The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Matt Braunger is from Portland, went to theater school in New York City, but learned how to be a comedian in Chicago. He got his first big break on MADtv, but you more likely have seen him on a variety of other TV shows, including Up All Night, United States of …
Comedian and former MADtv cast member Johnny Sanchez still has impersonations to show you, as he presents the “lost” Latino auditions for the X-Men film franchise. Here, Sanchez portrays Al Pacino and Wilmer Valderrama asking to join the team. But it’s when he’s channeling other stand-up comedians that you see …
Comedy Central’s sketch comedy series, Key & Peele, returns for its third-season premiere tonight. From the start of each premise, through a wonderful job of heightening and tight closing buttons to sketches, it’s simply great comedy. And the tremendous onscreen chemistry between leads Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele certainly adds even …
NUVOtv officially kicked off its relaunch in style last night with a party in West Hollywood, Calif., and the cable TV channel formerly known as Si TV goes Bon Qui Qui comedy crazy this weekend with the premiere of Anjelah Johnson’s Homecoming Show. Here’s a behind-the-scenes sneak peek of Johnson’s special, …
Former MADtv players Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele have a new sketch comedy series of their own debuting Jan. 31, 2012, on Comedy Central. It’s called Key & Peele. And here is your first look at the show. Roll the clip!
Mark your calendars for May 16, 2009, because that's the date FOX plans to air the final episode of MADtv. Arden Myrin, who just launched her own blog, included a couple of pics from the finale. Here she is looking lovely with the finale's dapper guest star, Fred Willard. Wishing …
The rumored demise of MADtv hit the fans on message boards two days ago, then Defamer and later FOX itself confirmed the news yesterday that the 14th season would be the last for MADtv, which never quite emerged out from the shadows of NBC's Saturday Night Live. MADtv's co-creator David …
For all of the heightened awareness of Saturday Night Live this fall, you’d think that perhaps the media or viewers likewise would tune in to see how MADtv is spoofing current affairs. But, ah, ha, no. You would be wrong. Both SNL and MADtv spoofed the women of ABC’s The …
We haven’t forgotten about MADtv, which also aired its third new episode of the season on Saturday night, and really put a focus on new cast members Eric Price and Matt Braunger, having them open the show as guys wanting to live like Mad Men, which was fun and would …
MADtv embraced its spoofiness even more than usual last night, as only one routine in the entire show was not based on an actual person and/or existing TV/movie concept. And that bit involved Bobby Lee and Johnny Sanchez interacting with people on a Los Angeles sidewalk, getting them to taste …
