TORONTO — Comedian Joe Flaherty, a founding member of the Canadian sketch series “SCTV,” has died. He was 82. His daughter Gudrun said Tuesday that Flaherty died Monday following a brief illness.

Joe Flaherty, the two-time Emmy-winning actor best known for his work in comedies including Canadian sketch comedy show “SCTV,” died on Monday after a brief illness. He was 82. Flaherty’s daughter, ...

In February, the late comedian's 'SCTV' costar, Martin Short, raised funds for his care after he fell ill to an unknown illness Jim Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Joe Flaherty, best known for his ...

He drew laughs as Guy Caballero, Count Floyd, Big Jim McBob and others on the famed sketch comedy show after Second City stints in Chicago and Toronto. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief Joe ...

Joe Flaherty, the comedic actor known for his run on SCTV, Freaks and Geeks and the Adam Sandler film Happy Gilmore, has died at the age of 82. The two-time Emmy winner’s passing was confirmed by his ...

Thanks to so many of you for writing in in response to yesterday’s post about SCTV. It hadn’t occurred to me that lots of the sketches and maybe whole shows are on YouTube. But of course that makes ...

Though the name "Second City Television" implies a comic sensibility rooted in Chicago, "SCTV" was always wilder, more exotic and tougher to pin down. It bore some resemblance to the sketch comedy of ...

Joe Flaherty, the actor, writer and comedian known for his roles on the Canadian sketch comedy series “Second City Television” and “Freaks and Geeks,” died on Monday. He was 82. Flaherty’s daughter, ...

TORONTO — Comedian Joe Flaherty, a founding member of the beloved Canadian sketch series "SCTV," has died. He was 82. His daughter Gudrun said Tuesday that Flaherty died Monday following a brief ...

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, ...