My Favorite Sketch: Brian Fellows ‘Safari Planet’

Tonight, we are going to see Tracy Morgan perform at the Bergen PAC in Englewood, NJ. That got us to thinking about a few of our favorite moments from Morgan during his time on Saturday Night Live. And if you’re going to compile a “Best Of” featuring Morgan’s best moments from SNL, then you have to include Brian Fellows “Safari Planet”. Where else could you find video of Morgan having a weird interaction with animals? Oh… well… Regardless, watch as Morgan portrays an animal enthusiast afraid that a parrot is trying to steal his identity.

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Bill Hader is leaving ‘Saturday Night Live’

Bill Hader How about this kick in the dink for news first thing in the morning.

Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live veteran, and one of it’s most consistent cast members for eight years has decided it’s time to leave the show. This news comes on the heels of the announcement that the show’s head writer, Seth Meyers will be taking over for Jimmy Fallon on late night when Fallon jumps to The Tonight Show. Hader’s contract expired last season but stayed on for one more.

“It was a hard decision, but it has to happen at some point,” Mr. Hader said in an interview. “It got to a point where I said, ‘Maybe it’s just time to go.’” Hader told The NY Times

Lorne Michaels compared him to the early greats like Dan Aykroyd, “In terms of intelligence and talent, he was in that same tradition,” Michaels said. “He was so completely committed to the art of it and enough a student of it that there’s something strikingly original. He didn’t explode onto the air, but gradually he found his voice, and that became a huge thing.” Read the rest of this entry

My Favorite Sketch: The Mighty Boosh, ‘The Legend of Old Gregg’

After featuring Little Britain last week, we immediately remembered another comedy troupe hailing from Britain called The Mighty Boosh. And if you thought Little Britain was bat-shit crazy, then you obviously never saw this particular British program. Case in point: Old Gregg. Portrayed by Noel Fielding, Old Gregg is a hermaphroditic merman who lives in a cave below a lake. If that isn’t enough forewarning, then be prepared to never be able to look at Bailey’s Irish Cream, manginas and Bootsy Collins the same way after watching the highlights from “The Legend Of Old Gregg” episode.

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My Favorite Sketch: Little Britain, ‘Anne At The Library’

Little Britain has produced some hysterical skits. But one of my favorite characters that David Walliams and Matt Lucas created is without a doubt Anne, the mentally challenged patient being trained for integration into society. I know it’s awful for me to laugh at a character like this, but every time Anne screeches “Eh-eh-ehhh!” while throwing some object (whether it be a book, a tree, or in one instance a guinea pig), I find myself on the floor crying from laughter. The best part, though, is when Anne suddenly becomes normal while speaking on the phone after destroying some sort of public property. Watch two clips of Anne’s time working in the library to see what I mean.

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My Favorite Sketch: The Tenderloins ‘The Little Slutty Mermaid’

You may know them as the guys from Tru TV’s Impractical Jokers. Way before that though, these four high school friends from Staten Island (Sal Vulcano, James Murray, Joe Gatto and Brian Quinn) formed the comedy troupe The Tenderloins. While they still perform live together and post a podcast episode here and there, their focus has been primarily on the TV show. But if you browse their YouTube page, you’ll find some sketch gold like “The Little Slutty Mermaid.” If you ever wondered how four average Joes would react to seeing a hot mermaid in their pool, then watch the skit above.

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My Favorite Sketch: Chappelle Show, ‘Dave’s night out with Wayne Brady’

Dave Chappelle pushed a lot of boundaries on Comedy Central with Chappelle Show. My favorite moment of all (technically) three seasons of the show, though, came in the form of hearing Wayne Brady ask a hooker “Is Wayne Brady gonna have to choke a bitch?” Anyone who knows Brady from his days on Whose Line Is It Anyway? can attest that hearing Brady say any crude joke is unlike him (especially in 2004 when this sketch originally aired). If you still don’t understand that, then I’d recommend you check out the outtake reel below, which captures Brady actually trying to back out of saying the infamous line, after watching the sketch itself. The clip is NSFW. Read the rest of this entry

My Favorite Sketch: Saturday Night Live, “It’s Pat”

In case you missed it, we had the chance to speak with former Saturday Night Live cast member Julia Sweeney. And while she’s done a great amount outside her time at 30 Rock studios (as she discusses in the interview), I decided to take this time to highlight one of her most famous characters: Pat. Watch one of the first skits to feature our favorite androgynous individuals.

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My Favorite Sketch: Mr. Show, “It’s Insane, This Guy’s Taint”

In her latest special, Kristen Schaal offers a hysterical parody of the Vagina Monologues with “The Taintologues.” In case the title wasn’t clear enough, Schaal essentially performs monologues about taints (you know, the piece of skin between your ass and genitals?). Yet as funny as it was, the bit reminded me of another hilarious bit about taints courtesy of Mr. Show. In this particular sketch, David Cross and Bob Odenkirk (along with Scott Aukerman as model Theo Brixton) mock 70s stylized porn documentaries… only about taints.

[note: while I try to feature a sketch from a different show each week, you can be damn sure that this isn’t the last time you’ll see Mr. Show in this column]

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