This Canadian sketch comedy show is really good Punish the elite day
There are a ton of skit channels on platforms like YouTube that have filled the void. Most are shorts, but there are channels like Viva La Dirt League that does some longer form sketches. Chris and Jack is another channel that I think does some really funny sketch comedy too. Dropout.tv is imo the best subscription out there. While not really sketch, it’s almost entirely improv, but it can kind of scratch that itch.
Because Homie don’t play that.
we do, you just won’t find them on tv anymore. reaching own audiance without network/media-mogul parasites in the way is easier than ever.
Media has changed.
Sketch shows during prime time were incredibly common when you only had three channels. The reason why SNL had the “not ready for prime time players” was because it was where comedians could go who weren’t able to be on a better sketch comedy show.
As time went on, it became less and less worth it to have a sketch comedy show on your network. You could target a smaller audience as FOX and cable channels became serious competition. There was also a collapse in the television studio system, so it didn’t make much economic sense for a studio to put out a sketch comedy show as a way to develop internal talent.
SNL is only really still around because it is a cultural icon that still gets in the news and acts as a decent promotional stop for Universal projects. Its development pipeline for talent isn’t worth it, in part as the success rate for SNL alum has gone down significantly.
Others mention Dropout as the best Internet brand who could put out a sketch comedy show, but they’ve said that scripted comedy is still too expensive for them and they seem happy to be everyone’s favorite second gig instead of their first.
There’re online sketch comedy shows. Think collegehumor ( it’s become Dropout, which does mostly structured/edited improv now). But like there are a bunch of YouTube channels that do prewritten sketches - albeit usually much smaller scale.
Because of the second law of thermodynamics
Depends where you are located.
David Mitchell released a skit show last year that I haven’t gotten around to watching yet.
