1:30 The older I get, the less absurd this John Candy "punk" character seems. I've got a mohawk, and I'd totally go see a Perry Como show. Oi!

@neonfroot

10 ай бұрын

its funny. when ypure young, society thinks youre immature/naive for expressing yourself. Yet, when youre olfer, its encouraged.

@HarrisO.R8

8 ай бұрын

I so agree..this, the 5 neat guys, The Ramblers...they caught the mood and era so well.

@HarrisO.R8

7 ай бұрын

I think even then, in regards to that sight gag. It was just symbolizing culture clash. You don't expect to see a punk guy at a Perry Como concert. Big reason for being both people are really far ends of either side of the spectrum. Metaphorically, Perry music is Euthanasia, Punk's is cocaine and steroids.....Hence, the heart of the joke.

@carolnahigian9518

6 ай бұрын

Fame! Celebrate! He is so laid Back!

@Jason1920

6 ай бұрын

@@HarrisO.R8 A fat line of pure Colombian snow and Perry's "Juke Box Baby..." I'm good to go!

I can watch this sketch a thousand times and i can never stop laughing. Eugene Levy is a comedy legend.

@daniellack3559

4 жыл бұрын

Mikki.. It didn't get any better than this sketch!

@Fitz918273

4 жыл бұрын

Cant stop watching it..

@PatrickOCnMD

2 жыл бұрын

Me too. This sketch is the funniest thing. The best. (LOL)

@mikkifarmer9626

2 жыл бұрын

@@daniellack3559 Thanks for the love, Dan. Good comedy is always timeless. Eugene Levy has made the Perry Como sketch a classic.

@rowley555

2 жыл бұрын

I Love the Nightlife ....hahaha...priceless

I bought Perry Como's Christmas album because of this skit. Money well spent.

Popular joke from the '50s. "Did you see Perry Como's Show last night?" "No, I fell asleep in the middle of it". "That's alright, so did he".

@lukilu65

Ай бұрын

😆🤣😂🤣🤣

He’s sooo relaxed

The brilliance of the classic SCTV lineup cannot be understated: John Candy, Eugene Levy, Dave Thomas, Andrea Martin, Joe Flaherty, Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara, and Rick Moranis. They wrote and performed their own stuff, they had virtually $0 budget, and they made it work. SNL could never hold a candle to SCTV.

@lukilu65

Ай бұрын

So true!!!👏👏👏

Perry's been dead for over 20 years and he's more relaxed than ever.

That is an amazing imitation of Perry Como it sounds exactly like him, which makes it even funnier. Eugene Levy is a genius and so is the rest of the cast.

@daniellack3559

4 жыл бұрын

Bruce.. Agreed fully this was Gene at his finest

@brucegordon7248

4 жыл бұрын

@@daniellack3559 He most certainly was.

@TheMary0831

2 ай бұрын

They are all so unbelievably talented.

@brucegordon7248

2 ай бұрын

@@TheMary0831 They certainly are.

@4862cjc

2 ай бұрын

@@brucegordon7248And I loved Dave Thomas as the quintessential Perry Como fan!

1:42 the microphone on the pillow lol 😂

SCTV was far better than SNL. Used to watch it all the time on public television. No live audience, which actually made it even funnier. Great cast loaded with talent.

@MCowie

Жыл бұрын

Yes, when something like this is funny we don’t need a cue to laugh.

@JO-kp6lk

Жыл бұрын

It's because they were all about humor, not slanted politics.

@JCO2002

7 ай бұрын

Americans don't do humour, just sarcasm.

@jaredbrame5639

4 ай бұрын

Well...they did use a laugh track on SCTV. I could have done without that. I thought the skits were funny enough to stand on their own.

One of the greatest TV comedy sketches of all time.

3 people thought this performance was a "little too uptempo"

He even blinks relaxed...lol.

In the late 1980s I was in a school play and I sang this version of Celebrate during soundcheck and had everyone laughing so hard 😂❤

And the Juul Haalmeyer Dancers!

@624LC

4 жыл бұрын

So funny...and so uncoordinated.

omygosh the one finger tap on the floor. SCTV was the absolute BEST

@tonirose6776

Жыл бұрын

Every two bars!!! Perry was never one to gild the lily.

