Os Trapalhões was a Brazilian comedy group and also a Brazilian television series created by Wilton Franco. Its members were Dedé Santana, Zacarias, Mussum and their leader Didi Mocó, that was played by Renato Aragão. The name Trapalhões is derived from the Portuguese verb atrapalhar, which means the opposite of helping, to do something the wrong way or to Those that confuse. The name is translated "Tramps" in English DVD subtitles. It was aired by Rede Globo from 1977 to 1999.
On March 18, 1990, Zacarias died due to respiratory failure, but the group and the series didn't come to an end until July 29, 1994, when Mussum died due to an unsuccessful heart transplant.
"Tämä on suorana New Yorkissa kuvattu Saturday Night!" Kuuluisa lause on 40 vuoden ajan kuultu erään maailman merkittävimmän sketsiohjelman alussa.
The Harald Schmidt Show is a German late night talk show hosted on Sky Deutschland by comedian Harald Schmidt. The show first aired from 5 December 1995 to 23 December 2003 on Sat.1. Schmidt then moved his show to Das Erste as Harald Schmidt and Schmidt & Pocher, but he returned to Sat.1 on 13 September 2011. After cancellation on Sat.1, the show continued on Sky Deutschland in September 2012.
The Red Skelton Show is an American variety show that was a television staple for two decades, from 1951 to 1971. It was second to Gunsmoke and third to The Ed Sullivan Show in the ratings during that time. Skelton, who had previously been a radio star, had appeared in several motion pictures as well. Although his television series is largely associated with CBS, where it appeared for more than fifteen years, it actually began and ended on NBC. During its run, the program received three Emmy Awards, for Skelton as best comedian and the program as best comedy show during its initial season, and an award for comedy writing in 1961.
Korea's version of the late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory cast members.
BBC:n tuottamassa brittiläisessä komediasarjassa koomikot David Mitchell ja Robert Webb tarjoilevat hulvattomia sketsejä hilpeillä henkilöhahmoilla höystettynä.
Emmy-palkittu amerikkalainen komediasarja kertoo viihdeohjelma Giltsi-Show'n pääkirjoittaja Liz Lemonin haastavasta työstä televisiokanava NBC:n studioiden kulisseissa. Televisiomaailman melskeissä Lizin on pidettävä tyytyväisenä katsojien lisäksi sekä omintakeinen esimies Jack että show'n uusi, hieman mielipuoli tähti Tracy, eikä show'n vakioesiintyjä Jennaakaan tietenkään saisi unohtaa. Apunaan Lizillä on värikäs tiimi loistavia, joskin varsin omituisia käsikirjoittajia ja muita taustatyöntekijöitä.
Seth Greenin kieroutunut ja hulvaton monta Emmy-palkintoa voittanut animaatiosarja, jossa nähdään vauhdikkaita stop motion -parodioita TV-sarjoista, elokuvista, peleistä ja sarjakuvista. Mikään eikä kukaan ole turvassa.
The Whitest Kids U' Know is an American sketch comedy troupe and television program of the same name. The group consists of Trevor Moore, Zach Cregger, Sam Brown, Timmy Williams and Darren Trumeter, though other actors occasionally appear in their sketches. They were accepted into the HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in 2006 and won the award for Best Sketch Group.
The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 278 episodes and originated from CBS Television City's Studio 33. The series won 25 prime time Emmy Awards, was ranked No. 16 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time in 2002 and in 2007 was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All Time."
The Two Ronnies is a British sketch show which aired on BBC1 from 1971 to 1987. It featured the double act of Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett, the "Two Ronnies" of the title.
An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! is an American sketch comedy television series, created by and starring Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, which premiered February 11, 2007 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim comedy block and ran until May 2010. The program features surrealistic and often satirical humor, public-access television–style musical acts, bizarre faux-commercials, and editing and special effects chosen to make the show appear camp.
The program featured a wide range of actors, spanning from stars such as Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Will Forte and Zach Galifianakis, to alternative comedians like Neil Hamburger, to television actors like Alan Thicke, celebrity look-alikes and impressionists.
The creators of the show have described it as "the nightmare version of television."
A British comedy television series with turns of phrase and elaborate wordplay, written by and starring former Cambridge Footlights members Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.
Based on Scott Aukerman’s popular podcast of the same name, COMEDY BANG! BANG! cleverly riffs on the well-known format of the late night talk show, infusing celebrity appearances and comedy sketches with a tinge of the surreal. In each episode, Aukerman engages his guests with unfiltered and improvisational lines of questioning, punctuated by banter and beats provided by bandleader, one-man musical mastermind Reggie Watts, to reinvent the traditional celebrity interview. Packed with character cameos, filmic shorts, sketches and games set amongst an off-beat world, COMEDY BANG! BANG! delivers thirty minutes of absurd laugh-loaded fun featuring some of the biggest names in comedy.
Dave Chappelle's singular point of view is unleashed through a combination of laidback stand-up and street-smart sketches.
The Kids in the Hall is a Canadian sketch comedy group formed in 1984, consisting of comedians Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney, and Scott Thompson.
BBC:n legendaarinen komediasarja sijoittuu fiktiiviseen englantilaiseen Royston Vasey -nimiseen pikkukaupunkiin, jonka asukkaisiin kuuluvat mm. transseksuaali taksikuski, siisteyshullu perhe, apaattinen pappi ja paikallisen putiikin omistava psykoottinen pariskunta.
Uusi sketsisarja koomikko-näyttelijä-kirjailija Robin Thedeltä, jossa pääosassa ovat mustat naiset ja kuuluisat vieraat, jotka esittävät dynaamisia hahmoja taianomaisessa todellisuudessa.