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skellorock
09/29/08, 09:53 AM
yes, narrow it down to the one you that had you laughing the hardest, and quoting it till it wasnt funny anymore!
phoenixinflames
09/29/08, 10:07 AM
The Upright Citizens Brigade is amazing.
skellorock
09/29/08, 10:18 AM
personally i've watched maybe half of those shows for more than one episode, it's a tough call tho, SNL while they've sucked for awhile now, still their late 70's stuff, and late 80's-mid 90's is classic(and of course anytime Walken has hosted), But even still, Monty Python's Flying Circus is just as legendary, and Mad TV killed most late 90's SNL, and All That will always be the funniest kids sketch show.
and of course in recent years Chapplle's Show comes to mind, at least the first season, which constantly had me in stitches, having to pick my jaw back up off the floor, and same goes w/Whitest Kid's U'Know, however, they have some pretty lame stuff too(but the edgy stuff is friggin edgy lol)
just.Starla.
09/29/08, 11:08 AM
i love the old episodes of MadTv from 98-03. the show pretty much sucks now. but Chapelle's Show was awesome too, i didnt notice that it was up there
just.Starla.
09/29/08, 11:09 AM
personally i've watched maybe half of those shows for more than one episode, it's a tough call tho, SNL while they've sucked for awhile now, still their late 70's stuff, and late 80's-mid 90's is classic(and of course anytime Walken has hosted), But even still, Monty Python's Flying Circus is just as legendary, and Mad TV killed most late 90's SNL, and All That will always be the funniest kids sketch show.
and of course in recent years Chapplle's Show comes to mind, at least the first season, which constantly had me in stitches, having to pick my jaw back up off the floor, and same goes w/Whitest Kid's U'Know, however, they have some pretty lame stuff too(but the edgy stuff is friggin edgy lol)
agreed.
TheSkunk
09/29/08, 12:15 PM
mad
snl in the 90's was amazing.
serenity1992
09/29/08, 01:36 PM
Gotta give it to SNL...Will Farrell and Adam Sandler were my favorites
Im the only WKUK vote so far. lol
I love that show.
ihatecayte
09/29/08, 02:22 PM
i gotta give it to wkuk.
true, they do have some way lame sketches, but the rest compensate excellently.
unfortunately, there's too much of SNL that has sucked, especially in the past few years.
and i've always hated madtv, for some reason.
just.Starla.
09/29/08, 02:31 PM
Im the only WKUK vote so far. lol
I love that show.
i gotta give it to wkuk.
true, they do have some way lame sketches, but the rest compensate excellently.
unfortunately, there's too much of SNL that has sucked, especially in the past few years.
and i've always hated madtv, for some reason.
WKUK was awesome its first season when it was on fuse, but i haven't been watching lately.
is it still funny? i think it still comes on, but on IFC right?
skellorock
09/29/08, 03:02 PM
WKUK was awesome its first season when it was on fuse, but i haven't been watching lately.
is it still funny? i think it still comes on, but on IFC right?
as far as the most recent season goes, Part 3(of 4) in the Opus sketch is by far the funniest thing to me from the entire season, Tho the second part, where timmy's the kid, the language he uses at his mom goes past offensive and is just stupid, and i wasnt crazy about zach's screaming at God, but part 3 where trevor plays the devil is friggin hilarious, which i still quote constantly.
here it is if you wanna see it, its divided into parts 1&2 and 3&4, but if you wanna skip to the best part watch Part 3 lol
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Indoor Living
09/29/08, 03:05 PM
WKUK was fucking hilarious. I say was, because I don't get IFC. I gotta go with SNL though, because I am a huge fan of the rising stars on there. It's always been a classic, obviously, but Samberg, Forte, Meyers, Hader have really bright futures, even if the show isn't doing so great today.
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just.Starla.
09/29/08, 03:08 PM
as far as the most recent season goes, Part 3(of 4) in the Opus sketch is by far the funniest thing to me from the entire season, Tho the second part, where timmy's the kid, the language he uses at his mom goes past offensive and is just stupid, and i wasnt crazy about zach's screaming at God, but part 3 where trevor plays the devil is friggin hilarious, which i still quote constantly.
here it is if you wanna see it, its divided into parts 1&2 and 3&4, but if you wanna skip to the best part watch Part 3 lol
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thanks for posting that! i'll most def watch sometime.
