MADtv

MADtv
MADtv
MADtv Logo
Format Live action, sketch comedy, variety, Animation
Created by Fax Bahr
Adam Small
Starring see List of MADtv cast members
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 14
No. of episodes 315
Production
Running time 45–48 minutes
Production company(s) Quincy Jones-David Salzman Entertainment Inc. (entire run)
Bahr/Small Productions (Season 1-3 only)
Klasky Csupo (Spy vs. Spy animated cartoon shorts)
Rough Draft Studios (Spy vs. Spy animation services)
DC Comics
Distributor WB Television Distribution
Broadcast
Original channel Fox
Picture format 480i SDTV, 720p HDTV
Original run October 14, 1995 (1995-10-14) – May 16, 2009 (2009-05-16)
External links
Website

MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series. It licensed the name and logo of Mad, but otherwise had no connection with the humor magazine outside the animated Spy vs. Spy and Don Martin cartoon shorts and images of Alfred E. Neuman that the show featured during the late 1990s. Its first TV broadcast was on October 14, 1995. The one-hour show aired Saturday nights on Fox and is in syndication on Comedy Central. In Australia the show screens on satellite and cable TV channel The Comedy Channel and in late-night timeslots on free-to-air broadcaster the Nine Network Australia and its affiliates.

It was created by Fax Bahr and Adam Small. The series was originally produced by Bahr/Small Productions and Quincy Jones/David Salzman Entertainment (QDE). Since Bahr and Small left the series at the end of the third season (they are currently credited as "executive consultants"), the series has been handled by QDE and WB Television Distribution (its parent company Time Warner Entertainment owns Mad magazine through its DC Comics subsidiary). The series was directed by Bruce Leddy (196 episodes), as well as David Grossman, and Amanda Bearse.

On November 12, 2008, Fox announced that MADtv's 14th season would be its last.[1] Despite this, David Salzman said that he would be exploring the continuation of the show on another channel, possibly cable (though, as of 2010, the only evidence of a MADtv cable revival can be found on the Cartoon Network series MAD).[2] However the show did not air in the 2009–2010 season. In early 2009, the show was moved behind Talkshow with Spike Feresten, the show that normally followed MADtv, as a test, before being moved back. The show was nominated for 35 Emmy awards and won 8. The series finale aired on May 16, 2009.[3]

Contents

Format

MADtv was taped in front of a live audience and consists of skits and musical performances. Much of its comedy parodies popular television shows, movies, and music, and covers topical, political, and pop cultural humor.

Notable tenures

Although MADtv has a rapid turnover of supporting players, some performers have had long tenures with the show. Some cast members did not appear in every episode of a season, and thus appeared in fewer episodes than other cast members who were on the show for fewer seasons. The cast members who have appeared in over 100 episodes are:

Cast Member First Cast Appearance Last Cast Appearance Seasons Episodes Guest Appearances
Michael McDonald September 12, 1998 May 17, 2008 4–13 (10 total) 239 1 (Season 14)
Aries Spears September 20, 1997 May 21, 2005 3–10 (8 total) 198
Debra Wilson October 14, 1995 May 17, 2003 1–8 (8 total) 196 4 (Seasons 10, 13, and 14)
Mo Collins September 12, 1998 May 22, 2004 4–9 (6 total) 150 3 (Seasons 10, 13, and 14)
Bobby Lee October 6, 2001 May 16, 2009 7–14 (8 total) 147
Nicole Sullivan October 14, 1995 May 12, 2001 1–6 (6 total) 141 6 (Seasons 8, 9, and 10)
Alex Borstein September 20, 1997 May 18, 2002 3–7 (5 total) 122 4 (Seasons 9, 10, and 14)
Stephnie Weir November 18, 2000 May 6, 2006 6–11 (6 total) 120
Frank Caliendo September 22, 2001 May 20, 2006 7–11 (5 total) 117
Nicole Parker November 1, 2003 March 28, 2009 9–14 (6 total) 113
Phil LaMarr October 14, 1995 May 20, 2000 1–5 (5 total) 112 1 (Season 9)
Ike Barinholtz September 14, 2002 May 19, 2007 8–12 (5 total) 112
Keegan-Michael Key February 7, 2004 May 16, 2009 9–14 (6 total) 106
  • Nicole Parker is the only cast member to be nominated and win an Emmy for her work on the show (Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics), though not in an acting category.
  • Michael McDonald is the only cast member to have a "Best Of" compilation episode devoted to him.

