Why 'MADTV' Ended? - Here's Why

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  • Опубліковано 19 січ 2025
  • www.comedyhype... - MadTV would become one of history's most talked sketch-comedy series that would rival SNL. For a new episode of 'Here's Why' we take a look at the iconic show and why it ultimately was taken off the air. Narrated by @SymphonyThompson. Instagram: @ComedyHype & Twitter: @ComedyHype_

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  • @jovanbrown9673
    @jovanbrown9673 3 роки тому +798

    Debra Wilson was the heart and soul of that show her Whitney Houston impression is the greatest impression I’ve ever seen

    • @SoDope29
      @SoDope29 3 роки тому +21

      I always said she was the queen of that show

    • @bobbyshaw2419
      @bobbyshaw2419 3 роки тому +4

      You ain't never lied😂😂😂😂

    • @suwu916
      @suwu916 3 роки тому +2

      She was

    • @blakeharris58
      @blakeharris58 3 роки тому +15

      Her Oprah was better.

    • @3912James
      @3912James 3 роки тому +12

      She and Aries Speres were hilarious.

  • @Zeverinsen
    @Zeverinsen 3 роки тому +373

    So basically: *Greedy executives kill a good thing as usual.*

    • @mjohnson1741
      @mjohnson1741 3 роки тому +38

      Pretty much, they ruin everything.

    • @two-moonz2953
      @two-moonz2953 8 місяців тому +3

      They now work for Disney

  • @Hains22
    @Hains22 3 роки тому +403

    Mad TV was truly a game changer for our generation. Inspired by “House of Buggin,” it was, at one point, the funniest show on TV. It's a shame that Debra Wilson didn't receive the compensation she deserved. 🤷🏾‍♂️

    • @michaelr3583
      @michaelr3583 3 роки тому +36

      house of buggin was just a latino in living color

    • @southpaw2k1
      @southpaw2k1 3 роки тому +9

      @@michaelr3583 Facts

    • @retroesso
      @retroesso 3 роки тому +8

      Ummmmm you just skip over In living color

    • @southpaw2k1
      @southpaw2k1 3 роки тому +13

      @@retroesso In Living Color and House of Buggin were prime time sketch comedy shows. Mad TV and SNL were both late night comedy shows.

    • @dapernz
      @dapernz 3 роки тому +3

      Wow, I used to love that show. Not too many people remember it.

  • @flashfunk0373
    @flashfunk0373 3 роки тому +530

    Mad TV really put up and coming comedians and voice actors like Phil LaMarr and Nicole Sullivan on the map. Great show and it’s way better than SNL👍🏾

    • @wkatc007
      @wkatc007 3 роки тому +47

      Aries Spears
      Key & Peele
      Will Sasso
      Alex Borstein
      Frank Caliendo
      Orlando Jones
      Debra Wilson
      Artie Lange
      Bobby Lee
      Michael McDonald
      Literally the most diverse and funniest cast since In Living Color

    • @flashfunk0373
      @flashfunk0373 3 роки тому +3

      @@wkatc007 Yessir!!

    • @cameronsweirdnaturechannel
      @cameronsweirdnaturechannel 3 роки тому +6

      Don't forget Alex Borstein! She has voiced Lois Griffin since rhe beginning

    • @BigDapPacino
      @BigDapPacino 3 роки тому

      @@wkatc007 Fox let all that talent go to waste...it wanted to focus on primetime animation shows and cutting edge sitcoms with lead actors to attract teenage girls...they should have put them in some movies based on characters like Stewart..they would have made some big money if they knew what they were doing instead of just trying to beat the big 3 at their own game!

    • @cazprescott9
      @cazprescott9 3 роки тому +4

      Debra Wilson was great on the Boondocks as Mistress L'evil, the head of BET. Aries did an episode about Stinkmeaner's hater friends. Classic stuff.

  • @romegrey2600
    @romegrey2600 3 роки тому +328

    MAD TV wasnt In Living Color but for a time it seemed ptetty close and the stars they created were impressive as hell which is why I never understood why they didnt go all in to keep it going

    • @michaelr3583
      @michaelr3583 3 роки тому +22

      the last couple of years it wasn't funny

    • @mazzb305
      @mazzb305 3 роки тому +20

      I looked at MADTV as a more gritty, edgy SNL.

    • @romegrey2600
      @romegrey2600 3 роки тому +9

      @@michaelr3583 every sketch comedy show goes through those years if they don't keep reloading or have the backing they need from the network sadly

    • @Charsi_Escobar
      @Charsi_Escobar 3 роки тому +11

      @@michaelr3583 after everyone left and it was a bunch of new faces; wasn’t the same anymore :/

    • @LifeBehindtheMusicandCameras
      @LifeBehindtheMusicandCameras 3 роки тому +6

      The ratings had significantly dropped but I think it was more about too many chief's and not enough Indians

  • @chacanngardner165
    @chacanngardner165 3 роки тому +1084

    I loved madtv! SNL wasn't better than In Living Color or Madtv.

