The fifth season of ''

Mad TV ''Mad TV'' (stylized as ''MADtv'') is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by '' Mad'' magazine. In its initial run, it aired on Fox from 1995 to 2009. After a one-off reunion show in 2015 to celebrate the twentiet ...

'', an American

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 ...

series, originally aired in the United States on the Fox Network between September 25, 1999, and May 20, 2000.

Summary

Season 5 of ''Mad TV'' began with only a few changes to the cast:

Nelson Ascencio Nelson Ascencio (born August 30, 1964) is a Cuban-American actor and comedian. Ascencio is most notable for his membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series ''MADtv'' and for playing Flavius in ''The Hunger Games'' fil ...

(the show's first Cuban-American cast member and first cast member to have an identical twin brother who sometimes appeared in sketches with him) and Brooke Totman joined the show as featured players. This was the last season for

Pat Kilbane Patrick F. Kilbane (born November 5, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and screenwriter best known for his three seasons as a cast member on ''MADtv'' (1997–2000), as well his memorable appearance in the 1996 ''"The Bizarro Jerry"'' epis ...

and original cast member Phil LaMarr, and would be the only season for Brooke Totman. This would be the final season for the Spy vs. Spy shorts. The previous year's newcomers, Michael McDonald and

Mo Collins Maureen Ann Collins (born July 7, 1965) is an American actress and comedian who was a member of the ensemble on FOX's sketch comedy series '' Mad TV''. Collins became well known for several characters during her tenure on the show. She was ...

, reprised their wacky mother/son duo Stuart and Doreen Larkin; separately, Collins played Lorraine Swanson and McDonald played Marvin Tikvah and Rusty Miller.

Alex Borstein Alexandrea Borstein (born February 15, 1971) is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer. Borstein voices Lois Griffin on the animated comedy television series '' Family Guy'' (1999–present), and won a Primetime Emmy Award for the rol ...

's Ms. Swan starred in the multi-part sketch "Swan: The Homecoming," which featured special celebrity appearances in each episode by Garry Marshall,

Mark Hamill Mark Richard Hamill (; born September 25, 1951) is an American actor and writer. He is known for his role as Luke Skywalker in the ''Star Wars'' film series, beginning with the original 1977 film and subsequently winning three Saturn Awards f ...

Dennis Hopper Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker and photographer. He attended the Actors Studio, made his first television appearance in 1954, and soon after appeared in ''Giant'' (1956). In the next ten years ...

, Susan Sarandon, and Tony Shalhoub. After a noticeable weight loss, Will Sasso began to impersonate more celebrities such as

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...

George Lucas George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker. Lucas is best known for creating the ''Star Wars'' and ''Indiana Jones'' franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and THX. He served as chairm ...

James Lipton Louis James Lipton (September 19, 1926 – March 2, 2020) was an American writer, lyricist, actor, and Dean (education), dean emeritus of the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University in New York City. He was the executive producer, writer, ...

, Richard Simmons, and James Gandolfini. Nicole Sullivan would be the first cast member to portray pop star

Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the " Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After appearing in stage productio ...

Aries Spears Aries Spears (born April 3, 1975) is an American stand-up comedian and actor from New Jersey. Spears was a regular on Fox's sketch comedy series ''MADtv'', appearing in 198 episodes, making him the second longest-serving cast member on the sho ...

and Debra Wilson introduced a sketch called ''Reality Check'', a fictitious talk show on

BET Black Entertainment Television (acronym BET) is an American basic cable channel targeting African-American audiences. It is owned by the CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global via BET Networks and has offices in New York City, Los A ...

. Former ''Mad TV'' alumnus

Artie Lange Artie is a masculine given name, usually a diminutive of Arthur. Notable people with the given name include: People * Artie Bettles (1891–1971), Australian rules footballer * Artie Butler (born 1942), American popular music arranger, songwrite ...

made a special appearance, as well as celebrities Carmen Electra,

Catherine O'Hara Catherine Anne O'Hara (born March 4, 1954) is a Canadian-American actress. She is known for her comedy work on ''Second City Television'' (1976–84) and ''Schitt's Creek'' (2015–2020) and in films such as '' After Hours'' (1985), ''Beetleju ...

George Carlin George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American comedian, actor, author, and social critic. Regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comedians of all time, he was dubbed "the dean of countercul ...

, Regis Philbin,

Tim Robbins Timothy Francis Robbins (born October 16, 1958) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for portraying Andy Dufresne in the film ''The Shawshank Redemption ''(1994), and has won an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards for his role ...

, and Alex Borstein's ''

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom originally conceived and created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show centers around the Griffin family, Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter Griff ...

