The Best Sketch Comedy TV Shows
Vote up the best sketch comedy shows that have ever aired on television.
From the historically acclaimed innovation of Monty Python’s Flying Circus to the cultural institution of Saturday Night Live, TV sketch comedy has a long and glorious history. And everyone has their personal favorites, from under-the-radar late-night discoveries to the shows they caught on after-school cable re-runs.
Sketch comedy has been the launchpad for countless Hollywood icons, springing the likes of Jim Carrey (In Living Color), Jordan Peele (Key & Peele), and Adam Sandler (SNL) to A-list fame.
But what are the best sketch comedy TV shows of all-time? Does HBO’s Mr. Show have a case, or is Netflix’s revival, W/Bob and David, even better? Is Monty Python still the gold standard or did the short-lived Chappelle’s Show change the game enough to take over the top spot?
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Dave Chappelle, Donnell Rawlings, Neal Brennan- Premiered: January 22, 2003
- 2John Cleese, Terry Jones, Graham Chapman
- Premiered: October 5, 1969
- 3Keenen Ivory Wayans, Jim Carrey, Kelly Coffield Park
- Premiered: April 15, 1990
- 4Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele
- Premiered: January 31, 2012
- 5Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Lyle Waggoner
- Premiered: September 11, 1967
- 6Frank Oz, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz
- Premiered: January 30, 1974
- 7Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald
- Premiered: October 16, 1988
- 8Crista Flanagan, Keegan-Michael Key, Bobby Lee
- Premiered: October 14, 1995
- 9Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson
- Premiered: October 11, 1975
- 10Trevor Moore, Sam Brown, Zach Cregger
- Premiered: March 18, 2007
- 11John Ennis, Jill Talley, Tom Kenny
- Premiered: November 3, 1995
- 12Benny Hill, Nicholas Parsons, Patricia Hayes
- Premiered: 1951
- 13John Candy, Robin Duke, Joe Flaherty
- Premiered: September 21, 1976
- 14Seth Green, Dan Milano, Breckin Meyer
- Premiered: February 20, 2005
- 15Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Ruth Buzzi
- Premiered: January 22, 1968
- 16Ed Sullivan, Bern Bennett, Ralph Paul
- Premiered: June 20, 1948
- 17Graham Greene, Paul Gross, Gavin Crawford
- Premiered: 1991
- 18Richard Pryor, Jimmy Martinez, Edie McClurg
- Premiered: September 13, 1977
- 19Kevin Allison, Michael Ian Black, Robert Ben Garant
- Premiered: December 17, 1993
- 20Ben Stiller, Andy Dick, Janeane Garofalo
- Premiered: September 27, 1992
- 21Ginger Rogers, Red Skelton
- Premiered: September 30, 1951
- 22Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim
- Premiered: February 11, 2007
- 23Roy Clark, Gunilla Hutton, Buck Owens
- Premiered: 1969
- 24Tracey Ullman, Dan Castellaneta, Sam McMurray
- Premiered: April 5, 1987
- 25Chelsea Brummet, Jack De Sena, Lisa Foiles
- Premiered: April 16, 1994
