Mad TV

Mad TV (stylized as MADtv) is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine.

This article is about the American live-action comedy program. For the 2010 animated sketch comedy show, see Mad (TV series). For other uses, see Mad TV (disambiguation).

MADtv
GenreComedy:
Created by
  • Fax Bahr
  • Adam Small
Based onMAD
by EC Comics
Directed by
Starringsee List of MADtv cast members
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons15
No. of episodes329 (plus 1 special) (list of episodes)
Production
Production location(s)
Running time40–48 minutes
Production company(s)
  • Quincy Jones-David Salzman Entertainment
  • Bahr/Small Productions
    (1995–1997)
    (seasons 1–3)
  • Epicenter Ventures
    (2016)
    (special; season 15)
  • Montgomery Studios
    (2016)
    (season 15)
  • Teitelbaum Artists
    (2016)
    (season 15)
  • Telepictures Productions
    (2016)
    (season 15)
DistributorWarner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution
Release
Original network
Picture format
Original release
  • Original:
  • October 14, 1995 (1995-10-14) – May 16, 2009 (2009-05-16)
  • Revival:
  • July 26, 2016 (2016-07-26) – September 27, 2016 (2016-09-27)
Chronology
Followed by
External links
Website

Antecedents

The series was based on MAD, a property owned by Time Warner Entertainment (parent of WB Television Distribution) through its DC Comics subsidiary. From the magazine, the show featured animated Spy vs. Spy and Don Martin shorts, as well as recurring images of longtime MAD mascot Alfred E. Neuman in earlier seasons, though the live-action sketches had no relation to the magazine's content.

Launch

The first broadcast was October 14, 1995. The one-hour show first-ran on Saturday nights on Fox.

MADtv was created by Fax Bahr and Adam Small. The series was originally produced by Bahr/Small Productions and Quincy Jones/David Salzman Entertainment (QDE). After Bahr and Small left the series at the end of the third season (they were later credited as "executive consultants"), the series was handled by QDE and distributed by WB Television Distribution. The series was directed by Bruce Leddy (196 episodes),[1] as well as David Grossman, and former Married...With Children cast member Amanda Bearse.

Finale and revivals

On November 12, 2008, Fox announced that the 15th season of MADtv would be its last on Fox. David Salzman said that he would be exploring the continuation of the show on another channel, possibly cable.[2] In early 2009, the show was moved to air after Talkshow with Spike Feresten, the show that normally followed MADtv, as a test, before being moved back. The series finale aired on May 16, 2009.[3] The show was nominated for 35 Emmy awards, winning five.

On December 11, 2015, it was reported that MADtv would be returning for a one-hour special on The CW to celebrate the series' 20th anniversary; the special aired on January 12, 2016. A large portion of the original cast returned.[4]

On April 11, 2016, The CW announced that it was reviving the show for an eight-episode season to air in primetime. The season premiered on July 26 and concluded on September 27, 2016.

Format

MADtv was taped in front of a live audience and consisted of sketches, cartoon shorts, and musical performances. Much of its comedy parodied popular television shows, movies and music, as well as topical, political, and pop culture humor.

