The comedy legend reflects on getting through childhood tragedies, why he was drawn to sketch in his native Canada (at Second City and 'SCTV') and in the U.S. (at 'SNL' and 'The Martin Short Show') and what is at the root of his nearly 40-year friendship and collaboration with Steve Martin.
described him as “a comic chameleon”; in 2018, called him “a living legend, one of the last real utility players of comedy”; and, that same year,magazine labeled him a “comedy god,” noting that “he’s carved out a singular career as a show business jack-of-all-trades” and is “the type of funny where talk-show hosts introduce him as ‘the funniest man alive,’” adding, “It’s a testament to [his] talent that he’s attained pantheon status in the comedy world while never quite solely carrying one...
live special — that was a true mainstream success.”Only Murders in the BuildingOver the course of a conversation at his home in Pacific Palisades, the 73-year-old Canadian reflected on his lifelong passion for comedy, even in the face of tragedy . He also spoke about his roots in sketch comedy — at Second City andin New York — prior to his move into movies and series TV, and his ultimate return to sketch comedy on, most famously as Jiminy Glick.
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