The 15 Best Sketch Comedy Series Ever (That Arent Saturday Night Live)

The 15 Best Sketch Comedy Series Ever (That Aren’t Saturday Night Live)

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1 The 15 Best Sketch Comedy Series Ever (That Aren’t Saturday Night Live)

Saturday Night Live might be the most well-known sketch series, but others have proven that they can do it just as well or better!

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When you think sketch comedy show, the first series that probably comes to mind is Saturday Night Live (SNL). And while that show has become the longest-running sketch comedy series on television, preparing for its 47th season, and has spawned countless movies based on characters from the show, it isn’t the be all, end all of sketch comedy. And it arguably isn’t the best sketch comedy series that has been on television either.

Since the ’50s, sketch comedy shows have encouraged families to gather together around the television, kids to secretly stay up late to watch sketches that aren’t age appropriate, and friends to chat around the watercooler at work about that hilarious episode last night. So besides Saturday Night Live, which have been the best sketch comedy series so far?

15 Mad TV (1995-2009, one-season revival in 2016)

Mad TV was so good, and spawned so many notable characters, that it was brought back for a special single-season revival in 2016, more than 20 years after it first went on the air. The show, which counted huge stars like Artie Lange, Alex Borstein, Bobby Lee, Ike Barinholtz, Jordan Peele, and Keegan-Michael Key, among its diverse and hilarious cast, was hilariously non-politically correct, but always relevant.

Some of the most popular characters from the show included Ms. Swann, Bunifa Latifah Halifah Sharifah Jackson, Lorraine Swanson, and Stewart Larkin, all of whom are still referenced to this day.

14 In Living Color (1990-1994)

Ending way too soon, In Living Color introduced the world to Jennifer Lopez, who worked as a Fly Girl dancer for the show, as well as the comedic talents of Jim Carrey and Damon Wayans. Created by the eldest Wayans brother, Keenan Ivory Wayans, the series featured an almost entirely black cast.

Among the top talents was Jamie Foxx and David Alan Grier, and the show created such iconic characters like Homey the Clown and Men on Film that it remains relevant and hilarious today, even though some of the skits admittedly haven’t aged well.

13 Key & Peele (2012-2015)

Two of the funniest cast members from Mad TV joined forces a few years after the show ended to launch their own show, which proved to be a huge success. They focused on race-related humor, stereotypes, and other popular culture topics, approaching everything with their signature comedic styles.

While Key & Peele is over, the pair have a YouTube channel that has more than 2.5 million subscribers.

12 Chappelle’s Show (2003-2006)

Ending after Dave Chappelle took his abrupt and sudden departure from fame, this show could easily have gone on for 10 more seasons. Chappelle used his natural unapologetic style to deliver hilarious skits. Some of them were pretty risqué, but his fans totally got it and were 100% with him.

Still much beloved today, Chappelle says what he means and means what he says. And he’s always incredibly funny doing it, which is what made this show so iconic.

11 Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995-1998)

Before these two comedic talents made it big in Hollywood, Bob Odenkirk and David Cross had a little-known sketch comedy show that remains one of the most respected by fans of the comedy world, even if it isn’t the most universally known.

The show included a mix of sketches performed on stage, in front of a live audience, and pre-taped segments, and counted some other huge talents among its cast and writing staff, including Sarah Silverman and Mary Lynn Rajskub.

10 SCTV (1976-1984)

Hailing from Canada, this sketch comedy series, which aired under the guise of a fictional TV station in the fictional town of Melonville, starred actors who have since become legends in the comedy world, including John Candy, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Rock Moranis, Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short, and Dave Thomas, among others.

Created as an offshoot of the Second City troupe in Toronto, Ontario, Canada it is one of few Canadian series that became a huge success in the U.S. as well.

9 This Hour Has 22 Minutes (1993-present)

Still running today, now with 27 seasons under its belt, this Canadian series focuses on politics, parodying the news as well as offering up sketch comedy bits and satirical editorials.

As part of the mock news program format, there are also parody commercials as well as funny interviews with public figures interspersed with the reporting of the daily “news.”

8 Baroness Von Sketch Show (2016-present)

Canada is really a hotbed for comedic talent, and this is yet another notable sketch comedy series from the country that also airs in the U.S. It is also the only one on the list to feature an all-female cast.

The four women at the helm, who also serve as executive producers, work as an ensemble cast and focus on sketch comedy material pertaining to social trends and office politics. And it’s downright funny.

7 Inside Amy Schumer (2013-2016)

Schumer launched this show at the height of her popularity and it did amazingly well. Every episode is divided into different segments that include stand-up comedy, sketches of various lengths, excerpts, and street interviews.

Schumer is featured in every episode along with a long list of guest stars that included everyone from Patricia Arquette to Zach Braff, Steve Buscemi, Jerry Seinfeld, and Tina Fey.

6 A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019-present)

The newest entry on the list, Issa Rae executive produces this sketch comedy series that not only has a mainly female cast, but also a mainly Black female cast.

Rae herself sometimes appears as a guest on the show alongside other influential Black women like Angela Bassett and Laverne Cox.

5 Monty Python’s Flying Circus (1969-1974)

Often considered to be the best comedy sketch series ever to grace the small screen, this British surreal series was created by, and starred, the comedy group called Monty Python that consisted of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Terry Gilliam.

At the heart of Monty Python’s Flying Circus was absurd situations, observational sketches, and lots and lots of innuendo.

4 The Tracey Ullman Show (1987-1990)

Not only was this show itself hilarious, but it also spawned the longest-running scripted sitcom ever in The Simpsons, which actually started as a short feature within this show before becoming a series on its own.

Ullman was at the center of this variety show that included animated shorts (like The Simpsons) along with sketch comedy, and even dance routines.

3 The Kids in the Hall (1984-present)

Canada does it again with this funny show that aired from 1984 through to 1995 and led to the cast going on tour, appearing at various comedy festivals, and even reuniting after the show ended for a miniseries and film.

The show is technically still on the air, as it will be revived by Amazon Prime Video for a rebooted eight-episode run that would make it the first Canadian series to become an Amazon Original.

2 The Carol Burnett Show (1967-1978)

A comedy icon, Burnett proved with this show that she had seriously funny comedic chops. The show featured some other major names in the business, including Dick van Dyke, Tim Conway, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, and Lyle Waggoner.

The show spawned a number of notable characters, including Mama, which led to the popular sitcom Mama’s Family.

1 The Benny Hill Show (1955-1989)

Often forgotten on many “best sketch comedy series” lists, this long-running British comedy was actually incredibly funny and worthy of being considered among the best. Sure, there was a lot of slapstick humor, miming, parodies, and double entendres. But it was pure, ridiculous fun.

The show, which often began with Hill chasing a bevy of beautiful women and ended with him frantically running away as they chased after him to scold him for some ridiculous mishap, was one of the U.K.’s most successful British exports. It aired in the U.S., Canada, and many other countries around the world thanks to its minimal dialogue and thus universal comedic appeal.

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