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[SoulPlaya]

Will Sasso was amazing, everything else on that so, not so much.

 

[agrajag]

You can say whatever you want about Frank Caliendo, but his impressions are pretty good, and he sure as fuck did a better Dubya impression than anyone on SNL. And Michael McDonald did a much better impression and of John Kerry than (ugh) Seth Meyers.

 

[Blader]

Yet The Simpsons still stands. Another smart decision by Fox.

It's still making money.

 

[Chamber]

Mad TV in it's hayday > SNL

Will Sasso > *

Indeed. First 2-3 seasons were great.

 

[RyuHayate]

It's for the best. Last year was terrible and with Michael McDonald's absence this season things were bound to get worse.

 

[lordfroakie]

The 90's are slowing dying off. NOOOOOOOOOOO.

We still have ER...

 

[JimmyV]

And yes, Jimmy Fallon is the worst thing to ever be on a sketch comedy program. Damn them choosing him to take over Conan's timeslot!

wha?

 

[Ceres]

You can say whatever you want about Frank Caliendo, but his impressions are pretty good, and he sure as fuck did a better Dubya impression than anyone on SNL. And Michael McDonald did a much better impression and of John Kerry than (ugh) Seth Meyers.

Seth Meyers is another one I never found funny. A few years ago when Bravo had that Celebrity Poker show, he appeared one season. He was incredibly annoying and not at all funny despite his every attempt. Having not seen a single episode of SNL since sometime in the late 90s, I had no clue he was from SNL until afterward and couldn't fathom how he was any good on the show. Having since seen him on SNL I still stand by that opinion.

wha?

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=285342

 

[samven582]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlxoyw_8I7I

:lol :lol :lol

 

[Speevy]

Its first 2 or 3 years was better than SNL during that same period. That's about it.

 

[n1n9tean]

We still have ER...

not for long.

 

[agrajag]

Seth Meyers is another one I never found funny. A few years ago when Bravo had that Celebrity Poker show, he appeared one season. He was incredibly annoying and not at all funny despite his every attempt. Having not seen a single episode of SNL since sometime in the late 90s, I had no clue he was from SNL until afterward and couldn't fathom how he was any good on the show. Having since seen him on SNL I still stand by that opinion.

His brother was on Mad TV and also wasn't impressive. I guess the unfunny runs in the family.

 

[Ripclawe]

Once Sullivan and Sasso left the show became really unfunny.

 

[Mkliner]

I thought it got canceled years ago

 

[Trevor360]

Sniggers

And this is the 3rd thread in which Ive clicked on "iRack" expecting boobs.

 

[JCX]

His brother was on Mad TV and also wasn't impressive. I guess the unfunny runs in the family.

I thought the two looked similar, but wasn't sure.

Contrary to popular belief, Madtv was very funny. The thing is, most sketches on both shows aren't hilarious. Thats why when they get a character that works (Ms. Swan, Stuart, etc) they keep doing them. Madtv is past its time though.

 

[kurahadol]

Kenny Roger's Jackass was the pinnacle of Mad TV. You got egg nog in my goats milk. :lol

The Arnold skits were always golden too.

 

[typhonsentra]

I really missed the old Numbco (They're famous!) product infomercials.

 

[Rewrite]

Wow. Shit came out of nowhere.

 

[layzie1989]

good madtv was amazing. I love the episodes they play on comedy central.

 

[GreekWolf]

I thought the show peaked in the late 90's with skits like Rocket Revengers, Paul Timberland, Stewart and Kenny Roger's Jackass.

When Pat Kilbane and Phil Lemar left the show, that was the beginning of the end, and then Will Sasso and Nicole Sullivan's departure killed it.

Some great memories, though.

 

[ezekial45]

Here is another good one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juP1RNE8Vqc

By the way, does anyone else remember the cross promotion with WCW? That was awful.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

What about that show that airs after Madtv? It's the Tonight Show format, but with some guy I've never heard of. Ike something? Or did they already cancel that?

 

[verio]

MadTV had some decent laughs. It's been really shit lately, though.

I like this skit...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz3SBY8zj8w

 

[BakedPigeon]

Hmm never really watched it but when I did I thought it was entertaining at least. I guess I don't care either way though.

