The John Candy Appreciation Association Society of North America

06/12/2025

A heartfelt look at the life of a Canadian comedy legend. From director Colin Hanks and producer Ryan Reynolds comes the documentary John Candy: I Like Me, premiering at and coming to Prime Video.

07/12/2021

Not sure who originally posted, but I thought it would be appreciated here.

10/31/2020

Happy 70th Birthday John! And a very happy John Candy day to all! A day that is now being recognized and made official by the city of Toronto!

03/07/2020

Had pancakes for breakfast and kept thinking back to this scene.

From the 1989 comedy movie,"Uncle Buck", where John Candy cooks up a huge pancake birthday cake for his nephew.

10/24/2019

J.C.A.A.S.O.N.A member Darren Yare mentioned a biography many weeks ago and we finally finished it. Thanks for the suggestion! We recommend it as well!

An unauthorised biography about John Candy.Legendary comedic actor, John Candy, is often described as one of the sweetest men in Hollywood.Police Academy legend, Tim Kazurinksy, once said that “John wasn’t just a one in a million guy - he was a one in a hundred million guy”. ...

09/19/2019

Just now seeing this...

The Canadian Entertainment Hall of Fame has announced its list of 2019 inductees.

03/04/2019

Beautiful article

"If you haven't seen much of his work, take a look at his films. He was a treasure."

08/06/2016

I love seeing the influence that John Candy continues to have on the world of comedy.

Ahead of their Fringe dates, Scottish sketch pair Robert Florence and Iain Connell tell Brian Donaldson about the comics who inspire them.

04/13/2016

What do you guys think? Can he pull it off?

Mike Epps explained his new movie “Meet the Blacks” on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. It’s not a movie about meeting the blacks– it’s a parody movie, doing a send up of the popular horror film “The Purge.” Mike Tyson, Charlie Murphy, George Lopez all are in the movie. Epps said he filmed a couple…

09/13/2015

Let us know how you do!

Can you name the John Candy movies?

03/05/2015

http://uproxx.com/webculture/2014/03/john-candy-facts/

John Candy proves that only the most awesome Canadians get their own postage stamp.