The fourteenth season of '' Mad TV'', an American

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series, originally aired in the United States on the

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between September 13, 2008, and May 16, 2009.

Summary

This season saw some major changes to the cast. Feature players Daheli Hall, Dan Oster, and

Anjelah Johnson Anjelah Nicole Johnson-Reyes (born May 14, 1982) is an American actress, comedian, and former NFL cheerleader. Johnson was a cast member on the series ''MADtv'' during its 13th season. Her characters included a Vietnamese nail salon employee na ...

did not return, while longtime cast members

Jordan Peele Jordan Haworth Peele (born February 21, 1979) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is best known for his film and television work in the comedy and horror genres. Peele's breakout role came in 2003, when he was hired as a cast membe ...

and Michael McDonald left, though McDonald stayed on this season as a contributing writer and sketch director. New feature players for this season included comedian Matt Braunger, Erica Ash (from

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's ''

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''), stage actress Lauren Pritchard, and impressionist Eric Price. The show's format stayed largely unchanged, though the show's humor was back in full force after suffering through last season's changes in format and the hiatus brought on by the WGA strike. ''MADtv'' also saw a change in timeslot. Between January 17, 2009, and February 21, 2009, the show was moved from its 11:00pm time slot to midnight on FOX affiliates and aired 30-minute reruns of their episodes that have previously aired from September to December 2008. Meanwhile, the show that preceded ''MADtv'' ('' Talkshow with Spike Feresten'') was moved to the 11pm time slot and expanded to an hour. The show's format and set also saw major changes. Instead of filming sketches before a live audience, all of the sketches were now pre-recorded and shown to the audience. The set also got a complete overhaul from its standard audience bleachers and stage setup to a

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-style set up with a video monitor, a format that would stay with the show when it was temporarily revived on The CW in 2016. In November 2008, it was announced that ''Mad TV'' would be cancelled at the end of the 2008-2009 season. Despite rumors that ''MADtv'' would continue as a cable show, nothing came of the show being revived (barring a similar, animated sketch series on Cartoon Network called ''MAD'' that aired from 2010 to 2014 and ''MADtvs limited-run reboot on The CW in 2016). Notable guest stars for this season include: Jerry O'Connell, the Kardashian/Jenner family (including

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back when she was Bruce), Jerry Springer, Judge Joe Brown, Ne-Yo, Jeff Probst, Fred Willard, Serena Williams, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, and former ''MADtv'' cast members Alex Borstein, Mo Collins, Artie Lange, Will Sasso, and Debra Wilson.

Opening montage

The visuals of the opening montage are essentially the same as season thirteen (except Bobby Lee's footage), but the theme music is back to being mostly a rap remix, using the vocals of "MAD!" and "You are now watching..."

Cast

;Repertory cast members *

Crista Flanagan Crista Flanagan (born February 24, 1976) is an American actress and comedian, best known for her work as a cast member on the Fox sketch comedy series ''MADtv'' from 2005 to 2009, various roles in films made by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, ...

(14/17 episodes) *

Keegan-Michael Key Keegan-Michael Key (born March 22, 1971) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. He co-created and co-starred alongside Jordan Peele in Comedy Central's sketch series ''Key & Peele'' (2012–2015) and co-starred in USA Netw ...

(16/17 episodes) *

Bobby Lee Robert Lee Jr. (born September 17, 1971) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster. From 2001 to 2009, Lee was a cast member on '' MADtv'', and he co-starred in the ABC single-camera sitcom series ''Splitting Up Together'' alongsi ...

(16/17 episodes) *

Arden Myrin Arden VanAmringe Myrin () is an American actress and comedian. Myrin was a cast member on the Netflix series '' Insatiable'', playing the role of Regina Sinclair, and starred in the world premiere of Steve Martin's play ''Meteor Shower'' at the ...

(15/17 episodes) * Nicole Parker (12/17 episodes; last episode: March 28, 2009) *

Johnny Sanchez Johnny Sanchez is an American actor, writer, and film producer who graduated from High School of Performing Arts (aka La Guardia H.S.) in New York City. Early years and education Born and raised in Brooklyn, Sanchez moved to Los Angeles a ...

(14/17 episodes) ;Featured cast members *

Erica Ash Erica Chantal Ash (born September 19, 1977) is an American actress, comedian, singer and model. She was a cast member on the sketch comedy programs ''MADtv'' and ''The Big Gay Sketch Show'', and she later starred in the Starz sitcom '' Survivo ...

(11/17 episodes) *

Matt Braunger Matthew Braunger (born August 1, 1974) is an American actor, writer, and stand-up comedian. His most recent special ''Finally Live In Portland'' was launched by Comedy Dynamics in 2019. Outside of performing stand-up, Braunger is noted for bein ...

(11/17 episodes) *

Eric Price Eric Price (born July 19, 1974) is an American actor and comedian who is most notable for his membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series '' MADtv'' during its 14th Season. He is also known for his voice roles as Padd ...

(11/17 episodes) * Lauren Pritchard (10/17 episodes)

Episodes

Home Release

Season 14 is available for streaming on HBO Max and, joining seasons 11 and 13, is one of the few seasons to have every episode available.

References

External links

''Mad TV'' - official website
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