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- CreatorLorne MichaelsStarsThe Saturday Night Live BandDon PardoDarrell HammondA famous guest host stars in parodies and sketches created by the cast of this witty show.
- CreatorFax BahrAdam SmallStarsMichael McDonaldDebra WilsonAries SpearsA sketch comedy show based on the seminal Mad Magazine.
- CreatorGraham ChapmanEric IdleTerry JonesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseTerry GilliamThe original surreal sketch comedy showcase for the Monty Python troupe.
- CreatorKeenen Ivory WayansStarsKeenen Ivory WayansJim CarreyKelly Coffield ParkThe Wayans siblings present an African-American focused sketch comedy show.
- CreatorNeal BrennanDave ChappelleStarsDave ChappelleDonnell RawlingsRudy RushComedian Dave Chappelle hosts this sketch-comedy show that parodies many of the nuances of race and culture.
- CreatorAndrew AlexanderBernard SahlinsStarsJoe FlahertyEugene LevyAndrea MartinThe staff of Melonville's TV station put on programming that is unique in its own silly way.
- CreatorMatt BesserAmy PoehlerIan RobertsStarsMatt BesserAmy PoehlerIan RobertsAgents Adair, Antoine, Colby, and Trotter both monitor and create chaos across the universe.
- CreatorJudd ApatowJeff KahnBen StillerStarsBen StillerAndy DickJaneane GarofaloThis comedy/variety show specialized in parodies of movies and television shows and commercials. Often, they would also have a special guest (e.g., a TV actor) join them.
- CreatorDana CarveyRobert SmigelStarsDana CarveySteve CarellBill ChottRiffs on pop culture, politics and even the show's own sponsors.
- StarsRowan AtkinsonMel SmithPamela StephensonBritish sketch comedy starring the likes of Rowan Atkinson and Mel Smith.
- CreatorGraham LinehanArthur MathewsStarsKevin EldonMark HeapSimon PeggA British sketch comedy show where people in ordinary situations suddenly find themselves in absurd situations.
- StarsDawn FrenchJennifer SaundersSimon BrintComedy duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders satirically present aspects of British life, films such as Batman Forever and Pulp Fiction.
- StarsPaul WhitehouseCharlie HigsonArabella WeirUK comedy sketch show depicting most forms of stereotypical British society.
- StarsDave FoleyBruce McCullochKevin McDonaldThe TV series of the Canadian sketch comedy troupe that, more often than not, puts bizarre, unique, and insane twists in their skits.
- CreatorSam BrownZach CreggerTrevor MooreStarsTimmy WilliamsTrevor MooreSam BrownA sketch comedy show involving five friends.
- CreatorBill LeeJohn MoffittStarsJack BurnsBrandis KempMark BlankfieldLive late-night comedy sketch show similar to "Saturday Night Live."
- CreatorDigby WolfeStarsDan RowanDick MartinGary OwensThe original rapid fire sketch comedy show.
- StarsTom SmothersDick SmothersPat PaulsenThe Smothers Brothers host a comedy variety show that became notorious for its topical satirical humor.
- CreatorJerry BelsonJames L. BrooksKen EstinStarsTracey UllmanDan CastellanetaSam McMurrayTracey Ullman hosts a variety show containing sketches, song-and-dance routines, and The Simpsons.
- CreatorDemetri MartinStarsDemetri MartinH. Jon BenjaminBarry CarlComedian Demetri Martin's television show, which alternates between stand-up comedy and taped skits.
- CreatorNick KrollJohn LevensteinJonathan KriselStarsNick KrollJon DalyJenny SlateShow highlights Nick Kroll's incredible ability to transform himself into hilarious characters that pop off the screen while bringing many of his popular short-form favorites along for the ride.
- CreatorSeth GreenMatthew SenreichMike FasoloStarsSeth GreenMatthew SenreichBreckin MeyerPop culture references fly thick and fast as stop-motion animation is featured in sketches lampooning everything from television movies to comic books.
- StarsCatherine TateMathew HorneNiky WardleySketches by Catherine Tate and her comedy troupe.
- StarsPeter SerafinowiczBelinda Stewart-WilsonPaul PutnerA series of sketches by British comedian Peter Serafinowicz
- CreatorVernon ChatmanJohn LeeStarsVernon ChatmanJohn LeeAlyson LevyAn all-cynical, all-evil absurdist variety show that parodies the classic educational PBS shows of the 1970s, made up of old cartoons and educational films, children, and puppets from one's worst nightmares.
- StarsMorwenna BanksBrian BowlesSimon GreenallA definitely-not-for-children animated series with each episode made up of an array of perverse skits.
- CreatorMatt LucasDavid WalliamsStarsMatt LucasDavid WalliamsTom BakerMatt Lucas and David Walliams, the creators of this character-comedy sketch show, delight in all that is mad, bad, quirky and generally bonkers about the people and places of Britain.
