Mad TV & SNL

[Guest hige_fatwolf]

Does anyone else watch this show? I think it's quite funny!

Ashlee Simpson: "OOOOOOOHHHHH!!! I thought that sounded really punk rock."
Producers: "PERFECT! Don't do it AGAIN! We have it recorded!"

Kid: "Did you ever think of changing it from Pieces of Me to Pieces of Sh-*cuts off*"

[yogi bear]

I watch reruns on Comedy Central , but it all went down hill when cast members like Debra Wilson, Will Sasso, Alex Borstien, Nichole Sullivan, Mo collins and Phil Lamar left.

[Guest hige_fatwolf]

I know...Ms. Swan was awesome...and so was Lorraine. And since Mo Collins and Alex Borstein left, those sketches are gone. :eek:

[Manic Webb]

These days, I think Frank Caliendo and Stephanie Weir are the only funny people they have... and with good reason. Every good cast member has left, and they only seem to be hiring lack-luster people who were probably rejected by SNL. Funkenstein was funny the first time, but the joke got old after they kept recurring that sketch. Without Mo Collins, Michael McDonald lost half of his recurring characters-- which is just as well, because Stewart was getting [i]really[/i] tired.

Frank Caliendo is really talented, though. He's got a great roster of celebrity impersonations: Madden, Al Pacino, the announcer of Price is Right, ect.

And I just like Stephanie Weir's characters, especially that elderly lady who uses common sense where most people don't.

Paul Vogt's only good character is Mrs. Gerret from Facts of Life. Danielle Gaither uses the same ghetto personality for every celebrity impersonation. Aries Spears seems to be playing the "straight man" in a lot of sketches, lately. Bobby Lee's Connie Chung was good back when Connie was still on TV. Meyers and Berenholtz just aren't funny. Anyone else isn't worth mentioning.

So yeah. Reruns on Comedy Central, it is.

[Pumpkin]

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I watch Mad TV every saturday night, too me especially since Jimmy Fallon left, I've stopped watching SNL. Seriously that show has hit rock bottom for me, MAD TV however i think is really funny. I love Dot, and I also love that old lady who runs nakid on the beach. Gotta love nakid old ladies. he he [/FONT][/SIZE]

[defbug]

I'm a fanatic of MadTv.. The show's funny as hell.. But I missed the original cast Debra Wilson, Will Sasso, Alex Borstien, Nichole Sullivan, Mo collins, Phil Lamar, Artie Lange, Orlando Jones, Lisa Kushell, Pat Kilbane, and Mary Scheer since they left the show to pursue other careers and shows... But Aries Spears remains but he funny too..

Here are my fave characters listed: [IMG]http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v299/defbug/animated/anidance.gif[/IMG]

Deborah Wilson - Whitney Houston, Bunifa Halifa Sharifa Lahifa Jackson
Will Sasso - Stephen Segal, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and Senor Bag of Crap
Alex Borstien - Miss Swan
Nicole Sullivan - Antonia, the Vancome Lady, Sally McBride, Kathy Lee Gifford
Mo Collins - Lorraine Swanson, Rosa, Cher
Phil Lamar - The UBS Guy
Mary Scheer - Dixie Wetsworth, the Smoking lady

[Syk3]

I've always preferred Mad TV to SNL, the sole reason being because I thought Mad TV was funnier and I laughed more. I don't pretend to be an expert on either, though, and I've only seen about 5 or so episodes of SNL. As for the new Mad TV, all I watch is pretty much reruns anyway, with the old cast, and I like it, lol. Stewart is one of my favorite sketchy, but Ms. Swan.. I want to strangle her. o_o

[yogi bear]

I just saw the begining season of SNL (including the Simpson incident), and I saw the new season of Mad tv and I compared the 2 and I thought way has SNL been on for so long its so horrible. Compared to madtv SNL is the crapiest thing on late night that forces you to go to bed early :flaming:. A few exceptions are the weekend update with Tina Fey and Jimmiy Fallon who just left :( and Horatio Sanz (the big guy who could never replace Chris Farley) what does anyone else think?

[Epitome]

[quote name='yogi bear']I just saw the begining season of SNL (including the Simpson incident), and I saw the new season of Mad tv and I compared the 2 and I thought way has SNL been on for so long its so horrible. Compared to madtv SNL is the crapiest thing on late night that forces you to go to bed early :flaming:. A few exceptions are the weekend update with Tina Fey and Jimmiy Fallon who just left :( and Horatio Sanz (the big guy who could never replace Chris Farley) what does anyone else think?[/quote]
[size=1][color=SeaGreen]I totally disagree with you. Even though alot of the really funny people left SNL, I still think it is way better than MadTV.

