agent817
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Post by agent817 on Dec 31, 2019 10:25:58 GMT -5
The Newz. Which was unique because it was a nightly show. I only remember Mystro Clark from it though. I remember that show. In my area, it came on after, you guessed it, the news. I also read later on that Nancy Sullivan, as in the mom from Drake & Josh, was on that show.
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petef3
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Post by petef3 on Dec 31, 2019 10:53:48 GMT -5
Almost Live. Aired in Seattle for years, a less Seattle-centric version (with most but hardly all of the localized jokes removed) aired on Comedy Central in the early to mid '90s. Recurring sketches included The Lame List (Or: What's Weak This Week), the High-Fivin' White Guys, and Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan.
Joel McHale got his start on the show, though after the Comedy Central version was off the air.
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Dec 31, 2019 11:24:26 GMT -5
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Post by Ronny Rayguns Is All Elite on Dec 31, 2019 12:32:23 GMT -5
MTV's the State doesn't get talked about enough.
It lead to Reno 911/Viva Variety and probably some other shows
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Futureraven: Beelzebruv
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Dec 31, 2019 13:12:18 GMT -5
I'm legitimately shocked that it has been, when you look at the cast there are people who've been mainstays of British comedy for 20 years now like Mark Heap, Kevin Eldon, Rebecca Front plus a couple of actual megastars in Catherine Tate and especially Simon Pegg, Hell, Nick Frost made his first TV appearence as an extra in the "Sexy French Puppet" sketch. All that from the creators of Father Ted, with Mitchell and Webb as contributors. It's an insane collection of talent.
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legendkiller1985
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Post by legendkiller1985 on Dec 31, 2019 13:45:20 GMT -5
MTV's the State doesn't get talked about enough. It lead to Reno 911/Viva Variety and probably some other shows Along with Wet Hot American Summer I second the Ben Stiller Show. It had Ben Stiller, Bob Odenkirk, Andy Dick and Janeane Garafalo on the Cast and David Cross, Judd Apatow, Dino Stamatopoulos on the writing team who eventually led into another one on HBO called Mr. Show
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Dec 31, 2019 16:48:53 GMT -5
The nature doco about Jockeys is one of my all time favourite sketches
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Post by I'm Team Bayley and Indi on Dec 31, 2019 17:58:49 GMT -5
some forgotten 90's British ones - The Glam Metal Detectives, The Real McCoys and Absolutely
The Mary Whitehouse Experience seems to be forgotten by a lot of people too
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Post by DSR on Dec 31, 2019 18:01:55 GMT -5
The Birthday Boys. It aired on IFC for two seasons (paired with Comedy Bang Bang). It was exec produced by Bob Odenkirk (who also appeared every so often) and starred the titular sketch/improv troupe.
Here's a sketch:
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Cranjis McBasketball
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Dec 31, 2019 18:25:58 GMT -5
House of Buggin'. Fox's attempt to create a Latino In Living Color. The one and only thing I remember from it was a skit where someone says, "Vanna White, you've just been outed! Your new -- and better -- name is, VANNA BLANCA!" This is what Fox used to replace the Critic.
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Post by karl100589 on Dec 31, 2019 18:59:03 GMT -5
some forgotten 90's British ones - The Glam Metal Detectives, The Real McCoys and Absolutely The Mary Whitehouse Experience seems to be forgotten by a lot of people too Absolutely gets mentioned a lot around our parts, helped by us living near a village called Stoneybridge
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Dec 31, 2019 19:28:35 GMT -5
The Mary Whitehouse Experience suffered from not being repeated properly. That and Rob Newman decided to become an arsehole. He’s finally started to mellow but for a long time he was bitter towards his co-stars. Shame, as he had the potential to be absolutely huge and arguably had the most talent of the four but he pissed off so many people, he never really got started.
Glad to see a lot of love for Big Train. One of my favourite sketch shows ever. The second series suffered slightly as Linehan didn’t write for it but it was still funny. Speaking of Big Train, I loved Kevin Eldon’s show, It’s Kevin but it was so surreal, it was very hit and miss. Great cast list though.
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Post by 4real on Dec 31, 2019 19:44:20 GMT -5
I remember me and my friends loving Big Train when we were kids. Especially the staring contests. Man 90’s UK comedy was sooooooooo good.
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Post by EP 54 is banned from Collision on Dec 31, 2019 20:55:33 GMT -5
Monkey Dust: super dark British animated sketch show.
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Post by Chainsaw on Dec 31, 2019 21:07:38 GMT -5
The funniest thing about Exit 57 (besides everything) was that Matthew McConaughey was such a big fan of the show, that he actually recreated one of his favorite sketches with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show.
A lot of people forget about The Idiot Box that Alex Winter created for MTV and was the springboard to Alex's cult classic Freaked.
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Post by Milkman Norm on Jan 1, 2020 1:19:01 GMT -5
MTV's the State doesn't get talked about enough. It lead to Reno 911/Viva Variety and probably some other shows $240 worth of pudding.
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agent817
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Post by agent817 on Jan 1, 2020 2:20:55 GMT -5
House of Buggin'. Fox's attempt to create a Latino In Living Color. The one and only thing I remember from it was a skit where someone says, "Vanna White, you've just been outed! Your new -- and better -- name is, VANNA BLANCA!" This is what Fox used to replace the Critic. Actually, it's the other way around. House of Buggin' premiered at the start of 1995. It only lasted until March that year, when The Critic premiered on Fox. Then again, The Critic likely also replaced that Get Smart reboot from that same year.
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Cranjis McBasketball
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jan 1, 2020 2:22:54 GMT -5
This is what Fox used to replace the Critic. Actually, it's the other way around. House of Buggin' premiered at the start of 1995. It only lasted until March that year, when The Critic premiered on Fox. Then again, The Critic likely also replaced that Get Smart reboot from that same year. Well, that's what I get for believing what Mike Reiss wrote in his book.
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Post by The Barber on Jan 1, 2020 7:49:37 GMT -5
Almost Live. Aired in Seattle for years, a less Seattle-centric version (with most but hardly all of the localized jokes removed) aired on Comedy Central in the early to mid '90s. Recurring sketches included The Lame List (Or: What's Weak This Week), the High-Fivin' White Guys, and Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan. Didn't Bill Nye start on that show, too?
The sketch comedy shows that I think are forgotten are:
The Dana Carvey Show (great Hulu documentary about it)
The Underground (a Damon Wayans produced show for Showtime. Had Aries Spears after he left MadTV)
The Jenny McCarthy Show (one of many forgotten MTV sketch comedy shows)
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petef3
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Post by petef3 on Jan 1, 2020 9:42:18 GMT -5
Indeed he did. As did Joel McHale.
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