Well, correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t think that I am, Joe Flaherty will always be remembered! May he rest in peace!

The way Eugene keeps building from slight irritation, to frustration, to outright hostility is such a hilarious joy to watch. 🤣

@davidrichter9164

Жыл бұрын

Eugene Levy is my favorite comedic actor.

@GaryPhelpsII

Жыл бұрын

Wow, this is almost a precursor to Celebrity Jeopardy.

@stephenbragg-nw9rf

Жыл бұрын

Exactly what my dad (RIP) loved!!!

@crlaw75

3 ай бұрын

He plays Alex Trebel.

@camb585

Ай бұрын

He is brilliant

This is hysterical from start to finish and everyone is gold. But Catherine O'Hara again as Margaret Meehan is platinum!

@knuckletapbrown4882

9 ай бұрын

She is also credited with writing the sketch!

@allenrussell1947

4 ай бұрын

Love to love you baby?😅

@mikeyates7931

2 ай бұрын

She was so cute in this 😍

@MrUndersolo

Ай бұрын

Abba?

@tonialoconte

27 күн бұрын

She looks a little like Tracy Flick in this sketch (Reese Witherspoon's character in Election).

How Andrea holds the blank panic for so long and so completely is just amazing.

@hd-xc2lz

Ай бұрын

Prop department shares tad credit for those glasses.

Andrea Martin is pure gold! She could crack you up without saying a word. That stare is everything! This was the best sketch comedy show ever. The entire cast was brilliant. RIP John.

@wes11bravo

3 жыл бұрын

Tex and Edna's Prairie Warehouse and Curio Emporium.

@stclairstclair

3 жыл бұрын

Wes Harris Tex blew his brains out in the emporium!

@davidstair9657

2 жыл бұрын

What?!

@travelfoxxxx

2 жыл бұрын

HA! She clams up! Hilarious

@bjohnkautzman1041

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it had me rollilng....and I was hoping she would do it again...and she came through, but for only a second, which was also pure genius!

...and decades later, Eugene and Catherine are still creating comedy gold together!

@richardkirk5098

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. We need a new mockumentary.

@robertthomas5736

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, with Schitts Creek!

@anitatramble5658

3 жыл бұрын

Levy and O'Hara are a talented, talented, timeless duo.

@franklinloll2229

2 жыл бұрын

Except they're certainly very p.c. now

@JanetStarChild

2 жыл бұрын

@@franklinloll2229 Grow up. If you want to watch blackface and Fu Manchu, I guarantee you'll find your fix somewhere on the Internet.

I graduated high school in 82’ This show was a must watch every week..so funny then and still is now!

@dosmundos3830

Ай бұрын

I was set to graduate in '82 also, took the 1999 plan instead lol loved this show

@oldpolak5203

Ай бұрын

​@@dosmundos3830 You graduated ? I couldn't even rember where my locker was by grade twelve .🤪

@RideAcrossTheRiver

29 күн бұрын

@@oldpolak5203 You graduated two years before when that happens

@eurekasquared9853

22 күн бұрын

I also graduated in ‘82 here in Florida and loved SCTV. Still do.

The amount of talent this show had. Every single one of them were so funny

@willdenny6953

Жыл бұрын

Hysterical characters , genius comedians.

@goldeneyeforevercom

Жыл бұрын

Except for this skit...

@Pagliacci_Rex

7 ай бұрын

I would say only Rick, John, and Catherine really became stars. Eugene more recently.

@Pagliacci_Rex

7 ай бұрын

@@Dora-hi2nw forgot about Martin Short but I'm talking about A-list leading roles in films not bit parts or sitcoms. I'm not trying to insult them. Even then only John and Rick really hit the heights of stardom. Hollywood is tough and plenty of talented people never make it or go beyond character roles.

@user-jg5ws9gr8n

7 ай бұрын

It’s like an all star game !!!!

Parody based on the CBC Toronto High School quiz show Reach for the Top hosted by Alex Trebek.

@RideAcrossTheRiver

29 күн бұрын

Love how Oogie Sharpe just bolts at the end.

Congratulations to Eugene Levy for receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame!!!