    • @redniggah44
      @redniggah44 3 роки тому +32

      Period

    • @kayshawnsimmons6822
      @kayshawnsimmons6822 3 роки тому +18

      I agree

    • @Slice2099
      @Slice2099 3 роки тому +13

      90s SNL was better than MADtv and In living color

    • @lastjob2011
      @lastjob2011 3 роки тому +23

      We don't have to pick choices against each other. There is room for ALL. Different flavors for different tastes.

    • @craiganbrooks1485
      @craiganbrooks1485 3 роки тому +7

      Agreed

  • @myvalentine9590
    @myvalentine9590 3 роки тому +843

    Mad TV was way funnier than SNL. Aries Spears was hilarious

    • @justcallmebetty7717
      @justcallmebetty7717 3 роки тому +19

      FACTS!!..SNL Hasn't been good since Eddie Murphy!

    • @NewBluesBros
      @NewBluesBros 3 роки тому +4

      Him as Shaq-Kobe don't go rapin'

    • @brandoncooley70
      @brandoncooley70 3 роки тому +17

      Hell not only that in living color was way better than snl too

    • @shiestysean
      @shiestysean 3 роки тому +3

      They definitely gave SNL problems. SNL won the war though

    • @shiestysean
      @shiestysean 3 роки тому

      They definitely gave SNL problems. SNL won the war though

  • @GiancarloFloyd
    @GiancarloFloyd 3 роки тому +207

    I remember rushing to get home when I was a kid to watch Mad Tv Bobbie lee was and still is one of my favorite comics.

    • @Lkmsundastood
      @Lkmsundastood 3 роки тому +11

      Bobbie Lee and Ms. Swan were my favorites

    • @jduce68
      @jduce68 3 роки тому +16

      Stuart and Lorraine were a couple of my faves. This show was truly GREAT!

    • @michaelr3583
      @michaelr3583 3 роки тому +6

      Bonifa gave me🪵 every time

    • @jduce68
      @jduce68 3 роки тому +3

      @@michaelr3583 I forgot about her🤣 Yaaassssss!

    • @GiancarloFloyd
      @GiancarloFloyd 3 роки тому +3

      I liked Tank and Stewart.

  • @YoungSwaggness
    @YoungSwaggness 3 роки тому +136

    "Stewart" and "he Looka likea a Man" was my two favorite joints on Mad TV 😂😂😂

    • @RichRotorhead
      @RichRotorhead 3 роки тому +14

      Ms. Swan 😂 yeah me too

    • @simplynea333
      @simplynea333 3 роки тому +5

      Omg every time I see her I think of that lol

    • @LJPhoto_
      @LJPhoto_ 3 роки тому +3

      Lmao facts

  • @diallo1347
    @diallo1347 3 роки тому +138

    There was a time when Mad TV was on top, especially those first 5 seasons.

    • @DavidLLambertmobile
      @DavidLLambertmobile 8 місяців тому +1

      I agree. The show was funny but around 2004/2005 it fell flat. 📺 .... the better actors had drifted off.

  • @francisko338
    @francisko338 3 роки тому +277

    MADtv was light years funnier than SNL's funniest skits

    • @wall91nutz
      @wall91nutz 3 роки тому +3

      sure it was..Eddie Murphy Chris Rock Mike Myers Dana Carvey Phil Hartman Will Ferrell Adam Sandler or....Horror movie writer jordan peele lol

    • @francisko338
      @francisko338 3 роки тому +6

      @WALL91NUTZ Uh, that's Academy Award winner, Jordan Peele. 😉 My comment was really more of a critique of the show's writers than the on-screen talent.
      SNL has spawned LEGENDS in the world of entertainment, no one is taking that away from them, but when it comes to a bulk of their skits, it's often dry, courtesy laughs with the occasional standouts.
      At the time when MADtv was hitting its stride, Fox was still finding its footing as a contender in the network wars. I think if MAD had been on ABC or CBS, it would've had possibly greater exposure, but with Fox--because they had that younger demographic--it was able to get away with much riskier & often funnier sketches; just like it's predecessor, In Living Color (which was also funnier than SNL)

    • @blowc1612
      @blowc1612 3 роки тому +3

      @@francisko338 as I got older I found SNL kits a lot funnier than MadTV even rewatching some of its skits now. I liked MadTV growing up more than snl, but snl has now made laugh more than MadTV ever did.

    • @robertpreston2220
      @robertpreston2220 Рік тому +1

      exactly

    • @PRHILL9696
      @PRHILL9696 Рік тому +2

      fact

  • @I-canMakeTheGlobeShift
    @I-canMakeTheGlobeShift 3 роки тому +151

    We also gotta pay more Homage
    to Phil Lamar And Orlando Jones.
    when talking about MAD TV.Those
    2 brothas were also very early
    greats of the show but underated
    legends in todays conversations.
    Overall every cast member of
    MAD are legends..

    • @BushidoBrownSama
      @BushidoBrownSama 3 роки тому +6

      Faaaacts

    • @AnAdorableWombat
      @AnAdorableWombat 3 роки тому +4

      Yes!!! Also Will Sasso, Mike McDonald and Aries Spears! And Debra Wilson and Aries in those damn whitney and Bobby skits😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @beeboo2523
      @beeboo2523 3 роки тому +1

      "She likes to party all the time".

