Formative Performances: Andrea Martin in “SCTV”

[Women’s History Month, Day 15]

This next performer is one of the two best sketch comedy actresses I’ve ever seen: Andrea Martin in SCTV. There was something inherently lovable about every one of her characters, yet they were all so different.

Here she is as immigrant cleaning woman Pirini Scleroso:

Here she is as SCTV station head, Edith Prickley:

Here she is as feminist talk show host, Libby Wolfson:

SCTV was filled with excellent performers, all of whom had different talents. What I loved about Andrea Martin was that her inner clown came through in every character she played. She and John Candy were the two biggest clowns on the show. You can see how much she loves performing every time she’s onscreen. If I were ever to break into sketch comedy performing, I’d want to be like Andrea Martin.