One of my favorite genres, always looking for more. Bonus points if it’s currently on streaming.

I’ve watched the absolute hell out of That Mitchell and Webb Look, Kids in the Hall, Whitest Kids U Know, and obviously SNL and MadTV but both of those had a lot of ups and downs.

I saw the one season each that Astronomy Club and The Moth Effect had and they were both pretty good. I’ve seen some A Bit of Fry and Laurie, but can’t find a good place to stream it. TripTank was basically a sketch show with cartoons, and I liked that a lot too.

  • Num10ck@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    6 months ago

    Chappelle Show

    Tracey Ullman show

    Monty Python

    Robot Chicken

    MadTV

    Fridays

    The Idiot Box

    Upright Citizens Brigade

    Ernie Kovacs Show

    Ben Stiller Show

    The State

    In Living Color

      • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
        2·
        6 months ago

        That’s what I was looking for too! So many great actors started there. MTV totally screwed them by cancelling and shelving it while it was still killer.

          • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
            2·
            6 months ago

            It sure felt like it. They went all in on The Real World and killed creativity.

            The State! was on around the same time as Liquid TV. Remember that? I loved it. The Maxx, Aeon Flux, Spawn, and The Head were ALL so damn good.

            • Flummoxed@lemmy.world
              2·
              5 months ago

              Hell yeah! Incredible shows. Certainly had a crush on Aeon Flux and The Head kinda freaked me out, but in a good way. The Maxx was a sweetheart, really. Definitely miss that kind of programming.

    • Apeman42@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      7·
      6 months ago

      Also fantastic, can’t believe I forgot to include this one. Not only are they hilarious, but it’s fun to rewatch them knowing Jordan Peele would go on to start making a name in horror. You can see the roots of that in a lot of their sketches.

      • eric@lemmy.caEnglish
        1·
        6 months ago

        I definitely get the “Jordan Peele horror” vibe off some of those sketches.

    • Apeman42@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      6·
      6 months ago

      I need to give this one another look. I watched a few episodes a while back, and it wasn’t bad, but it was weird. It felt kind of like watching interdimensional cable from Rick & Morty.

      • herrcaptain@lemmy.ca
        4·
        6 months ago

        It’s definitely not for everyone. My wife and I have a lot of overlap in our comedy preferences and are both big fans of SNL and everything Mitchell & Webb have done. On the other hand, I Think You Should Leave is my all-time favorite sketch show, but she couldn’t even get through the first season. It’s got a real sense of absurdism and weird social interactions that aren’t for all tastes.

        Don’t feel bad if you can’t get into it - there’s tons of great TV out there. No need to waste your life on one show just in case you don’t like it. If you weren’t into the first few episodes you probably won’t like the rest as it’s all the same style.

      • Zarxrax@lemmy.world
        3·
        6 months ago

        Definitely give it another shot. It’s my favorite comedy show of all time. I don’t always fully appreciate them on the first watch though.

      • bionicjoey@lemmy.ca
        1·
        6 months ago

        It’s very much in the same vein as “Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job”, which you should also check out if you haven’t already. Another great sketch show

  • SanguinePar@lemmy.world
    7·
    5 months ago

    If you like Mitchell and Webb, you might also enjoy Big Train, British sitcom sketch show from the 90s with Simon Pegg among others.

  • herrcaptain@lemmy.ca
    3·
    6 months ago

    One I’m not seeing on here is The Birthday Boys, which had Bob Odenkirk with a bunch of (if I remember correctly) young UCB comedians. If you’ve ever seen the show Love or listened to the Doughboys podcast, it has Mike Mitchell from those.

  • iiGxC@slrpnk.net
    3·
    6 months ago

    Aunty donna on netflix and youtube

    more youtube ones:

    • crackermilk
    • almost friday tv
    • wizards with guns
    • cherdleys
    • sven johnson
  • wabafee@lemmy.world
    21·
    5 months ago

    Any government senate sessions, I especially like the UK Parliament session. /s