MADtv
| MADtv | |
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| Format | Live action, sketch comedy, variety, animation, Parody |
| Created by | Fax Bahr Adam Small |
| Starring | see List of MADtv cast members |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 14 |
| No. of episodes | 321 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45–48 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Quincy Jones-David Salzman Entertainment Inc. (entire run) Bahr/Small Productions (Season 1-3 only) Klasky Csupo (Spy vs. Spy animated cartoon shorts) Rough Draft Studios (Spy vs. Spy animation services) DC Comics |
| Distributor | WB Television Distribution |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Fox |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV, 720p HDTV |
| Original run | October 14, 1995 – May 16, 2009 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Mad |
MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series based on Mad, and contained animated Spy vs. Spy and Don Martin cartoon shorts as well as images of Alfred E. Neuman that the show featured during the late 1990s. Its first TV broadcast was on October 14, 1995. The one-hour show aired Saturday nights on Fox, and was in syndication on Comedy Central. In Australia the show screens on satellite and cable TV channel The Comedy Channel and in late-night timeslots on free-to-air broadcaster the Nine Network and its affiliates.
It was created by Fax Bahr and Adam Small. The series was originally produced by Bahr/Small Productions and Quincy Jones/David Salzman Entertainment (QDE). Since Bahr and Small left the series at the end of the third season (they were later credited as "executive consultants"), the series has been handled by QDE and WB Television Distribution (its parent company Time Warner Entertainment owns Mad magazine through its DC Comics subsidiary). The series was directed by Bruce Leddy (196 episodes), as well as David Grossman, and Amanda Bearse (known as the actress who played Marcy Rhoades-D'Arcy on Married...With Children).
On November 12, 2008, Fox announced that MADtv's 14th season would be its last.[1] Despite this, David Salzman said that he would be exploring the continuation of the show on another channel, possibly cable; as of 2012, continuations exist as the Cartoon Network series MAD and Comedy Central's Key & Peele.[2] In early 2009, the show was moved behind Talkshow with Spike Feresten, the show that normally followed MADtv, as a test, before being moved back. The show was nominated for 35 Emmy awards and won 5. The series finale aired on May 16, 2009.[3]
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Format[edit]
MADtv was taped in front of a live audience and consists of skits and musical performances. Much of its comedy parodies popular television shows, movies, and music, and covers topical, political, and pop cultural humor.
Notable tenures[edit]
Although MADtv had a rapid turnover of supporting players, some performers have had long tenures with the show. Some cast members did not appear in every episode of a season, and thus appeared in fewer episodes than other cast members who were on the show for fewer seasons. The following is a list of all cast members who started as or were promoted to repertory players during their run on the show:
| Cast Member | First Cast Appearance | Last Cast Appearance | Seasons | Episodes | Guest Appearances |
| Michael McDonald | September 12, 1998 | May 17, 2008 | 4–13 (10 total) | 239 | 1 (Season 14) |
| Aries Spears | September 20, 1997 | May 21, 2005 | 3–10 (8 total) | 198 | |
| Debra Wilson | October 14, 1995 | May 17, 2003 | 1–8 (8 total) | 196 | 4 (Seasons 10, 13, and 14) |
| Mo Collins | September 12, 1998 | May 22, 2004 | 4–9 (6 total) | 150 | 3 (Seasons 10, 13, and 14) |
| Bobby Lee | October 6, 2001 | May 16, 2009 | 7–14 (8 total) | 147 | |
| Nicole Sullivan | October 14, 1995 | May 12, 2001 | 1–6 (6 total) | 141 | 6 (Seasons 8, 9, and 10) |
| Will Sasso | September 20, 1997 | May 18, 2002 | 3–7 (5 total) | 124 | 3 (Seasons 9, 10, and 14) |
