July 22, 1940 - Alex Trebek born in Sudbury.

1941 - First Wayne and Shuster radio show “The Wife Preservers” airs on CFRB.

June 21, 1941 - SCTV’s Joe Flaherty born in Pittsburgh.

Aug. 13, 1941 - Actress “Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex” and Groucho Marx companion Erin Flemming born in New Liskeard, ON.

Dec. 29, 1942 - “Check it Out” star Dinah Christie born.

March 30, 1942 - Actor Kenneth Welsh born in Edmonton.

Aug. 9, 1942 - David Steinberg born in Winnipeg.

Dec. 18, 1942 - Harvey Atkin is born.

Dec. 29, 1942 - Dinah Christie born.

1943 - Louis Del Grande, of “Seeing Things” fame, is born.

1943 - Wayne and Shuster and special guest Jack Benny perform a fundraising show at CFB Borden.

March 28, 1944 - Death of Stephen Leacock.

March 8, 1945 - Janet Wright, Emma on Corner Gas, born in Saskatoon.

Oct. 22, 1945 - Yvon Ponton, the only actor to be in both the Paul Newman movie “Slapshot” and in all three “Les Boys” films, as well as the series “The Foundation” is born.

Nov. 8, 1945 - Luba Goy, of Air Farce fame, born.

Nov. 17, 1945 - Saturday Night Live creator and producer Lorne Michaels born Lorne Lipowitz in Toronto.

1946 - The Wayne and Shuster Show debuts on CBC radio.

Jan. 24, 1946 - Michael Ontkean, “Ned Braden” in the original “Slapshot” film, born in Vancouver.

May 30, 1946 - Don Ferguson of the Air Farce born in Montreal.

July 10, 1946 - Roger Abbott, of the Air Farce, born in Birkenhead, England.

Oct. 2, 1946 - Eric Peterson, Oscar on Corner Gas, born in Indian Head, SK.

Oct. 27, 1946 - Filmaker Ivan Reitman born.

Dec. 17, 1946 - SCTV’s Eugene Levy born in Hamilton.

Dec. 17, 1946 - Jayne Eastwood, who was not only in the classic Canadian film “Goin’ Down the Road” but also the SCTV parody of it, born in Toronto.

Jan. 15, 1947 - Andrea Martin of SCTV born.

March 1, 1947 - Alan Thicke born in Kirkland Lake, ON.

March 11, 1947 - Stand-up Roger Chandler is born.

May 28, 1947 - Cartoonist Lynn Johnston born.

Jan. 15, 1948 – Canadian comedian, writer, actor, and director Andy Jones is born in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Along with his sister, comedian Cathy Jones, Andy was one of the members of the groundbreaking Newfoundland comedy troupe CODCO.

April 1, 1948 - The debut of thevery first “Spring Thaw” revue at the Museum Theatre in Toronto.April 19, 1948 - Vinyl Cafe’s Stuart McLean born in Montreal.

April 19, 1948 - Stuart McLean of CBC radio’s “Vinyl Cafe” born in Montreal.

Oct. 17, 1948 - Actress Margot Kidder born in Yellowknife, NWT.

Oct. 19, 1948 - CODCO’s Greg Malone born in St. John’s, NL.

Feb. 10, 1949 - Valri Bromfield born.

May 20, 1949 - Dave Thomas of SCTV born.