JOHN CANDY A Life in Comedy

From the 1980s to the early 1990s, there was no bigger, bankable, likable, and funnier Hollywood star than John Candy. David Bendena uses an upbeat journalistic style to narrate this celebration of Candy's remarkable rise from small-town Canada to Toronto's groundbreaking "Second City Television" (SCTV). With his innate comic talents and easy charm, Candy quickly went on to star in film classics such as "Splash," "Planes, Trains and Automobiles," and "Uncle Buck." Bendena's delivery takes a dramatic turn as Candy often struggled with anxiety, weight gain, and alcoholism. Still, he was a devoted family man, a consummate professional, and a ridiculously generous person. John Candy proved that sometimes nice guys do finish first. [Published: JANUARY 2026]