    • @sirpoopalot6420
      @sirpoopalot6420 2 роки тому +1

      the UPS guy!!! Like a Whack-a-Mole, those sketches continually pop up in my memory.

  • @calvinbethea3369
    @calvinbethea3369 3 роки тому +60

    This show was so superior to SNL. It never fails to amaze me that network executives would pay themselves before reinvestment in the product. Artist are always expected to do more with less.

  • @dee2ttown
    @dee2ttown 3 роки тому +130

    I used to laugh hard at the Klops sketches, Aries Spears with another actress spin on The Wizard Of Oz, where he played a slave, and Debra Wilson potrayal of Oprah#BringThe90sBack!

    • @thenewbull00
      @thenewbull00 3 роки тому +4

      Take my hand Philip!!!

    • @BobbylightRCE
      @BobbylightRCE 3 роки тому

      Yup me too 🤣

    • @markwilson5967
      @markwilson5967 3 роки тому +1

      Those were the days!!!!!

    • @mo.bettuH
      @mo.bettuH 10 місяців тому

      Classic madness for sure! Especially watching Debra playing Della Rese

  • @russondaholley6415
    @russondaholley6415 3 роки тому +110

    MadTv will ALWAYS be a CLASSIC!❤

  • @bxdale83
    @bxdale83 3 роки тому +90

    I say all the time that Will Sasso should've been a big star. He was to Mad TV what Will Ferrell was to SNL but Will Sasso was more talented.

    • @RichRotorhead
      @RichRotorhead 3 роки тому +14

      I say the same thing about the actor that played Stewart. I was always amazed at how well he held character while the rest of the cast were struggling to do the same while visibly grinning 😂

    • @jaywood5831
      @jaywood5831 3 роки тому +9

      Will Sasso is the fucking man!

    • @KrystleLovesHorror
      @KrystleLovesHorror 3 роки тому +3

      FACTS!! 🙌

    • @gjergjaurelius9798
      @gjergjaurelius9798 3 роки тому +8

      His fuckin Tony soprano skit!🤣💯🤟🏻🇮🇹

    • @markwilson5967
      @markwilson5967 3 роки тому +2

      @@jaywood5831 for real!!!!!

  • @mjbankhead9063
    @mjbankhead9063 3 роки тому +83

    Stuart, Miss Swan, and the Vancome Lady were my favorite characters on MadTV. One of my favorite skits is when Hillary Clinton did a music video (take on Rihanna’s “Umbrella”) and she pretty much confessed she wanted to sleep with Obama. As soon as they started changing the cast I stopped watching.

    • @billzco6137
      @billzco6137 8 місяців тому

      Mad tv always switched up the cast though. By season 3 to 4 the original cast was almost completely gone. The Hilary clinton skit your talking about wasn't until 2008 and that was keegan Micheal key and Nicole Parker who was there from 2003 to 2009. The cast had alot who stayed for years like Micheal Mcdonald and Debra Wilson but overall there was always new cast members added as some left

  • @theone3746
    @theone3746 3 роки тому +53

    I never missed an episode when I was old enough to watch it, and the ones I did miss I recorded and cried laughing every time. SNL was nowhere near close to touching this. I wished a better network had them.

  • @nr30199
    @nr30199 3 роки тому +94

    I used to love MadTv. Ms. Swan was my girl😂

    • @mjbankhead9063
      @mjbankhead9063 3 роки тому +13

      “He look-a like-a man!” 😂

    • @nicolew6904
      @nicolew6904 3 роки тому +3

      Idk how she did that with a straight face. 😂

    • @EricaQueef
      @EricaQueef 3 роки тому +4

      Imagine a skit like that one airing today. The woke mob will shut down all TV.

    • @nicolew6904
      @nicolew6904 3 роки тому

      @@EricaQueef they'd lose their minds

    • @theGrifo187
      @theGrifo187 Рік тому

      @@EricaQueef they would've been marching

  • @abandoandahellcat
    @abandoandahellcat 3 роки тому +245

    Mad tv will always be better than Saturday night live

  • @Age_Of_The_God
    @Age_Of_The_God 3 роки тому +39

    Vintage Mad Is always the best

  • @vg4life
    @vg4life 3 роки тому +35

    “I have a cat named cece!” “Look what I can do!” “He looka like a man!” “tchaa, you know what?!” So many quotes from MadTV.

    • @CyberusSuper
      @CyberusSuper 2 роки тому +1

      "What I do?! What I do?!"

    • @ami2evil
      @ami2evil 2 роки тому

      Don't forget "I gooped myself"...

    • @sirpoopalot6420
      @sirpoopalot6420 2 роки тому

      "Oh. Come OOON NOW!" "THAT'S THE KRUMP! THAT'S THE KRUMP!"

