won in the end, got my dream job and life. And damn proud of my failures. I wanted to thank you. I have already voted for you for the peoples choice awards. Best of luck. You inspire everyday. Thanks. Priya.

  • @HettiedeKorteDiplomaat
    @HettiedeKorteDiplomaat Рік тому +23

    John Candy as Orson Welles is hilarious. I can watch him over and over again.

  • @calisongbird
    @calisongbird Рік тому +156

    I cannot get over how much Colin Hanks sounds like his dad, especially when he was young

    • @RyKinder
      @RyKinder Рік тому +16

      Meanwhile his brother sounds like he’s from Jamaica.

    • @bobgenghiskhan2499
      @bobgenghiskhan2499 Рік тому +6

      His cadence has definitely changed as he's got older.

    • @calisongbird
      @calisongbird Рік тому +2

      @@RyKinder yeah, his brother is a weird one…

    • @janeeyre1990
      @janeeyre1990 Рік тому +9

      @@calisongbird , as a young neurodivergent child (definitely ADHD, maybe autism), I craved attention from other people but didn't always know the best way to get it.
      I went through a phase of casually taking objects from people while talking to them. If they were holding something (e.g., paper, phone, water bottle), I would slowly take it from them and hold it, ideally without breaking the conversation.
      That didn't really work. Esoteric animal trivia was also not well received.
      I'm not saying that Tom Hanks' rapper son is neurodivergent or disabled like me, but it does seem like the privileges he has enjoyed from his dad (e.g., fame, wealth, world travel) have sheltered him to the point that he is out of touch with reality.
      He desperately wants attention but has no idea what is entertaining to the average person.
      The fake Jamaican accent and bad rapping are his version of taking a water bottle out of someone's hand or sharing too many weird animal facts.

    • @OriginalGabriel
      @OriginalGabriel Рік тому +2

      His cadence, his filler words, his stutter starts ... it's pretty ridiculous

  • @kylemarshall3179
    @kylemarshall3179 Рік тому +35

    The Yellowbelly story explains so much about Conan’s style of humor and many of the sketches on Late Night. Great video!

    • @jimmyjames3819
      @jimmyjames3819 Рік тому

      Where's that story at

    • @steveaustin330
      @steveaustin330 Рік тому

      @@jimmyjames3819 its here ua-cam.com/video/Nf9PTd6kxWQ/v-deo.html&feature=emb_title

  • @cbrreezzyy69
    @cbrreezzyy69 Рік тому +58

    When I was a little kid, Uncle Buck was one of my favorite childhood movies. I still love that movie to this day.
    and his cameo in Home Alone. “The Kenosha kickers. We had a few hits a while back Polka, Polka, Polka.”
    I’m happy more people than just myself feel this way lol. Such a great and funny guy.

    • @mmmichellegirl
      @mmmichellegirl Рік тому +1

      Love, love, love that scene!!! But probably mostly because I'm from Kenosha. Polka, polka, polka! 🤣😂🤣

    • @cbrreezzyy69
      @cbrreezzyy69 Рік тому

      @@mmmichellegirl lol nobody ever remember that’s scene from home alone

  • @InsignificantNick
    @InsignificantNick Рік тому +6

    That's one thing you always hear about John Candy, he was exactly who you hoped he would be. Beautiful.

  • @karldomogalla2058
    @karldomogalla2058 Рік тому +16

    Candy’s film ‘Only the Lonely’ with Maureen O’Hara is a good example of his ability to do comedy and drama, and doesn’t seem to get enough credit.

    • @jt1929
      @jt1929 Рік тому +1

      That was very reminiscent of Borgnine in Marty.

    • @dHolbach77
      @dHolbach77 2 місяці тому

      I think so too. I saw it shortly after it came out and was like "Wow, ok, so he's going to do a dramatic turn in his career".