Having grown up on the American side of Lake Erie, I was able to watch SCTV when it was still a Canadian secret.

@dougbrowne9890

24 күн бұрын

Same here, while living in a suburb of Detroit, right across the river from Windsor. CBC was great television back then.

The key to this skit is to notice how nice and cordial Levy is at the beginning and then watch him as he ends up stark raving mad. A masterful performance.

John Candy is always gonna be my favorite funny guy!

@chaplainmattsanders4884

Жыл бұрын

Ya, hilarious, kind-hearted guy!

Now i may be wrong and correct me if i am but Eugene Levy is the greatest slowburn EVER in comedic history 👍

@lesliegmn3927

3 жыл бұрын

@Brown Sugar You are NOT wrong! Levy’s slowburn was genius!

@spiderstew1

3 жыл бұрын

SO agree!! Levy makes it! Not only his burn...but THE perfect capture of a game show host caricature!

@CelesteKTheNewWaveRevue

3 жыл бұрын

Eugene passed those comedy genes on to his children.

@ChrisLawton66

3 жыл бұрын

Joe Flaherty is at least as good.

@CelesteKTheNewWaveRevue

3 жыл бұрын

@Robot 13 Nobody does deadpan like Eugene Levy.

That is my favourite SCTV sketch of all time. It never gets old. 😂😂😂😂

Seeing Rick Moranis here, makes me think of all the absolute comedy gold that mans made. The story about his departure from acting gave me a whole other level of respect and admiration for him. One of the funniest yet underrated comedians ever.

"Dewey Decimal System?" When I use that line, I get some stares, but who cares? I get it.

SCTV was absolutely brilliant. Such talent all across the board. Underrated genius'. The look on Andrea Martin's face is priceless.

My parents would spend the next thirty years saying “computers?” in Margaret Meehan voice

@nilsbrown7996

2 ай бұрын

She was an oracle. That is hilarious your parents carried that on. Bravo!😆

@veejay5730

Ай бұрын

I do the same thing when I say "The Bea-tles".

Every time I see Andrea Martin I break out laughing... I keep seeing Edith Prickly!!! 😅🤣😂

@electronixTech

Жыл бұрын

Yes that's true and I also think of her ethnic cleaning lady character Pirini Scleroso.

@janineboitard6492

Жыл бұрын

@@electronixTech And Edna Boil's Warehouse and Curio Emporium ...

Dewey decimal system! Classic! Catherine O'Hara is genius!

Here in the USA they aired SCTV on public television in the 80s. Used to make me laugh at 13 years old and STILL makes me laugh 40 years later

@dixonpinfold2582

11 ай бұрын

It was on NBC on Friday nights.

@BoBo0807

4 ай бұрын

@@dixonpinfold2582 Eventually, yes, but it started out syndicated on public TV. My mom and brother and I watched it religiously!

@dixonpinfold2582

4 ай бұрын

@@BoBo0807 Ok then, that was the first series, which never aired on NBC and was called Second City TV. The bigger-time incarnation, a later and totally new production, was named SCTV Network. Not sure what you think, but the first one was maybe even funnier.

@animefan25

2 ай бұрын

For me, it was on Nick At Nite alongside the best of SNL.

@BoBo0807

2 ай бұрын

@@dixonpinfold2582 Yes, when my family watched it, it was "Second City Television," not abbreviated.

Question - Alex Trebek Answer - What made me sad today? RIP Alex. All of Canada misses you.

Eugene Levy's Alex Trebek impression is just pitch perfect.

@arthuridis

6 ай бұрын

Yep. Because Trebek looked like that in the 70's and early 80's. Watch any show he hosted.

Celebrity Jeopardy and Black Jeopardy on SNL both owe a big debt to this.

@foamer443

3 жыл бұрын

Believe it or not, but this was based on a real show Alex Trebek hosted when he worked for the CBC, called Reach For the Top. A true high school competition program and the names of those schools in the skit are real. St. Michaels is part of the Catholic Board and Central Technical was part of the TBof E now TDSB.

@makinoahcelloduo9008

3 жыл бұрын

Foamer 44 Yeah. I mentioned that in a reply to another comment.