Cast members
Cast member Seasons
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Bryan Callen Main
David Herman Main[note 1]
Orlando Jones Main Guest
Phil LaMarr Main Guest
Artie Lange Main[note 2] Guest Guest Guest
Mary Scheer Main
Nicole Sullivan Main Guest Guest
Debra Wilson Main Guest Guest
Craig Anton Featured
Tim Conlon Featured
Pablo Francisco Featured
Alex Borstein Main[note 3] Guest Guest
Chris Hogan Main[note 3]
Pat Kilbane Main[note 3]
Lisa Kushell Main[note 3]
Will Sasso Main Guest Guest
Aries Spears Main Guest
Andrew Bowen Main
Mo Collins Main Guest Guest
Michael McDonald Main[note 3] Guest
Nelson Ascencio Featured Main
Brooke Totman Featured
Christian Duguay Main
Andrew Daly Featured Main
Dannah Feinglass Featured
Jeff Richards Featured
Stephnie Weir Featured Main[note 4]
Frank Caliendo Main
Kathryn Fiore Featured
Taran Killam Featured
Bobby Lee Featured Main Guest
Jill Michele Melean Featured Main[note 5]
Ike Barinholtz Featured Main Guest
Simon Helberg Featured
Josh Meyers Featured Main
Christina Moore Featured
Ron Pederson Featured Main
Paul Vogt Featured Main
Daniele Gaither Guest Featured Main
Keegan-Michael Key Featured Main
Nicole Parker Featured Main
Melissa Paull Featured
Jordan Peele Featured Main
Gillian Vigman Featured
Crista Flanagan Featured Main
Spencer Kayden Featured
Arden Myrin Main
Frank Caeti Featured Main
Nicole Randall Johnson Featured Main
Lisa Donovan Featured
Johnny Sanchez Main
Daheli Hall Featured
Anjelah Johnson Featured Guest
Dan Oster Featured
Erica Ash Featured
Matt Braunger Featured
Eric Price Featured
Lauren Pritchard Featured
Carlie Craig Main
Chelsea Davison Main
Jeremy D. Howard Main
Amir K Main
Lyric Lewis Main
Piotr Michael Main
Michelle Ortiz Main
Adam Ray Main

Note:

  1. Appears only in the first six episodes of season three.
  2. Appears only in the first ten episodes of season two.
  3. Appears sporadically in season eleven.
  4. Appears only in the first twenty episodes of season eight.

Episodes
Main article: List of Mad TV episodes

Home media

Warner Home Video released The Complete First Season of Mad TV 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). Mad TV: 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.[5] They subsequently announced that they would release the second season on DVD on March 22, 2013.[6] The third season was released on June 25, 2013 and the fourth season was released on November 12, 2013.[7] As of 2020, the first four seasons of MADtv are the only seasons released on DVD, along with MADtv: The Best of Seasons 8, 9, and 10.

As of 2020, the FOX episodes of MADtv (from seasons 1 to 14) are now available on HBO Max. However, due to copyright issues involving some celebrity cameos and musical guests, some episodes have been skipped over (with seasons 5 through 9 having nearly all of their episodes missing while season 12 has only one episode missing and seasons 11, 13, and 14 are the only seasons to have every episode). Season 15 (the short-lived revival season on The CW) is also missing from the HBO Max release.

Syndication

Originally, reruns of Mad TV aired as 30-minute reruns on local TV stations, often under the banner "The Best of Mad TV". The cable channel TNN (later Spike TV, now The Paramount Network) aired the first six seasons of Mad TV from 1999 to 2003. Comedy Central soon picked up the show after its syndication package of Saturday Night Live reruns was acquired by the E! Entertainment Network, and aired 30-minute and full-hour reruns of episodes from seasons 1 through 11 until 2015. Canada's The Comedy Network also airs Mad TV reruns of seasons 8 through 13. In 2005, Canadian channel BiteTV began airing re-runs every weekday at 4pm.

Revival

On December 11, 2015, it was reported that the series would be returning for a one-hour special on The CW to celebrate the series' 20th anniversary; the special aired on January 12, 2016. A large portion of the original cast returned.[4]

The CW announced that it was reviving the show for an eight-episode season to air in primetime on April 11, 2016, featuring a new cast. Some original cast members including Nicole Sullivan, Will Sasso, Bobby Lee, Aries Spears, Debra Wilson, Ike Barinholtz, and Anjelah Johnson returned as hosts, some of whom appeared as their signature characters or most memorable celebrity impressions.[8]

