Top 10: SCTV Sketches
On May 5, 2008, the original cast of SCTV will reunite for a special benefit event at the Second City Theatre in Toronto. The one-night affair will bring together comedic geniuses like Eugene Levy, Martin Short, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Joe Flaherty, Robin Duke, and Dave Thomas as they reprise some of the characters and the best SCTV sketches that made them prime-time stars during the early 1980s.
In honour of their eagerly anticipated reunion, we proudly present the top 10 SCTV sketches.
"Perry Como: Still Alive"
Featuring: Eugene Levy
One of SCTV's most polished impersonators, Eugene Levy found the perfect match for his talents in 1981 when he portrayed the notoriously laid-back crooner Perry Como in this hilarious sketch. As far as SCTV sketches go, this one was so popular that it was played at that year's Emmy Awards; it had the entire audience — and millions of fans at home — in hysterics. Como was also a fan of the light-hearted parody and his enjoyment of the piece was mentioned in several obituaries when he died in 2001.
"Gerry Todd Show"
Featuring: Rick Moranis
Long before VJs ruled the airwaves, Gerry Todd — a slick, turtleneck-wearing television personality who spun cutting-edge music videos — was making the rounds on some of the funniest SCTV sketches. Although the concept hardly sounds new in this day and age, it was groundbreaking at the time. According to fellow performer Catherine O'Hara: "Gerry Todd was a VJ before there were any; he actually invented it. I swear. And all his knowledge of the future and future electronics, it was stuff I was going to hear about years later." The name for the tech-savvy character came from a pair of popular radio personalities named Todd Russell and Gerry Herbert. "I put their names together, and I did the little goatee because in those days, every DJ had one," Moranis explains. "And they were both radio guys who could fill all kinds of dead air basically saying absolutely nothing."
"Ed Grimley: Sunrise Semester"
Featuring: Martin Short
What do you get when you combine Martin Short with a frontal cowlick, a tight-fitting pair of slacks and an obsessive love of Pat Sajak? The answer, of course, is Ed Grimley and some hilarious SCTV sketches. This lovable man-child first appeared on SCTV before making the jump to Saturday Night Live and, years later, his very own "totally decent" Saturday morning animated cartoon.
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