Nerdy91
09/29/08, 03:40 PM
I put Chapelle show bc snl was awesome in the 90s but sucks now and i love Tyrome and Im Rick James b&*$#
I don't watch any of these.
ihatecayte
09/29/08, 08:32 PM
as far as the most recent season goes, Part 3(of 4) in the Opus sketch is by far the funniest thing to me from the entire season, Tho the second part, where timmy's the kid, the language he uses at his mom goes past offensive and is just stupid, and i wasnt crazy about zach's screaming at God, but part 3 where trevor plays the devil is friggin hilarious, which i still quote constantly.
the opus is the sketch that got me into wkuk, cause a friend posted it in a myspace bulletin.
so fucking hilarious.
my friend and i still quote trevor's devil and zach's whole character.
i really wish they'd put season 2 out on dvd already...
i picked the only one ive heard of and/or seen - mad tv
briewer
09/30/08, 11:08 AM
Does Stella count as sketch comedy? I quote that show on a daily basis.
btw, who the fuck voted for Mad TV?
ForeverDelayed
09/30/08, 09:32 PM
Monty Python all the way. SNL in its prime was just about as good, but they've had way too many down times to win. In Living Colour was awesome, but not quite on the same level. Kids in the Hall had its moments. Chappelle's Show was brilliant, but I always saw it as more of a mix of sketch and standup and I wouldn't really compare it to the rest on the list. Never got into Mad TV at all, and I haven't really watched most of the others. Also, you forgot The State, anybody remember it? "I wanna dip my balllllllls in it!!!"
Nobodyhearsyou
09/30/08, 09:36 PM
mad
is awful
Nobodyhearsyou
09/30/08, 09:37 PM
i picked the only one ive heard of and/or seen - mad tv
Drop the fork
Nobodyhearsyou
09/30/08, 10:10 PM
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Chromefox
10/01/08, 12:33 AM
(X) Other: The Chaser's War on Everything
EDIT: Nobody knows Kids in the Hall? Dave Foley!
(X) Other: The Chaser's War on Everything
EDIT: Nobody knows Kids in the Hall? Dave Foley!
haha how good are the chasers!
funny shit right there
Anthony Lutz
10/01/08, 05:32 AM
I chose Mr. Show because that's the only one that I own on DVD. However, Whitest Kids U Know is quickly becoming a favorite of mine.
Anthony Lutz
10/01/08, 05:38 AM
as far as the most recent season goes, Part 3(of 4) in the Opus sketch is by far the funniest thing to me from the entire season, Tho the second part, where timmy's the kid, the language he uses at his mom goes past offensive and is just stupid, and i wasnt crazy about zach's screaming at God, but part 3 where trevor plays the devil is friggin hilarious, which i still quote constantly.
here it is if you wanna see it, its divided into parts 1&2 and 3&4, but if you wanna skip to the best part watch Part 3 lol
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Hahaha, I actually watched both of those... So great!
automat
10/01/08, 08:21 AM
Voted for Chappelle's Show as it's the only one i've seen, let alone heard of. Not sure why you've substituted the word "USA's" for the word "worlds" in the topic's title. Like your sports, nobody but Americans watch American comedy, so why, as ever do the yanks presume America = the world.
Sorry, but it's just ignorant. My real vote is for The Fast Show.
heykayla
10/01/08, 11:21 PM
Any SNL before or around 2000, was great. But In Living Color is definitely my favorite. They had fly girls and the sketches with Jim Carrey in the background. That's all I need.
heykayla
10/01/08, 11:23 PM
[EDIT: Nobody knows Kids in the Hall? Dave Foley!
I think my favorite on the show was Kevin. I just loved that show in general, though. Not enough appreciation here.
aradiantsunrise
10/02/08, 05:58 AM
Went with Mad TV.
skellorock
10/02/08, 06:05 AM
Voted for Chappelle's Show as it's the only one i've seen, let alone heard of. Not sure why you've substituted the word "USA's" for the word "worlds" in the topic's title. Like your sports, nobody but Americans watch American comedy, so why, as ever do the yanks presume America = the world.
Sorry, but it's just ignorant. My real vote is for The Fast Show.
dude like half of those are canadian lol, and are you telling me that brits sneer at monty python's broad appeal? lol
automat
10/06/08, 03:48 AM
dude like half of those are canadian lol, and are you telling me that brits sneer at monty python's broad appeal? lol
Canadian/American whatever. Canadians are just wannabe Americans anyway. It's also a probably a good reason why i've not seen most of them anyway. For such a big country, Canada is like the quietest nation on Earth. Do they actually do anything?
And of course Brits like Monty Python. We just don't worship it like Americans, and most of us realise it's just wackiness-for-wackiness' sake severely lacking in the joke department. And isn't it like 30 years older than the rest of those listed. We have made sketch shows since you know.
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