  • @hsgator7
    @hsgator7 Рік тому +47

    No lie, 2 days ago I was thinking of Candy and his brilliance and was wishing he was still around and hate how many years we never had with him. And then I wondered if there were any tribute pieces about him - and then I see this and find out about a doc on him and yo, I am so pumped! Can't wait to see it.

    • @mrblonde1264
      @mrblonde1264 Рік тому +2

      I was thinking other day about him too as I love Planes Trains n automobiles n I always watch it in the run up to Xmas when the decorations are done n brandy in hand.
      Funny how actors can become a small but enjoyable part of people's lives they never met.

    • @MiguelJuanez
      @MiguelJuanez Рік тому

      Me too homie!

  • @delphi-moochymaker62
    @delphi-moochymaker62 Рік тому +6

    I am a huge SCTV fan from back in the day being a Canadian. One thing Conan left out was that Candy was playing his character Johnny La Rue who was playing Yellowbelly. He was in character while playing another character. The woman he shot was Catherine O'Hara, long time friend and castmate who currently stars in Schitts Creek.

  • @standupphilosopher7059
    @standupphilosopher7059 Рік тому +2

    The movie "Only the lonely" A Immensely heartfelt movie. His best work 🥺🎥🎭🍿

  • @A66ys
    @A66ys Рік тому +8

    Love the John Candy jump to Spanx back to John Candy. 😂

    • @janeeyre1990
      @janeeyre1990 Рік тому

      It's like a conversation at my family's home (we all have unmedicated ADHD)

  • @jakehendriksen2841
    @jakehendriksen2841 Рік тому +7

    I just looked at the "Yellow Belly" sketch. Naturally, the mother in the sketch is masterfully played by living legend Catherine O'Hara!

  • @ArgChica
    @ArgChica Рік тому +12

    When John Candy died I was young but I remember it hit me hard. All of his stuff was my favorite tv/movies (best summer rental) but also because he was also someone the person that made me realize any partner of mine must be that kind of funny and silly.

  • @Brenko69
    @Brenko69 Рік тому +4

    Whether it's Amy Madigan, Steve Martin, Catherine O'Hara or now Conan O'Brien, they all say the same thing about John Candy. He's exactly who you needed him to be. As a guy who loved John Candy as a child and was devastated when he passed away, I take great solace in this.

  • @mrkemrk
    @mrkemrk Рік тому +10

    Had he lived, Candy was Oscar material. Not just once. Oliver Stone saw it in JFK. Scorsese would have eventually picked him up. He transmitted comedy/tears like nobody. His potential was limitless.

  • @DavidJohnson-kq3lt
    @DavidJohnson-kq3lt Рік тому +2

    He was such a humble loving and down to earth man.who makes every one he had met or come across with he leaves them with a smile....we Jamaicans love him to a tee especially make us very proud in cool runnings .when we heard of his passing it was a sad day for us every body was watching it on our local tv stations and we keep hearing about him the whole week.....but every movies he is in was fantastic.....now looking back I would never taught in my wildest dreams I would be living in Canada much less in Toronto where he was from

  • @mrbeans2425
    @mrbeans2425 Рік тому +3

    Ryan does SO MUCH incredible work! I cannot wait to see this!

  • @whochangedmyscreenname
    @whochangedmyscreenname Рік тому +5

    So many of his great roles are often not recalled. Who's Harry Crumb. Nothing But Trouble. Only The Lonely. Once Upon A Crime. Just any role, any genre. Pure genius.

    • @justinafrika7860
      @justinafrika7860 Рік тому

      Thanks for the reminder, mostdef revisiting Who’s Harry Crumb? later.

    • @jesseswarbrick7895
      @jesseswarbrick7895 Рік тому +1

      Armed and Dangerous, Brewsters Millions, Summer Rental, Delirious

  • @PlasticBaby21
    @PlasticBaby21 Рік тому

    I saw that same skit when I was a kid watching SCTV and laughed so hard and couldn't stop. I have remembered that skit over the years. It's on UA-cam and I'll go back and watch it from time to time. John Candy was one of my all time favorite actors. I was so sad when he passed.

