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Second City Television, better known as SCTV, grew out of the Toronto branch of Second City, the legendary comedy stage show and organization in Chicago. Launched in 1976, just under a year after the heavily Second City-influenced
Saturday Night Live debuted in the States, the sketch show essentially took viewers through the broadcast day of a fictional TV station. This allowed parodies of any manner of TV shows and commercials, including news, soap operas, and
Monster Chiller Horror Theater, a horror movie program hosted by Count Floyd (Joe Flaherty).
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The 30-minute version of the show ran intermittently in Canada for five years and, like its America cousin, would provide a launch pad for future comedy stars. In addition to Flaherty, the show featured the likes of John Candy, Catherine O’Hara, Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Harold Ramis, and Martin Short.
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Breadcrumb Trail Links 2021 Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award recognizes Pegi Cecconi for dedication to Canadian Music Industry With nearly 50 years in the industry, Cecconi has played a pivotal role in the development and success of numerous artists, including songwriters and Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees.
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Music industry maven Pegi Cecconi will be awarded the 2021 Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award for her ongoing contributions and dedication to the Canadian music industry. Though the 2020 award presentation was postponed, The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) is thrilled to present this award during the JUNO Opening Night Awards on Friday, June 4, 2021.
Adored as it is by we fans,
SCTV was never a ratings grabber, either in syndication or on NBC. (Before moving to its 90 minute slot on NBC, the show debuted in a half-hour format immediately following
Saturday Night Live.) Rick Moranis joined the show in its third season, after it became apparent that castmates Tony Rosato and Robin Duke weren’t clicking.
In Dave Thomas’ SCTV: Behind the Scenes, the show’s vade mecum of abtruse insight, Moranis remarked, “I was the only guy ever to join the show from outside the little Second City world.” Moranis initially sensed resistance coming from Joe Flaherty’s corner. “I think he resented me because I hadn’t, in his mind, paid my dues by coming up from the theatre. We never came to blows or anything, but if you look through the whole catalogue, there isn’t a lot of stuff that Joe and I did together.” Thomas met Moranis at a party where both took to the stage and jammed with the band. “He had a good reputation,” T