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 ...

To clear matters up for your well-meaning parents, here are a couple of things that sketch comedy isn’t: It’s not standup, which involves only one person telling jokes presentationally before an ...

Lisa from Temecula proudly prefers her steak well done. Saturday Night Live has its ups and downs, but last week’s episode featured a sketch about overcooked steak that I CANNOT stop laughing about. I ...

Let us return to the world of sketch comedy. Sitting down to a delightful meal with the CEO and her longtime girlfriend (a shorter time girlfriend for me) at Temporary Willard Manor West, I mentioned ...

‘The History of Sketch Comedy: A Journey through the Art and Craft of Humor’ by Keegan-Michael Key and Elle Key. (Chronicle) Keegan-Michael and Elle know more than a few of the Key characteristics of ...

At this point, sketch comedy on television is an institution. One need only look at "Saturday Night Live," which celebrated its landmark 50th anniversary in 2025 with documentaries and a star-studded ...

PEORIA — Steve Bridges brought a big family to Peoria about a year ago. There is his wife and three kids, including 9-year-old twin boys. And there is Junior, iPad Kid, Dirty Dan and others, too. He ...

In the second sketch of the third season of I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, one character admits, “I just take everything way too far! I got too hyper.” This line could be part of pretty ...

EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 is tapping into the “new wave” of British comedy, according to the network’s comedy boss Charlie Perkins. Delivering her first set piece interview nearly three years into her role ...

This post was updated July 6 at 8:56 p.m. Nothing is sketchy about the dedication of the Sketch team of Shenanigans Comedy Club at UCLA. The team is one of four creative departments that make up the ...

Keegan-Michael Key was just the person to write “The History of Sketch Comedy.” At least, that’s what Elle Key thought. “Elle pitched me, gosh, what was it, seven and a half, eight years ago,” ...