  • @illumascotti
    @illumascotti Рік тому +3

    "Kid; you don't try comedy... you do it because you have to" might be the best quote about the comedic arts since "timing timing timing".

  • @theislanddissident
    @theislanddissident Рік тому

    Oh I really like this!! 👍 All of you are a great mix! 🥰

  • @johnnypatterson77
    @johnnypatterson77 Рік тому +1

    I always loved his Johnny Larue character on SCTV and The Great Outdoors and Summer Rental movies man there are so many good ones.

  • @MrZombiejoe
    @MrZombiejoe Рік тому +1

    As much as I can Count I have 20 Candy Films on DVD!!! Maybe More!!! HUGE FAN of this Man!!!
    LOVE JOHN CANDY FOR LIFE!!!!!

  • @account_suspended
    @account_suspended Рік тому +10

    Still my absolute favorite to this day. I will watch any movie he is in any time of day any day of the year. There is something about him that is just comforting.

    • @googleyeyed5814
      @googleyeyed5814 Рік тому +2

      He was so lovable. That was his “it factor”: genuine warmth.

  • @eddiebranden1
    @eddiebranden1 Рік тому

    The Comedy/Drama Only the Lonely was fantastic. A truly touching performance.

  • @katemae1076
    @katemae1076 Рік тому +7

    My dad was on the same football team with Candy when they were in high school & apparently he was a sweet guy even then

  • @johcooper2266
    @johcooper2266 Рік тому +1

    My all time favorite skit he did was when he played Devine as Peter Pan!! Classic 😂😂❤😂😂

  • @samanthab1923
    @samanthab1923 Рік тому +29

    Conan is right. Candy’s best stuff was on SCTV. But Splash still holds up. He makes me laugh out loud. Even his scene in Nat’l Lampoons Vaca. The best 😂

    • @LC-ht7sg
      @LC-ht7sg Рік тому +1

      Everything he did was great. So good in Uncle Buck. But, yes, he was so good on SCTV.

    • @kowalski5599
      @kowalski5599 Рік тому

      Conan didn't say Candy's best stuff was on SCTV, he said he knew Candy most from growing up watching him on SCTV. Candy's talent continued to grow and improve well into his adult years, including breaking into dramatic roles like PT&A, Only The Lonely and JFK.

    • @williamshaw9047
      @williamshaw9047 Рік тому

      His character in Vacation was Paul Fistinyourface from SCTV, only less aggressive and violent. Ramis loved the character and asked Candy to reprise it.

    • @davemac5260
      @davemac5260 Рік тому

      “What’s this regarding Mr. Grizzle?” 😂😂😂😂

    • @daveinindy
      @daveinindy Рік тому

      Yeah - he was the anchor for the guys side of the ensemble. O'Hara and Martin were their own planets.

  • @newtron1
    @newtron1 Рік тому +7

    I hope that some of Martin Shorts audio tapes are included in the documentary. A treasure trove of the parties held by the cast of SCTV and The Second City (Toronto). The parties were called The Services. I think that was the name. Often, when driving to downtown Toronto for work, I would see JC at his house on Avenue Road (look it up, yes it is the name of the street) on the front veranda with his feet up on the railing and smoking a cigar. The doc will be a must watch. Martin Scorsese is making a doc on SCTV. Amazing.

    • @dubiousdistinction6500
      @dubiousdistinction6500 Рік тому

      scorsese has been making that doc for years now...wasnt it just shelved?

    • @newtron1
      @newtron1 Рік тому

      @@dubiousdistinction6500 yes he has. I am not sure.

  • @thisisit2082
    @thisisit2082 Рік тому +7

    I still think of John and what could have been if he had survived and recouperated from the heart attack. The man absolutely sharp in his comedic timing. I can totally see him and Eugene Levy just having the resurgence that happens in the later part of careers for some. I think those two have a tv show and just conversing would have been the funniest thing ever.