Awards and nominations
Year Association Award Category Recipients Result
1999 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Costume Design for a Variety or Music Program Wendy Benbrook for episode "402" Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series Matthew Kasten for episode "402"
2000 Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards Outstanding Make-up for a series – Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series – Sitcom, Drama, or Daytime) Jennifer Aspinall, Felicia Linsky, and Ed French Nominated
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards 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 Awards Best Character Hair Styling – Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series – Sitcom, Drama, or Daytime) Judith Tiedemann, Dugg Kirkpatrick, and Chriss Curry Nominated
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards Best Character Hair Styling – Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series – Sitcom, Drama, or Daytime) Judith Tiedemann, Dugg Kirkpatrick, and Chriss Curry Nominated
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards Best Character Makeup – Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series – Sitcom, Drama, or Daytime) Jennifer Aspinall, Felicia Linsky, and Ed French Won
2001 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Costumes for a Variety or Music Program Wendy Benbrook and Wanda Leavey for episode "615" Nominated
Primetime 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
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program John Sabato, D. Martyn Bookwalter, Cece Destefano, and Daryn-Reid Goodall for episode "610" Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Main Title Design Steve Kirklys (title designer) and Adam Byrd (title designer) Nominated
Primetime 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), and Cece Destefano (art director) 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) Jennifer Aspinall and Randy Westgate (Episode: "Mad TV Goes to the Movies") Won
Image Awards Outstanding Variety Series/Speciality jumpsuit Nominated
Canadian Comedy Awards Television – Pretty Funny Male Performance Ron Pederson Nominated
2002 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program John Sabat, D. Martyn Bookwalter, and Daryn-Reid Goodall for episode "Mad TV's 3rd Annual Salute to the Movies" Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Choreography Monie Adamson for episode "701" Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Costumes for a Variety or Music Program Wendy Benbrook and Wanda Leavey for episode "Mad TV's Holiday Spectacular" Nominated
Primetime 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
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Prosthetic) Jennifer Aspinall, Scott Wheeler, Randy Westgate, Nathalie Fratti, David Williams for episode "806" Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) Jennifer Aspinall, Scott Wheeler, Randy Westgate, James Rohland, and Julie Purcell for episode "801" Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series Matthew Kaste, Mishell Chandler, K. Troy Zestos, and Stacey Bergman for episode "806" Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Costumes for a Variety or Music Program Wendy Benbrook and Wanda Leavey for episode "809" Nominated
Primetime 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 Awards 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
Writers Guild of America Awards Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series Nominated
2004 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Show – Late Night Nominated
Primetime 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
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Choreography Monie Adamson For episode "925" Nominated
Primetime 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 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Costumes for a Variety or Music Program Wendy Benbrook and Wanda Leavey for episode "1017" Won
Primetime 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
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Choreography Monie Adamson for episode "1023" Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series Matthew Kasten, Anthea Grutsis, Desmond Miller, and Raissa Patton for episode "1017" Won
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) Jennifer Aspinall, Scott Wheeler, Randy Westgate, and Nathalie Fratti for episode "1004" Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie, or Special Jennifer Aspinall, Scott Wheeler, Randy Westgate, and James Rohland for episode "1013" Nominated
2006 Primetime Emmy Awards Excellence in Production Design Award Won
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) Jennifer Aspinall, Nathalie Fratti, Heather Mages, and David Williams for episode "1109" Nominated
Primetime 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
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics Greg O'Connor and Jim Wise for the song "A Wonderfully Normal Day" for episode "1111" Won
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Costumes for a Variety or Music Program Wendy Benbrook and Wanda Leavey for episode "1109" Won
2007 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie, or Special Jennifer Aspinall, Heather Mages, Wade Daily, Douglas Noe, James Rohland, and David Williams for episode "1117" Nominated
Primetime 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
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) Jennifer Aspinall, Heather Mages, James Rohland, David Williams for episode "1210" Nominated
Primetime 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 Awards Excellence in Production Design Award John Sabato, D. Martyn Bookwalter, and Nicole Elespuru Won
2008 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Art Direction for Variety, Music, or Nonfiction Programming Nicole Elespuru, James Yarnell, and Daryn-Reid Goodall for episode "1315" Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic) Jennifer Aspinall, Heather Mages, Chris Burgoyne, and Ned Neidhardt for episode "1308" Nominated
Primetime 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 Awards Excellence in Production Design Award John Sabato (production designer), D. Martyn Bookwalter (art director), and Nicole Elespuru (assistant 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 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic) Jennifer Aspinall, Alexei O'Brien, David Williams, and Heather Mages for episode "1405" Won
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special Matthew Kasten, Wendy Southard, Desiree Dizard, and Desmond Miller for episode "1412" Nominated
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See also

References
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