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For the past 50 years, the small theatre Second City has served as a training ground for the cream of America's comic talent Steve Johnson guardian.co.uk , Saturday 19 December 2009 The young ones ... John Candy and Bill Murray performing at Second City in 1973 When the Second City celebrated its 50th birthday this week, the star-power on hand for ...

For 50 years, the Second City Comedy Troupe has been churning out first-class talent: Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Mike Myers, and those are just the Canadians.

Viewers of "SCTV" saw lots of bizarre things over the years, from a polka duo covering the Flock of Seagulls to a guy with a snake tattooed on his face, but what they seldom saw was old people.

I don't know whether The Room , a 2003 independent film written, produced, directed and starring a man named Tommy Wiseau is the worst movie ever made, but it's developed a cult following of diehard fans who swear it's just that.

October 26th, 2009 8:57am Weezer "The Girl Got Hot" I like late-period Rivers Cuomo because he's basically like Martin Short in Clifford trying to make faces like a "human boy." He is a deeply bizarre man who is going far out of his way to be "normal" and make music for "normal" people, but his attempts at banality are so affected and deliberately ...

The Second City e.t.c won three well-deserved Jeff Awards Monday night for its latest sketch show, Studs Terkel's Not Working .

Fade in: Leaning pines. An dock, somewhere on Lake Rosseaua ; in the distance, the sound of a loon.

FILM: A Simple Wish Cute kids' fantasy about a male fairy godmother trying to grant a little girl's wish.

"Late Show With David Letterman" bandleader Paul Shaffer is a walking Wikipedia of rock 'n' roll history -- and now he's added his own story to the mix.

In this publicity image released by CBS, Steve Martin, left, is seated as Martin Short shakes hands with host David Letterman, center, during a taping of "The Late Show with David Letterman," on Monday, Oct.

"A party with Marty," is what actor and comedian Martin Short said audiences at Saturday's show at Hartwick College can expect when he takes the stage.

Martin Short and Steve Martin try to bring levity back to CBS' 'Late Show with David Letterman'. David Letterman acknowledges in his on-air apologies to his wife and staff for having sex with co-workers that he has his work cut out for him.

The funnyman portrayed the 10-year-old title character in the movie, despite being 44 at the time.

FX's legal thriller Damages is bolstering its cast with Campbell Scott and Martin Short signing on as series regulars, while Lily Tomlin and Keith Carradine are slated to guest-star for the upcoming season, premiering in January.

"Damages" is about to begin production on its third season, and it will do so with four new additions to the cast -- including one that comes seemingly from way out in left field.

Meg Ryan, whose real name is Margaret Mary Emily Ann Hyra, was always one of my favorite actresses way back to when she played Betsy on As the World Turns in the early 80's. She was so adorable on that soap opera and progressed into one of the more appealing movie actresses of our time.

By PUNCH SHAW FORT WORTH - It was a career retrospective told with jokes, songs, wigs, a sombrero and, of course, nudity.

I am - " Hercules!! We've a promo from Syfy's Tim Burton-free miniseries "Alice," starring skinny 27-year-old Canadian Caterina Scorsone in the title role.

I believe a key source of wisdom has not been examined in our quest to fix failing schools.

Tony Award winner Martin Short will headline the Laugh with a Legend gala at the Casa Manana Theatre on Aug.