Bob and Doug McKenzie in Bob & Doug Talk About Saving Your Breath

In the video Bob & Doug Talk About Saving Your Breath, Bob and Doug McKenzie are a pair of imaginaryfunny Canadian actors who created “Great White North”, a ad lib skit which was introduced on second city television for the show’s most popular season when it got sent to CBC Television in 1980. Bob is created by comedian Rick Moranis and the character Doug is acted by comic Dave Thomas. It was brought to life originally as fluff to both satisfy and mock stupid Canadian content statutes, the two transformed into a pop culture success in both Canada and across the border. The McKenzie brothers soon became the focus of a huge comedy album, The Great White North, in 1981.