If there’s a scene that best encapsulates the tragically abbreviated career of John Candy, it’s not necessarily from his time on the sketch-comedy series “SCTV” or from movies like “Stripes” or “Uncle ...

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, ...

What a difference a day makes. It took less than 24 hours for John Candy to film his entire role in Home Alone. In the new documentary John Candy: I Like Me, the film’s director recalls wanting The ...

John Candy was one of the most beloved comedic actors of his time, with starring roles in Planes, Trains and Automobiles and ...

Rome wasn’t built in a day — but legendary late comedian John Candy was able to craft his entire hilarious Home Alone cameo and film it in less than 24 hours. Director Chris Columbus was dying for ...

An interview with Bill Murray opens “John Candy: I Like Me,” director Colin Hanks’ formulaic but richly enjoyable documentary about the late, great Canadian comedic actor. Murray apologizes for having ...