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Post by horsemen4ever on Dec 4, 2023 16:06:26 GMT -5
Which of these Saturday Night Live alternatives do you think is better?
Fridays or Mad TV?
I know it is not a equal combination. One show lasted much longer, one show actually went head to head with Saturday Night Live. They both had very talented cast, some of which made their marks on television else where.
Ironically what they do have in common, is a work shoot sketch that involves wrestling related people in Andy Kauffman and Bret Hart.
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Post by tafkaga on Dec 4, 2023 17:21:01 GMT -5
I wanted to like Mad TV, but I can't think of one time where it ever made me laugh. Still watch their bits on Youtube sometimes and am always underwhelmed.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Dec 4, 2023 17:53:12 GMT -5
While I have seen a few episodes of Fridays, it was on before I was born where as Mad TV's peak was when I was like 12 years old and obsessed with sketch comedy. I rarely missed an episode in 96/97.
Ironically, both were greatly helped out by SNL absolutely sucking donkey balls when they debuted
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Post by horsemen4ever on Dec 4, 2023 17:57:12 GMT -5
While I have seen a few episodes of Fridays, it was on before I was born where as Mad TV's peak was when I was like 12 years old and obsessed with sketch comedy. I rarely missed an episode in 96/97. Ironically, both were greatly helped out by SNL absolutely sucking donkey balls when they debuted Well Fridays debuted during season 5 of SNL which was a decline from previous seasons, and it is not bad yet, the SNL brand was still strong. Mad TV debuted when SNL was coming off of the 1994-95 season which was awful.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Dec 4, 2023 17:58:31 GMT -5
While I have seen a few episodes of Fridays, it was on before I was born where as Mad TV's peak was when I was like 12 years old and obsessed with sketch comedy. I rarely missed an episode in 96/97. Ironically, both were greatly helped out by SNL absolutely sucking donkey balls when they debuted Well Fridays debuted during season 5 of SNL which was a decline from previous seasons, and it is not bad yet, the SNL brand was still strong. Mad TV debuted when SNL was coming off of the 1994-95 season which was awful. I stand corrected, Fridays did debut at the tail end of the 5th season. I knew it started in 1980, didn't realise it was spring of '80
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Post by tirtefaa on Dec 4, 2023 20:02:39 GMT -5
I really did not like Fridays. It'll always be known for the Andy Kaufman incident, which I never found funny, Kaufman had far better "unscripted" stuff with Letterman.
Mad TV was pretty good. I enjoyed it until it became the Michael McDonald show.
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Post by Milkman Norm on Dec 4, 2023 20:42:17 GMT -5
I mean if SCTV isn't an option I guess it's Mad TV.
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Post by Schizo on Dec 4, 2023 22:02:14 GMT -5
Mad TV had CLOPS. and Will Sasso. Those alone makes it better
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Post by tirtefaa on Dec 4, 2023 22:31:01 GMT -5
I mean if SCTV isn't an option I guess it's Mad TV. I was thinking then or Kids in the Hall...
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Post by horsemen4ever on Dec 4, 2023 22:46:02 GMT -5
I mean if SCTV isn't an option I guess it's Mad TV. I was thinking then or Kids in the Hall... Well I was going to defend not include SCTV because I don't consider that a competitor for SNL, more of a companion show, though I am not too sure about that, I know for sure Kid In the Hall is not a SNL competitor consider who was producing the show.
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Dec 4, 2023 23:59:51 GMT -5
I really did not like Fridays. It'll always be known for the Andy Kaufman incident, which I never found funny, Kaufman had far better "unscripted" stuff with Letterman. Mad TV was pretty good. I enjoyed it until it became the Michael McDonald show. MadTV had an incredible collection of very talented comedians who, largely, were not allowed to actually be funny and also Michael McDonald was there. The biggest issue is that 97% of their recurring characters were trash
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Dec 5, 2023 0:40:59 GMT -5
I mean if SCTV isn't an option I guess it's Mad TV. I never saw SCTV until the late 90's, early 2000's when it was playing on The Comedy Network
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Post by Malcolm on Dec 5, 2023 0:47:45 GMT -5
I'm going with MadTV because I don't even remember Fridays. I at least remember MadTV from actually watching it and it being a punchline. Fridays? Nothing.
Edit: Oh. It aired before I was even born and where the Andy Kaufman incident happened. Still, outside of that. Nothing.
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Post by JoDaNa1281 on Dec 5, 2023 0:48:00 GMT -5
Mad TV.
It had it's not so good periods, but most of it was funny...and when it hit, it freaking hit!
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Post by bibboid on Dec 5, 2023 1:09:42 GMT -5
I mean if SCTV isn't an option I guess it's Mad TV. I was thinking then or Kids in the Hall... Or maybe The State I know I watched Fridays but I honestly can’t remember a single sketch from the show.
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Post by horsemen4ever on Dec 5, 2023 12:57:59 GMT -5
Well this is one sketch I will never forget. Especially the idea of Easter rocks.
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Post by Savage Gambino on Dec 5, 2023 13:06:36 GMT -5
Kinda Mad TV by default, just because today is the first time I've ever heard of Fridays.
After a cursory Google, I'm somewhat tickled to find out their far and ahead most successful reoccurring star and his distant second (Larry David and Kramer from Seinfeld) went on have far more success at rival network NBC, with David even writing for SNL.
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Post by Push R Truth on Dec 5, 2023 13:37:21 GMT -5
MadTV had some really high highs but had this abundance of mediocre and unwatchable crap. SNL had a much more favorable ratio of good content to crap. But when MadTV hit a homerun it was a hard belly laugh. That said, I tended to watch SNL more just because of consistency. Sometimes MadTV was flat embarrassing to watch for entire episodes. Even the worst SNL episodes would get bailed out by a solid Weekend Update or a great commercial parody.
Fridays... never was a thing for me.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Dec 5, 2023 14:43:34 GMT -5
Considering I grew up with Mad TV (and by extension, Fox’s Saturday night lineup of back to back Cops, plus America’s Most Wanted and syndicated Simpsons at 10/10:30), I guess it’s that show by default.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Dec 5, 2023 19:14:23 GMT -5
I mean, I gave Fridays the nod simply because it starred Ms. Musso.
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