History of MADtv

Historical synopsis

The following are a series of links to pages which give a detailed account of the history of MADtv.

MADtv era breakdown

For a historical overview with a detail analysis of each era of MADtv (cast members, sketches, animation, etc.) please see one of the following links below:

MADtv season breakdown

For a detailed description of each season of MADtv, with cast members, sketches, animation, etc., see below:

Recurring characters and sketches

Home media

Warner Home Video released The Complete First Season of MADtv in 2004. However, due to poor sales, the release of the second season was cancelled (despite a preview for it in the first season DVD). MADtv: The Best of Seasons 8, 9, and 10 was released in 2005, featuring the most popular sketches from those seasons. The series has yet to receive a thorough DVD issuing.

Syndication

Originally, reruns of MADtv aired as 30-minute reruns on local TV stations. The cable channel TNN (now Spike TV) aired the first six seasons of MADtv from 1999 to 2001. Comedy Central soon picked up the show after its syndication package of Saturday Night Live reruns was acquired by the E! Entertainment Network, and has aired 30-minute and full-hour reruns of episodes from season 1 to season 11 (though, in 2008, Comedy Central limited their reruns to episodes from seasons eight to eleven). Canada's The Comedy Network also airs MADtv reruns (starting at season eight), but, unlike Comedy Central, The Comedy Network also includes episodes from seasons 12 and 13. As of 2010, MADtv no longer airs on Comedy Central. MADtv can currently be watched on thewb.com with 20 full episodes available to watch.

Awards and nominations

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Year Association Award Category Recipients Result
1999 Emmy Awards Outstanding Costume Design for a Variety or Music Program Nominated
Emmy Awards Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series Nominated
2000 Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award Best Use of a Boson Dart - Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series - Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) Jennifer Aspinall

Felicia Linsky
Ed French

Nominated
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award Best Innovative Hair Styling - Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series - Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) Dugg Kirkpatrick Nominated
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award Best Character Hair Styling - Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series - Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) Judith Tiedemann

Dugg Kirkpatrick
Chriss Curry

Nominated
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award Best Character Hair Styling - Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series - Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) Judith Tiedemann

Dugg Kirkpatrick
Chriss Curry

Nominated
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award Best Character Makeup - Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series - Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) Jennifer Aspinall

Felicia Linsky
Ed French

Won
2001 Emmy Awards Outstanding Costumes for a Variety or Music Program Wendy Benbrook (costume designer)

Wanda Leavey (costume supervisor)

Nominated
Emmy Awards Outstanding Hairstyling for a Variety or Music Program Matthew Kasten (hairstylist)

Mishell Chandler (hairstylist)
Desmond Miller (hairstylist)
Rod Ortega (hairstylist)
Mimi Jafari (hairstylist)
Fabrizio Sanges (hairstylist)

Won
Emmy Awards Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program John Sabato (production designer)

D. Martyn Bookwalter (art director)
Cece Destefano (art director)
Daryn-Reid Goodall (set decorator)

Nominated
Emmy Awards Outstanding Main Title Design Steve Kirklys (title designer)

Adam Byrd (title designer)

Nominated
Emmy Awards Outstanding Makeup for a Series Jennifer Aspinall (makeup artist)

Felicia Linsky (makeup artist) Stephanie L. Massie (makeup artist) Darrell McIntyre (makeup artist) Randy Westgate (makeup artist) Julie Purcell (makeup artist) Ed French (makeup artist) Susan A. Cabral (makeup artist) Myke Michaels (makeup artist)

