The Dana Carvey Show writing staff: a poll ahead of its time

it wasnt until the louis c.k. wtf episode that i realized what a O_o talent pool this show had

Yeah I knew about Colbert and carell but Charlie Kaufman blew my mind

Dino!

jon glaser. love that dude

wow i had no idea

so this show was funny?

it's pretty good, yeah. some dumb/dated moments but y'know, 90s.

my brother and i watched it every week during that short period it was actually on and would quote favorite sketches for years, it was weird to realize a decade later that i'd been quoting carrell/colbert/etc.

i see that this is actually the second thread on this topic and the third on dana carvey overall

but there's not really an episode s/d thing going on

anybody recommend any particular bits

i understand there's an *amazing* bill clinton sketch

It used to be on hulu. Maybe it still is?

as i understand it the opening sketch of the first show was bill clinton with pig teats. or that was the planned opening anyway.

as opposed to the ordinary bill clinton?

the Clinton with teats feeding puppies sketch WAS the first sketch they ever aired. and it wasn't very good imo, although that fact/story is pretty great in and of itself.

imo the best sketches were 'germans who say nice things,' carvey & carrell's stupid pranks, leftover beatles memories, 'mountain dew looks like, skinheads from maine, and the o.g. brokaw doing gerald ford's obituary

but uh search & destroy is kinda silly for a show whose entire run you can watch in like 3 hours.

oh really? ha!

so it only ran for six episodes, and all those people were on every episode?

I remember Carvey on Letterman or Conan or one of them after it was cancelled, showing that Clinton-teat sketch and Carvey showing the "live ratings drop".

haha

they were all on the writing staff for its run, only colbert and especially carrell got substantial camera time in every ep (xpost)

there are some full episodes (if not all of them) on youtube btw

thx to sony pictures they appear to be streaming for free on "crackle.com"

rip television

One day we'll be having this poll about the 2 Broke Girls writing staff

i can only think of two good things about two broke girls

creepin

i cannot tell a lie

smigel by a mile

Michael Stoyanov was Anthony Russo on Blossom.

that's it, then, that's who i'm voting for

okay I just watched the first episode of this, holy shit I can't believe this was on ABC in 1996

iirc, each episode had a different sponsor. So one week it would be "The Taco Bell Dana Carvey Show" and another week it would be "The Burger King Dana Carvey Show" or something. Carvey defended it along the lines of getting paid, plus things like Texaco Star Theater in the 50s. Problem was, Taco Bell didn't particularly want to be associated with a lactating president.

I still crack up everytime I think of Carell saying "It was a pleasure babysitting Kevin!" in that thick German accent.

my favorite line from that is "SURPRISE! I'M YOUR SECRET SANTA!!" but yes, totally

iirc, each episode had a different sponsor. So one week it would be "The Taco Bell Dana Carvey Show" and another week it would be "The Burger King Dana Carvey Show" or something. Carvey defended it along the lines of getting paid, plus things like Texaco Star Theater in the 50s. Problem was, Taco Bell didn't particularly want to be associated with a lactating president.

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well it was more than that, they outright ridiculed the sponsors in some of the goofy theme songs and especially the "Mountain Dew looks like" sketch. plus i think the whole retro theme of the sponsorships went over most of the audience's head or seemed more overtly cheesy than knowingly subversive, etc.

i was thinking of staring a 90s sketch comedy show poll but thought i might forget something, what am i forgetting al?

snl (if i did the poll i'd break this up 3 eras - carvey, sandler, ferell)
kids in the hall
in living color
ben stiller show
mr show
the state
dana carvey show
madtv
all that

the idiot box
upright citizens brigade

you wrote it, you watch it

The Vacant Lot was my fav random sketch show that Comedy Central aired for a couple years in the 90s

your idea might be redundant w/ this thread though, might wanna check: Greatest American sketch comedy TV show of the late 20th century

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so weird to see colbert and carell together here at 11:30 in!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysr5SYvOt_o

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right now steve carell is on conan and conan goes "you have these characters you like to make up on the spot when you're here, what was the one you did before?" and carell went into the german who says nice things bit like it's just something he pulled out of thin air and didn't do on tv 15 years ago. kinda lame!