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Second City Television (1976)
3K
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
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Second City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's Second City troupe that ran between 1976 and 1984.
Style:
sketch comedy, parody, retro, humorous, cult classic, absurd, spoof, black comedy, dark comedy, fun
Plot:
sketch, satire, celebrity, television, showbiz, impersonation, absurd humor, joke, guest, entertainment, irreverence, absurdism, social satire, comedy team, celebrity impersonation, man with glasses, ghost hunter, pop culture, bespectacled male, actress playing multiple roles, woman with glasses, tv station, canadian humor, tv show
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century
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