Comedic Legend Joe Flaherty is Dead at 82.

[mikethompson]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/joe-flaherty-obit-1.7161032

I will remember him most from SCTV

 

[ssjones]

I also remember him fondly from SCTV.

 

[Kobold]

Loved him in Happy Gilmore and as the father in Freaks and Geeks. Rip.

 

[anantaandroscoggin]

I was thinking of the wrong guy when I clicked on this! I think now that the guy I thought this name was -- was "Joe Flynn" (maybe?), the guy who played Captain Binghamton in McHale's Navy. I guess he left us quite a few years back, though.

 

[kcghost]

Always a tragedy when someone dies. RIP.

 

[renfield]

SCTV was one of those shows where you never knew what was coming next.

R.I.P. Count Floyd

 

[mikethompson]

The Monster Chiller Horror Theater was the best. The fact that Count Floyd howled like a werewolf but was a vampire was hilarious.

 

[Zero]

The Monster Chiller Horror Theater was the best. The fact that Count Floyd howled like a werewolf but was a vampire was hilarious.

Vampires are known to have the ability to shape shift into wolves

 

[woodsroad]

I was just watching him last night in one of the SCTV “Crazy Legs” sketches. Oooh! Very Scary!

 

[mikethompson]

There was a Count Floyd sketch where he doesn't show the movie, just explains it - a great one

Also where this movie is some artsy piece, not scary at all, and the camera comes back on him afterwards and he giving the camera guy a hard time- also great

 

[AJL67]

OOOOOoooooooooooooOOOOOooo

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

Small cameo appearance…but it always made me . He was funny as hell. ️

 

[Mortamyhr]

Loved him in Freaks and Geeks. Sad news

 

[JoeW]

Loved him in SCTV. RIP Count Floyd ("Whispers of the Wolf" is still a must-watch).

 

[dunnyboy]

SCTV was the funniest skit show ever. We Canadians were proud when it was picked up by NBC. Flaherty was brilliant as Count Floyd but the talent that came out of that show was extraordinary. Almost every single cast member became a star. Happily, Eugene Levy, Marty Short and Catherine O'Hara are still going strong.

 

[AJL67]

SCTV was the funniest skit show ever. We Canadians were proud when it was picked up by NBC. Flaherty was brilliant as Count Floyd but the talent that came out of that show was extraordinary. Almost every single cast member became a star. Happily, Eugene Levy, Marty Short and Catherine O'Hara are still going strong.

I remember watching it when it was actually on and that was one of my introductions to Skit comedy, SNL had nothing on them, just a copy, and many of those great people from the first few years also did SCTV from Chicago. Then again I am also a fan of the Red Green show and just recently binge watched every episode when i was unemployed.

Take off ya hoser! Bob and Doug were obvious favorites.

 

[AJL67]

 

[dunnyboy]

Great photo. My God they were young then. So was I.

 

[anotherbob]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/joe-flaherty-obit-1.7161032

I will remember him most from SCTV

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I still remember the first time I saw SCTV while visiting my grandparents one summer. And the first bit I saw was Count Floyd. One of the greats (the show and Joe).