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 ...

Joe Flaherty, who was on Canadian sketch program Second City Television (SCTV) and played the grouchy father on Freaks and Geeks, died April 1. He was 82. Flaherty’s daughter Gudrun mentioned a brief ...

Comedian Joe Flaherty, a founding member of the Canadian sketch series “SCTV,” has died. He was 82. His daughter Gudrun Flaherty said Tuesday that her father died Monday following a brief illness.

TORONTO — 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.