Kicks early SNL's ass in its BEST years in terms of truly FUNNY material. Didn't have the benefit of the standard NYC hype SNL did...

Blew away SNL in pure funniness...didn't get the pub since it wasn't based in NYC.

Much funnier than 70's SNL...just didn't get the NYC pub SNL did.

Five stars for when it was good which was more often than not. Some great stars came from that show most of whom are still working today. Loved the two farmboys music show with John Candy and Joe Flaherty listening to the guest star until they blew them up with dynamite. "hey he blowed up good!, yeah he blowed up real good!"

MUCH funnier than SNL during same time period...

Sidesplittingly hilarious at times-(Bing)Crosby,Stills,Nash,and Young!Perry Como singing from a bed!

Some skits were unfunny and went on too long, but when it hit the mark there was nothing funnier on TV

The "3D House of Beef" was so funny, it made me weedle in my trousers.

Very very very very VERY funny show that didn't get anywhere near the pub SNL got from being located in NYC--which as we all know is the be-all-end-all, as far as the media are concerned. A shame, too, since SCTV was often the superior show...

As far as ensamble parody shows this is King.Great collection of sketch players.John Candy and Joe Flaherty in particular.Bob and doug Mckenzie sketches,Count Floyd,Johhny Larue.The sketches Parodying newscasters.Earl Cannon Bear (Geraldo Rivera Type) and Flahertys character (STraight Man)were usually hilarious.I prefer the older canadian ones to the nbc version but both leaps and bounds above SNL or Mad tv.SNL really sucks if you ever see the old Chevy Chase Era shows.People must have been really high on something if they thought the samuri deli or bad news bees were funny.Almost impossible to watch now.

When I discovered this show as a kid, I was blown away. The cast was definitely more talented than most of the SNL crew. Much like SNL, the show would have it's hilarious moments, but with alot of extremely unfunny ones. Still, it's a classic program.

Funniest thing on T.V. at the time. So much talent and to think it came out of Canada. Never missed a show.

Usually pretty funny, although when it missed it missed by a lot. Generally worth watching and produced some memorable characters.

Sort of an un derrated SNL;better than SNL.

SCTV was funny-but Saturday Night Live (in the late 70s)was the FUNNIEST show....EVER!

SCTV was one of the greatest television shows ever. It collected some of the most gifted young talent and paradied television itself. However, when it was origionally broadcast, for some reason it was aired in the middle of the night. SCTV is one of my favorites.

Amazingly consistent humor, intelligent and silly at the same time. The best sketch comedy show television has seen.+