Second City Television
Comedy history · 6 facts, each from at least two of 7 independent sources · last reviewed 2026-10-17
Second City Television, commonly called SCTV, was a sketch comedy program from Canada.1,2 The show was on the air between 1976 and 1984.1,3
Run
SCTV got its start in 1976.4,5,6
Characters and Groups
Candy and Levy portrayed a pair of characters known as the Shmenge Brothers.5,7 A five-person lineup of Candy, Flaherty, Levy, Thomas, and Moranis performed together under the name 5 Neat Guys.5,8
The Second City
Andrew Alexander held two roles at The Second City, serving as both its chief executive officer and its executive producer.5,9
Sources
- Second City's second city: Edmonton gets kudos for helping SCTV really take off, comedian says | CBC News (cbc.ca)
- Netflix's Long-Delayed 'SCTV' Documentary Finally Gets Release Date │ Exclaim! (exclaim.ca)
- Martin Scorsese To Direct Netflix Comedy About Sketch Comedy Show SCTV (deadline.com)
- Andrew Alexander bought the Canadian Second City rights for $1 and changed comedy with SCTV | CBC Arts (cbc.ca)
- SCTV Golden Classics | WLIW21 Productions (wliw.org) · archived copy
- Take Off, Eh! Netflix’s SCTV Doc Finally Gives “The Greatest Show You’ve Never Heard Of” Its Due on October 30 Homepage, News Film Threat (filmthreat.com)
- 10 episodes that make the argument for SCTV as one of TV’s all-time greats (avclub.com)
- The Toronto house where SCTV ideas were hatched (thestar.com)
- Rick Moranis Joins ‘SCTV’ Reunion Documentary for Netflix (hollywoodreporter.com)
Updated November 12, 2026.