Tuesday, April 15, 2008

50 greatest comedy sketches of all time


I'm Rick James, bitch!
I'm pinching your face.
This is an ex-parrot.
I need more cowbell.
Wookin' pa nub in awe da wong pwaces.

nerve.com and IFC compiled their Top 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches of All Time. Surely this will spur some heated (or not so heated) debate. Some true gems from the past are included. We're glad (or at least Chris is) to see Monty Python well-represented. It's a joy to see the Men's Synchronized Swimming SNL sketch from forever ago (Martin Short: "I don't swim.") And Michael Ian Black (from The State) always brings a smile to our faces.

Enjoy:

http://www.nerve.com/dispatches/nerveeditors/50GreatestComedySketches/01/

50. "More Cowbell," Saturday Night Live
49. "Ass Pennies," Upright Citizens Brigade
48. "Gerald Ford Dead at 83," Saturday Night Live
47. "$240 Worth of Pudding," The State
46. "Celebrity Jeopardy!," Saturday Night Live
45. "The Ginger Refuge," The Catherine Tate Show
44. "Monkey Torture," The State
43. "The Pre-Taped Call-in Show," Mr. Show
42. "Modern Mother & Daughter," French & Saunders
41. "Chicken Lady at the Strip Show," Kids in the Hall
40. "Citizen Kane" - The Kids in the Hall
39. "Porcupine Racetrack" - The State
38. "White, White Baby" - In Living Color
37. "Saying Goodbye" - Smack the Pony
36. "Mind Match" - The State
35. "I Know Black People" - Chappelle's Show
34. "Wycked Sceptre Party Tape" - Mr. Show
33. "The Spanish Inquisition" - Monty Python
32. "Four Yorkshiremen" - At Last the 1948 Show
31. "Four Candles" - The Two Ronnies
30. "Whatever Happened to Baby Dawn?" French & Saunders
29. "Argument to Beethoven's Fifth," Caesar's Hour
28. "Wayne's World Crime Re-Enactment," Saturday Night Live
27. "Head Crusher vs. Face Pincher," Kids in the Hall
26. "Great White North," SCTV
25. "The Clock," Your Show of Shows
24. "Sweeps Week/The Days of the Week," SCTV
23. "Lord and Lady Douchebag", Saturday Night Live
22. "Went With the Wind," The Carol Burnett Show
21. "The French Chef," Saturday Night Live
20. "Marijuana" - Fridays
19. "The Olympia Restaurant" - Saturday Night Live
18. "He's Rick James" - Chappelle's Show
17. "Scenes from an Idiot's Marriage" - SCTV
16. "Buckwheat Sings" - Saturday Night Live
15. "Word Association" - Saturday Night Live
14. "Ministry of Silly Walks" - Monty Python
13. "Bass-O-Matic" - Saturday Night Live
12. "The Racial Draft" - Chappelle's Show
11. "Jaws II (Land Shark)" - Saturday Night Live
10. "Synchronized Swimming," Saturday Night Live
9. "Not for Ladies Only," Saturday Night Live
8. "Consumer Probe," Saturday Night Live
7. "Nairobi Trio," The Ernie Kovacs Show
6. "The Idiot in Rural Society," Monty Python
5. "The Coneheads at Home," Saturday Night Live
4. "Samurai Hotel," Saturday Night Live
3. "Argument Clinic," Monty Python
2. "Who's On First?" Abbott and Costello
1. "Dead Parrot," Monty Python

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I think the Ballad of Dennis Moore(Monty Python) at least deserves an honorable mention with the new President.