Nerve.com and IFC.com have apparently collaborated on a list of the 50 greatest comedy sketches of all time (IFC’s version).
It’s a pretty good list, but what’s with the stupid cross-site pagination? Were they trying to distract and annoy the reader? Not only is it confusing, but they did it with target=”_blank” so it opens a new window (or tab) for each segment. I can’t understand how anyone thought that was a good idea, let alone at least one person at each site.
Anyway, I really need to watch the sketches I haven’t seen. The ones I have seen all belong on the list in my opinion, but at the very least I’d have to say both the Argument Clinic and The Cheese Shop (not on the list) are funnier than Dead Parrot.
I also didn’t realize that Four Yorkshiremen was not a Python original. I first saw it in Live at the Hollywood Bowl and just assumed it was theirs.