Ive just seen this 4 the first time in at least 30yrs! LAUGHING IN TEARS! OVER N OVER AGAIN! CAN'T STOP! WON'T STOP!

This was one of my favorite SCTV skits. I laughed so hard at this. And I still did.

This sketch totally laid out my mother and sister. I'll never forget it. 😂

Andrea holding Eugene up by the sweater. LOL.

Background singers: "Gonna live forever, ain't gonna die!" lolol I almost feel like I have to watch this every day or else I'm not myself.

One of the greatest comedy sketches of all time.

I saw this the night it first aired. I was 11. It _slayed_ then and still does.

This never fails to crack me up. One of the most well-conceived and best-executed comedy skits of all time. Everything about it hits exactly right.

Perry was great. When inducted into some music hall of fame Perry insisted on using this SCTV clip.

@daniellack3559

4 жыл бұрын

They didn't come any better than Perry as a person

@DavidLLambertmobile

Жыл бұрын

There is a statue of Como in Canonsburg PA. 📻🎤🎵

@tonirose6776

Жыл бұрын

That's SO fabulous

@maryannemelenka9250

Жыл бұрын

Oh he must have laughed. He’s famous for being relaxed and laid back.

Candy: OY!

@chrisfinch8637

2 жыл бұрын

"Mr. Relaxation." (laughs) Oy! I loved it.

Como loved this skit....He had a sense of humor.

I was watching this when it was first aired. My (silly, dopey) roommate came in and thought that this was real. She had never heard of SCTV.

Interesting how Perry is so relaxed he can’t stand up. Gene did a great job acting the part!

Hilarious! My dear father's favorite singer of all time and I can hear him laughing at this. Miss you every day dad.

@daniellack3559

4 жыл бұрын

Donna.. Your Dad had great taste.. Not only a wonderful singer/entertainer, but a real family man married 50 yrs to same woman, adored father etc

when he was laying on floor , i almost died ! Hilarious

I remember seeing this hilarious sketch when it first aired!

This was real comic genius -- very rare.

One of the most hilarious parodies ever done by SCTV. And considering their overall work, that is high praise indeed.

When i first saw this bit, i laughed for at least 10 minutes

The first 15 times I watched this, I laughed so hard, I cried.

@tonirose6776

Жыл бұрын

I've watched it several dozen times. I still laugh like a goofball every time.

""Im going boggie on downtown " love the disco backup singers. The whole skit is genius.

Semi-comatose, still one of my favorite lines.

@Jason1920

6 жыл бұрын

It's good!

One of the BEST comedy sketches....EVER!!!

Great sketch. The makeup on Levy reminds me of those guys on Fireball XL5.

@sirreal1290

3 жыл бұрын

@ Joe Wright : And back in the early 1980's without any make-up or disguises, Eugene Levy looked like Mike Mercury from Supercar.

I wish these songs were actually on an album because they are really quite good!

@sergey_is_sergey

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'd pay good money for an album.

@tonirose6776

3 жыл бұрын

@@sergey_is_sergey SCTV did several skits along the lines of K-Tel records at the time, in which they parody various genres. Hilarious, needless to say.

It's a bit up tempo, but it still gives me a smile everytime!

Never forget how brilliant this show was.

My sides are splitting!

Saw this as a kid, still my biggest awareness of Perry Como!

The finger taps during “What I Did for Love” get me every single time.

And he went on to live another 20 years after this!

Rick Moranis as the dancer who is disliked by the other dancers, haha! Brilliant!

Quick announcer’s gag at the end, “Tickets are still available. Don’t hurry.”

This is one of my all-time favorite sketches ... I remember I couldn't stop laughing at it when I was a kid... hahaha ... Thanks for posting.. :D

Kiss Today........................................Goodbye

@lukilu65

Ай бұрын

😆😂🤣😂🤣

Still funny after all this time !

