Showing posts with label MAD TV. Show all posts
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Thursday, November 13, 2008

Fox Cancels Mad TV

Proving yet again that Fox brass wouldn’t know funny if it bit them on the ass, the network announced plans to cancel the long-running sketch show MAD TV, which was the only reason we ever tuned into Fox to begin with (sorry, American Idol).

This is a huge disappointment, since MAD TV, which lampoons the media and pop culture, has often surpassed Saturday Night Live for biting satire. So I will miss MAD TV, although the show’s David Salzman says they hope to find a home at a cable channel.

In the meantime, here’s one of my favorite MAD TV skits from last year, the i-Rack:

Sunday, June 15, 2008

John McCain, More Of The Same

Hilarious video from MAD TV that I happened to catch on last night's repeat episode: