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‘It really was the idiots in charge’: inside the TV sketch show that launched a generation of stars

‘It really was the idiots in charge’: inside the TV sketch show that launched a generation of stars
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It influenced The Simpsons and sparked the careers of Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, John Candy and many others. Now this extraordinary Canadian series is finally getting its dueSCTV – short for Second City Television – is one of most influential comedy shows ever created. In the 1970s and 80s, while North American comedy fans worshipped at the altar of Saturday…

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