Comments on: Friday fluff: Show us your skits

By: Dave Bath

Dave Bath — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:04:42 +0000

Here is an objective means for assessing the greatest sketches:
How many children born a generation or two after the sketch was written (and maybe never heard/saw the original) bother to learn it by heart?
Based on my daughter’s generation (in Australia) this list might include:
* Monty Python: “The Parrot Sketch”
* Danny Kaye: “The Flagon with the Dragon” (Court Jester)
* Abbott and Costello: “Who’s on first”

By: Apropros of a discussion taking place somewhere else entirely at Hoyden About Town

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:25:27 +0000

[...] Instead: what do you think of this list of 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches of All Time? (Via sweetmachine at Shapely Prose.) [...]

By: Tish

Tish — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:17:49 +0000

Woo for KitH! I just can't stop thinking about Tony! Also, just in case anyone is interested, do you guys know that KitH is touring right now? Google it for the dates. :)

By: Patsy Nevins

Patsy Nevins — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:32:35 +0000

I love the Carol Burnett “Mama’s Family” sketches &, aside from sketch comedy, of course “I Love Lucy” was the best comedy show ever, I believe, & I also love the Britcom, “Keeping Up Appearances.”

By: killedbyllamas

killedbyllamas — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:58:23 +0000

As Monty Python goes, the Lumberjack Song is priceless, and I used to know all the words. And the Knights Who Say Nii and the killer rabbit are my favorites from Holy Grail.

I third (or whatever) the love for the Wayne Brady sketch on Chapelle’s Show; also, the Lil’ John sketches for sheer annoying cultural influence. What?!

It’s a bit cliched, but Lazy Sunday still cracks my shit up.

By: littlem

littlem — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:58:43 +0000

First, not going to look at the

The standup routines of any of the following:
1) Rita Rudner
2) Whoopi Goldberg
3) Chris Rock
4) Robin Williams
5) Denis Leary (especially that one that he does mimicking his kids. You cry, you’re laughing so hard)

You ask for sketch comedy? I give you “Whose Line is It Anyway”. Family friendly enough for the ABC family channel; filthy enough to loosen the bluest of navy blue suits.

Ab Fab. There is no other.

And of course no Top Five All Time Favorites List — no matter how long — would be complete without the film version of “High Fidelity”, with Jack Black, Sara Gilbert, Todd Louiso, and John and Joan Cusack.

By: Dee

Dee — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:12:32 +0000

Girl Drink Drunk - a classic

By: sweetmachine

sweetmachine — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:05:22 +0000

OTM, I was in the Triangle, actually. My mom and stepdad still live there. NC is a gorgeous state near its borders, but I found it a little… bland in the middle.

Y’all are making me seriously consider buying the KITH box set from Amazon.

By: car

car — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:38:47 +0000

Oh, and then this one! You'd think I could get all my thoughts together at once, wouldn't you? No, they come bit by bit over days and days. I never saw it on-air, but I found it a year or so ago on youtube. It's the Muppets, a trio of the Swedish Chef, Animal, and Beaker singing Danny Boy. I couldn't stop laughing long enough to breathe the entire time I watched it, and no matter how many times I see it I still do.

By: MissPrism

MissPrism — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:17:19 +0000

And here's DAWN FRENCH in a sketch that Shapelings might relate to somewhat.