 

[Grifter]

SNL was very bad in the Fallon years but this show made me cringe skit after skit.

Only crackup skit I know was the El Asso Wipo stuff, and I was in high school so I'm afraid to rewatch it now to see if it's still amusing.

 

[RadioHeadAche]

I think he also did a good Bobbie Brown.

And yes, Jimmy Fallon is the worst thing to ever be on a sketch comedy program. Damn them choosing him to take over Conan's timeslot!

I guess one benefit is that Conan will be on one hour earlier.

 

[Panda Bear]

Too bad Comedy Central will still play it.

 

[Blader]

Does Conan get to keep Max Weinberg and his band when he moves to the Tonight Show?

 

[TheChaos]

Bunifa Latifah Halifa Sharifah Jackson > All.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDOG0fYVtJk

 

[Pojo]

The reruns on comedy central are hilarious. SNL, on the other hand, is a horrible show, and has been for awhile.

I don't care for the new stuff.

 

[Borgnine]

Hey guys I hate MadTV too!

 

[NomarTyme]

Does Conan get to keep Max Weinberg and his band when he moves to the Tonight Show?

I would think Max is a lock, but I don't know if other band member would move though.

 

[AnnSwag]

I am sad to see the show go away.

 

[Shockgamer]

Bobby Lee NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

 

[I AM JOHN!]

The best part of MadTV was the Spy Vs. Spy animated sketches they had during the first couple years.

That was all I ever enjoyed. :|

Does Conan get to keep Max Weinberg and his band when he moves to the Tonight Show?

If Conan has balls, he will move the Tonight Show back to New York where it belongs!!! >:|

Conan does not have balls.

Also, if they do move, it will all depend on whether or not Max wants to move to LA. Which I doubt he will.

 

[SapientWolf]

The Terminator/Passion of the Christ parody was classic. They really ran the show into the ground though.

 

[Heezzi]

From the comments:



:lol

Will Sasso
Aries Spears.

 

[LuCkymoON]

Well this sux. I don't get the love for SNL and the hate for MADtv.

 

[I AM JOHN!]

Well this sux. I don't get the love for SNL and the hate for MADtv.

SNL was funny fifteen years ago. MadTV wasn't.

 

[SapientWolf]

Did you know Phil Lamar voiced Vamp in the Metal Gear Solid series?

true fact.

Phil Lamar is in pretty much everything.

 

[Azzurri]

Will Saso as Steven Segal was Classic.

 

[Rapping Granny]

Mad TV in it's hayday > SNL

Will Sasso > *

I want to bone you.

 

[PantherLotus]

I really, really hated this show. Irony aside, it always reminded me of the weird fucks that thought Mad Magazine was funny. That shit was just plain weird.

 

[The Chosen One]

Michael Jackson skits were the best.

Home Alone Again

That's from In Living Color (Tommy Davidson playing MJ) not MadTV.

 

[a Master Ninja]

MadTV had some funny sketches many, many years ago.

 

[Husker86]

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.

Stewart? Never even for Stewart?

 

[Ceres]

Does Conan get to keep Max Weinberg and his band when he moves to the Tonight Show?

From wikipedia

On April 12, 2008, the New York Post reported that Weinberg will move to Los Angeles to join O'Brien on "The Tonight Show" sometime in 2009. It is unclear if the other members of The Max Weinberg 7 will also make the move to the O'Brien-hosted talk show. [2]

 

[Staccat0]

I would rather sniff a burped up fart than watch Mad TV.
Glad to see it go.

AD R.I.P.

 

[the_zombie_luke]

My favorite actors on Mad TV were Will Sasso, Aries Spears, Mo Collins, Debra Wilson, Nicole Sullivan, Michael McDonald, Orlando Jones, and Pat Kilbane. I haven't watched Mad TV that much recently, but after everyone from that list was gone I didn't watch it much anymore. When that group was on MadTV, that show was awesome. I did like some of the more recent MAD TV cast like Paul Vogt, Krista Swanson, Bobby Lee, and Stephanie Wiehr but they weren't as good as those on the older seasons. I still always did like Mad TV much more than SNL. At least Mad TV didn't have anything as bad as SNL's 300 skit.