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 ...

From director Colin Hanks and John Candy fan Ryan Reynolds, *John Candy: I Like Me* explores the life of the beloved Canadian ...

Most people have an "Uncle Buck" in their life — someone funny, who makes questionable life choices but has the purest heart. Mine was my late Uncle Bruce, whom we affectionately called "Buck," ...

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

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, ...

Last Christmas, I was overcome by the sudden urge to watch “Home Alone.” Not the wildest or most unexpected impulse, given the season, but I’d shockingly only seen the classic once before in my life, ...

My favorite John Candy moment is just a blink in a semi-obscure skit. It’s from “SCTV,” the Canadian sketch comedy series, and Candy, wearing a suit and a fluffy blond wig, is playing drums for a ...

The film's director reveals the inspiration for Candy's Gus Polinski character (which came from a different Candy character!) John Candy: I Like Me premieres on Amazon Prime on October 10 What a ...