Ah folks, sorry for any misunderstandings as my comment was purely SARCASTIC and NOT an endorsement of the Communist party in any way, shape or form, so try to chill out, relax and enjoy some great comedy.
Can't believe I found it! Ramis, who didn't like to be on camera, had such a vision of humour. I think I was 18 years old when I first saw this. And that line Ramis says as Swami, "I'm going to hit you so hard, etc". When I first heard his line, I exploded with laughter. And everytime after. Just didn't remember it was a part of Dining with Larue! LOVE it and thank God I found it at last!
@@RebuttalRecords I believe there will be a huge turnaround starting slowly in February, and lasting until next year. Have faith, common sense is making a comeback!
True, and now Saturday Night Dead sucks more than ever (in fact, it almost sucks as much as Captain America and superhero movies) while SCTV just gets better with time. This sketch satirizing easily offended and thin-skinned left-wingers is more relevant than ever.
@Natural Creature - hilarious comment, if you’re being facetious (but judging from your thumbnail pix... I’ll instead ask: how did it feel to raid the Capital?)
My favorite LaRue skit was the Halloween episode when he was out of candy so he handed out 6-packs of beer to the kids...I think maybe packs of smokes too but I can't remember it was long ago.
@@elsinorebrewing3841, being intolerant towards the sexism and racism of somebody like Trump and his supporters is _not_ intolerance-get a clue, and then get over yourself, your white neocon butthurt, and also over your nastiness at the patrons of the restaurant in this skit having to put up with somebody like Johnny LaRue.
@@kathyflorcruz552, I'm Canadian, not American, but I'm not supporting the bigotry that you and others here are spewing against the people in the skit who are the patrons of the restaurant LaRue is making an ass of himself in. And pladampa3 is wrong, this is not a prediction of anybody, these places existed in the mid-to-late '60's and the early-to-mid '70's, and were largely an outgrowth of the counterculture movement of the mid-to-late '60's.
The brilliance of John Candy (and Andrea Martin, Eugene Levy, and the late Harold Ramis). When I first saw this, SCTV was in syndicated half-hours, imported from Canada, approximately 3 years before it was brought to NBC, so that had to be 1977... ...and, although I had, at that point, never heard the term "Correct Politics," I was struck even then by how utterly humorless and angry the aging hippies in this sketch were to someone who was ignorant of, or had no interest in, their world-view. And, as I write this (New Year's Day 2017), nothing much has changed... ...except that this bunch is not only running holistically-approved eateries, they're also running newspapers, magazines, websites, and some cable news outlets. (Johnny LaRue may be my favorite SCTV character, as he wields tremendous power at the network, and nobody seems to know why.)
Mark: You people are really bringing me down, man. This is a comedy skit. Do you know what being angry all the time over stupid stuff does to your heart and brain? I'm gonna post some pictures that are gonna freak you out so bad that whatever hair you have left on your head won't stop standing straight up for a whole year, man. Now stop raging and relax, or I'll have you escorted out of here!
Happy Dining, Somewhere Else. I take it that like the French Restaurant, and maybe to a lesser extent the Italian Restaurant, Johnny LaRue gives this place a no-star rating.
Wow, Candy looked so slim in this skit. I heard he was a bear of a man though...he picked both Aykroyd and Levy up in each of his hands and spun them around like logs.
some health food is ok,but not so, got to love Andrea, Eugene and Harold as hippies, I do agree with what some of them do say, I don 't like smoking much either .
Smoking is bad. I don't smoke, never did in my life and never will ever. I don't drink alcohol either because it's bad for the brain and the liver and also on prescription medications that doesn't allow me to have any alcoholic beverages. Alcohol and prescription medicines don't mix.
@@bobohacker5037, oh yeah, because being a brain-dead Trumpanzee is better than being a fully intelligent human being who doesn't work against their own best interests b voting in a sexist pig who can't even run a casino.* */sarcasm
@@matthewgray469, as I said above, the _only_ thing this skit 'predicted' is how neocons as full of shit as Johnny LaRue and you would take over society. The people in the restaurant aren't the problem with society, he is, and you are.
@@Neville60001 The Blowhards in the restaurant are creating speech laws and the biggest tight @$$es that ever lived. Leave people the F#ck alone or you will see problem
tired of eating your fellow creatures? well the Mung'n'Run (not even vaguely affiliated with the Bun'n'Run right down the road... the Cloud is better than the Kyne...I don't use pink slime of ANY kyne
I would like to go to a vegetarian health food restaurant because I'm a vegetarian. Especially one that doesn't allows smoking and doesn't served any alcoholic beverages because I don't smoke and I can't any alcoholic beverages because I'm on prescription medications that don't allow me to drink any alcohol.
