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Harvey Korman in "Blazing Saddles"  from Greatest Comedy Sketches
Harvey Korman in "Blazing Saddles" (01:47)

Classic Harvey Korman in the Mel Brooks film.

2,055 views

 
"Dead Parrot" from Monty Python from Greatest Comedy Sketches
"Dead Parrot" from Monty Python (03:25)

The premise: a man (John Cleese) attempts to return his brand-new parrot to the pet shop, having realized that the bird ... more >
The premise: a man (John Cleese) attempts to return his brand-new parrot to the pet shop, having realized that the bird is quite obviously dead. The pet-shop owner (Michael Palin) refuses to believe that the parrot is dead, and therefore refuses to let him return it. < less

2,343 views

 
"Argument Clinic" from Monty Python from Greatest Comedy Sketches
"Argument Clinic" from Monty Python (06:22)

A man pays a professional arguer (John Cleese) to have an argument with him. The argument becomes about what exactly con... more >
A man pays a professional arguer (John Cleese) to have an argument with him. The argument becomes about what exactly constitutes an argument < less

2,211 views

 
"The Idiot in Rural Society" from Monty Python's Flying Circus from Greatest Comedy Sketches
"The Idiot in Rural Society" from Mo... (05:00)

A mockumentary on the daily routine and role of a village idiot, it's five minutes of John Cleese playing a dignified ru... more >
A mockumentary on the daily routine and role of a village idiot, it's five minutes of John Cleese playing a dignified rube discussing his history and training regiment for being a gibbering idiot who runs into things. < less

951 views

 
"Nairobi Trio" from The Ernie Kovacs Show, 1956 from Greatest Comedy Sketches
"Nairobi Trio" from The Ernie Kovacs... (02:48)

Ernie Kovacs most representative sketch was probably this one, in which he put three men in ape suits and had them mime ... more >
Ernie Kovacs most representative sketch was probably this one, in which he put three men in ape suits and had them mime to a twee piano tune. Like a lot of Kovacs's work, it's not exactly funny, just remarkably offbeat — and recognizable in dozens of comic descendants. < less

873 views

 
"Consumer Probe" from SNL from Greatest Comedy Sketches
"Consumer Probe" from SNL (04:40)

An early SNL talk-show sendup that's rarely been surpassed. A consumer-affairs reporter (Candice Bergen) confronts a sh... more >
An early SNL talk-show sendup that's rarely been surpassed. A consumer-affairs reporter (Candice Bergen) confronts a shady toy manufacturer (Dan Akyroyd), who sees nothing dangerous about his products: Mr. Skin Grafter, Johnny Switchblade and Bag of Glass. < less

2,393 views

 
"Scenes from an Idiot's Marriage" from SCTV from Greatest Comedy Sketches
"Scenes from an Idiot's Marriage" fr... (04:44)

Jerry Lewis. Ingmar Bergman. Two cinematic titans join forces in SCTV's epic parody of the European art film.

446 views

 
"Ministry of Silly Walks" by Monty Python from Greatest Comedy Sketches
"Ministry of Silly Walks" by Monty P... (04:04)

This classic sketch, which opens with the sight of John Cleese buying a newspaper and then taking weird, gigantic steps ... more >
This classic sketch, which opens with the sight of John Cleese buying a newspaper and then taking weird, gigantic steps down London's streets, and becomes increasingly funnier with each new development. < less

799 views

 
"Marijuana" on Fridays w/ Andy Kaufman from Greatest Comedy Sketches
"Marijuana" on Fridays w/ Andy Kaufman (06:15)

This short-lived L.A. version of Saturday Night Live produced one classic moment, courtesy of guest host Andy Kaufman an... more >
This short-lived L.A. version of Saturday Night Live produced one classic moment, courtesy of guest host Andy Kaufman and Michael Richards. < less

1,071 views

 
"Went With the Wind" from The Carol Burnett Show (Part  of 2) from Greatest Comedy Sketches
"Went With the Wind" from The Carol ... (09:21)

In this Gone With the Wind parody a broke Scarlett O'Hara (Burnett) tears the curtains off Tara's windows to create a dr... more >
In this Gone With the Wind parody a broke Scarlett O'Hara (Burnett) tears the curtains off Tara's windows to create a dress, but instead of emerging in the film's iconic green velvet grown, she descends the stairs wearing the curtains intact — complete with a curtain rod thrown over her shoulders. < less