  • @marvij200
    @marvij200 3 роки тому +40

    MadTv was a great show and i stayed up every saturday night to watch it. But I quit in like 2004 after all the changes

  • @jbmp1390
    @jbmp1390 3 роки тому +14

    The amount of talent from even the first season of MadTV is almost unbelievable. Will Sasso, Michael McDonald, Alex Borstein, Mo Collins, Phil Lamar, Debra Wilson, Pat Kilbane, Key and Peele, so many legends. And they didn't get the appreciation they deserved and often still don't. Thank you for the YEARS of comedy you provided me and millions of others throughout our childhoods and beyond.

    • @plawson8577
      @plawson8577 3 роки тому +2

      And Artie Lange and David Herman and Mary Scheer.

  • @ghettoblacktheater
    @ghettoblacktheater 3 роки тому +58

    Let's be truthful, MADTV was on FOX, the same FOX that canned In Living Color, cause Keena Wayans was a strong, powerful black man who wasn't going to let them run his show. MADTV thought the same was as Keena, the right way, so FOX did what they always do, can a great sketch show. If MADTV was on Comedy Central Saturday Night Live would be off the air, and MADTV would be pumping out great sketches/talent.

    • @robertarnold9676
      @robertarnold9676 3 роки тому +2

      The majority of the writers on In Living Color were White. Mad TV had more Black writers on there show .

    • @ghettoblacktheater
      @ghettoblacktheater 3 роки тому +5

      @@robertarnold9676 Keenan Wayans was the show's creator, and EP, meaning he ran the show. So it doesn't matter how many white writers the show had Keenan was still the boss. Thank you, and good day.

    • @robertarnold9676
      @robertarnold9676 3 роки тому +5

      @@ghettoblacktheater He was one of 5 Executive Producers and he didn't own the show.

    • @plawson8577
      @plawson8577 3 роки тому +5

      This. After 3 years, everything went downhill in mid 1992. Keenan had tons of creative control over ILC. After his brother Damon left for Hollywood, the Family run Sketch Comedy brand began to crumble as Keenan was firing people left and right. It was in 1993 when He was dismissed by FOX executives. Fax Bahr took over and even hired Chris Rock who had been turned down by The Wayans due to nepotism back in ‘89. But with ILC no longer family managed, the end was near and even Jim Carrey knew that. He already informed FOX that he wasn’t going to renew his contract after 93-94, with Carrey out, Fox decided that ILC couldn’t survive without Carrey or his creative control direction. So they canceled it.
      Fun Fact: MadTV was originally supposed to sneak peak pilot in November 1994 and begin its run in the Spring of 1995. But ILC executives wanted a Spinoff of ILC instead so House of Buggin’ debuted and ran during the Autumn of 1994 instead. In February 1995 after 8 disastrous shows with immensely poor ratings(It went up against MTV’s budding Gen X fledgling sketch comedy The State), Fax Bahr finally got his way as FOX went full steam ahead with MadTV.

  • @jbeezy1081
    @jbeezy1081 3 роки тому +55

    Growing up in a very strict Christian household, I use to have to sneak and watch MadTV!! I loved this show so much, I think this is why I have my love for Comedy to this day!!!!

    • @plawson8577
      @plawson8577 3 роки тому +4

      I grew up in a Pentecostal household and my family Loved MadTV. My Mom’s favorite sketch was when God appeared at a Rap Awards show and berated its winners for thanking him for writing songs degrading women. I especially loved it when MadTV exposed and mocked Psychics and Mediums, Kenny Kingston was hilarious when he got decked by Ike Turner and when Miss Swan was grilling Miss Cleo about 9/11.

    • @webguy943
      @webguy943 2 роки тому +2

      Religious families are so weird. Its always the religious thats the most closed minded.

    • @Zodroo_Tint
      @Zodroo_Tint 2 роки тому

      @@webguy943 They are and sadly science and state became a religion too.

    • @HI-lq4vl
      @HI-lq4vl 2 роки тому

      @@webguy943 weird because you don't understand? You should probably get out more if you think religious ppl are the most close minded.

    • @webguy943
      @webguy943 2 роки тому

      @@HI-lq4vl just the white christians

  • @maggmaxxx
    @maggmaxxx 3 роки тому +34

    Mad TV was hilarious!!!! Fox should’ve supported it better. I remember watching Mad and SNL and going “I can’t watch SNL anymore, if im gonna watch a whole episode and not laugh once, it’s a waste of my time.” I didn’t have that problem with MAD

    • @huldu
      @huldu Рік тому

      Sadly I think the show would have gone down either way because of our society not accepting comedy. It was inevitable. A damn shame to be honest because the humor was adult, dark and hilarious. They didn't pull any punches.

  • @ellisjackson3355
    @ellisjackson3355 3 роки тому +23

    I always thought mad tv was funnier than snl

  • @jaimechavez1647
    @jaimechavez1647 3 роки тому +11

    "That's my white Momma" was the most insane skit ever! Artie Lang is a legend. The original cast was amazing. Will Sasso as Steven Seagal was Funny Asf!

    • @erintheresa2430
      @erintheresa2430 Рік тому +1

      and kenny rogers

    • @okgo620
      @okgo620 Рік тому

      "Don't make me break my foot off in your ass!!!!"

