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List Of Sketch Comedy Groups
This is a list of notable sketch comedy groups by country. Australia * Aunty Donna * The Chaser * The Janoskians Belgium * Neveneffecten Brazil * Casseta & Planeta * Hermes & Renato * Os Trapalhões * Porta dos Fundos Canada * The Bobroom * CODCO * The Frantics * Hot Thespian Action * The Kids in the Hall * LoadingReadyRun * The Minnesota Wrecking Crew * Picnicface * Red Green * Rock et Belles Oreilles * Royal Canadian Air Farce * The Ryan and Amy Show * The Sketchersons * Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie * Truthhorse * Wayne and Shuster * The Vacant Lot Estonia * Kreisiraadio Finland * Kummeli * Studio Julmahuvi France * Les Inconnus India * All India Bakchod * East India Comedy * Jordindian Republic of Ireland * Foil Arms and Hog Portugal * Gato Fedorento Japan * Downtown (Dauntaun in Katakana) United Kingdom * Armstrong and Miller * Cambridge Circus * The Cambridge Footlights * The Consultants * Derek and Clive * Hale and Pace * T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sketch Comedy
Sketch comedy comprises a series of short, amusing scenes or vignettes, called "sketches", commonly between one and ten minutes long, performed by a group of comic actors or comedians. The form developed and became popular in vaudeville, and is used widely in variety shows, comedy talk shows, and some sitcoms and children's television series. The sketches may be improvised live by the performers, developed through improvisation before public performance, or scripted and rehearsed in advance like a play. Sketch comedians routinely differentiate their work from a "skit", maintaining that a skit is a (single) dramatized joke (or "bit") while a sketch is a comedic exploration of a concept, character, or situation. definition 3b, Merriam-Webster online. Retrieved 5/4/2019 History Sketch comedy has its origins in |
The Red Green Show
''The Red Green Show'' is a Canadian television comedy that aired on various channels in Canada, with its ultimate home at CBC Television, and on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States (airing on more than 100 PBS affiliates at its peak), from 1991 until the series finale 7 April 2006. ''The Red Green Show'' is essentially a cross between a sitcom and a sketch comedy series, and is a parody of home improvement, do-it-yourself, fishing, and other outdoors shows (particularly ''The Red Fisher Show''). Reruns currently air on CBC Television, CTV Comedy Channel, various Public Broadcasting Service stations, and on the Red Green Channel on Roku televisions. It was produced by S&S Productions, which is owned by Steve and Morag Smith. Directors on the series include Steve Smith, Rick Green and William G. Elliott. During the show's run, ''The Red Green Show'' was nominated for 23 Gemini Awards, but only won once, in 1998, for ''Best Performance in a Comedy Progr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All India Bakchod
All India Bakchod (abbreviated as AIB) was a Mumbai-based comedy company which created the eponymous podcast, YouTube channel and production company. The name is a parody of All India Radio. It began in 2012 as a humour/pop-culture podcast co-started by comedians Tanmay Bhat and Gursimran Khamba. Their friends and contemporary comedians, Rohan Joshi and Ashish Shakya were frequent guests and the four co-founded the YouTube channel in 2013 and began making sketches. They subsequently formed a digital agency and produced sketches, live comedy and TV shows. In October 2018, the company halted operation and fired its entire staff, after Bhat and Khamba were implicated in two separate sexual harassment allegations. No formal charges were made but the company dissolved in May 2019. Khamba was dissatisfied with the independent investigation into the allegation against him and has since disassociated himself with the company and brand. The company's four founders continue to work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Inconnus
Les Inconnus ("The Unknowns") are a French trio of humourists consisting of Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan and Pascal Légitimus. While their first successes were on stage, they are most famous for their satirical sketch comedy television show ''La Télé des Inconnus'', which premiered in 1990 and remained popular throughout the early 1990s. Following their television success, the group went on to produce music and movies, most of them written and directed by Bourdon and Campan. After the movie ''Les Trois Frères'' in 1995, the trio encountered contract problems with their manager Paul Lederman, which caused the group to split up, though they reformed in the early 2000s. There have been several films released since then that have featured at least two former members together. History The comedy troupe that would become Les Inconnus was formed in 1984. At its founding, the group had five members (Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan, Pascal Légitimus, Seymour Brussel, and Smaïn) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Julmahuvi
Julmahuvi (julma = cruel; huvi = fun) is the name of a group of comedic actors which created several comical TV-series and mockumentaries for the Finnish TV-channels Yle TV1 and MTV3. Julmahuvi collectively are Tommi Korpela, Jukka Rasila, Janne Reinikainen, Petteri Summanen and Jani Volanen. The group first worked together on the sketch-show ''To(i)ni ja Heikki Haaman Show'' which ran from 1995 to 1996 on MTV3. After this they produced the mockumentary about a fictional boyband named ''The Joyboys Story'' in 1997. The group's most famous show was the sketch show ''Studio Julmahuvi'' which ran for eight episodes on Yle in 1998. The show was a parody of YLE's own programming, squeezing an entire evening's worth of programming into a half-hour show which included everything from news and weather to a children's show and a German police drama, with commercials and TV-spots on the side. The show was created with an impressive budget of 67,000 € per episode which resulted in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kummeli
Kummeli is the name of a Finnish comedy crew formed by Heikki Silvennoinen, Timo Kahilainen and Heikki Hela from Tampere. They are also the heads of ''Porkkana Ryhmä'', the crew's production company. Other famous members have included Olli Keskinen, better known for his on-screen persona ''Eero Kakko'', and Heikki Vihinen who replaced Keskinen in the mid-90s. Kummeli appeared on television between 1991 and 1995. After a successful three-part pilot aired they were given their own show on YLE's channel 2 with a completely new look. The Kummeli TV show was primarily composed of skits with insane characters, but would also feature musical guests as the core crew of the team were actually musicians rather than professional actors (with the exception of Hela, who, ironically, ended up behind the camera for the early episodes of the show). Some episodes would also have a running set of skits that would reach a conclusion at the end of the episode (such as a father and son visiting an ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kreisiraadio