1:30 John Candy looking definitely NOT like your usual Perry Como fan. "Mr Relaxation ! Oy " LOL

An excerpt of Perry singing ELO's Turn to Stone: "Yes, I'm turnin' to stone ... 'Cause you ain't comin' home ... Why ain't you comin' home ... If I'm turnin' to stone ... You've been gone for so long ... And I can't carry on ... Yes, I'm turnin', I'm turnin' ... I'm ... turnin' ... to ... stone."

Rick Moranis in that white boy fro looks EXACTLY like my dad around this time when my parents got married. Dances like him too.

I unironically like his cover of Celebration.

So amazing. Mr. Relaxation under the covers on the sofa. So genius

This is the greatest...just love it!

This only gets better over time.

Watch Rick Moranis dancing in the chorus. The ladies (I dont know if they wrote the additional lyrics or not) All terrific. I have so much respect for Eugene and all of them. I love all of them.

Damned this is hilarious. Every time I see this it sends me to hysterics.

Took a wrong turn in Swissvale and couldn't get to the Arena in time for the show.

Sublime.

Absolutely a favorite....and we were kids during the Perry Como TV years!

@kenhoyer8601

10 ай бұрын

Yeah we had to watch this instead of Have Gun Will Travel

This is gold

Love Perry.

I’m so happy I was raised on SCTV

So good that I could remember this from the mid 80’s when I last saw it, and it’s great to hear/see it again!

Brilliant comedy.

Brilliant. And the best part was the man himself loved it.

So ahead of there time!!!

Still hilarious. SCTV was the best.

The I Will Survive cover is actually really good. I also love John Candy in this sketch.

Amazing

so brilliant, touching, hilarious lol

Originally, wasn't there another audience interview insert with Joe Flaherty saying, "Perry is tops in my book. He made me just wanna get up and stretch"?

@tonirose6776

3 жыл бұрын

It's in another version of this skit. This one has better colour, but the other is more complete.

@canaisyoung3601

3 жыл бұрын

@@tonirose6776 It's probably a syndicated version.

@tonirose6776

Жыл бұрын

Yes! It's currently second in the KZread lineup.

@MayorMcCheeseStalker

Жыл бұрын

@@tonirose6776 Thank you!

Perry Coma, omg, whenever I hear about him, I think of this skit!!

Precursor for Weekend at Bernies

SCTV better than Saturday night live😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍

Priceless lol

Mr. C would have loved this

@MoonOverYou

3 жыл бұрын

He DID love it! He included it in a montage when he was honored by some hall of fame...he insisted (another KZreadr told me this). I know he loved it because he acknowledged it at the Emmy Awards when he was either presenting or making a speech. Damn, that was a long time ago, but I remember that! The cast was floored!

Pure genius.

@sgtsaltandpepper

3 жыл бұрын

The Dude Abides

come on, Jason, celebrate good times!!!

@Jason1920

7 жыл бұрын

I *love* to bogie!

i mean come on. i watched this show from day one and i cant imagine life without it

Perry Como was a barber from Canonsburg, Pa. He was the most laid-back singer who ever lived.

Perry was very much alive, and performing, when this sketch originally aired.

John Candy is amazing in this.

@brsrkr7695

6 жыл бұрын

Oi!

@mm860

Жыл бұрын

He totally came up with that hairdo himself 😂

I hurt every time after watching this.... Eugene slays it.

EPIC.

I love the nightlife ..... I love to boogie !

@tonirose6776

Жыл бұрын

Uh...that's Bogey. (as in golf)

This is so hilarious, I'm dying,

My brother used to call him Perry Coma

I love this so much

I would have sworn to my last breath that Perry Como was in a coffin in this sketch, but only a bed, under the covers.

@Jason1920

3 жыл бұрын

...have to admit. Eugene Levy had 'ol Perry close to a coffin.

@ThereIsNoLord

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jason1920 I think I just assumed this was the next stage of this joke. Singing from a coffin for "Still Alive". I remember my anticipation even more than reality.

He loves the night life

Brutal.

Those dancers lol Rick Moranis with the glasses and Afro lol Those who gave this a thumbs down are the same people who think Kanye West is a national treasure.

Oy!!

Absolutely hilarious

Perry Como stated he didn't realized he was so relaxed