The thing with MadTV is, they way that the show is presented is just to poor. I have only seen a couple episodes that I have liked where they had funny jokes and actually had a good presentation of them.

On the other hand, SNL always has good presentation and most of the time the jokes are hilarious. Like the one this weekend, they were doing a skit where a young girl wanted to get her ear pierced and it was probably one of the funniest things Ive seen on the show. I could not stop laughing.

Also the "Weekend Update" I believe it is called is also hilarious. But ever since Jimmy Fallon left it really hasnt been the same, Ill give you that much.[/size][/color]

[I, Colossus]

At their current state, who cares, they are both horribly un-funny as far as I'm concerned. MadTV was never too funny at all, to me, anyway. It just seemed like a bunch of poop jokes.

However, SNL can beat MADTV with the "Cowbell" skit alone. So, I vote SNL.

[Epitome]

[QUOTE=Blinky]At their current state, who cares, they are both horribly un-funny as far as I'm concerned. MadTV was never too funny at all, to me, anyway. It just seemed like a bunch of poop jokes.

However, SNL can beat MADTV with the "Cowbell" skit alone. So, I vote SNL.[/QUOTE]
[size=1][color=SeaGreen]"I have a fever, and the only prescription, is more cowbell" -Christopher Walken.

Oh man, that was a GREAT episode. But I agree with you, both have seem to have lost their touch but I still think SNL is much funnier. Actually my mom informed me that she taped an episode for me that was on tonight. It was the "Presidential Bash." Ive only watch a portion of it but so far its quite hilarious.

But my vote is still SNL as well.[/size][/color]

[Shinmaru]

They're both pretty bad right now. Overall, SNL has been funnier, for longer, but the past few years, SNL has just [i]tanked[/i]. Mad TV has never really been funny enough to really get me to want to watch it regularly. I'd say SNL is funnier, mostly based on the older seasons, which are just hilarious.

[Manic Webb]

[color=navy][The "Madtv" and "Madtv vs SNL" threads have been merged together.][/color]

SNL has its moments, but they're too few and far between. Some cast members just can't seem to stay in character (I'm looking at you, Horatio Sanz), while some have no sense of comedic timing (you know who you are... Will Forte, Seth Meyers). And I won't even bring up how they can't find any good/funny celebrities to host anymore. I only really watch it for Weekend Update, and I'd say Amy is hanging in there as Jimmy's replacement.

What the show really needs is a new crop of writers. The current staff seems to be under the impression that their little anecdotes and personal experiences will translate well on stage. Instead, we end up with sketches where two characters are holding a mundane conversation about bellybutton lint for 5 minutes straight. They don't seem to understand that not all conversational humor works in front of a large audience. You may have miraculously said something witty (for once) during dinner last night, but that doesn't mean you should translate the whole experience onto script and coerce Tina Fey & Lorne Michaels into running it.

Anyone else find it strange that the funniest thing to happen all season was the Ashlee Simpson incident?

[yogi bear]

The Simpson incident was pretty funny, but noitce how Snl rides the backs of popular trends and people it seems they get the flavor of the month put them on their show in hopes that more people will watch them I think with out that single formula they problaby would bomb you can say that mad tv with our with out a famous celebrity on the show it was still good. (but I'll admit Madtv is going downhil a tad bit.)

[Nikorasu]

I prefer SNL to MadTV, but it's true that SNL has lost most of their best people. Will Ferrel was the best Bush, and with the election and all, it's awful that he's gone. It's also sad to see Jimmy Fallon leave. At least we still have Darrel Hammond.

[Pumpkin]

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On the other hand, SNL always has good presentation and most of the time the jokes are hilarious. Like the one this weekend, they were doing a skit where a young girl wanted to get her ear pierced and it was probably one of the funniest things Ive seen on the show. I could not stop laughing.

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[FONT=Verdana][SIZE=1] I have to admit that one was pretty funny 'RICK RICK RICK!" probably one of the funninest..but i also have to agree that most of there stuff is rarely funny, every once in awhile ill find one that is great, it was alot better in the old days, and i just think some of there stuff gets old. MAD TV is more willing to bend the rules a bit now. But of course this debate could go on forever and ever [/FONT][/SIZE]