was an Estonian comedy act, made up of Hannes Võrno, Peeter Oja and Tarmo Leinatamm. They have been around since 1993 with radio and TV sketch shows. Their sketches have introduced the hazardous sport of stoneball, the character of the arrogant man with a flat hat and that of Alev Ström, the Estonian immigrant in Sweden talking nonsense Swedish much in the same way that their Eurovision Song Contest 2008 submission "Leto svet" (''Summer Light'') uses nonsense Serbian language, Serbian (along with Finnish language, Finnish and German language, German). Tarmo Leinatamm died on October 13, 2014. See also *Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 References External links Kreisiraadio in Internet Movie Database Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Estonia Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2008 Estonian comedians Performing groups established in 1993 1993 establishments in Estonia Comedy collectives {{Estonia-band-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vacant Lot
''The Vacant Lot'' is a short-lived sketch comedy show starring the comedy group of the same name, which CBC Television ran for only six episodes starting in December 1993. ''The Vacant Lot'' was originally extended for another 13 episodes, which were scripted but never filmed when new president of the CBC Perrin Beatty wanted to phase out of edgy comedy programs in favor of lighter fare such as ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes''. The show was primarily directed by Rob Quartly and executive producers were Lorne Michaels, Pam Thomas and Jim Biederman, all of whom were producers of CBC's ''The Kids in the Hall'' (in which the members appeared on as extras from time to time). Unlike ''The Kids in the Hall'', ''The Vacant Lot'' consists of filmed sketches that were screened to a studio audience. The show would also have a musical piece each episode and did not have recurring characters. CBC sold the show to Comedy Central, which did not air the episodes until July 1994. ''The Vacant Lot'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne And Shuster
Wayne and Shuster were a Canadian double act, comedy duo formed by Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster. They were active professionally from the early 1940s until the late 1980s, first as a live act, then on radio, then as part of ''The Army Show'' that entertained troops in Europe during World War II, and then on both Canadian and American television. Wayne (born Louis Weingarten; May 28, 1918 – July 18, 1990) and Shuster (September 5, 1916 – January 13, 2002) were well known in Canada, and were Ed Sullivan's most frequently recurring guests, appearing a record 67 times on The Ed Sullivan Show, his show. Despite repeated suggestions that they should move to the United States to further their careers, the duo chose to stay in Canada. Beginnings Wayne and Shuster were born in the same neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and met in grade school. In 1931, while students at Harbord Collegiate Institute, they performed their first skit together for their Scouts Canada, Boy Sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truthhorse
''Truthhorse'' was a Canadian sketch comedy troupe. Truthhorse had a TV series in 2004 on The Comedy Network CTV Comedy Channel (often shortened to CTV Comedy and formerly known as The Comedy Network) is a Canadian English-language specialty channel owned by Bell Media which focuses primarily on comedy programming. The channel first launched on Octo .... It was also called ''Truthhorse'' and lasted one season. The six members of Truthhorse were Brad Cowan, Matt Kassirer, Art Maughan, Ryan McCammon, Mike Mills, and Bryan Reid. External links *Comedy Network website 2000s Canadian sketch comedy television series 2004 Canadian television series debuts 2004 Canadian television series endings CTV Comedy Channel original programming Comedy collectives {{Canada-comedy-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Dead Trolls In A Baggie
Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie (aka 'The Trolls') was a Canadian comedy group from Edmonton, Alberta formed in 1987. Their credits include numerous stage productions, a television show and five albums. The Trolls did sketch comedy, often on risqué or controversial subjects, along with humorous songs. One of their songs, "The Toronto Song" (which is often incorrectly attributed to The Arrogant Worms), makes fun of Canada's regional rivalries by insulting the city of Toronto and eventually most of the rest of the country. The Trolls also composed musical parodies of historical events such as the War of 1812, and Canada's 1999 division of Nunavut from the Northwest Territories; the song "Nunavut" opens with "We'll keep Canada... and you can have Nunavut!" (pronouncing it "None-of-it"). History Childhood friends Wes Borg and musician and actor Joe Bird met actress Cathleen Rootsaert at a Rapid Fire Theatre Theatresports comedy jam and formed the group. Neil Grahn was recruited later. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sketchersons
The Sketchersons are a sketch comedy troupe based in Toronto, Ontario. They are winners of the 2007 Canadian Comedy Award for best Sketch Troupe, an award they had been nominated for each of the 3 years prior. The Sketchersons were again nominated for the award in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2013. The Sketchersons have performed across Canada and the United States, including at the 2005 and 2006 Montreal Fringe Festivals, the 2006 New York Fringe Festival, the 2008 Just For Laughs Sketch Comedy Gala in Toronto, the 2009 Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, and at the 2012 JFL42 Festival. Members of the troupe are also active in Toronto's comedy scene and can be seen at various shows around the city including Laugh Sabbath, The Last Comedy Show and Projectproject amongst others. Current Sketchersons *Matt Nadeau - Joined January 18, 2015 *Gillian Bartolucci - Joined January 18, 2015 *Marshall Lorenzo - Joined March 20, 2016 / Former Head Writer *Adele Marie Dicks - Joined March 20, 2016 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