@user-lq4wk5ub1k

3 жыл бұрын

@@foamer443 Bill Guest wasn't that show's Host?

@foamer443

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-lq4wk5ub1k We are both correct. Trebek did an Ontario version and Guest the National finals. If you Wiki Reach there were a fair number of hosts. Hey I learnt something!

@iwannaseenow1

3 жыл бұрын

@@foamer443 i was asked to join the school's reach team in hs. i didn't, kinda regret it tho, lol.

I love how he tells Peter to disconnect his buzzer and he actually does so. Just brilliant writing from start to finish.

It’s fun to watch Eugene Levy slowly unravel

"correct me if I'm wrong ... and I'll eat a bug " Man I thought I was going to pass out laughing

By far, this is one of my absolute favorite sketches from SCTV. This a slice of fried gold.

Remember when this originally aired in the early 80s in southern Ontario. “A small vice-like object” in the Catherine OHara voice, was repeated in high school a million times!

@johndean4727

3 жыл бұрын

As it should be.

@Kyrei

3 жыл бұрын

For me, it was "comPUTers?" for almost any question. Cannot count the number of times I got sent out of the classroom.

@redcoat4ever323

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kyrei classic! Those were good times!!

@casario2808

3 жыл бұрын

lol...our school was big on "dewy decimal system"

@wes11bravo

3 жыл бұрын

If I ever have the honor of seeing Catherine O'Hara in public, I will get her attention by saying "Margaret Meehan, Parkdale". Her appropriate response would be: "The BEATles."

I was so happy to see Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara win Emmy's for the hilarious Schitt's Creek in Sept. The show won all comedy awards this year. Yeah.

@CelesteKTheNewWaveRevue

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I think nobody thought that they would win anything. I think everybody thought that Mrs. Maisel would win everything again. But when Schitt's Creek won one after the other I thought this is fantastic. They set a few records because this year marks the first time a comedic show has... Had a parent/child duo win Emmys at the same time. Broke the record for the most awards won in a single night, 9 in total, breaking the previous record held by The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel that won 8 awards. Had their lead actress and actor, Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara, win their first Emmys for acting ever. Way back in 1982 Eugene and Catherine won an Emmy for Writing in a Variety/Music show For SCTV The Moral Majority Show. Eugene beat out Michael Douglas and Ted Danson for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. Ted is a 2 X Emmy winner for his role in Sam Malone in Cheers.

@CelesteKTheNewWaveRevue

3 жыл бұрын

@Levi Langershank Me? No... I didn't care last year because Schitt's Creek didn't win anything last year.

@MeMe-in8tj

2 ай бұрын

And SCTV was even better than Schitts Creek TV

Genius level comedy

Every second of that was absolutely hilarious. The cast of SCTV was the BEST!!!!!

Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. This is the golden age of comedy.

One of the best SCTV skits ever.

@scherado01

Жыл бұрын

That's the most clever thing I've seen from them.

@nickrich56

Жыл бұрын

3CP ... those parodies of Russian TV were hilarious! Irreverent and honest. Classic stuff!👍

Wow man, I gotta watch more old sctv. This warped my mind forever. Thank you for that!🤣🤣🤣

Eugene Levy should be the new host of Jeopardy!

@stclairstclair

3 жыл бұрын

33Luger I bet even Alex would approve.

@33Luger

3 жыл бұрын

Actually Eugene Levy is one of the great straight guys in comedy. Watch Schitt's Creek or American Pie. He could have great fun with the geek contestants.

I laughed harder at this 40+ year old skit than I have at any recent SNL sketch . Comedy gold!!!

@davidrichter9164

Жыл бұрын

SNL got too political. Unfortunately.

@caesarvolz6945

Жыл бұрын

Wow. See a doctor. You may have a carbon dioxide issue in your home.

@caesarvolz6945

Жыл бұрын

@@davidrichter9164 SNL has always been political. Maybe the issue is that now delusional Republicans can't handle the joke they've become.

@froglobster

Жыл бұрын

Yeah Lizzy I think the same…SNL used to make me snooze, couldn’t wait for this station! Especially the News!

