Greatest Comedy Sketches of All Time?

[dave from knoxville]

Here's one take on it.

http://www.nerve.com/dispatches/nerveeditors/50greatestcomedysketches/01/

[chrisfoll577]

wow, i thought nerve was just a porn site for eggheads.  billbrasky on the comedy zone message board put together a pretty solid top 10 list before it blew up.  here it is preserved on tsoya's blog. 

[Regular Joe]

7. "Nairobi Trio," The Ernie Kovacs Show , 1956

If the list was "50 most unsettling things that call themselves comedy" that sketch would be the ultimo hombre. Scared me in my youth, still scares me now.

[todd]

I thought Chappelle's Show was great, but I'll never understand why the Black White Supremacist sketch is one of his most popular. I thought it was really obvious and too "on-the-nose" to be great.

[Stupornaut]

I thought Chappelle's Show was great, but I'll never understand why the Black White Supremacist sketch is one of his most popular. I thought it was really obvious and too "on-the-nose" to be great.

It's probably (as Brasky mentioned) that megaton last line that really seals it. It helps that Dave does a great crotchety-old-redneck voice.

[orangewhip]

I was all ready to complain about "Lord & Lady Douchebag" not being on the list.  But it's there!

[dave from knoxville]

7. "Nairobi Trio," The Ernie Kovacs Show , 1956

If the list was "50 most unsettling things that call themselves comedy" that sketch would be the ultimo hombre. Scared me in my youth, still scares me now.

Absolutely!

[bobby.]

'The Audition' from Mr Show belongs. Also, nothing from Big Train!

[orangewhip]

The Virginia Plane skit from Big Train should have been on there.  I love that.

[orangewhip]

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