2,081 views

 
"Went With the Wind" from The Carol Burnett Show (Part 1 of 2) from Greatest Comedy Sketches
"Went With the Wind" from The Carol ... (06:47)

In this Gone With the Wind parody a broke Scarlett O'Hara (Burnett) tears the curtains off Tara's windows to create a dr... more >
In this Gone With the Wind parody a broke Scarlett O'Hara (Burnett) tears the curtains off Tara's windows to create a dress, but instead of emerging in the film's iconic green velvet grown, she descends the stairs wearing the curtains intact — complete with a curtain rod thrown over her shoulders. < less

834 views

 
"Sweeps Week/The Days of the Week" from SCTV from Greatest Comedy Sketches
"Sweeps Week/The Days of the Week" ... (06:48)

Rendering future soap-opera parodies unnecessary, SCTV's "Days of the Week" stretched through two seasons in the early '... more >
Rendering future soap-opera parodies unnecessary, SCTV's "Days of the Week" stretched through two seasons in the early '80s. This clip is from the climactic wedding episode, and it includes a promo for SCTV's Sweeps Week. < less

705 views

 
"The Clock" from Your Show of Shows from Greatest Comedy Sketches
"The Clock" from Your Show of Shows (07:12)

In this classic bit of physical comedy, Caesar, Coca, Carl Reiner and Howard Morris are characters on a German cuckoo cl... more >
In this classic bit of physical comedy, Caesar, Coca, Carl Reiner and Howard Morris are characters on a German cuckoo clock who go haywire and proceed to beat the crap out of each other. < less

93 views

 
"Great White North" from SCTV from Greatest Comedy Sketches
"Great White North" from SCTV (02:15)

Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas play two ignorant hick Canadians who discuss how to get a mouse into a Molson bottle so the... more >
Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas play two ignorant hick Canadians who discuss how to get a mouse into a Molson bottle so the company will give you a free case of beer. < less

611 views

 
"Head Crusher vs. Face Pincher" by Kids in the Hall from Greatest Comedy Sketches
"Head Crusher vs. Face Pincher" by K... (02:45)

"I am crushing your head," is a phrase synonymous with Kids in the Hall, not just because of the regularity of the bit b... more >
"I am crushing your head," is a phrase synonymous with Kids in the Hall, not just because of the regularity of the bit but because it's two seconds of pure idiocy that personifies the show. < less

8,825 views

 
"Argument to Beethoven's Fifth" from Caesar Hour, 1954 from Greatest Comedy Sketches
"Argument to Beethoven's Fifth" from ... (05:51)

Here, on live TV, without benefit of editing or retakes, Sid Caesar and Nanette Fabray silently mime a domestic dispute ... more >
Here, on live TV, without benefit of editing or retakes, Sid Caesar and Nanette Fabray silently mime a domestic dispute whose crescendos and valleys perfectly correspond to classical music. < less

833 views

 
"Whatever Happened to Baby Dawn" by French & Saunders from Greatest Comedy Sketches
"Whatever Happened to Baby Dawn" by ... (10:29)

The cult classic "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" is so campy and over-the-top that it would seem to defy parody. Yet m... more >
The cult classic "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" is so campy and over-the-top that it would seem to defy parody. Yet master satirists Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders manage to one-up the film with this ten-minute homage. < less

152 views

 
"Four Candles" by The Two Ronnies from Greatest Comedy Sketches
"Four Candles" by The Two Ronnies (06:45)

Armed with a lengthy shopping list, one man (Ronnie Barker) tries to work through it with the help of the general store ... more >
Armed with a lengthy shopping list, one man (Ronnie Barker) tries to work through it with the help of the general store shopkeeper (Ronnie Corbett). < less

311 views

 
"Four Yorkshire Men" by At Last the 1948 Show from Greatest Comedy Sketches
"Four Yorkshire Men" by At Last the ... (04:12)

At Last the 1948 show lampoons the obnoxious truth of existence that rich people always claim that life was easier and h... more >
At Last the 1948 show lampoons the obnoxious truth of existence that rich people always claim that life was easier and happier when they were poor. < less

763 views

 
"Spanish Inquisition" by Monty Python from Greatest Comedy Sketches
"Spanish Inquisition" by Monty Python (04:15)

In England, this classic Monty Python sketch assures us, simply uttering the phrase, "I didn't expect the Spanish Inquis... more >
In England, this classic Monty Python sketch assures us, simply uttering the phrase, "I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition!" triggers the sudden arrival of a trio of red-robed cardinals. < less

1,708 views