Nominated
Canadian Comedy Awards Television - Pretty Funny Male Performance Will Sasso Nominated
Art Directors Guild Awards Excellence in Production Design Award John Sabato (production designer)

D. Martyn Bookwalter (art director)
Cece Destefano (art director)

Nominated
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award Best Special Makeup Effects - Television (For a Single Episode of a Regular Series - Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) Jennifer Aspinall

Randy Westgate
Episode: "MADtv Goes To The Movies"

Won
Image Awards Outstanding Variety Series/Speciality jumpsuit Nominated
Canadian Comedy Awards Television - Pretty Funny Male Performance Ron Pederson Nominated
2002 Emmy Awards Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program Nominated
Emmy Awards Outstanding Choreography Nominated
Emmy Awards Outstanding Costumes for a Variety or Music Program Nominated
Emmy Awards Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) Nominated
Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series - Guest Starring Young Actress Michelle Trachtenberg Nominated
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards Best Special Makeup Effects - Television (For a Single Episode of a Regular Series - Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) Won
2003 Art Directors Guild Awards Television - Variety or Awards Show, Music Special or Documentary Nominated
Emmy Awards Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Prosthetic) Nominated
Emmy Awards Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) Nominated
Emmy Awards Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series Nominated
Emmy Awards Outstanding Costumes for a Variety or Music Program Nominated
Emmy Awards Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program Nominated
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award Best Character Makeup - Television Series Nominated
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards Best Character Hair Styling - Television Series Nominated
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards Best Special Makeup Effects - Television Series Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Show - Late Night Nominated
WGA Award (TV) Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series Nominated
2004 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Show - Late Night Nominated
Emmy Awards Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program Nominated
Emmy Awards Outstanding Choreography Nominated
Emmy Awards Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series Nominated
BET Comedy Award Outstanding Comedy Variety Series Nominated
2005 Emmy Awards Outstanding Costumes for a Variety or Music Program Won
Emmy Awards Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety, Music Program or Special Nominated
Emmy Awards Outstanding Choreography Nominated
Emmy Awards Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series Won
Emmy Awards Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) Nominated
Emmy Awards Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special Nominated
2006 Emmy Award Excellence in Production Design Award Won
Emmy Award Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) Nominated
Emmy Award Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety, Music Program, or Special Nominated
Emmy Award Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics Greg O'Connor (music by)

Jim Wise (lyrics by)

Won
Emmy Award Outstanding Costumes for a Variety or Music Program Won
2007 Emmy Awards Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special Nominated
Emmy Awards Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics Greg O'Connor (music by)

Bruce McCoy (music and lyrics by)
Jim Wise (music and lyrics by)

Nominated
Emmy Awards Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) Nominated
Emmy Award Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety, Music or Nonfiction Programming Nominated
Art Directors Guild Award Excellence in Production Design Award John Sabato (production designer)

D. Martyn Bookwalter (art director)
Nicole Elespuru (assistant art director)

Won
2008 Emmy Awards Outstanding Art Direction for Variety, Music or Nonfiction Programming Nicole Elespuru (production designer)

James Yarnell (production designer)
Daryn-Reid Goodall (set decorator)

Nominated
Emmy Awards Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or a Special (Non-Prosthetic) Jennifer Aspinall (department head makeup artist)

Heather Mages (additional makeup artist)
Chris Burgoyne (additional makeup artist)
Ned Neidhardt (additional makeup artist)

Nominated
Emmy Awards Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics Greg O'Connor (music by)

Jordan Peele (music and lyrics by)
Jim Wise (music by)

Nominated
Art Directors Guild Award Excellence in Production Design Award John Sabato (production designer)

D. Martyn Bookwalter (art director)
Nicole Elespuru (assistant art director)

Won
ALMA Awards Outstanding Female Performance in a Comedy Television Series Anjelah Johnson Nominated
ALMA Awards Outstanding Male Performance in a Comedy Television Series Johnny A. Sanchez Nominated

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