  • @wesstapley
    @wesstapley Рік тому +4

    As a theater kid who became a lawyer, I feel both seen and attacked.

  • @tubby6339
    @tubby6339 Рік тому +4

    He's so great in everything. Loved "Who's Harry Crumb?"
    "Look at the size of her head! She must be enormous."

    • @itsonlysound
      @itsonlysound Рік тому +1

      I loved that movie! I got really sick when I was 8 - got some kind of virus and suffered post-viral fatigue to the point where I couldn't walk for a week or two and I remember just laying on the couch and watching Who's Harry Crumb over and over because it was the only thing that cheered me up.

  • @mintyfresh4987
    @mintyfresh4987 Рік тому +1

    John Candy and Eugene Levy as "Dr Tongue and Bruno," is the funniest thing in my brain.

  • @ZoOnTheYT
    @ZoOnTheYT Рік тому +6

    There are a handful of celebrity deaths that I and quite a lot of people felt more viscerally than most. I think for the fondness we collectively experienced from their work, the struggles they endured and hearing that they were indeed good people. John Candy is in that echelon. For me it also includes Christopher Reeve, John Ritter, and Robin Williams.

  • @KingofKarnies
    @KingofKarnies Рік тому +5

    Candy and Akroyd in "The Great Outdoors" is absolute brilliance.

    • @brainlock72
      @brainlock72 Рік тому +1

      Rewatched that a couple months ago (July? For Danny’s bday?) and it still holds up with those two.

    • @danielsarmiento1591
      @danielsarmiento1591 Рік тому

      You twist the newspaper

  • @misterguy9002
    @misterguy9002 Рік тому +1

    John Candy was just a kind, decent fella. Super funny as well. But, outside of acting, he was even more of a golden treasure to behold.

  • @carneyartglass9099
    @carneyartglass9099 Рік тому +4

    Yeah, when I was a kid, John Candy was one of my favorites. I love the movie uncle Buck as a kid.

  • @nicholashale7216
    @nicholashale7216 Рік тому +1

    Candy was the man. I Still watch his stuff all the time. Also, Colin is pretty great as well. He has great balance between adding on, and just listening. Very good episode (though to be fair they always are)

  • @jeichorn63
    @jeichorn63 Рік тому

    I can't wait to see Colin's documentary. I too grew up watching Candy and those other comedic geniuses on SCTV.

  • @JonnyDIY
    @JonnyDIY Рік тому +2

    I grew up on Candy. One of my all time favourites. Heck I just watched Uncle Buck not 3 days ago. "Nothing But Trouble" is one of my favorites too 😂💕👍

  • @cfrenchfrye
    @cfrenchfrye Рік тому +6

    Colin definitely thought Conan said LSD when talking about the LSAT

  • @PonderingDolphin
    @PonderingDolphin Рік тому

    Legendary . So special they are working on a documentary for him

  • @endoraks
    @endoraks Рік тому

    omgosh I LOVE John Candy! He raised me, I grew up watching him. SCTV - Hooser Brothers aye. Gosh I miss him. No lie, He is one of the few famous people really miss and love. One of the greatest.

  • @williamstafford8951
    @williamstafford8951 Рік тому

    John Candy's laugh always warms my heart.

  • @cautionTosser
    @cautionTosser Рік тому +1

    His moment in Vacation was also awesome, "sorry, folks. parks closed. the moose out front shoulda toldya." could there be a more Canadian set of lines? :D

  • @billtaylor3382
    @billtaylor3382 Рік тому

    Loved John so much!

  • @UncleCatfish
    @UncleCatfish Рік тому

    I just started rewatching S6 of Dexter. so nice to keep seeing Colin Hanks :D

  • @alin81-82
    @alin81-82 Рік тому

    One of the few good famous ones. I miss John Candy. My favs of his were him playing Orson Welles, Johnny La Rue, & plains, trains, & automobiles. R.I.P.

