Poll: Greatest sketch comedy show of all time?

[JMapleton]

Sketch comedy, probably my personal favorite, and one of the most successful forms of television comedy available.

Vote and tell me why it's your favorite.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say the Ali G Show (sort of a sketch/prank show, some could argue it's not sketch comedy). It was to me the funniest show I've ever watched. In Living Color and Chappelle's Show coming in 2nd and 3rd.

Da Ali G Show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrRuG7nc47Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ9o1KHi-mY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB5VXJXxnNU

In Living Color
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn5pbHxvChU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEnefkpRfHE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g1e8dZM3MY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am1kX1WNH9I

Chapelle's Show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaKHR6oe52Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bONBlJNt0I0

 

[Blain]

The Dean Martin Show
The Tracey Ullman Show

 

[JMapleton]

The Dean Martin Show
The Tracey Ullman Show

You must be old.

 

[Spungo]

whitest kids you know
cubicle boss
slow jerk
And for the people who play games, this one is so familiar.
call of duty

In Living Color was a great show too. It's easy to forget that Jamie Foxx is a comedian. He seems to have all kinds of hidden talents. He's a great singer too.

 

[LookBehindYou]

In Living Color, loved that damn show.

 

[slayer202]

trick question? ali g is the funniest of those, but it's not sketch comedy...

 

[Onceler]

The NEWZ

 

[dud]

My nod goes to The Carol Burnett Show. Honorable mention to In Living Color, SCTV and Mad TV.

I surprised myself by not giving SNL an honorable mention but I haven't watched the show since the 80s. I guess I'm not the demographic anymore ...

 

[dennilfloss]

For Canadians: Wayne and Shuster, then Kids In The Hall and Bizarre.

 

[Wyndru]

For me, definitely Chappelle's Show by far.

I also liked Kids in the Hall, Whitest Kids You Know and Upright Citizens Brigade.

And Monty Python, if you want to consider that.

 

[darkewaffle]

Kids in the Hall had some great moments, I think I was a little young for some of their jokes (when they aired on Comedy Central around 2000something) but "smooshing your head" was and still is awesome.

For the long running shows (MADtv/SNL mostly), it ultimately depends on the cast more than anything else imo.

 

[Possessed Freak]

Kids in the Hall
[edit] and Hee Haw

 

[preslove]

Op is either an idiot or a troll.

Monty Python > *

 

[Jaepheth]

A Bit of Fry and Laurie

 

[Spungo]

Kids in the Hall

I will remember this one until I die: assertain

 

[surfsatwerk]

Kids in the Hall

 

[pontifex]

Kids in the Hall

 

[Lazarus52980]

Benny Hill

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Epic fail to start a poll like this without having Monty Python's Flying Circus at the top of the list and both Mr. Show and Laugh-In somewhere on the list.

 

[bigrash]

I'll go with Chappelle's show. Guy was hilarious!

 

[AstroManLuca]

Whose Line Is It Anyway? and Monty Python's Flying Circus

 

[purbeast0]

chappelle show for sure. in living color is a close second.

 

[QueBert]

Uptown Comedy Club, it's where Jim Breuer & Tracey Morgan got their start.

 

[twinrider1]

I'm old enough to have seen all the choices when they were on.
Chappelle was an amazing shooting star. It was short, but I don't think any other show was so consistently hilarious.

 

[Spungo]

Uptown Saturday Night, it's where Jim Breuer & Tracey Morgan got their start.

I thought Tracy Morgan sucked for the longest time but it was only because SNL sucks. If you listen to his podcast, he's actually a really funny guy. It's such a shame guys like him or Joe Rogan or Joey Diaz can't be themselves on TV.