| Alex Borstein | September 20, 1997 | May 18, 2002 | 3–7 (5 total) | 124 | 4 (Seasons 9, 10, and 14) |
| Stephnie Weir | November 18, 2000 | May 6, 2006 | 6–11 (6 total) | 121 | |
| Frank Caliendo | September 22, 2001 | May 20, 2006 | 7–11 (5 total) | 117 | |
| Nicole Parker | November 1, 2003 | March 28, 2009 | 9–14 (6 total) | 113 | |
| Phil LaMarr | October 14, 1995 | May 20, 2000 | 1–5 (5 total) | 112 | 1 (Season 9) |
| Ike Barinholtz | September 14, 2002 | May 19, 2007 | 8–12 (5 total) | 112 | |
| Keegan-Michael Key | February 7, 2004 | May 16, 2009 | 9–14 (6 total) | 106 | |
| Jordan Peele | November 15, 2003 | May 17, 2008 | 9-13 (5 total) | 94 | |
| Crista Flanagan | February 5, 2005 | May 16, 2009 | 10-14 (5 total) | 81 | |
| Arden Myrin | September 17, 2005 | May 16, 2009 | 11-14 (4 total) | 76 | |
| Pat Kilbane | September 20, 1997 | May 20, 2000 | 3-5 (3 total) | 71 | |
| Ron Pederson | November 2, 2002 | May 21, 2005 | 8-10 (3 total) | 65 | |
| Daniele Gaither | September 13, 2003 | May 20, 2006 | 9-11 (3 total) | 64 | 1 (Season 2) |
| Mary Scheer | October 14, 1995 | May 16, 1998 | 1-3 (3 total) | 63 | |
| Paul Vogt | December 21, 2002 | May 21, 2005 | 8-10 (3 total) | 63 | |
| David Herman | October 14, 1995 | November 1, 1997 | 1-3 (3 total) | 54 | |
| Artie Lange | October 14, 1995 | January 4, 1997 | 1-2 (2 total) | 48 | 5 (Seasons 5, 9, 10, and 14) |
| Josh Meyers | September 14, 2002 | May 22, 2004 | 8-9 (2 total) | 47 | |
| Bryan Callen | October 14, 1995 | May 17, 1997 | 1-2 (2 total) | 42 | |
| Orlando Jones | October 14, 1995 | May 17, 1997 | 1-2 (2 total) | 42 | 1 (Season 9) |
| Andrew Daly | November 4, 2000 | May 18, 2002 | 6-7 (2 total) | 38 | |
| Frank Caeti | September 17, 2005 | May 19, 2007 | 11-12 (2 total) | 38 | |
| Nicole Randall Johnson | September 17, 2005 | May 19, 2007 | 11-12 (2 total) | 37 | |
| Nelson Ascencio | November 27, 1999 | May 12, 2001 | 5-6 (2 total) | 31 | |
| Johnny Sanchez | November 3, 2007 | May 16, 2009 | 13-14 (2 total) | 28 |
History of MADtv[edit]
Historical synopsis[edit]
The following are a series of links to pages which give a detailed account of the history of MADtv.
MADtv era breakdown[edit]
For a historical overview with a detail analysis of each era of MADtv (cast members, sketches, animation, etc.) please see one of the following links below:
MADtv season breakdown[edit]
For a detailed description of each season of MADtv, with cast members, sketches, animation, etc., see below:
Recurring characters and sketches[edit]
Home media [edit]
Warner Home Video released The Complete First Season of MADtv in 2004. However, due to poor sales, the release of the second season was cancelled (despite a preview for it in the first season DVD). MADtv: The Best of Seasons 8, 9, and 10 was released in 2005, featuring the most popular sketches from those seasons.
On November 5, 2012, it was announced that Shout! Factory had acquired the rights to the series.[4] They subsequently announced that they will release the second season on DVD on March 22, 2013.[5] The third season is to be released sometime in June 2013.[6]
Syndication[edit]
Originally, reruns of MADtv aired as 30-minute reruns on local TV stations. The cable channel TNN (now Spike TV) aired the first six seasons of MADtv from 1999 to 2001. Comedy Central soon picked up the show after its syndication package of Saturday Night Live reruns was acquired by the E! Entertainment Network, and has aired 30-minute and full-hour reruns of episodes from season 1 to season 11 (though, in 2008, Comedy Central limited their reruns to episodes from seasons eight to eleven). Canada's The Comedy Network also airs MADtv reruns (starting at season eight), but, unlike Comedy Central, The Comedy Network also includes episodes from seasons 12 and 13. As of 2010, MADtv no longer airs on Comedy Central. MADtv can currently be watched on thewb.com with 15 full episodes available to watch. In 2005, Canadian channel BiteTV began airing re-runs every weekday at 4pm.
