SCTV Moment of Zen

I've had a busy week; I'll have time to put up a new post this weekend. In the meantime, here are Andrea Martin, John Candy, Eugene Levy, Joe Flaherty and an almost unrecognizable Martin Short as The Queen Haters!

SCTV Moment of Zen - mini tribute

I miss Rick Moranis.

You couldn't watch a comedy in the 80s or early 90s without seeing him, and he was always funny, even when playing the straight guy. He's one of the most brilliant SCTV cast members ever (and that's saying a lot). After his wife passed in '91, he only made a few more movies before going into semi-retirement to raise his two young children. That makes me admire the guy, but it was a loss for his fans.

In recent years, he's written a few hilarious op-ed pieces for the New York times, and re-partnered with Dave Thomas to resurrect the Mackenzie Brothers for the Brother Bear movies. In 2005, he released a comedy country album called The Agoraphobic Cowboy (I hate country music, but I have this album and I love it), and got a well-deserved Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album. The dude is seriously talented, and Yours Truly has always thought him adorable, since I'm a "funny is sexy" kinda woman. Now that his kids are grown, I'm hoping he'll wade back into movies and television (just a little bit! Please, Rick!).

While I'm waiting, I'll provide a double dose of Zen for your Friday - Rick Moranis's scarily perfect impersonations of Dick Cavett and Woody Allen.

SCTV Moment of Zen

Eugene Levy's hilarious Perry Como impersonation. Happy Friday!

SCTV Moment of Zen

I always loved Dave Thomas's impersonation of Walter Cronkite. Here's a classic skit - can you guess which cast member is playing the psycho?

SCTV Moment of Zen/Happy Friday/Did y'all miss me?

Hello cherubs -

Sorry you haven't heard from me in a bit. I've been back on the east coast, helping Little Sis with her wedding plans. I'm pulling maid of honor duty, so for the past five days I've been busy helping her out with her registry, picking out wedding gowns, and trying on bridesmaid's dresses. The finalist for the bridesmaids is pictured here. Classy, no? I'll be wearing brown, or "Truffle," as the designer calls it. It's a fall wedding, and the color of this dress should be lovely with my hair. The other ladies will be wearing the same dress in "Latte," which is a caramel-esque color. Nothing's set in stone yet, but I think it's a nice choice.

It was great spending an extended amount of time with Little Sis. She's been living with her fiancé for about two years now, but I had never gotten the chance to visit them in their home. Her future husband is terrific, and we all had a lot of laughs. The trip was emotional, too; our mother passed away in 2000, and as we make plans for the big event, we feel her absence heavily. We should be sharing this experience with her, but we can't, which quite frankly sucks.

Well, I'm back, and I'm feeling a little bloated today (yeah, TMI, deal with it!); so in that vein, I present this week's screamingly funny SCTV Moment of Zen. Have a great weekend!

SCTV Moment of Zen

Happy Friday!

Today I'm sharing one of my all-time favorite SCTV skits, Just For Fun. Eugene Levy is Stan "The Man" Canter, a smarmy talk show host. I really need to take a moment to bitch about how Levy's genius comic talents have not been properly put to use in Hollywood. I'm sorry, but hiring the man to play backup for the Olsen twins is utter sacrilege.

Andrea Martin is Indira Gandhi, Joe Flaherty is a dead-on William Buckley, and the always brilliant Martin Short has former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau down pat. My favorite line - "Last call for lunatic liberals and their third-world girlfriends!"

SCTV Moment of Zen

Hear ye, hear ye! My humble blog will henceforth have a weekly feature, called the SCTV Moment of Zen.

SCTV is one of the best shows that ever aired; a good chunk of my favorite actor/comedians (Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Rick Moranis, John Candy) are alums of that show. I particularly adore Rick Moranis and Martin Short, who are just adorable and who I basically want to squeeze to death.

I am a quirky bitch with exquisite taste, so naturally I think that Strange Brew is one of the greatest movies ever made. I first watched it on HBO in my grandmother's rented beach house in Montauk, NY, one summer back in the mid-80s. It was not a good summer for your faithful writer. The parental units were going through a rough patch; tension in the house was rather thick. To further sweeten the deal, Yours Truly was in the full throes of puberty (i.e. miserable all day, every day). Besides the gorgeous beach and ocean, Strange Brew was the highlight of my trip; my dad and I spent the night on the couch laughing nonstop. I've seen that movie about 100 times since then, and I laugh harder every time. Beauty.

Doug McKenzie: I am your father, Luke. Give in to the dark side of the force, you knob.
Bob McKenzie: He saw Jedi 17 times, eh.

Those of you who are not familiar with the Mckenzie Brothers, who were created by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas, need to rent all of the SCTV box sets, ASAP. You'll thank me later. Strange Brew is also pretty easy to find, and definitely worth a rental.

Till then, here is your SCTV moment of zen. Enjoy, hoseheads!