Clash Of The Titans: Favorite Sketch Comedy Troupe?

[SweetZombieJesus]

Poll question: Clash Of The Titans: Favorite Sketch Comedy Troupe?

If you pick SNL, you suck.

[Toucano]

1. Does "League of Gentlemen" count?

n/t

[SweetZombieJesus]

2. Never saw it, so I can't say for sure

Isn't it just like two guys playing all the parts though?

[supernova]

3. Monty Python

for all-time fav comedy troupe. They've had too many classic bits and spawned too many late-night drunken recitalfests. :D

Of the current crop, MADTV is the best. Consistently original, cutting-edge writing.

[SweetZombieJesus]

4. MadTV is only SLIGHTLY better than SNL

But SNL is complete shit these days. It's really hard to believe that show was ever funny these days.

[Lisa]

5. I'm holding out for "The Frantics" ...

But I'll settle for SCTV. (Dave Thomas's dad went to college with my dad, and he's the one who did the marriage ceremony for my folks more than 40 years ago ...)

[sistersofmercy]

6. Monty Python

No one better, never will be!

[eileen_d]

7. That was rough

I like them all, but I had to prop up UCB. I wish they would rerun that or put out a DVD.

[SweetZombieJesus]

8. Agreed

Glad you voted for them. I feel like I should have voted for The State instead of Mr. Show, but I had to go with my head rather than my heart.

I've seen all the episodes from downloading them from Kazaa, since I didn't get Comedy Central when it was originally on.

[xray s]

9. SCTV

Their take-off of 'The Godfather' is one of the all time classic TV comedy bits.

[scarlet_owl]

10. Had to go with The State

That's a whole lotta puddin'.

[SweetZombieJesus]

14. Aww yeah

$240 dollars worth of pudding.

[kodi]

18. melonville and guy caballero thank you for your support

their sendup of "China Town" with "Polonesian Town" with dr john and that ending crane shot are the funniest thing they did.

i have 30 vcds filled with their shows.

johnny la rue is a personal hero and roll model for me.

whenever i'm doubtful, i ask "what would johnny do?" then usually i grovel.

i nearly choked to death laughing when a drunken dave thomas came on as an early morning priest to read the sermon from the "Book of Caucasians."

that show was so damn funny each episode. i thought that andrea martin was the best of all considering the number of roles and what she did with them......edith prickly doing cabaret in the melonville men's steam bath room is classic.

[CanuckAmok]

23. Or Phil Donahue in outer space battling HAL...

...or County Floyd presenting "Tip O'Neill's 3-D House of Representatives"...

[peekaloo]

24. oooh it's Johnny Pavarotti and he's makin' a beeline to the lasagna

'Gangway for Miracles' their spoof on 'The Miracle Worker' made me pee my panties.......loved the Fishin' Musician and the Farm Film Report.

[CanuckAmok]

25. "..."Johnny laRue Sleeps with the Fishes"--What the hell does THAT mean?!"

n/t

[Rowdyboy]

11. The League of Gentlemen

British, late 1990's, 4 man cast who portrayed 9over 25 characters. They were priceless...

[2cents]

12. other

"Your Show of Shows" - Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner

[gyopsy]

13. Kids In the Hall

They were so original I think when they first came out with their show.

[Deja Q]

15. Laugh-in or MadTV

Laugh-in started it all!

MadTV is far more edgy, zany, and even funnier than SNL, even though the last couple of years it has paled. SNL lost it in the early 90s and I'm amazed they're still beating the dead horse with their lamentable, unfunny sketches. In the 70s and 80s, it seemed touch and go at times as well but had enough "go" to keep it from getting cancelled.

As I love zany, edgy stuff, it makes sense I like both these shows.

Okay, I only saw an infomercial and read a few websites devoted to Laugh-in, but I was cracking up so therefore I think I can say it was good when the DVD hasn't even arrived until next week yet.

"Don't go back, I'll be right away!" Lovely line... :D I should use that line at work, just to see how people respond.

[Deja Q]

16. What about "In Living Color" and "The Edge"?

ILC was AWESOME in its first season. Then they won an award and it got to their heads, season 2 was very un-funny. Season 3 nearly approached season 1's standards and had a great episode spoofing music videos (though the re-run of the ep replaced the Crystal Waters spoof with a real group doing a #, which was even more of a joke except the group wasn't any good.) Seasons 4 and 5 were naff.

"The Edge" was a precursor to MadTV and shared some of the same cast - notably Wayne Knight if I recall correctly. (one of them also went to "Friends" afterwards, Jennifer Anniston actually...) Very edgy and they had some great outrageous stuff - even crude at times, but that qualifies as being outrageous too. They had a hilarious spoof of "The Fly", which was basically the day of a life of a fly from the fly's viewpoint. Of course, all the fly did was buzz around a picnic table and back yard by the dog, asking "Where's the feces?" in a high-pitched squeaky voice, but its presentation was very funny nonetheless.

[Wickerman]

17. Ducksbreath Mystery Theatre

The genesis of Dr. Science. Forgive them for spawning Randy of the Redwoods.
Zadar! Cow From Hell!

[HEyHEY]

19. I love how kids in the hall always wins!

But Broken Lizard is funnier than hell

[BrotherBuzz]

20. Duck's Breath Mystery Theater

www.ducksbreath.com/ducks/

[mac56]

21. The Goons.

The first and still the best.

Ying-tong-iddle-i-po.

[minkyboodle]

22. Tough One

How dare you make me choose between Mr Show and Monty Python.. :) probably should have gone with Monty but in light of David Cross' ties to DU had to go with Mr Show
Terra De Lu
Scott

[Spider Jerusalem]

26. Monty Python. No question.

Not just because they were hilariously funny, but also because they were (and are) hugely influential. Try to imagine most even ANY of these groups doing sketch comedy without Monty Python as influence and inspiration.

[PittPoliSci]

27. i ultimately decided kids in the hall

but Mr Show and Upright Citizens Brigade are honorable mentions.