Bill McDonnell, you do understand that this a comedy sketch from CDN from'80s right? No need to make it political, plus if you can't have alcohol and the place serves it doesn't mean you have to decide to order it.
+Neville6000 Actually he's not acting wrong. The waitress was a typical hate filled leftist bitch who was treating a customer like crap. Now why don't go ahead burn an American Flag and assault some Trump supporters
I was lucky enough to watch SCTV back in the day. Pure genius
I love how they have a poster of Chairman Mao up on the wall.
Commies gunna commie.
And Joe Biden has a picture of Chairman Mao in his wallet; Cha-Ching 💰 💰 💰
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Ah folks, sorry for any misunderstandings as my comment was purely SARCASTIC and NOT an endorsement of the Communist party in any way, shape or form, so try to chill out, relax and enjoy some great comedy.
@@mayormc
I'm pretty sure Chairman Mao's picture is in all LaRue's sketches, hehe 🙂
👍
Boy, some things never change lol
RIP Harold and John Thank you for the laughs
RonsSweetie5 we miss u two
@@Tracey..H Yes, I miss John Candy and Robin Williams (a lot) ...
This show was comedy gold, SNL got the headlines but SCTV was my favorite
And Fridays, In Living Color, and MADtv got the notoriety.
“Hey, smoke stack, like I care about my body.” Still cracks me up.
We've had a good life us who's enjoyed this for decades! Outstanding bunch!
I remember watching these as a kid in the 80's.....This show is comforting nostalgia for so many now!
Can't believe I found it! Ramis, who didn't like to be on camera, had such a vision of humour. I think I was 18 years old when I first saw this. And that line Ramis says as Swami, "I'm going to hit you so hard, etc". When I first heard his line, I exploded with laughter. And everytime after. Just didn't remember it was a part of Dining with Larue! LOVE it and thank God I found it at last!
....you know what I'm sayin' to you!? LoL
Sadly, keep in mind that "type" of humor would be considered "racist" today for the simple reason that's how stupid our world has become.
@@RebuttalRecords I know...but sanity will return.
@@42awww At the rate things are going, probably not in our lifetime.
@@RebuttalRecords I believe there will be a huge turnaround starting slowly in February, and lasting until next year. Have faith, common sense is making a comeback!
lol Eugene Levy is hilarious in this
Lol at Harold Ramis
RIP Harold and John, Johns birthday today RIP
I miss John Candy too.
Cracks me up when he keeps shoving Ramis on the floor over and over "Waaohh!"
R.I.P. Harold & John, thanks for the laughs and memories 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
SNL could never hold a candle to SCTV, and just this one little hilarious skit proves it.
oh fuck you
True, and now Saturday Night Dead sucks more than ever (in fact, it almost sucks as much as Captain America and superhero movies) while SCTV just gets better with time. This sketch satirizing easily offended and thin-skinned left-wingers is more relevant than ever.
What is it with stuck-up assholes like you that you have to blast superhero genre sci-fi movies all of the time? No one is forcing you to see them.
@@Neville60001 they have to constantly validate their own uniqueness by bashing everything mainstream.
It’s not Live
30 years before Portlandia.
1980s comedy was the best. Haven't seen SCTV in years. John Candy.
@Natural Creature - hilarious comment, if you’re being facetious (but judging from your thumbnail pix... I’ll instead ask: how did it feel to raid the Capital?)
I remember going to vegetarian restaurants around that time. I'd say that describes it pretty well
One of the funniest Johnny LaRue's ever.
Gotta love the credits! That LaRue is certainly humble.
My favorite LaRue skit was the Halloween episode when he was out of candy so he handed out 6-packs of beer to the kids...I think maybe packs of smokes too but I can't remember it was long ago.
You are correct - he handed out smokes as well.
We need Johnny LaRue more than ever.
This skit predicted the future.
Ys rhe meatless craze huh lol
@@Neville60001 i aint voting for either of those clowns
@@elsinorebrewing3841, being intolerant towards the sexism and racism of somebody like Trump and his supporters is _not_ intolerance-get a clue, and then get over yourself, your white neocon butthurt, and also over your nastiness at the patrons of the restaurant in this skit having to put up with somebody like Johnny LaRue.
@@kathyflorcruz552, I'm Canadian, not American, but I'm not supporting the bigotry that you and others here are spewing against the people in the skit who are the patrons of the restaurant LaRue is making an ass of himself in. And
pladampa3
is wrong, this is not a prediction of anybody, these places existed in the mid-to-late '60's and the early-to-mid '70's, and were largely an outgrowth of the counterculture movement of the mid-to-late '60's.
