What made John Candy great? A new book is a welcome reminder.

It’s from “SCTV,” the Canadian sketch comedy series, and Candy, wearing a suit and a fluffy blond wig, is playing drums for a gawky rock trio with Rick Moranis and Eugene Levy on “The Pre-Teen Telethon for Pre-Teen World!” The Recess Monkees hit the chorus of Chilliwack’s “My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)...

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