 According to writer-comedian Bob Odenkirk, Candy was reputedly the "most-burned potential host" of "SNL", in that he was asked to host many times, only for plans to be changed by the "SNL" staff at the last minute.Candy headlined in the Canadian film "Going Berserk" (1983).He was approached to play the character of accountant Louis Tully in "Ghostbusters" (completed and released in 1984), starring Aykroyd and directed by Reitman, but ultimately did not get the role because of his conflicting ideas of how to play the character; the part went instead to SCTV colleague Rick Moranis, whose ideas were better received.