bianculli: there was a second city chicago company, there was a second city toronto company. the toronto one is the one that fueled the sctv series, which originally was syndicated and got to the states that way. hail caesar!■■■■■■■■hail caesar! hail, hail. thank you very much for that marvelous reception. i particularly want to thank my supporters over there in the caesarian section. [ laughter ] steinberg: it's healthy to be an outsider, you know, as a comedian. and canadian are always outsiders but they're looking at the other culture, which is right next door to them. i love you sammy maudlin! i want to bear your children! [ laughs ] hanks: it was the type of comedy that had only been accessible if you could have gotten into the improv clubs in chicago or toronto. i had never seen anything like second city tv. alex trembel: james bridgeman, parkdale. [ laughter ] sorry, no, never mind. i'm sorry. yost: it was far more conceptual in its humor because it didn't have to be performed