@@kathyflorcruz552 , you poor racist neocon Trumpanzee baby. Let me know when you've woken up from your brainwashing.
The brilliance of John Candy (and Andrea Martin, Eugene Levy, and the late Harold Ramis).
When I first saw this, SCTV was in syndicated half-hours, imported from Canada, approximately 3 years before it was brought to NBC, so that had to be 1977...
...and, although I had, at that point, never heard the term "Correct Politics," I was struck even then by how utterly humorless and angry the aging hippies in this sketch were to someone who was ignorant of, or had no interest in, their world-view.
And, as I write this (New Year's Day 2017), nothing much has changed...
...except that this bunch is not only running holistically-approved eateries, they're also running newspapers, magazines, websites, and some cable news outlets.
(Johnny LaRue may be my favorite SCTV character, as he wields tremendous power at the network, and nobody seems to know why.)
What's a "newspaper" and "magazine"??
Yeah...they spawned the millenials :(
@@unfortunatebeam Millennials are like Baby Boomers. The two biggest piece of shit Generations ever shown to humanity. I'm in Generation X
Mark: You people are really bringing me down, man. This is a comedy skit. Do you know what being angry all the time over stupid stuff does to your heart and brain? I'm gonna post some pictures that are gonna freak you out so bad that whatever hair you have left on your head won't stop standing straight up for a whole year, man. Now stop raging and relax, or I'll have you escorted out of here!
@@hunkgolden5584 it shows.
johnny LaRue is a god!
He was so slim! Great skit.
Levy and Ramis stole the show. Outstanding.
I agree, Harold Ramis especially weather he was working in front of the camera or behind it.
One of my absolute faves from the old days
Johnny LaRue's Lunchtime Street Beef...he's using a crane shot....unnnhhhh.
"How'bout I compromise". and LaRue Foundation, Enterprises, etc! Some of the best on TV.
John Candy. One of the funniest ever. 😂❤️😊
That line by Ramis as Swami has to be one of the most repeatable lines in SCTV history. That is if one could get the words in order!
I think Rick Moranis adn M. short really improved that Ramis SCTV spot.
Crazy how this is the people of 2020..
Not really. It shows that not much has changed.
"hey, like smokestack" LOL
He's got a point.
Eugene Levy as Emo Philips playing another dude.
love Harold when he is threatening someone, hehhhhe
Egon worked at a restaurant before becoming a supernatural scientist Ghostbusters?
RIP Harold and John.
5 stars!!!!
too damn real ... man. what has the world come to.
Yeah what has the world come to....in the late 70s.
4:40 🤣🤣🤣. Goes out of his way to blow smoke LOL
What can you say? OMG!! HILARIOUS
This was more virulent than most sketches. I wonder if it was beyond come dy or satire and represented Johns feelings
can't stop laughing!
John Candy: pure talent!!!
Still 100% relevant today. Especially the poster of Mao.
If only John had heed the warnings
Gosh we miss you Johnny………….
Bobby bitman say no more hilarious 😆😆😆😆
Love J. LaRue!
Happy Dining, Somewhere Else. I take it that like the French Restaurant, and maybe to a lesser extent the Italian Restaurant, Johnny LaRue gives this place a no-star rating.
Wow, Candy looked so slim in this skit. I heard he was a bear of a man though...he picked both Aykroyd and Levy up in each of his hands and spun them around like logs.
Man, I miss Candy...!
"Hey...Smokestack...." LOFL😂
Andrea Martin was one hot babe in those days.
Great ankles
Andrea Martin is hilarious.
This is like eating out in Toronto.
Sweet Mother he for told the future we are in the now LMFAO!
SNL sucks compared to SCTV
🤣 hilarious skit!! Harold Ramis as the Swami! 😝
Alright John. Push that loudmouth swami.
That was great when he turned the hippys (eugene Levy)head around and blew smoke in his face!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
They had Beyond Meat way ahead of time.
That was my first thought. I didn't know they had vegetarian restaurants way back then.
That was cool.
Harold Ramis really...uh...he, uh...ok, I don't know what he did, but he did it well.
Lol john candy almost breaking character at Eugene levy 3:28
Good grief SCTV did well projecting the new Canada.
It’s kinda dumb until Ramis shows up 😂😂😂
The picture of chairman mao on the wall lmao also sad though because what was once a joke 40 years ago is now our reality 😢
From the comments, I say there's some kind of election coming up.
I worked with some many types like the long haired Eugene levy---- Man
@Big Bill O'Reilly grow up.