  • @bfgivmfith
    @bfgivmfith 2 місяці тому

    "I am empowering myself to talk about my body." LOL! Go Conan! Amen! LOL!

  • @lachauntiswashington231
    @lachauntiswashington231 Рік тому

    very good episode😄😄😄

  • @hxrmusic
    @hxrmusic Рік тому +2

    Man. I'd forgotten about the yelllow belly sketch. It's amazing.

    • @williamshaw9047
      @williamshaw9047 Рік тому +1

      Yellow! Yellowbelly! Where you gonna run to now?

  • @austenbin4068
    @austenbin4068 Рік тому +2

    I remember being 10 years old in a Coco's in Orange, California when my parents were talking about his death. It was the first time in my life that I internalized the concept that people can die. Really shook me to the core. Naturally, I locked myself in my bedroom for the next fifteen years.

  • @RajeshJustaguy
    @RajeshJustaguy Рік тому +1

    I loved John Candy... and i really miss him as a comedian. I wished I had a chance to meet him.

  • @ethanexploring
    @ethanexploring Рік тому +3

    I'm only 42, but I miss John candy every single day.

  • @440Nichole7.2
    @440Nichole7.2 Рік тому +5

    Adore John candy ❤

  • @Babe.Ruth.In.Beirut
    @Babe.Ruth.In.Beirut Рік тому +4

    I feel Conan has a ton of cool stories that he’s never told publicly even after all these years. He would also make a great Joe Rogan guest. He’s very funny but also incredibly deep too. I think that would be a very interesting conversation.

    • @hoo_jii
      @hoo_jii Рік тому +3

      “What’s your opinion on DMT?”

  • @lb5368
    @lb5368 Рік тому +2

    Recently rewatched "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" and it was hilarious, but Candy's character was so lonely and sad...reminded me that he was truly a good actor as well as comedically skilled 😥

  • @rixvspinner
    @rixvspinner Рік тому

    Great interview Conan. John Candy was one of a kind, very talented funny guy. I think he was the best comedic actor that came out of his generation other than Robin Williams. Colin Hanks was great in that excellent series The Offer. Godfather producer Al Ruddy's story was really interesting. This is great to see Colin is producing a John Candy doc.

  • @TheAllanmc64
    @TheAllanmc64 Рік тому +2

    John Candy as Pattoo , from FAN-TASSS-SEE Island. " I know what your Fantasy is boss...." - " Shut up Pattoo, you little idiot"....

  • @jimmynobody3461
    @jimmynobody3461 Рік тому +3

    I love and miss John Candy he was a very funny man who did some great movies

  • @daveinindy
    @daveinindy Рік тому

    Among the mindless Twitter questions you see, one recent one (yesterday?) was "what celebrity's death hit you the hardest". For me it was/is John Candy. Phil Hartman did too, and Robin Williams shocked hard ... but such a young man - loaded with as yet unrealized potential and yet overflowing with an entertainment resume rivaled by few ... I do hope the documentary is made. This was wonderful to listen to - thank you for publishing (even with the Hanx/Spanx interlude).

  • @rossmacintosh5652
    @rossmacintosh5652 Рік тому +2

    I can't forget a couple SCTV sketches that featured John Candy. One was "Roy's Food Repair" ("I'll drop it in liquid nitrogen, take it out back and sand-blast it") and "Pepi Longsocks". ("Look at me! I'm a potato!").

  • @zachmoyer1849
    @zachmoyer1849 Рік тому

    feel the rhythm feel the rhyme get on up it's bobsled time cool runnings.... that's the first john candy movie i saw as i got older i went back and watched his earlier stuff but yeah he's a legend

  • @kerch-e
    @kerch-e Рік тому

    I would love to see that documentary

  • @metalskinn460
    @metalskinn460 6 місяців тому

    I have fond memories of watching Uncle Buck as a kid with my brother and sister. John Candy was a national treasure.