Awards and nominations[edit]
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| Year | Association | Award Category | Recipients | Result |
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| 1999 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Costume Design for a Variety or Music Program | Wendy Benbrook for episode "402" | Nominated |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series | Matthew Kasten for episode "402" | Nominated | |
| 2000 | Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award | Outstanding Make-up for a series — Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series — Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) | Jennifer Aspinall Felicia Linsky |
Nominated |
| Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award | Best Innovative Hair Styling — Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series — Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) | Dugg Kirkpatrick | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award | Best Character Hair Styling — Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series — Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) | Judith Tiedemann Dugg Kirkpatrick |
Nominated | |
| Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award | Best Character Hair Styling — Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series — Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) | Judith Tiedemann Dugg Kirkpatrick |
Nominated | |
| Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award | Best Character Makeup — Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series — Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) | Jennifer Aspinall Felicia Linsky |
Won | |
| 2001 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Costumes for a Variety or Music Program | Wendy Benbrook and Wanda Leavey for episode "615". | Nominated |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Hairstyling for a Variety or Music Program | Matthew Kasten, Mishell Chandler, Desmond Miller, Rod Ortega, Mimi Jafari and Fabrizio Sanges for episode "601" | Won | |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program | John Sabato D. Martyn Bookwalter Cece Destefano Daryn-Reid Goodall for episode "610" |
Nominated | |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Main Title Design | Steve Kirklys (title designer) Adam Byrd (title designer) |
Nominated | |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Makeup for a Series | Jennifer Aspinall, Felicia Linsky, Stephanie L. Massie, Darrell McIntyre, Randy Westgate, Julie Purcell, Ed French, Susan A. Cabral and Myke Michaels for episode "Mad TV's 2nd Annual Salute To The Movies" | Nominated | |
| Canadian Comedy Awards | Television — Pretty Funny Male Performance | Will Sasso | Nominated | |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | Excellence in Production Design Award | John Sabato (production designer) D. Martyn Bookwalter (art director) |
Nominated | |
| Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award | Best Special Makeup Effects — Television (For a Single Episode of a Regular Series — Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) | Jennifer Aspinall Randy Westgate |
Won | |
| Image Awards | Outstanding Variety Series/Speciality jumpsuit | Nominated | ||
| Canadian Comedy Awards | Television — Pretty Funny Male Performance | Ron Pederson | Nominated | |
| 2002 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program | John Sabat, D. Martyn Bookwalter and Daryn-Reid Goodall for episode "MADtv's 3rd Annual Salute To The Movies" | Nominated |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Choreography | Monie Adamson for episode "701" | Nominated | |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Costumes for a Variety or Music Program | Wendy Benbrook and Wanda Leavey for episode "Madtv's Holiday Spectacular" | Nominated | |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) | Jennifer Aspinall, Randy Westgate, Julie Purcell, Scott Wheeler,Stephanie L. Massie, Felicia Linsky and Darrell McIntyre for episode "701" | Nominated | |
| Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series — Guest Starring Young Actress | Michelle Trachtenberg | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards | Best Special Makeup Effects — Television (For a Single Episode of a Regular Series — Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) | Won | ||
| 2003 | Art Directors Guild Awards | Television — Variety or Awards Show, Music Special or Documentary | Nominated | |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Prosthetic) | Jennifer Aspinall, Scott Wheeler, Randy Westgate, Nathalie Fratti, David Williams for episode "806" | Nominated | |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) | Jennifer Aspinall, Scott Wheeler, Randy Westgate, James Rohland and Julie Purcell for episode "801" | Nominated | |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series | Matthew Kaste, Mishell Chandler, K. Troy Zestos and Stacey Bergman for episode "806" | Nominated | |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Costumes for a Variety or Music Program | Wendy Benbrook and Wanda Leavey for episode "809" | Nominated | |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program | John Sabato, D. Martyn Bookwalter and Daryn-Reid Goodall for episode "806" | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award | Best Character Makeup — Television Series | Nominated | ||
| Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards | Best Character Hair Styling — Television Series | Nominated | ||
| Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards | Best Special Makeup Effects — Television Series | Nominated | ||
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Show — Late Night | Nominated | ||
| WGA Award (TV) | Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series | Nominated | ||
| 2004 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Show — Late Night | Nominated | |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program | John Sabato, D. Martyn Bookwalter and Daryn-Reid Goodall for episode "200th Episode" | Nominated | |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Choreography | Monie Adamson For episode "925" | Nominated | |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series | Matthew Kasten, Mishell Chandler, Desmond Miller and Anthea Grutsis for episode "200th Episode" | Nominated | |
| BET Comedy Award | Outstanding Comedy Variety Series | Nominated | ||
| 2005 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Costumes for a Variety or Music Program | Wendy Benbrook and Wanda Leavey for episode "1017" | Won |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety, Music Program or Special | John Sabato, D. Martyn Bookwalter and Daryn-Reid Goodall for episode "1006" | Nominated | |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Choreography | Monie Adamson for episode 1023 | Nominated | |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series | Matthew Kasten, Anthea Grutsis, Desmond Miller and Raissa Patton for episode "1017" | Won | |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) | Jennifer Aspinall, Scott Wheeler, Randy Westgate and Nathalie Fratti for episode "1004" | Nominated | |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Jennifer Aspinall, Scott Wheeler,Randy Westgate and James Rohland for episode "1013" | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Emmy Awards | Excellence in Production Design Award | Won | |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) | Jennifer Aspinall, Nathalie Fratti, Heather Mages and David Williams for episode "1109" | Nominated | |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety, Music Program, or Special | John Sabato, D. Martyn Bookwalter and Daryn-Reid Goodall for episode "1115" | Nominated | |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Greg O'Connor and Jim Wise for the song "A Wonderfully Normal Day" for episode "1111" | Won | |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Costumes for a Variety or Music Program | Wendy Benbrook and Wanda Leavey for episode "1109" | Won | |
| 2007 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Jennifer Aspinall, Heather Mages, Wade Daily, Douglas Noe, James Rohland and David Williams for episode "1117" | Nominated |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Greg O'Connor, Bruce McCoy and Jim Wise for the song "Merry Ex-Mas". for episode "1209" | Nominated | |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) | Jennifer Aspinall, Heather Mages, James Rohland, David Williams for episode "1210" | Nominated | |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety, Music or Nonfiction Programming | John Sabato, D. Martyn Bookwalter and Daryn-Reid Goodall for episode "1209" | Nominated | |
| Art Directors Guild Award | Excellence in Production Design Award | John Sabato D. Martyn Bookwalter Nicole Elespuru |
Won | |
| 2008 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Art Direction for Variety, Music or Nonfiction Programming | Nicole Elespuru, James Yarnell and Daryn-Reid Goodall for episode "1315" | Nominated |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or a Special (Non-Prosthetic) | Jennifer Aspinall, Heather Mages, Chris Burgoyne and Ned Neidhardt for episode "1308" | Nominated | |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Greg O'Connor, Jordan Peele and Jim Wise for the song "Sad Fitty Cent" for episode "1305" | Nominated | |
| Art Directors Guild Award | Excellence in Production Design Award | John Sabato (production designer) D. Martyn Bookwalter (art director) |
Won | |
| ALMA Awards | Outstanding Female Performance in a Comedy Television Series | Anjelah Johnson | Nominated | |
| ALMA Awards | Outstanding Male Performance in a Comedy Television Series | Johnny A. Sanchez | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or a Special (Non-Prosthetic) | Jennifer Aspinall, Alexei O'Brien, David Williams and Heather Mages for episode 1405 | Won |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special | Matthew Kasten, Wendy Southard, Desiree Dizard and Desmond Miller for episode 1412 | Nominated |
See also[edit]
- Saturday Night Live, MADtv's major rival show
- MAD, the Cartoon Network sketch show created after MADtv was cancelled in 2009
- All That
- Incredible Crew
- In Living Color
Notes[edit]
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This article uses bare URLs for citations. (June 2013) |
- ^ "Fox Flash". Retrieved 2008-11-14.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (2008-11-12). "Fox cancels 'Mad TV'". variety.com. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- ^ Kinon, Cristina (May 6, 2009). "'MADtv' hopes finale isn't last laugh". Daily News (New York).
- ^ http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Mad-TV-DVDs-Planned/17700
- ^ http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Mad-TV-Season-2/17882
- ^ http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Mad-TV-Season-3/18173
External links[edit]
- MADtv at the Internet Movie Database
- MADtv at TV.com
- MADtv Streaming episodes on TheWB.com (Only for US viewers)
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