@bonzeblayk

8 ай бұрын

​@@davidrichter9164- "SNL got too political" - Seriously! - RIGHT ON! - "How many skits can you do about beheading Donald Trump... IN ONE EPISODE! GO FOR IT!" morons. Still, Eddie Murphy came out of SNL long after I stopped staying up that late, and for "Live from New York! It's SATURDAY NIGHT!" ? THE counterpoint to Howard Cosell's "Saturday Night Live" show earlier in the evening on that 2nd place entry in network TV, the National Biscuit Company as it was in the funniest skit ever seen on television anywhere, "STAR TREK - Final Log!" It was a Golden Age manufactured out of tinsel and desperation, but BY GOD IT KICKED ASS! AND REMEMBER KIDS, VOTE EARLY AND VOTE OFTEN! "Porgie Tirebiter - He's a student like you!" SGM SATANA for More Science High, - Over and OUT!

Levy’s Trebek is frigging miles above Will Ferrell’s

@jongilbertson2106

Ай бұрын

Where do you think Will got it from?

I just happened across this clip a couple of days after Alex Trebek died. All the obituaries from US broadcasters included clips from SNL but this is proof SCTV was always the better show. This was such an affectionate put-on.

@booblikon

2 жыл бұрын

At the beginning, it’s a spot-on Alex Trebek.

@lockandloadlikehell

Жыл бұрын

"always the better show" Sauce?

@maryannemelenka9250

Жыл бұрын

Oh I’m sure Trebek laughed if he saw this! I’d go nuts too

@kevinbuchanan7147

7 ай бұрын

And remember, Trebek began his quiz show career hosting a high school trivia show in Canada, which almost all of the cast would have been aware of.

@1EvilDoctor

7 ай бұрын

​Reach For The Top. Alex is what made that show culturally iconic.

I was 10 years old at the time and had the biggest crush on Catherine O'Hara. Still do :)

High Q and Half Wits - two of my favorite sketches on SCTV!

@rogerwhitacre8247

4 жыл бұрын

@LordKellthe1st Haha! Excellent. I needed that laugh this morning!

@rogerwhitacre8247

4 жыл бұрын

@LordKellthe1st Wow, you are in for a treat! Watched it all of the time back in the 70's and 80's. The entire cast went on to successful TV and movie careers. My kids are Shitt's Creek fans. They couldn't believe that Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara had been on a show together so long ago. I think Andrea Martin is the funniest lady of all time!

@jackm4457

3 жыл бұрын

Martin Short stole the show on Half Wits. He's missed in this sketch---- as great as it is.

Thank you for all the laughter, Joe Flaherty. Such a talented comedian. You will be missed. R.I.P.

I enjoyed this sketch today as much as when it first aired a lifetime ago. It was one of their most popular recurring bits.

Sctv rules.... 😂 Lol.. Eugene Levy is hilarious. They all are.👍🏻

I grew up when Alex Trebek was the moderator for high school program. Reach For The Top.

@darklordojeda

3 жыл бұрын

And unfortunately we lost him. R.I.P. Alex.

@wes11bravo

3 жыл бұрын

A lot of us in the States, even huge SCTV fans, never knew that Hi Q was a parody of an actual show. I only found out recently that Martin Short's Brock Linehan was a take off of an actual CBC interviewer. Brilliant show.

R.I.P. Alex Trebek. :(

@wmbrown6

3 жыл бұрын

And to think Eugene Levy outlived him . . .

I am literally crying from laughter. When it was first shown on SCTV, it was a favorite sketch of mine and obviously hasn't lost its impact.

Catherine O'Hara was quite a cutie back in the day.

@johndean4727

3 жыл бұрын

She was young 19 when she started.

@PatFrenchLeafsFan1

3 жыл бұрын

@@johndean4727 Well, I thought she should've been a popular teen star when she was young.

@belladonna411

3 жыл бұрын

The actress who plays Alexis looks just like a young Catherine O’Hara.

@jesshay1180

3 жыл бұрын

Still

@josemireles852

3 жыл бұрын

AGREED!

Absolutely Classic!! Levy's slow burn is a master at work 👍... Everyone kicks Ass!