  • @riverjao
    @riverjao 10 місяців тому

    John Candy was just…amazing! He is such a huge part of my childhood. Side note: he needs more props for Wagons East. Such a great, under appreciated movie.

  • @Ganderson360
    @Ganderson360 Рік тому

    "Armed & Dangerous" from '86; Best movie ever.

  • @debranadell9114
    @debranadell9114 Рік тому

    My earliest memory of John Candy was on SCTV..... Mrs. Falbo's Tiny Town. The Letter P. John was Mrs. Falbo's side kick, and they visited a Prison. When they sang Folsom Prison Blues to the inmates I was hooked !!! You can see it here on You Tube. TOO FUNNY.

  • @Mullet-ZubazPants
    @Mullet-ZubazPants Рік тому

    Candy's Johnny LaRue still cracks me up. His impressions of Orson Welles is spot on. Even though I knew who Orson Welles was when I was younger, I didn't know he was that difficult. So when those Orson Welles clips hit the internet back in the day, I thought of John Candy

  • @bfgivmfith
    @bfgivmfith 2 місяці тому

    I just pulled that SCTV Sketch. Funny stuff, period breaking! :) I had Black and White TV's and was lucky enough to have parents to let me stay up late enough to watch Johnny Carson! I have slapped the side of a TV or two to get reception. Adjusted some rabbit ear anttenas! :)

  • @rgkeys72
    @rgkeys72 Рік тому

    John’s bit in Tom Hank’s Volunteers is great

  • @chrismccarthy1455
    @chrismccarthy1455 Рік тому +1

    And the Yellobelly sketch featured Catherine O'Hara, and the song was the Ballad of Davy Crockett from Disney.

    • @lb5368
      @lb5368 Рік тому

      I have to find this sketch now! Catherine O'Hara was my hero 😍
      Edit: found it! ua-cam.com/video/Nf9PTd6kxWQ/v-deo.html

  • @EmmettLBrown2015
    @EmmettLBrown2015 Рік тому

    John Candy was such a great actor and human being.

  • @lordofthereels6790
    @lordofthereels6790 Рік тому

    I'd love a My Weekend With Marilyn style dramedy flick about Conan meeting John Candy in college and the effect of meeting and gaining a deeper understanding of yourself and your idol.

  • @bealiobealio
    @bealiobealio Рік тому

    My soul is somewhere between John Candy in Uncle Buck and Sinbad in Houseguest. God im glad for every bit of influence Mr. Candy gave nme.

  • @laurenbrown869
    @laurenbrown869 Рік тому

    Rookie of the Year is my 7yr old son's favorite movie. He watches every night. Love seeing Mr Candy 🍭 as the announcer.

  • @halo_free1763
    @halo_free1763 Рік тому +1

    READY FOR A NEW CONAN TV SHOW!! 🤟

  • @charlie-obrien
    @charlie-obrien Рік тому +1

    John Candy died in, what...1994?
    It feels like yesterday because of how present he still is in our world and because I miss him so.
    Johnny LaRue was my favorite SCTV character and never failed to send me reeling with laughter.

  • @ald.3387
    @ald.3387 Рік тому

    Love the podcast and Colin is up there with great guests.(Goldblum, Olyphant, Martin Short, etc.)

  • @uosdwiSrdewoH
    @uosdwiSrdewoH Рік тому +16

    Seriously, there are moments where Colin will say a certain word or maybe a grouping of words and it'll sound exactly like his dad. It's happening more as he gets older.

    • @mylucidlife495
      @mylucidlife495 Рік тому

      I noticed this too. Normally his voice is deeper, but at certain times, he raises it and it sounds like his dad. He should star in a Tom Hanks documentary.