  • @Suarez05
    @Suarez05 3 роки тому +42

    i will FOREVER hold a grudge for not allowing jordan peele to leave BECAUSE OF A STUPID CONTRACT!

  • @GrantDaily
    @GrantDaily 3 роки тому +59

    I'm glad I grew up watching MADtv. It was a lot more better than SNL. Too bad it wouldn't survived in today's PC world. :(

    • @mlynettepinky595
      @mlynettepinky595 3 роки тому +5

      It came back on 2016 on CW network but it was not the same.

    • @seapeajones
      @seapeajones 3 роки тому +2

      It would do fine.

  • @marvenp
    @marvenp 3 роки тому +11

    How in dafuq y’all leave Arie Spears out of this conversation?!! Comedy Hype is on some bullshit!!!!

  • @africanqueen2200
    @africanqueen2200 3 роки тому +14

    They all have to get their flowers because this show was hilarious!! Debra Wilson, Aries Spears, Michael McDonald, Mo Collins, Phil Lamar, Nicole Sullivan, Orlando Jones, Will Sasso (Kenny Rogers 😂) and Alexandra Borstein ALL carried the show.💐💐💐💐💐

  • @jamalvargas6146
    @jamalvargas6146 3 роки тому +29

    Hell I'll Take Reruns Of MadTV Over Robot Chicken and With the departure of Squidbillies that's going to be Adult Swim's longest series

    • @ellisjackson3355
      @ellisjackson3355 3 роки тому +7

      I like robot chicken and mad tv

    • @blakcinephile
      @blakcinephile 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah…I miss aqua teen hunger force

    • @shotteebwoi1O2
      @shotteebwoi1O2 3 роки тому +4

      Every season of MadTV are now on HBO Max!

    • @BassGal92
      @BassGal92 3 роки тому

      Robot Chicken still airs? I hadn't heard anything about it in years.

  • @03blaird
    @03blaird 3 роки тому +6

    mad tv from 1995-2003 was UNTOUCHABLE!

  • @josephwood5617
    @josephwood5617 3 роки тому +37

    98-2001 mad tv had it.

  • @Lkmsundastood
    @Lkmsundastood 3 роки тому +20

    I used to live for In living color and Mad tv.

  • @LifeBehindtheMusicandCameras
    @LifeBehindtheMusicandCameras 3 роки тому +11

    SNL's ratings aren't that great neither. SNL is only still around because the producer's are basically paying NBC to keep on the air.

    • @LifeIsNotorious
      @LifeIsNotorious 3 роки тому +3

      Yeah a lot of people didn't watch that stale bread shit.

    • @jaimesmith2266
      @jaimesmith2266 2 роки тому

      I truly believe the producers are paying them because i know that bullshit would have been canceled a long time ago snl was funny when chris farley,david spade and adam Sandler were on it.

  • @trinyvega
    @trinyvega 3 роки тому +32

    I remember living color and mad tv I still follow Bobby Lee in his podcast and what mo collins does, I mean all of them are great talents, and its a shame that they didn't continue supporting the show and yes it was raunchier and sarcastic and smart compared to SNL, even some sketches wouldn't run by today's standards but they had soo much more to offer, I hope they can come back or so a special or something I miss seeing variety in a sketch show and not just the same jokes every week.

    • @terejosh13
      @terejosh13 3 роки тому +2

      Mo Collins in Fear of the walking dead is the shit

    • @verynice126
      @verynice126 3 роки тому

      Bad friends is my favorite podcast

  • @scxpemusic
    @scxpemusic 3 роки тому +6

    The good shows are always canceled, and the shows like SNL and friends stay on air forever lol

  • @BLETransitYT
    @BLETransitYT 3 роки тому +9

    Mad TV will always be a thousand times better than SNL Everytime, it was the highlight of my Saturday night in the 90s

  • @listentoluucy1194
    @listentoluucy1194 3 роки тому +18

    I used to freaking love mad tv! I used to sneak and watch it every Saturday night

  • @jaimerodriguez1550
    @jaimerodriguez1550 3 роки тому +5

    MadTV was the expression of the working class society where SNL was bourgeois. MadTV was raw.

  • @travelinman
    @travelinman 3 роки тому +59

    After the original cast was gone it was not funny anymore

    • @Sirie7206
      @Sirie7206 3 роки тому +2

      It wasn’t at all

    • @daisyb4614
      @daisyb4614 3 роки тому +1

      At all

    • @DavidLLambertmobile
      @DavidLLambertmobile 8 місяців тому

      Yes .... the funny cast left off. Phil Lamarr, Artie Lange, Dave Herman, Debra Wilson, Nick Calendo.

  • @AnAdorableWombat
    @AnAdorableWombat 3 роки тому +9

    One of the funniest skits show period. The entire cast brought something different and they were extremely diverse. Snl is not even close to this.

