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November 12, 2008

The Ten Best MadTV Sketches Of All Time (RIP, MadTV)

Gabe and I were saddened to learn today that MadTV, the show that taught us all the lesson that it's actually better to just watch the news in that awkward Saturday night 11-11:30 time slot after prime time but before SNL, has been, apparently, cancelled. So we put together a little montage of MadTV's ten best moments:

Aww. But seriously, I'm really going to miss my favorite thing to say when a friend brags on Twitter about getting into the SNL after-after party, which was "Just left the MadTV after-after party. Keegan-Michael Key is even taller than I thought!" I'll also miss MadTV whenever a good show is canceled or a superior movie goes straight to DVD, because I won't be able to say "And yet MadTV remains on the air..."

So long, MadTV. I know you probably did have some good moments, and that a lot of teenagers still liked you. But the rest of us won't have you to kick around anymore.

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All-Time Greatest MadTV sketches:
1. Sopranos on PAX [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYN8loUboA]
2. ... yep, that just about does it. Good riddance, MadTV.

Posted by: natemc at 11/12/08 3:21 PM | Reply
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Lindsay

That IS funny. I thought it was going to be a straight ripoff of Mr. Show's Pallies (Goodfellas edited for cable), but it went another way. You found the One!

Posted by: Lindsay profile link in reply to natemc's comment at 11/12/08 3:43 PM | Reply
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Will Sasso as Kenny Rogers = high-larity in my opinion.

Posted by: copaX at 11/12/08 4:00 PM | Reply
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SNL has gotten much better recently, but there was a time period in which snl was no better than mad tv. and i mean that as an insult to snl, not as any sort of complement to mad tv.

Posted by: bearface profile link at 11/12/08 4:55 PM | Reply
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Lindsay, why do you like so many things that suck? Paul Rudd is the exception.

Posted by: lub dub da profile link at 11/12/08 6:28 PM | Reply
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Becca

i was actually expecting a montage... i guess i should have known.

i did like "The Land That I Love" though.... it was pretty hilarious.

Posted by: Becca profile link at 11/13/08 2:32 AM | Reply
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MuffinsQ

the coach hines steroid bust sketch was the funniest

Posted by: MuffinsQ profile link at 11/13/08 12:26 PM | Reply
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