Earl Camembert (pronounced "cannon-bare") is a fictional news reporter and anchorman portrayed by Eugene Levy on the Canadian sketch comedy show SCTV, which aired in the 1970s and 1980s.
Camembert always appeared with thick-rimmed eyeglasses and a checkered suit with matching bow tie, along with his black hair in a Jewfro style.
Robertson, who was portrayed as the respectable, well-dressed anchorman, reported major news stories (often including wars and disasters involving the semi-fictional African nation of Togoland), while Camembert was stuck with frivolous items.
[2] Like Robertson who also appeared as Count Floyd on "Monster Chiller Horror Theater," Camembert also "doubled up" at SCTV, but his ventures were less than successful.
Typical of Robertson's crassness, upon returning to the studio, he bullied the younger Camembert, who looked identical to his father.