'' co-star

Seth Green Seth Benjamin Green ( ''né'' Gesshel-Green; born February 8, 1974) is an American actor, producer, and writer. Green's film debut came with a role in the comedy-drama film ''The Hotel New Hampshire'' (1984), and he went on to have supporting ...

(as recurring character Mr. Brightling).

Opening montage

The ''Mad TV'' logo appears and the theme song, which is performed by the hip-hop group

Heavy D & the Boyz Dwight Arrington MyersCuda, Heidi Sigmund Keeping it reel. ''Vibe'' ("born Dwight Arrington Myers")Samuels, Anita M. (January 12' 1996)Heavy D, the C.E.O. ''New York Times'' (May 24, 1967 – November 8, 2011), known professionally as Heav ...

, begins. Cast members are introduced alphabetically. When the last cast member is introduced, the music stops and the title sequence ends with the phrase "You are now watching ''Mad TV''."

Cast

;Repertory cast members *

(25/25 episodes) *

(25/25 episodes) * Phil LaMarr (17/25 episodes) * Michael McDonald (25/25 episodes) * Will Sasso (25/25 episodes) *

(25/25 episodes) * Nicole Sullivan (20/25 episodes) * Debra Wilson (25/25 episodes) ;Featured cast members *

(4/25 episodes; first episode: November 27, 1999) * Brooke Totman (6/25 episodes; first episode: January 15, 2000/ last episode: April 15, 2000)

Writers

*Bryan Adams (eps. 1-25) * Russell Arch (ep. 4) * Dick Blasucci (eps. 1-25) *

(eps. 11, 21, 25) *

Garry Campbell Garry may refer to: Names *Gary (given name) or Garry *Garry (surname) Places * Cape Garry, South Shetlands *Fort Garry, Winnipeg, a district in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada *Garry Lake, Nunavut, Canada *Rural Municipality of Garry No. 245, Sa ...

(writing supervisor) (eps. 1-25) * Blaine Capatch (eps. 3, 8, 12) (eps. 3, 8: Encore) * Greg Cohen (eps. 1-11) * Xavier Cook (eps. 15-25) *

Lauren Dombrowski Lauren may be a given name or surname.The name's meaning may be "laurel tree", "sweet of honor", or "wisdom". It is derived from the French name Laurence, a feminine version of Laurent, which is in turn derived from the Roman surname Laurentius. ...

(eps. 1-25) *Dave Hanson (ep. 14) (Season 01 Encore) *

Brian Hartt Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan in English) is a male given name of Irish and Breton origin, as well as a surname of Occitan origin. It is common in the English-speaking world. It is possible that the name is derived from an Old Celtic word meani ...

(eps. 1-25) *

Michael Hitchcock Michael Hitchcock (born July 28, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and television producer. Early life Hitchcock received his Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Un ...

(eps. 1-25) *Scott King (eps. 1-25) *

Michael Koman Michael Koman (born February 2, 1977) is an American comedian and television writer and producer. His notable credits include writing for ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' for seven years, and serving as co-creator, writer, and executive producer ...

(eps. 1-25) * Phil LaMarr (ep. 9) * Lanier Laney (eps. 1-25) * Bruce McCoy (eps. 2-25) * Michael McDonald (eps. 1, 3-5, 7-11, 13, 16-18, 22, 23, 25) *

Devon Shepard Devon K. Shepard is an American television writer and producer. His television credits, include '' Weeds'', ''Everybody Hates Chris'', '' One on One'', ''All About the Andersons'', ''Cedric the Entertainer Presents'', ''The Wayans Bros.'', ''MAD ...

(eps. 1-25) *Michael Short (ep. 5) (Season 04 Encore) * Bob Smith (eps. 14-25) * Emily Spivey (eps. 1-25) *

Michael Stoyanov Michael Edward Stoyanov (born December 14, 1966) is an American actor. Biography Stoyanov was born in Chicago, Illinois. He is of Bulgarian and Ukrainian descent. He is best known for his role in the situation comedy '' Blossom'' as eldest sibl ...

(eps. 1-5, 13) * Nicole Sullivan (eps. 12, 18) *

Terry Sweeney Terry Sweeney is an American artist, actor, and writer. He was a writer and cast member of ''Saturday Night Live'' in the 1980s, co-wrote the 1989 film ''Shag'', and has written for the television ''series MADtv'', ''Hype'', and ''Tripping the Ri ...

(eps. 1-25)

Episodes

Home Release

This season is included on the HBO Max streaming service, with episodes 2, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, and 24 missing.

External links

''Mad TV'' - Official Website
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