There are more laughs in just one episode of SCTV, than in an entire season of SNL!

@seanfaherty

Жыл бұрын

I dunno I love those old shows but I bet we are just remembering the great skits and not " Dr Tung's 3D House of Pancakes"

@larrygunderson5324

Жыл бұрын

100% agreed

@gregoryfreeman9073

Жыл бұрын

Depends on what season of SNL

@RideAcrossTheRiver

29 күн бұрын

SNL's Lawrence Welk is a riot.

Eugene Levy is the King of the slow burn! And just found out Katherine O' Hara wrote these skits... Brilliant

SCTV at their best.

Andrea Martin freezing when she looks at the camera still makes me incontinent

@lesliegmn3927

3 жыл бұрын

@hibob418 Do we have any Dutch judges?

@Kayzee72

3 жыл бұрын

It’s funny every damn time I watch it.

@stampy990

3 жыл бұрын

@Levi Langershank .....okay you just killed it!!!lol

@critical-thought-4all561

3 жыл бұрын

Really, incontinent? (Perhaps you should get that checked out, my friend.)

@anitatramble5658

3 жыл бұрын

lol

i remember watching this a 100 years ago because i remember losing it after hearing "a small vice-like object."

@prozac623

3 жыл бұрын

Not2Old4TEch You're not alone, my friend. Still cracks me up to this day.

I loved this show when it aired.. pure gold

SCTV was pure genius, never a better comedic ensemble. In second place, another Canadian product, Kids in the Hall.

@tomsommerville

Жыл бұрын

I agree that this cast is phenomenal, but so were the original SNL cast (the Not Ready for Prime Time Players), and the original cast of In Living Color. Three fantastic comedy troupes that created several big stars!

@zygmundzygmundowski

6 ай бұрын

How about the Bizzare comedy?

"Disconnect his buzzer!!" ....probably the top thought that ran thru Alex Trebek's mind the last 40 years of his life.

The dewey decimal system....🤣. Great cast. We'll never see type of comedy again. Alex would have been great if he was like that on jeopardy for real.

I've been in love with Catherine O'Hara since the first time I saw her, and I still am.

Back in my youth, SCTV was my finest entertainment. I laughed so much that I developed a six-pack.

Night School would be a great idea for a sitcom. C'mon Canada🇨🇦!

@theadamblock

Жыл бұрын

The show community has an episode about it. 👍🏻

Most of these comics went on to make our childhood. And the mom from Home alone was so good at being a concerned mother I wouldn’t have thought she was a comedian lol

It never stops being funny no matter how many times I watch it.

Catherine was so adorable.

I might be wrong, and if I am I will eat a bug...but these High Q and Half Wit sketches are among the greatest comedy sketches ever...#SmallViceLikeObjectsRule

So much talent on SCTV. Blew away SNL. 40 years later this skit still cracks me up. Dewey Decimal System… lol

@RideAcrossTheRiver

29 күн бұрын

Mike, stop pressing your buzzer.

Grew up watching Second City TV, so many laughs.

When Alex Trebek did "Reach for the Top" on CBC, way WAY back in the 60s, we used to laugh at him. (The show, like this, was kind of goofy) We didn't laugh at him for long though and now we're totally proud of him. Way to conquer the U.S. Alex!!!

@captaintrips2980

Жыл бұрын

🇺🇸 here. I saw that show and remember Trebek hosting it. We could only get TV over the air from Canada in my border town. My favorite Canadian show was The Beachcombers, not to mention Hockey Night In Canada.

I can't count how many times I watched this , laugh everytime , SCTV all geniuses 🇨🇦

These skits are gold, non-stop keep you on your toes laughing!

Ah, SCTV, a breath of fresh comedy air when it first appeared on the airwaves. SO FREAKING GOOD!

Thank you for posting this!! I've been looking for this sketch for years!! To this day, I still say "ABBA?" the way Catherine O'Hara does!

@quantumcat6998

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! 😁

@dorianphilotheates3769

3 жыл бұрын

Lisa Gardner - Isn’t it correct? I’ve always said it that way.

@spiderstew1

3 жыл бұрын

No matter how many times I've watched this clip, and it's been many, O'Hara ALWAYS cracks me up!

