Contents

Title Page

Copyright Notice

Dedication

Introduction: THE GODS OF COMEDY

Chapter 1: HOCKEY NIGHT IN CALIFORNIA

Chapter 2: MELONVILLE DAYS

Chapter 3: THE JOLLY JESTER

Chapter 4: MY KIND OF TOWN

Chapter 5: KID STUFF

Chapter 6: “SCTV IS ON THE AIR!”

Chapter 7: AT LARGE

Chapter 8: IT CAME FROM EDMONTON

Chapter 9: GOING BERSERK

Chapter 10: ALL ABOUT SPLASH

Chapter 11: FLIRTING WITH DISASTER

Chapter 12: PLANES, TRAINS AND JOHN HUGHES

Chapter 13: SUNSET BOULEVARD

Chapter 14: NOTHING BUT TROUBLE

Chapter 15: TOUCHDOWN FEVER

Chapter 16: JOHN’S GALLOWS

Chapter 17: JOHNNY TORONTO

Chapter 18: OUT OF BREATH

Epilogue

Filmography

A Note on Sources

Acknowledgments

Index

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