Greatest Comedy Sketches Ever
April 13th, 2008
Over the weekend, I came across a really great resource, if you want to call it that. The Nerve is listing The 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches of All Time, and there are some gems to be sure. Some of the ones that made the cut are amazing, including:
- “More Cowbell,” Saturday Night Live, 2000
- “Ass Pennies,” Upright Citizens Brigade, 1998
- “Celebrity Jeopardy!,” Saturday Night Live, 1996
- “The Pre-Taped Call-in Show,” Mr. Show, 1997
- Citizen Kane - The Kids in the Hall
- Wycked Sceptre Party Tape - Mr. Show
- He’s Rick James - Chappelle’s Show
- The Racial Draft - Chappelle’s Show
- “The Idiot in Rural Society,” Monty Python’s Flying Circus, 1970
- “Dead Parrot,” Monty Python, 1969
My major complaint is that while one of my personal favorites (pre taped call in show) did make the list, some of the best Mr. Show sketches didn’t. Ah well. I guess I am a Bob & David fanboy.
Anyway, I hope you have an hour or more to kill, as this is quite an extensive list of great comedy sketches. If you can think of any that were left out of the list, feel free to add it in the comments.
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April 14th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
The pre-taped call-in show skit was by far my favorite. I love the rapid loss of hair.
April 16th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
I was always a big fan of the ‘little donnie’ sketch from upright citizens.
April 16th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Haha, I forgot how awesome those were. Nearly half of the screen was blurred out.