Mad TV
| Mad TV | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Variety show |
| Created by |
William Gaines (original concept) Fax Bahr Adam Small |
| Starring | see List of Mad TV cast members |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 14 |
| No. of episodes | 321 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) |
Los Angeles, California Hollywood Center Studios (season 1-12), Henry Fonda Theater (season 13), Sunset Bronson Studios (season 14) |
| Running time | 40–48 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Quincy Jones-David Salzman Entertainment Inc. (entire run) Bahr/Small Productions (Season 1–3 only) Telepictures (2016-) |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Fox (1995-2009) The CW (2016-) |
| Picture format |
480i SDTV (1995-2009) 720p HDTV (2009) |
| Original release |
Original series: October 14, 1995 – May 16, 2009 Revival series: TBA |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | MAD |
| Related shows |
Key and Peele Robot Chicken Saturday Night Live Tales from the Crypt |
| Website | |
Mad TV (stylized as MADtv) is an American comedy sketch television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The show featured animated Spy vs. Spy and Don Martin cartoon shorts as well as images of Alfred E. Neuman in earlier seasons, although the sketch comedy rarely if ever had any relation to the magazine's content. Its first TV broadcast was on October 14, 1995. The one-hour show first-ran on 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.
Mad TV 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 (its parent company Time Warner Entertainment owns Mad magazine through its DC Comics subsidiary). The series was directed by Bruce Leddy (196 episodes),[1] as well as David Grossman, and Amanda Bearse.
On November 12, 2008, Fox announced that Mad TV's 14th season would be its last. 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 Mad TV, 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, and was succeeded by an unrelated animated sketch comedy series, MAD, that premiered on Cartoon Network in 2010.
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]
On April 11, 2016, The CW announced that it was reviving the show for an 8-episode season to air in primetime.[5]
Format
Mad TV 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.
History
For a detailed description of each season of Mad TV, with cast members, sketches, animation, etc., see:
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.[6] They subsequently announced that they would release the second season on DVD on March 22, 2013.[7] The third season was released on June 25, 2013 and the fourth season was released on November 12, 2013.[8]
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 (now Spike TV) aired the first six seasons of Mad TV 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 Mad TV reruns (starting at season eight), but, unlike Comedy Central, The Comedy Network also includes episodes from seasons 12 and 13. As of 2015, Mad TV no longer airs on Comedy Central. In 2005, Canadian channel BiteTV began airing re-runs every weekday at 4pm.
Revival
On April 11, 2016, The CW announced that it was reviving the show for an 8-episode season to air in primetime.[9]
Awards and nominations
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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" | ||
| 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 "Mad TV'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 "Mad TV'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
- All That
- Bubble Gang
- Incredible Crew
- In Living Color
- Key & Peele
- Kids in the Hall
- Mad (TV series)
- Mr. Show
- Saturday Night Live
- So Random!
- Square One TV
References
- ↑ "Full Cast & Crew". imdb.
- ↑ Schneider, Michael (November 12, 2008). "Fox cancels ‘Mad TV’". Variety. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ↑ Kinon, Cristina (May 6, 2009). "'MADtv' hopes finale isn't last laugh". NY Daily News. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ↑ Plaugic, Lizzie (December 11, 2015). "Mad TV is coming back for a one-hour 20th anniversary special". The Verge. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (April 11, 2016). "CW Revives ‘MadTV’ As Primetime Series". Deadline.
- ↑ "MADtv DVD news: DVD Plans for MADtv Season 2 through Season 5". TVShowsOnDVD.com. 2007-05-25. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
- ↑ "MADtv DVD news: Press Release for MADtv – The Complete 2nd Season". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
- ↑ "MADtv DVD news: Announcement for MADtv – The Complete 3rd Season". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (April 11, 2016). "CW Revives ‘MadTV’ As Primetime Series". Deadline.
External links
- Mad TV at the Internet Movie Database
- Mad TV at TV.com
- Mad TV Streaming episodes on TheWB.com (Only for US viewers)
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