  • @HebrewHakaishin
    @HebrewHakaishin 3 роки тому +11

    The 80's 90's and 00's were the best years for comedy. It was fun while it lasted. Dave Chappelle and South Park are our only Hope's, May God be with them.🙏

  • @philuntaysterling3992
    @philuntaysterling3992 3 роки тому +15

    Mad is The only show that ages great

  • @briceleste100
    @briceleste100 3 роки тому +10

    I miss comedians like Mo Collins, Michael McDonald and Debra Wilson. I love seeing Nicole in shows. Such timeless sketches Omg.

    • @brombromsmuva9215
      @brombromsmuva9215 3 роки тому

      Mo collins was funny tooo! Such underappreciated actors and comedians

  • @Rell1388
    @Rell1388 3 роки тому +7

    It also stared stand up comedian AIRES SPEARS, geez how ya’ll miss that one he was on the original cast. Smh

    • @judiko142
      @judiko142 3 роки тому

      I was amazed by that too!

  • @Romy16.
    @Romy16. 2 роки тому +1

    Mo collins as Lorraine is one of the funniest series of sketches ever to me lmao

  • @jsbaldo5556
    @jsbaldo5556 2 роки тому +3

    If you watch the top clips of MadTv now you will feel like you used to live in a parrallel universe or alternate timeline, You realize all the race jokes, gay jokes, gender jokes, fat jokes that were simple and slid in between moments have been taken out of everything. They literally had a white guy say the racist jokes to the black actors, Today they would never, AND EVERYONE was ok with it because they WERE AIMING for americans of all races to join in on the fun and the middle class younger adults.
    I didn't realize how badly wokeness affected even me because watching it made ME shocked when I thought that part of me was still in tact.. Some of it obviously got damaged if it made surprised re watching it, It was so normal and FUN, It made life feel raw and real, and everyoen in society being exposed to that daily actually seemed to have MORE appreciation for eachother because there was NO ELEPHANT in the room. People could BREATH! Laugh and actually Love being around others
    especially at comedy shows where they pulled NO punches, It's why comedians who even dip there toe just a little get the audience back so fast, People can feel the void and are sick of the virtue signalling. People back then instinctivly knew racism was wrong and that was why it was being joked about, You didn't need to really talk about it because when someone WAS being actually racist they looked as absurd as the characters on tv shows. They were laughed at!

  • @NoNo-ng9sl
    @NoNo-ng9sl 3 роки тому +4

    The first two seasons were comedic gold. Insane amount of talent on those two seasons.

    • @remixchild
      @remixchild Рік тому

      Agreed. Kinda make me wtf was going on with the show after season 3

  • @91Definite
    @91Definite 3 роки тому +4

    MADTV was definitely the new “In Living Color”! I remember watching it at times as a kid 🤣!

  • @geovanniandrade8321
    @geovanniandrade8321 3 роки тому +1

    the 1999-2002 seasons of MADtv were untouchable. i wish i could go back just to relive the sketches
    thank you for this video

  • @qwertyuioppoiqwe
    @qwertyuioppoiqwe 3 роки тому +15

    Mad TV was better than SNL.
    SNL is so dry

  • @AnansiTheSpider8
    @AnansiTheSpider8 3 роки тому +2

    Mo Collins' "Lorraine" was also an unforgettable character. "Hah?"

  • @Trill_I_Am
    @Trill_I_Am 3 роки тому +8

    I always gravitate more to MadTv

  • @ChaosMechanica
    @ChaosMechanica 3 роки тому +1

    7:10, I like the references to Homey the Clown and Fire Marshall Bill, but those are In Living Color characters. it feels like they should've mentioned other Mad TV mainstays besides Ms. Swan, like the Spishak salespeople, the Vancome Lady, Rusty, the coffee guy with the big eyes, etc.

  • @martinacold9255
    @martinacold9255 3 роки тому +19

    What does Debra say? Looking at old interviews says alot. ☺️
    It was alledged that as negotiations for salaries heated up , racial slurs being said to cast members was a common topic until it became unbearable. Debra, Orlando and Aries were appalled at what they would hear from cast members🥺

    • @EVICIOUS13
      @EVICIOUS13 3 роки тому +9

      Exactly. And they were labeled as "trouble-makers" when they would tell the producers what was going on. Just sad.

    • @beeboo2523
      @beeboo2523 3 роки тому +3

      The racist bs came from Alex Borstein and BEST part. Within this video,, Alex is quote to say....... "Most of our fans are rainbow" = YA DON'T SAY ?????????????

    • @martinacold9255
      @martinacold9255 3 роки тому +2

      @@beeboo2523 Yes!! Phil Lamar and Deb both said Alex was mad problematic 😤😤

    • @beeboo2523
      @beeboo2523 3 роки тому +3

      @@martinacold9255 - I "think" I heard Aries being the 1 who called out Alex. But regardless. There were egos on the set. Plus I'll take the weakest Mad Skit vs the so-called best ShiTNL skit. Random Thought - When they had Kenan Thompson play R Kelly on SNL - I was like W T FFFFFFF is this weak sh1+ and then you got the cornball muthfuqqaz say on UA-cam "I was crying it was so funny" - Yup so funny that I watched 45 seconds and I TURNT on something else.