    • @basher20
      @basher20 Рік тому +3

      It's more than just the voice. There are things in the timing and inflections that make it obvious that this is a guy who spent his childhood sitting on the couch watching movies next to Tom Hanks.

  • @Lexyvil
    @Lexyvil Рік тому

    I miss John Candy :(
    I'm glad his legacy lives on, he was on among my favourite actors, next to Tom Hanks and Robin Williams.

  • @scrumtrellecent
    @scrumtrellecent Рік тому

    I was an employee at Richards on Richards, a popular famous Vancouver hot spot back in the late 1980s.
    I remember seeing John Candy with Wayne Gretzky side by side and I as many in the club were transfixed. This I believe was sometime before their purchase of the Toronto Argonauts.
    I had seen hundreds of celebrities pass through club but I'll never forget seeing Candy and Gretzky together.
    Candy as well as Gretzky frequented the club on many separate occasions.
    One time Candy got up on stage and sang with a band. Just whooping it up with the crowd and being his jovial self.
    I can't believe he was only in his mid thirties or late thirties at that time.
    The passing of John Candy and untimely demise of Phil Hartman were two of the greats that were a gut punch to me. Too soon.

  • @BlueCollar1212
    @BlueCollar1212 Рік тому

    John Candy is so amazing.

  • @bobwoods1302
    @bobwoods1302 11 місяців тому +1

    SCTV was far and away the funniest sketch comedy ever. Candy as Johnny Larue, Dr. Braino and Mayor Tommy Shanks was hilarious as was everything else.

  • @bluhevenlyII
    @bluhevenlyII Рік тому +26

    John Candy is one of those celebrities that people love for being one of the nicest, regular guys out there, much like the same way Tom Hanks is loved for being a nice celebrity. Loved them together in Splash and wonder what it was like between them on the set.

    • @HueyRocks23
      @HueyRocks23 Рік тому +4

      It must have been a positive one. They worked together again a year later in "Volunteers".

    • @charlie-obrien
      @charlie-obrien Рік тому +1

      @@HueyRocks23
      "Volunteers" was a terrible script that some Hanks and Candy (mostly Candy) made into a decent popcorn movie. 🍿

    • @daveinindy
      @daveinindy Рік тому

      I always loved Roger Ebert's suggestion - that the movie would have been radically better had they switched roles. I'd have LOVED to have seen that movie.

    • @bluhevenlyII
      @bluhevenlyII Рік тому

      @@daveinindy Makes sense :) I liked seeing him as a romantic lead in Only You. Ended up with a little crush on him watching that. : )

  • @kstepko
    @kstepko Рік тому +5

    Thanks to Ryan Reynolds, I now think of John Candy every Halloween, which was his birthday. 2020 would have been his 70th and Ryan made a lovely compilation of John Candy’s funniest movie moments to the tune of “Every Time You Go Away” by Paul Young. You can find it on Ryan’s UA-cam channel with the title “Happy Candy Day”. I just rewatched it yesterday.

    • @brainlock72
      @brainlock72 Рік тому +1

      My aunt’s birthday, too. She would have been 83 yesterday. #fuckcancer
      She always had this bemused smirk, and could put dad in his place with one word. 😂

    • @Reqqles
      @Reqqles Рік тому +1

      ...you mean to tell me he was a Halloween Candy?

  • @Macho_Fantastico
    @Macho_Fantastico Рік тому +1

    That must have been so cool showing John Candy around.

  • @AEM479
    @AEM479 7 місяців тому

    😂🤣🤣 That “Yellowbelly” scene Conan describes. ❤🥰🤣🤣 Oh Dear Heart John Candy!

  • @user-pn7rv5me2z
    @user-pn7rv5me2z 9 місяців тому

    Gentlemen... Introducing, the Conan's, crankx🤣

  • @angelmarcano6747
    @angelmarcano6747 Рік тому

    That comedy sketch of John Candy playing yellow belly and shooting those two females in the back be done today, that was a hell of a funny scene.😄