SCTV (Second City Television)

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SCTV (Second City Television) is a Canadian sketch comedy television series known for its satirical take on television broadcasting and for launching the careers of numerous influential comedians.

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instanceOf Canadian television series
sketch comedy series
television series
associatedWith The Second City comedy troupe NERFINISHED
basedOn The Second City NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Canada
createdBy Andrew Alexander NERFINISHED
Bernie Sahlins NERFINISHED
Del Close NERFINISHED
distribution syndication in the United States
filmingLocation Edmonton NERFINISHED
Toronto NERFINISHED
firstAired 1976
format sketch show
fullName Second City Television NERFINISHED
genre satire
sketch comedy
influenced North American sketch comedy television
lastAired 1984
notableCharacter Bob McKenzie NERFINISHED
Doug McKenzie NERFINISHED
notableFor launching the careers of numerous influential comedians
parodies of television programs and commercials
satirical take on television broadcasting
numberOfSeasons 6
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork CBC Television NERFINISHED
CTV Television Network NERFINISHED
Global Television Network NERFINISHED
NBC
Superchannel NERFINISHED
productionCompany Cinemetric Productions NERFINISHED
ITC Entertainment NERFINISHED
Second City Entertainment NERFINISHED
setting fictional TV station Second City Television
spawned film Strange Brew
spin-off album Great White North
spinOffFrom The Second City stage troupe NERFINISHED
starred Andrea Martin NERFINISHED
Catherine O’Hara NERFINISHED
Dave Thomas NERFINISHED
Eugene Levy NERFINISHED
Harold Ramis NERFINISHED
Jayne Eastwood NERFINISHED
Joe Flaherty NERFINISHED
John Candy NERFINISHED
Martin Short NERFINISHED
Rick Moranis NERFINISHED
Robin Duke NERFINISHED
Tony Rosato NERFINISHED
wonAward Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program NERFINISHED

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The Second City in Chicago inspired SCTV (Second City Television)
subject surface form: The Second City (Chicago)
SCTV createdAs SCTV (Second City Television)
this entity surface form: fictional television station Second City Television
SCTV productionCompany SCTV (Second City Television)
this entity surface form: Second City Television
SCTV alsoKnownAs SCTV (Second City Television)
this entity surface form: Second City Television