    • @martinacold9255
      @martinacold9255 3 роки тому +3

      @@beeboo2523 I'm right with you....I liked SNL for the legends Murphy, Belushi, Farley. Madtv was sooo unique and cool. The whole cast was in sync and when newbies were introduced it was easy to welcome them like family. The talent was remarkable. I moved from the states and now work for an NGO in Asia but I do my best to keep up with conversations with the people. Thank you for your insight 🌺

  • @zer0deaths862
    @zer0deaths862 2 роки тому +1

    MadTV was the HIGHLIGHT of all my weekends. I was furious when it ended. And desperately wanted to smear my feces all over the executives cars.

  • @alliwishis2652
    @alliwishis2652 3 роки тому +6

    I wish y'all or someone would do something about the show Friday's
    I know it only last two seasons but those two seasons it was really rocking

  • @mrlwiseman2900
    @mrlwiseman2900 3 роки тому +5

    Mad Tv was funnier than SNL. PLZ bring it back, Orlando jones, Aries Spear, bobby lee, Deborah Wilson, keegan, Jordan peele, were some of the funniest cast

  • @nakitapalmer656
    @nakitapalmer656 3 роки тому +11

    SNL had NOTHING on this show!!

  • @Jason5818UI
    @Jason5818UI 3 роки тому +2

    that particular cast in the thumbnail was arguably the best crew perfect balance everyone did amazing..acting impersonations..etc... and the writing was on point too

  • @rzrhed8728
    @rzrhed8728 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you so much for this. I was sad when MadTV got cancelled. I still reference one liners and reminisce about Mo Collins with Michael McDonald. "No.....I don't wanna say it."

  • @keithharper1470
    @keithharper1470 3 роки тому +4

    Whitney Screws Up The Classics is my all time favorite MadTv skit

    • @BadBoyBobby85
      @BadBoyBobby85 10 місяців тому +1

      "Smoking on the dock of a bay" is a ringtone on my phone now

  • @jeffsilverman6104
    @jeffsilverman6104 3 роки тому +3

    MadTV was consistently funnier than SNL because Mad wasn't afraid to take off the gloves and dig for whatever would make us laugh. In Living Color did the same thing. There were years that I didn't watch SNL because let's face it, some seasons really sucked, but I never missed Mad and ILC.

  • @random95725
    @random95725 Рік тому +1

    Imagine if MadTV let Peele go to SNL. SNL would be so amazing.

  • @nezzylearns
    @nezzylearns 3 роки тому +3

    This was my favorite show as a kid. It developed my humor. I couldn't get enough of it

  • @rashb3994
    @rashb3994 3 роки тому +12

    Madtv was the best, and way edgier sketch than SNL. I will always love SNL it's great, but Madtv you go back and you're like, "Whoa they actually said that, or did that?" Like they really made some social statements as well as went out of the box with comedy. They did not play it safe and it's great to see when you revisit the sketches.

    • @sirpoopalot6420
      @sirpoopalot6420 2 роки тому +1

      Mad TV had more intelligent and biting satire than SNL which barely had any.

  • @ChaeThompson
    @ChaeThompson 3 роки тому +6

    I loved Madtv on fox and always wondered why it ended. Snl always came off as being so dry and lacked diversity..

    • @southpaw2k1
      @southpaw2k1 3 роки тому +1

      Big facts. Bobby Lee, the Asian cast member, was on MAD TV by the 4th or 5th season. SNL took 46 seasons to cast its first Asian cast member, Bowen Yang.

    • @ChaeThompson
      @ChaeThompson 3 роки тому +2

      @@southpaw2k1 yeah snl caters to a specific audience which never sat well with me. Madtv gave minorities a platform and i applaud them for that. Bobby Lee was hilarious btw!!

  • @Rudolph_Manor
    @Rudolph_Manor 2 місяці тому +1

    Happy 29th Anniversary To MAD TV. 💯

  • @leewilson1316
    @leewilson1316 3 роки тому +4

    Will Sasso's take on Kenny Rogers is without question one of the greatest things to ever occur in the history of the world!

    • @gregholmes6083
      @gregholmes6083 3 роки тому

      I loved his Steven Segal as well.

    • @sirpoopalot6420
      @sirpoopalot6420 2 роки тому

      In the history of comedy---YES! Slapstick, spastic mannerisms, impersonations pushed to the limit--- I love it. Don't forget his twitching ELVIS!

    • @okgo620
      @okgo620 Рік тому

      Hi I'm Kenny Rogers and this is Jackass.

  • @cjm8160
    @cjm8160 3 роки тому +1

    I miss Miss Swan! And Bunifah and the Vancome Lady! Who can forget the hilarious “literally” sketches? Mad TV was amazing

  • @johnjamesleahy4065
    @johnjamesleahy4065 3 роки тому +4

    7 minutes in, you bring up three examples of memorable characters from in living color lol why not talk about ms. swan, stuart, or the maniacal coffee addict guy??

