This is an unfortunate day. Or is it?
Mad TV is being cancelled by Fox. That is an unfortunate thing. The show is hysterical with a different kind of twist to it. As a sketch/variety type show goes, it pushes the boundaries with edgier type characters and ideas than you will find on most network shows.
Mad TV has managed to find an audience for fourteen seasons and hopefully, will continue to do so. The producers of the show had been informed of this decision for some time and are currently working to find other outlets for it. The ideal situation would be to scale back production costs to a place where it can run on cable. It looks like it will be able to do it.
Unlike Saturday Night Live which is an iconic mainstay for NBC, Mad TV has actually been different and funny on a pretty consistent basis. That is not to say that SNL still doesn't have the occasional funny episode. They definitely do. More often than not however, the show is not that good and has managed to stick around as a result of its legendary status and reputation for launching superstars like Eddie Murphy and Adam Sandler.
Mad TV will launch its share of future comedy stars as well and has. Due to its late night appeal and niche demographic, the names may not be as well known but they are funny. Here is to hoping the show finds a new home in cable and continues to stand as a unique alternative to boring predictable repeats found elsewhere.
Mad TV is being cancelled by Fox. That is an unfortunate thing. The show is hysterical with a different kind of twist to it. As a sketch/variety type show goes, it pushes the boundaries with edgier type characters and ideas than you will find on most network shows.
Mad TV has managed to find an audience for fourteen seasons and hopefully, will continue to do so. The producers of the show had been informed of this decision for some time and are currently working to find other outlets for it. The ideal situation would be to scale back production costs to a place where it can run on cable. It looks like it will be able to do it.
Unlike Saturday Night Live which is an iconic mainstay for NBC, Mad TV has actually been different and funny on a pretty consistent basis. That is not to say that SNL still doesn't have the occasional funny episode. They definitely do. More often than not however, the show is not that good and has managed to stick around as a result of its legendary status and reputation for launching superstars like Eddie Murphy and Adam Sandler.
Mad TV will launch its share of future comedy stars as well and has. Due to its late night appeal and niche demographic, the names may not be as well known but they are funny. Here is to hoping the show finds a new home in cable and continues to stand as a unique alternative to boring predictable repeats found elsewhere.
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