Doesn't get much more Canadian than this!
11. Harold Ramis
10. Tony Rosato
9. Robin Duke
8. Dave Thomas
7. Andrea Martin
6. Joe Flaherty
5. Catherine O’Hara
4. Martin Short
3. Rick Moranis
2. John Candy
1. Eugene Levy
First things first, this is probably the best cast in television history. It seem a little unfair to include a sketch comedy show in this distinction since it had the ability to add and subtract people over the years, but top to bottom, it is awfully hard to beat SCTV. Even compared to other sketch comedy shows, you can’t really argue SNL has a ‘better’ cast since while it has SCTV beat in sheer numbers, it’s also hurt by a lot of dead weight amongst its 145 cast members.
SCTV, on the other hand, is only a hair away from all killer no filler. Rosato was more solid than great, and Ramis (while a genius writer) was pretty limited as far as acting range. But man, if a good comic actor like Rosato is your TENTH-BEST performer, you’re in pretty amazing shape. And consider that even by the #8 spot, you’re already in the borderline legend territory with Dave Thomas.
As for the top five, you can almost list them in any order and I wouldn’t complain. Levy gets my top spot on total versatility, able to play both a straight man and a clown with equal aplomb. Of course, all of the actors were quite good at this (another reason this cast rules) but Levy was maybe the only A+ in both categories, in my humble opinion.
11. Harold Ramis
10. Tony Rosato
9. Robin Duke
8. Dave Thomas
7. Andrea Martin
6. Joe Flaherty
5. Catherine O’Hara
4. Martin Short
3. Rick Moranis
2. John Candy
1. Eugene Levy
First things first, this is probably the best cast in television history. It seem a little unfair to include a sketch comedy show in this distinction since it had the ability to add and subtract people over the years, but top to bottom, it is awfully hard to beat SCTV. Even compared to other sketch comedy shows, you can’t really argue SNL has a ‘better’ cast since while it has SCTV beat in sheer numbers, it’s also hurt by a lot of dead weight amongst its 145 cast members.
SCTV, on the other hand, is only a hair away from all killer no filler. Rosato was more solid than great, and Ramis (while a genius writer) was pretty limited as far as acting range. But man, if a good comic actor like Rosato is your TENTH-BEST performer, you’re in pretty amazing shape. And consider that even by the #8 spot, you’re already in the borderline legend territory with Dave Thomas.
As for the top five, you can almost list them in any order and I wouldn’t complain. Levy gets my top spot on total versatility, able to play both a straight man and a clown with equal aplomb. Of course, all of the actors were quite good at this (another reason this cast rules) but Levy was maybe the only A+ in both categories, in my humble opinion.
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