John Candy: I Like Me — Colin Hanks, Jennifer Candy-Sullivan & Sean Stuart on His Enduring Legacy

John Candy may be gone, but the love for him has never disappeared. At Televerse 26, NaVell J.

Lee catches up with director Colin Hanks, producer Sean Stuart and Jennifer Candy-Sullivan to discuss John Candy: I Like Me , the documentary exploring the life, career and legacy of the beloved comedian. Jennifer Candy-Sullivan reveals how a short Ryan Reynolds and Maximum Effort tribute to John Candy ultimately went viral and helped spark the idea for a feature documentary.

Sean Stuart discusses the process of looking beyond Candy's celebrity and on-screen persona to uncover the man, his family life and the struggles he faced. And Colin Hanks explains why relatability became such an important part of the story — including the ways Candy's experiences with anxiety, mental health and the pressures of life connected him to audiences in ways they may not have realized.

Plus, we talk about what it means for John Candy: I Like Me to still be finding audiences nearly a year after its TIFF premiere. It's a conversation about comedy, family, legacy and why John Candy still feels like one of us.

Featuring: Colin Hanks, Jennifer Candy-Sullivan & Sean Stuart Host: NaVell J. Lee Event: Televerse 26 Documentary: John Candy: I Like Me