MADtv hires Matt Braunger, Eric Price

Want to know how MADtv continues to thrive and survive for a 14th season, coming this fall on FOX? They keep shuffling the cast deck. That’s one way they do it. Sure, Michael McDonald has been on for 10 years, and Bobby Lee for seven, but many more are in and out in less than three seasons. Anjelah Johnson lasted only a few months last season before heading back to the club circuit. The year before, Lisa Donovan was the big story as she got cast straight from YouTube, only to disappear (from TV, at least) by season’s end. She’s still a hit on YouTube. Her new thing is offering sexy "collab-characters" to pump up your own YouTube video stats.

So there’s always fresh young talent to tune in and see. We already know (thanks to The Bastion) that MADtv has hired stand-up comedian Matt Braunger — just a year ago, he was a New Face in Montreal! — as well as actor/comedian Eric Price to suit up this summer. Who else is joining the show?

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