@leegraves101

3 жыл бұрын

Abba and” love to love you baby”?

@leegraves101

3 жыл бұрын

Love to love you baby?

I named a dog I once had Oogie because of this sketch, he was a hilariously funny dog.

@RideAcrossTheRiver

29 күн бұрын

ABBA?

Absolutely hilarious! I enjoyed SCTV more than Saturday Night Live. An incredible troupe of talent.

OMG. Just laughed so hard!!! Every person in this sketch is hilarious!!!

@kateruterbories2692

3 жыл бұрын

Every person in this sketch went on to huge things and is what comedy is missing today!!

@sandynightingale273

2 жыл бұрын

And so is everyone here in the comments, hilarious! 🤣🤣🤣

Americans might assume Levy's character was based on Alex Trebek as Jeopardy! quizmaster. It wasn't, because Trebek didn't appear on Jeopardy! until 1984, a year after SCTV was cancelled. In fact it hearkened back to 1966, when he was quizmaster of Reach For The Top, a Canadian show featuring high school teams (as in High Q). The SCTV cast knew the show.

They wrote this sketch just to bring back Catherine O'Hara as Margaret Mehan. Amazing.

@makinoahcelloduo9008

3 жыл бұрын

I think Catherine told Andy Cohen that she wrote it.

@sushicourier

3 жыл бұрын

@@makinoahcelloduo9008 Shows her genius even more.

@markstevens1729

3 жыл бұрын

@@sushicourier now there’s a comeback! 👏👏

High Q was one of the skits where everyone got to show their amazing character studies.

I used to tape these episodes on my very first VCR back in 1981.

@lancasterII

3 жыл бұрын

You must have been doing quite well financially if you could afford a VCR in 1981!

This was the greatest episode of this skit. Absolute classic

I may just be stoned but I think this is the funniest skits I've ever seen.

6:03 I remember this from so long ago & it was so genius back then & still holds up today. The part I loved is how he heard the buzzer & KNEW it was Margaret without even looking. Then DEMANDING that buzzers start being disconnected!! 😂😂😂 I am going to start using "a small, vice-like object" now as answers to questions posed to me. 😂😂😂

@traceye.6428

7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂. Or, “Dewy decimal system”

I loved when they did the Russian take over of the SCTV Satellite. 3CP1, that was hilarious, and then Johnny Nucleye had to go up and take back the SCTV Satellite from the Russians. Skit on there about Yorgi and his talking tractor, the Russian game show parody of Jeopardy. A 26 letter slang word for cabbages, LMAO

Frustration at the highest comedic level. Perfect writing, perfect performing. What more can you want? Thanks for sharing.

Catherine O'Hara is the maestro of this skit. Superb. Thank you, my friend, for making this available.

Still gold 40 years later.

The late Alex Trebek said that he loved this parody of him by Eugene Levy-including "Half-Wits" also

Well, correct me if I'm wrong, and I might be but I don't think I am, but the best was Andrea Martin! She cracked me up and didn't even say a word!! But of course, the script was amazing and their performances are flawless

@olliefoxx7165

9 ай бұрын

Well, correct me if I'm wrong, and I might be, and if I am I'll eat a bug but I think...what was we talking about?

I miss Alex so gentlemanly and smooth, and Canadian, i bet he got a huge kick out of this skit

@lancasterII

3 жыл бұрын

He said Levy did the best Trebek impersonation, more so than Will Farell.

Also, this is the only episode where we see a winner.

Absolutely brilliant! I've seen this many times, but it still has the same effect after all these years......I lose my breath laughing !

"Do we have any Dutch judges here? Can we accept an answer in Dutch? I'm sorry. We need an English translation." LOL

Alex from Sudbury ,Ontario...My Pop's buddy in high school. RIP A.T.

The talent here is just outstanding, both proven then and all the collective stuff they have done since then.

After watching Schitts Creek , its so awesome to see this again!

I started watching Schitt's Creek. Eugene Levy has certainly aged well over the decades.

John Candy getting laughs with one word. Genius!

One of the best ones out of countless hilarious escapades ..

OMG this brought back memories