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Second City Television

Second City Television

19767.66 Seasons136 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Second City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's Second City troupe that ran between 1976 and 1984.

NetworksCBC TelevisionGlobal TVSuper Channel

Top Cast

Joe Flaherty

Joe Flaherty

Self - Various Characters

Eugene Levy

Eugene Levy

Self - Various Characters

Andrea Martin

Andrea Martin

Self - Various Characters

Martin Short

Martin Short

Self - Various Characters

John Hemphill

John Hemphill

Self - Various Characters

Mary Charlotte Wilcox

Mary Charlotte Wilcox

Self - Various Characters

Themes & Keywords

parodysketch comedy

About Second City Television

Second City Television is a comedy series that first aired in 1976 exploring themes of parody, sketch comedy. it stars Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin. Second City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's Second City troupe that ran between 1976 and 1984.

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