Eugene Levy

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🗓️ 14 March 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Eugene Levy is a legend in the comedy world. Hailing from Toronto, he first got his start in improv comedy and was a founding member of SCTV - the pioneering sketch comedy show that helped launch the careers of Rick Moranis, Catherine O'Hara, John Candy and more. He became a household name after appearing as Noah Levenstein in the popular American Pie franchise. In 2015, he reunited with frequent co-star Catherine O'Hara in the sitcom Schitt's Creek. Eugene is back on the small screen, most recently hosting the documentary-style travel series The Reluctant Traveler. This week, we're revisiting our conversation with Eugene Levy. When Eugene joined us he talked about what it was like working with his son on their hit show Schitt's Creek, his involvement of the American Pie movies and so much more.

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0:00.0	Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is a production of MaximumFun.org and is distributed by NPR.
0:10.9	It's Bullseye, I'm Jesse Thorn.
0:22.4	This week we are joined by the one and only Eugene Levy.
0:27.1	Eugene is of course among the heaviest of hitters in the history of comedy.
0:32.1	Hailing from Toronto, he was a founding member of SCTV, the pioneering sketch comedy show
0:37.8	that helped launch the careers of Rick Moranis, Catherine O'Hara, John Candy and many others.
0:44.9	Levy has also worked on almost all of Christopher Guest's movies, like Waiting for Guffman
0:49.8	at Best in Show.
0:51.7	Usually both on-screen and behind the scenes as a co-writer.
0:56.0	And who could forget Eugene's role in the American Pie movies?
1:00.5	Who's the lucky girl?
1:03.5	Michelle.
1:04.5	Michelle.
1:05.5	Yeah.
1:06.5	Well she must be very special.
1:10.0	Oh she's special, all right?
1:12.1	Well I'm sure she is special if you picked her out of the whole bunch.
1:17.0	Jim I'm just going to say one thing before you leave tonight.
1:22.0	I want you to be very, very careful when you're putting on the corsage.
1:31.3	Most recently Eugene Levy has been hosting the documentary style travel series The
1:36.1	Relecnant Traveler.
1:37.7	It's streaming now on Apple TV Plus.
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