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Comedian and 'SCTV' star, Joe Flaherty dies at 82 following brief illness

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He was introduced to later generations through memorable turns as a jeering heckler in the 1996 film 'Happy Gilmore' and as an old-fashioned dad in the TV comedy 'Freaks and Geeks.'

Comedian Joe Flaherty, a founding member of the Canadian sketch series 'SCTV,' has died. He was 82.His daughter Gudrun said Tuesday that Flaherty died Monday following a brief illness.Flaherty, who was born in Pittsburgh, spent seven years at The Second City in Chicago before moving north of the border to help establish the theater's Toronto outpost.

He won Emmys in 1982 and 1983 for his writing on 'SCTV' and continued to work in TV and film for decades.He was introduced to later generations through memorable turns as a jeering heckler in the 1996 film 'Happy Gilmore' and as an old-fashioned dad in the TV comedy 'Freaks and Geeks,' which ran from 1999 to 2000.Flaherty maintained deep ties to Toronto, serving as an artist-in-residence at Humber College.

 

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