Opening night at the Toronto Film Festival’s 50th edition Thursday paid homage to one of Canada’s greats, the late SCTV and Hollywood comedy star John Candy, with the Colin Hanks-directed, Ryan ...

If there’s a scene that best encapsulates the tragically abbreviated career of John Candy, it’s not necessarily from his time on the sketch-comedy series “SCTV” or from movies like “Stripes” or “Uncle ...

This is FRESH AIR. John Candy, the comic actor who rose to fame in the sketch comedy series "SCTV" and such films as "Stripes," "Splash" and "Spaceballs," died at age 43 in 1994. Now, 31 years later, ...

An interview with Bill Murray opens “John Candy: I Like Me,” director Colin Hanks’ formulaic but richly enjoyable documentary about the late, great Canadian comedic actor. Murray apologizes for having ...

There are some entertainers who never really leave us, even long after they’re gone. John Candyhas always been one of those rare few, at least for me. Having grown up in the greater Toronto area, ...

The film's director reveals the inspiration for Candy's Gus Polinski character (which came from a different Candy character!) John Candy: I Like Me premieres on Amazon Prime on October 10 What a ...