The art of TV comedy is distilled into its purest essence in the format of a sketch show. Sketch comedies have been entertaining viewers at home since the 1940s, when variety shows like Texaco Star ...

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The Second City comedy troupe got into the sketch comedy TV business one year after SNL. Their premise was that the Second City Television network would air different sketches. Comedy legends John ...

This isn’t meant to be answered with certainty, but for a moment, ask yourself: What is the single best comedy sketch of all time? From any source — Abbott & Costello, Monty Python, “Saturday Night ...

The brilliant Amy Schumer delivers original and hilarious comedy consistently and we coudn't stop laughing when we watched her latest sketch, Compliments. Amy manages to take relationship issues and ...

Live from Philadelphia, it's the Philly Sketchfest. The comedy group is throwing its 15th festival, bringing sketch comedy writers and performers together for a shows. The lineup starts May 31 and ...

What’s the difference between an inside joke with friends and a comedic performance on stage? For the University tWits, an IU sketch comedy group, it’s not much. From the initial spark of an idea to ...

Get the best of Vancouver in your inbox, every Tuesday and Thursday. Sign up for our free newsletter. In the darkest times, a hero rises. Matt Clarke was the hero local sketch comedy needed. Clarke ...