  • @513hook513
    @513hook513 3 роки тому +2

    Mo and Stephanie always made Michael Mcdonald break character and laugh I loved it

  • @godbodyaye9201
    @godbodyaye9201 3 роки тому +4

    Ms swan and Stuart were my favorite sketches

  • @DwayneIsKing
    @DwayneIsKing 3 роки тому +1

    The thing that sucks is that people are so damn sensitive nowadays that MadTV wouldn't be able to be made the way we liked it 🤦🏿‍♂️

  • @badnewzscubasteve
    @badnewzscubasteve 3 роки тому +3

    THIS is the Comedy Hype we love!!!! Not the gossip, opinion discussion shit.. true comedy stories!!!! Thank you!!!! We need these

  • @remixisthis
    @remixisthis Рік тому +1

    MadTV was WAY better than SNL and still is. I agree that it probably can’t work today

  • @TheTRUNLIVIN
    @TheTRUNLIVIN 3 роки тому +4

    SNL was and is boring I thought it was over after MADtv came out and it still is amazing that there still on air

  • @creepy_koenig
    @creepy_koenig Рік тому +1

    Stuart was always my favorite! So great! XD

  • @lenevee4925
    @lenevee4925 3 роки тому +5

    This show was fresh and funny. Fox should have promoted Mad TV better-the whole cast was funny and talented. SNL is a long running show but they have a lot of hits and misses.

  • @destynova4512
    @destynova4512 3 роки тому +2

    Sad how this was gone years ago but crap like SNL still exists.

  • @Jairusd88
    @Jairusd88 3 роки тому +5

    Madtv was our snl, simple as that.

  • @champsammy13
    @champsammy13 3 роки тому +2

    I loved MadTV. Fell apart when a majority of the Sr. cast departed from the show.

  • @crawnyxx
    @crawnyxx 3 роки тому +13

    SNL is not funny, AT ALL!

  • @FirstnameLastname-nq3oj
    @FirstnameLastname-nq3oj 3 роки тому +2

    This is incredibly well done! Always came home from school and watched MadTV on Comedy Central ASAP! And would laugh so hard about it with my friends at school the next day. Nicole Sullivan,Debra Wilson, Alex Borstein, and Michael McDonalds were golden. Then along came Key and Peele. Trapped in the Cupboard was just so funny.

  • @goddessk9983
    @goddessk9983 3 роки тому +8

    MAD TV was very funny

  • @Fred-zk3wv
    @Fred-zk3wv 3 роки тому +1

    Mad over SNL all day all night. l was never into SNL and still can't get into it like mad. I still watch the reruns.

  • @BatmanPops
    @BatmanPops 3 роки тому +4

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    I promise I'll always be true
    So when you feel the need to love
    Let me be the one you're thinking of
    Because I will make it so right
    Forever (forever) and ever (and ever)
    I will always be there for you (I will always be there for you)
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    You can teach me so very much (I will always be there for you)
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    Yeah, I guess it's true what you said about the other night
    You know about me growing into a man
    But it's not just me (I will always be there for you)
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  • @BlkSuperman77
    @BlkSuperman77 3 роки тому +2

    What was glossed over was Fox was dipping their fingers too deep into In Living Color, censoring it and running early run shows without consulting Keenan. He wss afraid it was going to ruin syndication, so he shut it down. Fox took the remnants and formed it into MADtv. A show those of us who liked In Living Color just did not find the magic in.

  • @allfatallfem7396
    @allfatallfem7396 3 роки тому +4

    I see Aries Spears wasn't mentioned, but hey . . . they really did put a lot of funny ass mofos on. And it's fucking sad, cause SNL's only comedic value is their hilarious females (McKinnon, Bryant, Strong, the features are coming with it too) and Weekend Update and whenever a "funny" machine-washed vet returns (sometimes).

  • @colbyjack5736
    @colbyjack5736 3 роки тому +1

    That pic on the beginning season 5 was the golden cast. No one could do no wrong.

  • @Tai_Mai_Shu
    @Tai_Mai_Shu 3 роки тому +4

    Uuuugh...it was a sad time knowing the show was ending for good. It seems like there will NEVER be a DVD release of the show. 😫

  • @pilot8220
    @pilot8220 3 роки тому +2

    Spy vs Spy, Ms Swan and Lowered Expectations were the best ones

  • @anthonychobotdoespopcultur7762
    @anthonychobotdoespopcultur7762 3 роки тому +4

    Mad tv was awesome

  • @vaibhav1P
    @vaibhav1P 2 роки тому

    I was blown away when I first saw mad tv. I still do. Take a bow all of you mad tv stars. You are well remembered.

  • @EveryDayLifeChannel9777
    @EveryDayLifeChannel9777 3 роки тому +6

    I always watched Madtv SNL was not funny to me and tight assed.

  • @ychanschao
    @ychanschao 3 роки тому +1

    Power seasons were when Alex borstein, Debra Wilson, Stephanie weir, Michael McDonald, arie spears, will sasso and nicole sullivan was on the show all together.

    • @ychanschao
      @ychanschao 3 роки тому

      Shit also Mo collins haha