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Friday Lulz - Comedy Nostalgia

I fondly remember the days when I would set aside a certain time to hit the couch and watch some of my favorite sketch comedy.  Tivo, DVD's, NetFlix, On Demand and online programming has made that unnecessary, but I still miss that time I set aside.  Then, the programs either disappeared or changed to a cast that was so bizarre that everybody lost interest.  Here are clips from a couple of my favorites:

 
MadTV - Will Sasso and Mo Collins as Arnold and Maria Scharzenegger


The Man Show - Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Corolla featuring Man Show Boy

The Man Show Fake ID

 

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[identity profile] htpcl.livejournal.com 2011-06-10 06:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, that's the thing I hate about American tv comedies. The laughter. Cmon, can't I decide when to laugh that they'll have to nudge me? It's almost as if I have one of those blinking signs at home which says "Laugh here". Dumb.

[identity profile] the-rukh.livejournal.com 2011-06-10 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
focus groups have found comedy shows funnier if fake laughter is added to the show. not even kidding.

[identity profile] htpcl.livejournal.com 2011-06-10 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
And of course there must be a measuring scale of funny-funnier-funniest somewhere out there that I'm unaware of. :-P

[identity profile] the-rukh.livejournal.com 2011-06-11 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
It honestly wouldn't surprise me if stations had a "funny metric" to rate shows on.

[identity profile] lai-choi-san.livejournal.com 2011-06-10 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Exactly. Totally counterproductive, above all when the laughter is louder than the dialogues.

[identity profile] htpcl.livejournal.com 2011-06-10 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
And when it occurs every 5 seconds. It tends to drop the value of genuine laughter.
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