@Big Bill O'Reilly Do you have a mental health issue or just enjoy being abusive?
@Big Bill O'Reilly yep- stay stoned ahole-- its better for all of us
@Big Bill O'Reilly Did you take your medication yet?
The morose hippy character went on to have a whole career in the UK in a show called The Young Ones.
Just shut up.
WOW
The world could use more Johnny LaRues.
You know this a made up character, not a real person. Right?😐
Is there lore behind every other SCTV character being Larue
Second city Chicago 👍
😊👍♥️
Nial from the Young Ones has a Canadian cousin.
all proceeds to The La Rue Foundation. La Rue, Ontario
is that Eugene Levy at the table next to him?
Yes, it is.
I think I'll bring you some seaweed instead.
2:31 I thought that was Emo Philips for a minute.
Jumping for dollars Johnny larue
some health food is ok,but not so, got to love Andrea, Eugene and Harold as hippies, I do agree with what some of them do say, I don 't like smoking much either .
Smoking is bad. I don't smoke, never did in my life and never will ever. I don't drink alcohol either because it's bad for the brain and the liver and also on prescription medications that doesn't allow me to have any alcoholic beverages. Alcohol and prescription medicines don't mix.
Bill McDonnell I bet you’re invited to lots of parties. 🤦♂️🤦♂️
Wow John must have felt like Sarah Sanders at the Red Hen restaurant.
Good, because both he and that bitch deserve said treatment.
Dennis Peterson takes on Johnny LaRue!
Rutabaga.......🤮
La Rue is one of my favorites....🤣
And at one time it was the only four letter network.....😆
I pay premium for restaurants like this lol. This cat would prob still be alive if he didnt smoke and ate this crap :P
0:26 😆
Love the bouncer
Was Levy being a soy boi
SCTV was in Canada 🇨🇦 they knew socialism back then,they knew the US was gonna face it
Love how the French waiters in another skit dealt with this fool.
Some things never change
I dined at a place like this, the food wasn't good at all. Like every other vegetarian restaurant, it closed in within 2 years.
How is this show and Mad tv closed for good and worthless pathetic Saturday night live still on the air. That SUCKS!
Because SNL is used for brainwashing.
@@bobohacker5037, oh yeah, because being a brain-dead Trumpanzee is better than being a fully intelligent human being who doesn't work against their own best interests b voting in a sexist pig who can't even run a casino.*
*/sarcasm
Hello 2020?
Making Fun of the Far Left unheard of today
An antifa restaurant, SCTV predicted the future.
@@matthewgray469, as I said above, the _only_ thing this skit 'predicted' is how neocons as full of shit as Johnny LaRue and you would take over society. The people in the restaurant aren't the problem with society, he is, and you are.
Yes, because the far right are untouchable, I guess?*
*/sarcasm
@@Neville60001 The Blowhards in the restaurant are creating speech laws and the biggest tight @$$es that ever lived. Leave people the F#ck alone or you will see problem
All he wanted to do was smoke in the RESTAURANT...poor Johnny !
Yeah, it's so sad that smoker's 'rights' are being violated.
Harold Ramis was a much better writer than performer.
....and Director!
tired of eating your fellow creatures? well the Mung'n'Run (not even vaguely affiliated with the Bun'n'Run right down the road... the Cloud is better than the Kyne...I don't use pink slime of ANY kyne
soy bean burger, pass on that
I would like to have a soy bean burger because I'm a vegetarian.
They should send Johnny La Rue against rioters.
So skit tv has never been good I take it.
I would like to go to a vegetarian health food restaurant because I'm a vegetarian. Especially one that doesn't allows smoking and doesn't served any alcoholic beverages because I don't smoke and I can't any alcoholic beverages because I'm on prescription medications that don't allow me to drink any alcohol.
Bill McDonnell, you do understand that this a comedy sketch from CDN from'80s right? No need to make it political, plus if you can't have alcohol and the place serves it doesn't mean you have to decide to order it.
This is a leftist wet dream! Lol
Not funny
He died of Emphasema
He died of a heart attack
Great skit, unfortunately, we have leftist kooks in charge of society today who talk like those nuts in the skit, TRUMP is like LaRue. :D
LOL Suck It Commie
+Neville6000 Actually he's not acting wrong. The waitress was a typical hate filled leftist bitch who was treating a customer like crap. Now why don't go ahead burn an American Flag and assault some Trump supporters
Trump is Barney Fife
Trump is like LaRue. They're both fat jackass idiots who can't do their job right.
As far as I know, every single one of the people on SCTV were and are "leftist kooks." If not all of them, nearly all.