DiscoverTV Confidential with Ed RobertsonJohn Candy biographer Paul Myers on the "I like me" speech in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
John Candy biographer Paul Myers on the "I like me" speech in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

John Candy biographer Paul Myers on the "I like me" speech in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Update: 2025-10-02
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Paul Myers, author of John Candy: A Life in Comedy, talks to Ed about the famous "I like me" speech that John Candy delivered as Del Griffith in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987) and how director John Hughes understood the essence of Candy as few others did. John Candy: A Life in Comedy becomes available wherever books are sold Tuesday, Oct. 7 through House of Anansi Press, as well as Amazon.com.

Listeners in the San Francisco Bay Area can meet Paul Myers at Mrs Dalloway's Literary and Garden Arts, 2904 College Avenue in Berkeley, CA on Tuesday Oct. 7 beginning at 7pm. Paul will also appear on stage at the 4 Star Theatre, 2200 Clement Street in San Francisco, CA on Saturday Oct. 11 beginning at 7pm; Paul's appearance that night will be immediately followed by a screening of Uncle Buck. For details on these and other upcoming events, go to Houseof Anansi.com and type in John Candy A Life in Comedy Book Tour. Our complete interview with Paul Myers will air later in October on TV Confidential. 

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John Candy biographer Paul Myers on the "I like me" speech in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

John Candy biographer Paul Myers on the "I like me" speech in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Ed Robertson