- CreatorKeegan-Michael KeyJordan PeeleStarsKeegan-Michael KeyJordan PeeleMetta World PeaceProject sees Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele in front of a live studio audience bantering about a topic weaved between filmed shorts and sketches.
- CreatorDavid CrossBob OdenkirkStarsBob OdenkirkDavid CrossJohn EnnisThis is a sketch-comedy show. The twist here is that all of the sketches (even the monologue) are connected in some strange way.
- StarsDavid MitchellRobert WebbJames BachmanA comedy sketch show featuring David Mitchell and Robert Webb.
- StarsStephen FryHugh LaurieDeborah NortonComedians Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie perform a variety of comedy skits and the occasional musical number.
- CreatorAziz AnsariTom GianasRob HuebelStarsAziz AnsariRob HuebelPaul ScheerA half-hour show of edgy short films.
- CreatorTim HeideckerEric WareheimStarsTim HeideckerEric WareheimBob OdenkirkTwo comedians, average nobodies, and celebrity guest stars perform bizarre low-budget comedy sketches.
- CreatorJonathan BraylockRay CordovaJames IIIStarsJames IIICaroline MartinJerah MilliganComedy to discuss real-world topics. Exploring an array of topics ranging from pop culture and social issues to the black experience.
- CreatorZach KaninTim RobinsonStarsTim RobinsonSam RichardsonPatti HarrisonA sketch show where Tim Robinson and his guests spend each segment driving someone to the point of needing -- or desperately wanting -- to leave.
- CreatorAunty DonnaStarsMark Samual BonannoBroden KellyZachary RuaneIn their new sketch series, Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun takes viewers along for an absurdist adventure through their everyday lives.
- StarsRichard PryorRobin WilliamsEdie McClurgAn American comedy series hosted by comedian Richard Pryor
- StarsFlip WilsonTim ConwayGeorge CarlinA variety show from the 1970s hosted by Flip Wilson that showcased skits, music and =appearances by "Geraldine Jones".
- StarsErnie KovacsEdie AdamsPat WhiteAn American comedy show, hosted by comedian Ernie Kovacs who often changed the show's format during its run. It was variously retooled as a daytime show, prime-time show, late-night show, and talk show. The show was originally created for Philadelphia's television market, but was then broadcast nationally.
- CreatorKevin AllisonJonathan K. BendisMichael Ian BlackStarsKevin AllisonMichael Ian BlackRobert Ben GarantEach episode contains 30 minutes of extremely bizarre and funny sketch comedy performed by THE STATE, an 11 member sketch comedy troupe who wrote and starred in various sketches seen throughout the program.
- StarsAlex WinterLee ArenbergDanny CookseyMTV sketch comedy show.
- CreatorJimmy KimmelAndy MilonakisStarsAndy MilonakisRalphie RiveraWubbieAndy Milonakis is a man who has it all: a comfy home, an outrageous sense of humor, and his own MTV television show complete with oddball skits, celebrity guests, and amusing pranks on the public at large.
- StarsMichael CheGodfreyReggie ConquestA theme or incident, such as police brutality, unemployment and romance and use sketches and vignettes to illustrate what it feels like to experience this from a Black vantage point.
- StarsCarol BurnettVicki LawrenceThe Ernie Flatt DancersTelevision show featuring skits by Carol Burnett and her comedy troupe.
- CreatorMarcel MarceauStarsRed SkeltonDavid Rose and His OrchestraArt GilmoreA comedy-themed variety show, hosted by the popular comedian Red Skelton. It run with no interruption from 1951 to 1971. From 1956 to 1962, the show's head writer was Sherwood Schwartz, who had previous experience as a comedy writer for Bob Hope's radio show. During the 1960s, the show had its own regular cast of singers and dancers. Guests of the show included then-popular bands, such as the Beach Boys (in their network television debut), The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, and The Supremes. By the early 1970s, the program was thought to appeal primarily to older audiences and to residents of rural regions. It was canceled, as the network wanted something that would attract an urban audience.
- StarsJack BennyEddie 'Rochester' AndersonDon WilsonThe comic misadventures of the "skinflint" comedian and his friends.
- CreatorBrian LimondStarsBrian LimondDebbie WelshTom BroganLIMMY'S SHOW is a Scottish comedy sketch show written, animated and directed by BRIAN LIMOND. The most blisteringly original sketch show on television. LIMMY goes to places other sketch shows would shy away from even if they knew they were there.
- StarsFausto FantiBruno SutterAdriano PereiraHermes e Renato (Hermes and Renato) is a Brazilian comedy troupe, started in the year 1999. Their humor style makes heavy use of curse words, blackface and homophobic jokes.
- StarsMarcelo MadureiraBeto SilvaHélio de la PeñaA weekly magazine where recent news and events were reported in a parodic way. In later years skits were more common, always comically criticizing the current times.
- StarsGeorge MillerArtemis HoldenberryZeeqFilthy Frank and his disease ridden friends talk about various topics and take part in multiple life-threatening shenanigans.