Next time you’re stressing about work, why not think about the possibility that… absolutely nothing follows your fated demise? Starting off on an up note! The Birthday Boys’ style drew comparisons to early Kids In The Hall and other all-timers as they gently poked at cliches like heartstring twisting human interest stories and rom-com fairytales across just 20 episodes on IFC. And then we put a bunch of show titles in a hat. These things are, of course, wildly subjective, but we did our best to weigh a mix of cultural import and impact, inventiveness, continuing cult affection, and outright hilarity when making these choices. If you don’t like the rankings, let us know about that too. If you don’t like those sketches, suggest your own. To try and define each show’s unique contribution, we’re also submitting a bunch of sketches that you can click out to, certainly sending you down a YouTube wormhole. We don’t feel good about that, but we’re moving forward.
What stands as the best of these shows across that 30-year span and how has SNL evolved, impacted, and been impacted by the changing landscape? That’s what we decided to explore in this ranking of the top 20 sketch shows of the last 3o years.īefore we get started, however, let’s discuss the rules of engagement: 20 is an arbitrary number that, unfortunately, cuts off notable options like The Whitest Kids You Know, Little Britain, Tracey Takes On, and others.
All of a sudden, new options rushed in, creating fertile ground for innovation and inspiration that’s still being felt. It’s been 30 years since In Living Color premiered and the occasion of that anniversary sparked a thought: while there’s little competition for Saturday Night Live‘s crown as lords of sketch comedy right now, the launch of that show did spark a minor arms race.
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