Living color The Eddie Murphy Era of Sat night Live and right after Madd TV - 1st seasons Rocket River
Three SNL casts: Original Dana Carvey, Mike Meyers, Chris Farley, David Spade, etc. Tim Meadows, Horatio Sans, Chris Kattan, Will Ferrell, Molly Shannon, etc. Monty Python's Flying Circus Kids in the Hall The State (that was a funny show)
I've never heard of The State. What's that about? Who's in it? When did it air? or Where was it seen?
Mr Show. Mr Show. And... Mr Show. More consistently brilliant than even Monty Python, I think (giving the Pythons their due, of course. They rule). The Fast Show, which occasionally showed here on BBC America and was called 'Brilliant!' for some weird reason. 'Suits you sir!' Kids in the Hall is pretty funny too. Maybe I've just missed most of the good stuff on SNL, but it seems awfully patchy to me from the reruns I've watched. And way too longwinded or something.
The State was a short-lived (like 2 years) Canadian show similar to Kids in the Hall but it was on MTV. Here's the IMDB listing: http://us.imdb.com/Title?0130421
Anyone remember "House of Buggin'"? it was a John Leguizamo SNL-type show on Fox about 6 years ago. I don't remember the specific skits, just that it was funny. Personally, I liked the earlier Mad TVs the VERY best. However, last week's was perhaps the funniest one I've seen. "Lord of the Bling" . . . "We're motha****ing Talking"
"the state" was definitely OUT THERE, but it cracked me up! It wasn't on very long, but you'll still see actors from it popping up on tv now and then. The dude who does those new snickers commercials was on it, as is the guy who plays "phil" on the tv show Ed. Anyway, great show, but it didn't last long. A little too random and weird for people at the time.....
While it wasn't my favorite, I enjoyed the short-lived late-night show called "The Newz", especially their Politically Correct Classic Movies sketch (or whatever it was called). Kids In The Hall is probably my favorite (speaking of, if you have a change to see "The Wrong Guy" with Dave Foley, I recommend it).
My personal favorite is Monty Python's Flying Circus. Benny Hill was hilarious. The Muppet Show was awesome.
I can't really pick a fav. I like just about all of them listed in here. Oh, and I remember house of buggin vengenance. I thought it was pretty good. Will Farrell has to be my fav sketch commedian.
The Honeymooners Fridays-SNL copycat that was very good IMHO (Micheal Richards got his start on this show, I believe) http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/9348/fridays.htm The Young Ones-British alternative comedy that became a huge hit. Shown on MTV here in states. Here are some audio clips for your enjoyment http://www.tts.lth.se/Personal/daniels/sounds/
I love SNL...it's almost like tradition with me to watch this show. It's on right now while i'm typing!
TheFreak, wouldn't that be 'humour'? Wow, hating *all* of it. That must take a lot of energy. Lynus, The Muppets! Brilliant thought!
