45 Random Bits of Behind-the-Scenes Trivia From Your Favorite Sketch Comedy Shows
Sketch comedy is basically the condensing of an entire movie or TV show premise into one tight little package. Some are popular enough to be given entire movies, but most of them stay as little one- to six-minute stories or scenes. We love them so much because they remind us of facts. A fact is basically an entire subject broken down into one tight, punchy little piece of knowledge.
And like sketches, some of them are a hair too long and need to be trimmed for time. Not cut for time! These are all way too good for that.
More Tim and Eric
Tom Kenny
British SNL
The iPad
Source: 12 Angry Facts About MADtv, SNL's Wilder, Louder, Messier Little Brother
Lorne Michaels’ Return
Everett Collection/Shutterstock
Retracing Lorne Michaels’ Missing ’Saturday Night Live’ Years
Trading Spouses
Source: Entertainment That Made Crazy-Specific, Crazy-Accurate Predictions
SCTV
Paul Reubens
Tin Robinson
Kato Kaelin
Source: 12 Angry Facts About MADtv, SNL's Wilder, Louder, Messier Little Brother
Fire Marshall Bill
Key & Peele’s Substitute Teacher
SNL
NBC
Tim and Eric
More Key & Peele
Bill Hader
Dave Chappelle’s Favorite Sketch
Comedy Central
Quincy Jones
Source: 12 Angry Facts About MADtv, SNL's Wilder, Louder, Messier Little Brother
Debbie Downer
John Mulaney
Jeff Richards and Taran Killam
Source: 12 Angry Facts About MADtv, SNL's Wilder, Louder, Messier Little Brother
The Dieter Movie
Source: 11 Proposed Saturday Night Live Movies That We Never Got To See
The Ben Stiller Show
SNL Russia
I Think You Should Leave
In Living Color
Dave Chappelle
Mike Myers and Dana Carvey
Johnny Knoxville
Paramount Pictures, MTV Films
Johnny Knoxville Was Offered ’Saturday Night Live’ But Chose ’Jackass’ Instead
The Comedy Legends Who Influenced Key & Peele
Jordan Peele
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Rick James, Bitch
French SNL
Jim Carrey
Dave Attell on SNL
Frank Zappa
Chappelle’s Show
Mr. Show
Ms. Swan
Portlandia
Second City Television
Mr. Show
Tina Fey
Key & Peele
Source: 12 Angry Facts About MADtv, SNL's Wilder, Louder, Messier Little Brother