Best-Known and Most-Loved Canadian Comic Actors

Written by Kirk Baird

From Dan Aykroyd and Jim Carrey to Dave Thomas, some of Hollywood’s best-known and most-loved comic actors were born and raised in Canada. Here’s a partial list of some big names that provide big laughs, along with some film and TV highlights:

Will Arnett:

Arrested Development: Season One

Arrested Development: Season Two

Arrested Development: Season Three

Blades of Glory (2007)

Monsters Vs. Aliens (2009)

The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret: Season One

Dan Aykroyd:

Saturday Night Live: Best of Dan Aykroyd

Saturday Night Live: Complete First Season

Saturday Night Live: Complete Second Season

Saturday Night Live: Complete Third Season

Saturday Night Live: Complete Fourth Season

Blues Brothers (1980)

Neighbors (1981)

Trading Places (1983)

Ghostbusters (1984)

Dragnet (1987)

Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

Sneakers (1992)

Tommy Boy (1995)

Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)

John Candy:

SCTV Network/90: Volume 1

SCTV Network/90: Volume 2

SCTV Network/90: Volume 3

SCTV Network/90: Volume 4

SCTV: Christmas with SCTV

SCTV: Best of the Early Years

Heavy Metal (1981)

Stripes (1981)

Going Berserk (1983)

Splash (1984)

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)

Spaceballs (1987)

Uncle Buck (1989)

Home Alone (1990)

JFK (1991)

Cool Runnings (1993)

Thomas Chong (of Cheech and Chong):

Cheech & Chong Up in Smoke (1978)

Cheech & Chong’s Next Movie  (1980)

Cheech & Chong Still Smokin’ (1983)

AKA Tommy Chong (2006)

Jim Carrey:

In Living Color: Season 1

In Living Color: Season 2

In Living Color: Season 3

In Living Color: Season 4

In Living Color: Season 5

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1993)

The Mask (1994)

Dumb and Dumber (1994)

Cable Guy (1996)

The Truman Show (1998)

Liar Liar (1999)

Man on the Moon (1999)

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

Me, Myself & Irene (2000)

Bruce Almighty (2003)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

Horton Hears a Who (2008)

Yes Man (2008)

I Love You Phillip Morris (2011)

Dave Foley:

The Kids in the Hall: The Best of, Vol. 1

The Kids in the Hall: The Best of, Vol. 2

Newsradio: Compete 1^st and 2^nd Seasons

Newsradio: Compete 3rd Season

Newsradio: Compete 4th Season

Newsradio: Compete 5th Season

A Bug’s Life (1998)

Kids in the Hall — Death Comes to Town (2010)

Michael J. Fox:

Family Ties — Complete 1^st Season

Family Ties — Complete 2nd Season

Family Ties — Complete 3rd Season

Family Ties — Complete 4th Season

Family Ties — Complete 5th Season

Back to the Future (1985)

Teen Wolf (1985)

The Secret of My Success (1987)

Casualties of War (1989)

Back to the Future Part II (1990)

Back to the Future Part III (1990)

Doc Hollywood (1991)

The Frighteners (1996)

Spin City — Season 1

Spin City — Season 2

Spin City — Season 3

Spin City — Season 4

Stuart Little (1999)

Stuart Little 2 (2002)

Eugene Levy:

SCTV Network/90: Volume 1

SCTV Network/90: Volume 2

SCTV Network/90: Volume 3

SCTV Network/90: Volume 4

SCTV: Christmas with SCTV

SCTV: Best of the Early Years

American Pie (1999)

Best in Show (2000)

American Wedding (2003)

Greg the Bunny Complete Series (2004)

Taking Woodstock (2009)

American Reunion (2012)

Rick Moranis:

SCTV Network/90: Volume 1

SCTV Network/90: Volume 2

SCTV Network/90: Volume 3

SCTV Network/90: Volume 4

SCTV: Christmas with SCTV

SCTV: Best of the Early Years

Strange Brew (1983)

Ghostbusters (1984)

Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

Spaceballs (1987)

Parenthood (1989)

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)

My Blue Heaven (1990)

Brother Bear (2003)

Mike Myers:

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Mike Myers

Wayne’s World (1992)

Wayne’s World 2 (1993)

So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)

Shrek (2001)

Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)

Shrek 2 (2004)

Shrek the Third (2007)

Shrek Forever After (2010)

Martin Short:

SCTV Network/90: Volume 1

SCTV Network/90: Volume 2

SCTV Network/90: Volume 3

SCTV Network/90: Volume 4

SCTV: Christmas with SCTV

Three Amigos! (1986)

Father of the Bride (1991)

Dave Thomas:

SCTV Network/90: Volume 1

SCTV Network/90: Volume 2

SCTV Network/90: Volume 3

SCTV Network/90: Volume 4

SCTV: Christmas with SCTV

SCTV: Best of the Early Years

Strange Brew (1983)

Which comic actor is your favorite and why?