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[mysticstylez]

http://defamer.com/5084413/defamer-exclusive-madtv-canceled



I don't understand how the show has been on so long, its such a terrible show.

 

[agrajag]

Wow.

 

[Jeff-DSA]

Praise be! I never once laughed at anything they ever did. Whenever it came on my wife and I would scramble for the TV remote in a panic to get it off the screen as quickly as possible.

 

[biggkidd32]

I didn't know it was still on the air.

 

[thetrin]

They never canceled it before because they only cancel good shows.

 

[Blader]

From the comments:

I'll give anyone here $100 if you can name one cast member, without using IMDB.

:lol

 

[Salmonax]

You have to give them credit for keeping that show alive more than a couple of seasons. It was miserable.

 

[RiskyChris]

Praise be! I never once laughed at anything they ever did. Whenever it came on my wife and I would scramble for the TV remote in a panic to get it off the screen as quickly as possible.

Nothing else on TV gets as quick of a switch from my household.

 

[gutshot]

From the comments:



:lol

That short Asian dude. Now give me my 100 bucks!

 

[Sanjuro]

The first two seasons of this show was a beautiful thing.

 

[dr3upmushroom]

It had its moments.

 

[n1n9tean]

Praise be! I never once laughed at anything they ever did. Whenever it came on my wife and I would scramble for the TV remote in a panic to get it off the screen as quickly as possible.

I SWEAR I do the same thing with Carson Daly's late night show. :lol

By the way, we need the startrekyessssssss.GIF up in here.

 

[Trevor360]

its a decent enough buffer until SNL starts

 

[CharlieDigital]

Their Abercrombie sketch (that was them, right?) was pretty funny.

 

[agrajag]

Umm, there was one SNL cast member whose brother, who looks just like him, was on mad tv

edit: also, Frank Caliendo was on mad tv

 

[harSon]

Bobby Lee!

 

[Hcoregamer00]

The Korean Soap Opera skit was great out of anything they did lately.

 

[MIMIC]

The seasons that had Debra Wilson, Aries Spears, Michael McDonald, Alex Bornstien (sp?), Stephanie Weir, etc. were hilarious.

It's been utter shit for the past few years.

 

[gutshot]

Umm, there was one SNL cast member whose brother, who looks just like him, was on mad tv

edit: also, Frank Caliendo was on mad tv

So that is where he got his start. Thanks a lot MadTV, thanks a lot.

 

[Stoney Mason]

It had some golden years with a stretch in the middle that included Debra Wilson, Nicole Sullivan, Stephnie Weir, Mo Collins, etc but once those people started dropping out they never replaced them with equal talent. The last few years had been just awful imo.

 

[agrajag]

also, that blond chick that plays a character in King of Queens was in Mad

edit: Nicole Sullivan

 

[Corran Horn]

I remember when I use to watch MadTV every night....till SNL started.

 

[Sanjuro]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2caDzdIbQk

RIP. Like I said before a bit outdated now but the first couple seasons of this show were better than a most of SNL in the last two decades.


Also the claymation skits were great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtoI1ukICdk

 

[n1n9tean]

The seasons that had Debra Wilson, Aries Spears, Michael McDonald, Alex Bornstien (sp?), Stephanie Weir, etc. were hilarious.

It's been utter shit for the past few years.

I agree, actually.

Remember Cabana Chat/Pool Boy? :lol

 

[grandjedi6]

Umm, there was one SNL cast member whose brother, who looks just like him, was on mad tv

edit: also, Frank Caliendo was on mad tv

Ah, so they deserved this then

 

[Blader]

Umm, there was one SNL cast member whose brother, who looks just like him, was on mad tv

edit: also, Frank Caliendo was on mad tv

:lol :lol

 

[sky]

I enjoyed the Steven Seagal neck snaps.

 

[Undubbed]

It started to become unfunny years ago, but when it started I thought it was funniest variety show since In-Living Color.

I've only watch the later SNL ones, but I've never, NEVER laughed at any of the skits. So I never got into it.

 

[agrajag]

I always felt sad for Mad TV cast members. SNL alumni went on to be movie stars (well, the more popular ones anyway), and all Mad TV cast members all kind of faded away or got third tier television jobs. They must've been so jealous of the SNL actors.

 

[Stoney Mason]

It started to become unfunny years ago, but when it started I thought it was funniest variety show since In-Living Color.

I've only watch the later SNL ones, but I've never, NEVER laughed at any of the skits. So I never got into it.

One thing that MAD TV was able to do in its hey day was satirize black culture or black targets because they had talented black cast members.

SNL has always pretty much ignored that demographic.

 

[fistfulofmetal]

Mad TV in it's hayday > SNL

Will Sasso > *

 

[teiresias]

I really liked the Dot sketches:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-c73MOZMQ4

 

[Anasui Kishibe]

Will Sasso and his Steven Seagal/ Tony Soprano were some hilarious stuff

 

[mysticstylez]

The only good thing about MadTV is that it gave Artie Lange some really good drug stories to tell on Howard Stern.

 

[jooey]

the only mad tv skit I ever liked:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK-p3mtyhRc

until the rob zombie part

 

[Oreoleo]

Mad TV in it's hayday > SNL

Will Sasso > *

This times a million.

 

[agrajag]

Mad TV was really hit or miss, but it did have some funny skits.

 

[Corwood Rep]

Friend of mine wrote for the show, and whenever we talked about it, he started to look kind of depressed and tired.

So there you have it. Even an actual writer thought it was tedious and horrible.

 

[Phobophile]

Mad TV in it's hayday > SNL

Will Sasso > *

Sure, it's easy to compare like 5 episodes to a show running 3 decades.

 

[ZeoVGM]

Mad TV in it's hayday > SNL

Will Sasso > *

No.

Absolutely never.

Any potential humor on that show is ruined by horrendous laugh tracks.

 

[fistfulofmetal]

No.

Absolutely never.

Well there you have it, gents. I've just won.

 

[Kevtones]

Artie Lange/Orlando Jones/Will Sasso/Nicole Sullivan/Phil Lamarr um Aries Spears.


Meh, pretty bad show for the most part.

 

[ZeoVGM]

Well there you have it, gents. I've just won.

Actually, you just proved you should probably have my tag.

 

[Ceres]

From the comments:



:lol

Two or three years ago, I knew more names than that SNL cast and I hadn't watched more than a handful of episodes ever.

 

[takotchi]

It used to be funny, back when Miss Swan (Lois from Family Guy's voice) and others were on. Now it's kind of... eh.

Still funnier than SNL, which hasn't been funny at all in seemingly forever.

 

[n1n9tean]

I always felt sad for Mad TV cast members. SNL alumni went on to be movie stars (well, the more popular ones anyway), and all Mad TV cast members all kind of faded away or got third tier television jobs. They must've been so jealous of the SNL actors.

Damn, the more I think about it....I completely agree with this. Pretty fucked up.

Mad TV in it's hayday > SNL

Will Sasso > *

Oh shit I remember that guy! :lol

 

[Fox318]

SNL and madtv are either hit or NOT EVEN FUCKIN CLOSE.

 

[KingJ2002]

Mad TV in it's hayday > SNL

Will Sasso > *

^^^QTF

will sasso, nicole sullivan, aries spears, phil lamarr, Alex Borstein

they made the show worth watching... sucks that the majority of them only get voice acting gigs.

good riddance to bad rubbish i say!

 

[M3wThr33]

SNL has been very hit or miss over the years.
MadTV started out REALLY strong and kept on for like 5-6 years, but then fucking tanked once the original cast left.

I have the first season on DVD and it's so awesome.

 

[Guzim]

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