Snakes In The Ball Pit => How I choose to spend my time => TeeVee => Topic started by: One Of The Crappy Pokemon That Nobody Likes on February 21, 2015, 02:18:02 am
Title: Your Favorite Comedy Sketches
Post by: One Of The Crappy Pokemon That Nobody Likes on February 21, 2015, 02:18:02 am
So a lot of people have told me that I simply had to watch the Saturday Night Live 40th special. I remember watching and enjoying the 25th anniversary when it premiered, but that was a long time ago, back before real life lunatic characters dedicated entire Youtube channels to their specific hang-ups. I'm only a few minutes in, and I got to say, watching Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake awkwardly stumble through forty years' worth of catchphrases (as a musical medley!!!) while conspicuously eyeballing the cue cards is... not the strongest start for this show. Regardless, I'll power through this thing for nostalgia's sake.
Then I got to thinking: what are some of your favorite sketch comedy bits of all time, from any show? I don't watch a wide variety of TV shows anymore, so I honestly don't know if there's anything new out there in the genre. As for my favorite of all time, I still have a soft spot in my heart for the Mr. Belvedere Fan Club (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9yn49_mr-belvedere_shortfilms) skit from SNL. It's just so ridiculous and goes in a bunch of different directions that it always made me laugh as a kid. Similarly, I also enjoy Phil Hartman as Officer Miller (https://screen.yahoo.com/officer-miller-000000970.html), again because it's just a string of crazy.
Also The State had some bizarre stuff, like say...
Also since we all love complaining, feel free to also add in the worst sketches you've ever seen. It'd be hard for me to pick out an absolute worst, though I'm sure it's probably something from All That or Roundhouse, because loudmouthed kids mugging for the camera can't possibly make anything better. I remember hating both of those shows even when I was in their target demographic, and I watched all sorts of annoying bullshit back then.
Title: Your Favorite Comedy Sketches
Post by: montrith on February 21, 2015, 03:23:07 am
There's one sketch from a Finnish comedy show that still makes me giggle just thinking about it, even though it relies entirely on a terrible, terrible pun. Basically, we see a preacher in a close up shot, seemingly shouting "Repent!" over and over again. The camera zooms out and we see he is, in fact, standing next to a motor way shouting at cars to "Turn around!", which is the same word as "repent" in Finnish.
I have absolutely no idea why I find this so funny. It's not even really that great an idea for a sketch.
These days I don't watch much sketch comedy, as I prefer radio, but I also have a soft spot for Angel Summoner and BMX Bandit.
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Post by: EYE OF ZA on February 21, 2015, 04:45:37 am
Weirdly enough, I've watched a number of sketch comedy shows, but the sketches don't stand out as much to me as bits from regular comedy shows. Since we're on Mitchell and Webb, this is my favorite:
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Post by: A Meat on February 21, 2015, 04:45:57 am
My favorite comedy sketch is probably this Mitchell and Webb one about Nazis (http://youtu.be/ToKcmnrE5oY), but That Mitchell and Webb look was probably the best sketch comedy show to ever grace the airwaves in general, and has most of my other favorite sketches.
I loved All That as a kid, but I can't bear to try and watch it now, since I'm sure it would be the worst.
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Post by: EYE OF ZA on February 21, 2015, 05:02:40 am
I watched endless Mad TV sketches as a kid and I can't remember one that wasn't about one of their recurring characters, which were mostly all the same joke.
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Post by: moooo566 (taylor's version) on February 21, 2015, 08:24:20 am
Mitchell and Webb again.
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Post by: Agent (gobble, gobble) Coop on February 21, 2015, 09:25:21 am
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Post by: Isfahan on February 21, 2015, 09:33:20 am
There's one sketch from a Finnish comedy show that still makes me giggle just thinking about it, even though it relies entirely on a terrible, terrible pun. Basically, we see a preacher in a close up shot, seemingly shouting "Repent!" over and over again. The camera zooms out and we see he is, in fact, standing next to a motor way shouting at cars to "Turn around!", which is the same word as "repent" in Finnish.montrith, February 21, 2015, 03:23:07 am
It would have been even funnier if, when the camera zoomed out, we saw that he was right next to a bridge that was out and every car that ignored him was plummeting over a cliff or into a river.
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Post by: Boots Raingear on February 21, 2015, 10:43:47 am
Title: Your Favorite Comedy Sketches
Post by: Lemon on February 21, 2015, 12:45:32 pm
I should feel guilty about calling this my favorite sketch.
But I do not.
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Post by: Mister Smalls on February 21, 2015, 12:51:41 pm
There's a couple more Key and Peele sketches with the same premise, but this is the funniest one.
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Post by: cyclopeantrash on February 21, 2015, 02:19:47 pm
I've linked this in another thread ages ago. But this is a pretty great sketch.
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Post by: Caroline on February 21, 2015, 02:28:54 pm
That's barely an exaggeration.
Title: Your Favorite Comedy Sketches
Post by: montrith on February 21, 2015, 02:54:35 pm
Speaking of Nordic humor, these are the Kinnula brothers. Their whole thing is that they own an auto repair shop together and they fucking hate each other. The only words they ever use to communicate with each other are a passive-aggressive "Don't need help!".
