TORONTO — A new biography of Canadian comedy legend John Candy delves into the private battles he faced away from the cameras. According to close friend and fellow "SCTV" alum Dave Thomas, those ...

It’s an incident that tells you a lot about John Candy. He was hard at work on Only the Lonely, the 1991 film that would help affirm his credibility as a dramatic actor. But it also marked an occasion ...

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, ...

Two new documentaries recently dropped on Prime Video, and as a Penn State graduate who loves comedy, they’re both must-see offerings: Saquon, a film about the life and career of Philadelphia Eagles ...

Chris ultimately ended up following in his dad's footsteps anyway Shawn Goldberg/WireImage; Harry Langdon/Getty Chris Candy opened up about why he was "scared" to follow his father John Candy's ...

Credits: Directed by Colin Hanks, featuring John Candy, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Jennifer Candy-Sullivan, Chris Candy, Rose Candy, Macaulay Culkin. Rating/Runtime: Rated PG-13. 113 minutes. Streaming ...

Candy died in 1994 at age 43. Now, a new Amazon Prime documentary does a fine job of profiling a gifted entertainer who was also, by all accounts, a very sweet human being. This is FRESH AIR. John ...