As far as humor goes, Finland is usually more Bertolt Brecht than SNL. A lot of the humor is about dying and hating other people.
It's funny if you're Finnish.
I'm also posting this just for Jack Chick, everyone else feel free to ignore.
And just for the heck of it, my favorite Monty Python character, Ron Obvious.
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Post by: moooo566 (taylor's version) on February 21, 2015, 03:50:27 pm
I just remembered this.
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Post by: STOG on February 21, 2015, 04:59:23 pm
Title: Your Favorite Comedy Sketches
Post by: Lemon on February 21, 2015, 06:44:57 pm
The State - Monkey Torture SNL - Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Monty Python - I'd Like To Have An Argument
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Post by: Agent (gobble, gobble) Coop on February 21, 2015, 07:22:06 pm
Title: Your Favorite Comedy Sketches
Post by: Agent (gobble, gobble) Coop on February 21, 2015, 07:37:55 pm
how come no one writes fanfiction about this
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Post by: Frank West on February 21, 2015, 08:46:19 pm
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Post by: Lemon on February 23, 2015, 07:41:40 pm
This thread made me go back and rewatch a bunch of the WKUK first season.
Here's my other favorites:
Title: Your Favorite Comedy Sketches
Post by: Bobalay on February 23, 2015, 09:28:53 pm
I won't say this is the best WKUK sketch but Trevor going ">:|" gets me every time.
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Post by: Agent (gobble, gobble) Coop on February 23, 2015, 10:22:40 pm
always been partial to this one
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Post by: Mister Smalls on February 23, 2015, 10:28:50 pm
As far as WKUK goes, I have a soft spot for Get A New Daddy. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNR-x1net-A)
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Post by: chai tea latte on February 24, 2015, 12:52:58 am
my favourite recurring Mitchell and Webb sketch.
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Post by: Ambious on February 24, 2015, 07:17:02 am
Dave Chapelle's "The Niggar Family" (http://www.cc.com/video-clips/mlg0y7/chappelle-s-show-the-niggar-family---uncensored) Mitchell and Webb's The Surprising Adventures of Sir Digbey Chicken Caesar Armstrong and Miller's WWII Raf pilots SNL What's up with that
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Post by: montrith on February 24, 2015, 01:09:17 pm
It's not from a sketch show, but this does feature one of my favorite comedy characters, Count Arthur Strong.
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Post by: crow on February 24, 2015, 09:14:11 pm
Player Haters's Ball is really fucking good
So is The World Series of Dice
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Post by: Cleretic on February 24, 2015, 10:28:24 pm
I think my favorite has to be 'Everything'. Not from a TV show, but it's the top for me.
Title: Your Favorite Comedy Sketches
Post by: Tiny Prancer on February 25, 2015, 04:50:22 am
My dad is really into science shows and the way documentaries about space are presented is a casual background radiation element of my childhood, so the first time I saw the Tim and Eric Universe sketch I went into the kind of hysterics where I laughed so much it hurt.
Title: Your Favorite Comedy Sketches
Post by: Adam Bozarth on March 06, 2015, 10:30:44 am
I really love sketch comedy. Here are some of my favorites.
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in "The Frog and Peach"
Fry & Laurie in "Tony and Control"
This one came out after Macho Man died, but it's the best list sketch on earth http://FunnyOrDie.com/m/5pk6
And one from people I have met here in NY "Understanding 2001: A Space Odyssey"
And finally, a long-form radio bit from Scharpling & Wurster "Big Bill and Little Bill" (https://wfmu.org/flashplayer.php?version=1&show=36270&archive=61585)
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Post by: TheCrawlingChaos on April 18, 2015, 03:23:54 pm
My favorite Fry and Laurie bit is still the Barman sketch, because I am twelve years old.
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Post by: Fanzay on May 11, 2015, 11:49:09 am
One of my favourite Burnistoun sketches:
Title: Your Favorite Comedy Sketches
Post by: Ambious on May 20, 2015, 10:08:26 am
@A meat, this is for you: (and anyone else who speaks Hebrew)
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Post by: A Meat on May 22, 2015, 08:22:13 am
@A meat, this is for you: (and anyone else who speaks Hebrew)
A true classic, it's been a while since I've seen that. In return, have something less remembered and more esoteric that sadly still holds up today: (again, for anyone who speaks Hebrew, but for people who know something about Israeli politics and Eurovision songs from the 80's)
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Post by: Ambious on May 23, 2015, 03:13:24 am
Holy moly I grew up on singing "שיר הבטלנים" (the original), it's one of my earliest memories! This version I haven't heard, but it's sadly indeed still relevant :-/ What a trip!
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Post by: Mathrandir on July 20, 2015, 04:40:23 pm
This show has some amazing shorts
It's also the source of one of the best gifs I see around every so often
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Post by: Mu. on August 11, 2015, 04:13:38 am
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Post by: Captain Nobeard on July 17, 2016, 12:46:16 am
Always loved Kids in the Hall
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Post by: Amelia Blank on July 22, 2016, 03:08:09 am
I love this sketch from a bit of Fry and Laurie. I tried to find the "wrong directions" bit but I guess it was too short to find by itself?
I'm also a huge fan of the "Call me old fashioned" bits from The State. Thomas Lennon's delivery in those are just great. <3