The Onion laments the demise of The Dana Carvey Show. It's number three on their list of one-season wonders. From the article: But the fickle sponsors would've gladly returned if they could have foreseen the success of equally offensive shows like The Office and The Colbert Report. Also, it's hard to imagine a writing staff that included Colbert, Carell, Robert Smigel, Bob Odenkirk, Charlie Kaufman, Louis C.K., and Dino Stamatopoulos assembled under one roof ever again. Who needs to imagine when you have YouTube?
Here's that team-up of Stephen Colbert and Issac Hayes you always wanted:
I think the weird turn this Regis and Kathie Lee parody takes makes it funnier than anything SNL would have done. Also, Carol Channing and Tony Randall have cameos:
Notice the name of Madonna's lawyer, played by Robert Smigel:
Here's Stephen Colbert doing the exact opposite of his character on The Colbert Report:
I think The Ditchers has to be one of the funniest ideas ever. Carvey and Steve Carell laughing like madmen over the credits is infectious:
How can I show these clips on my Interblog? Why it's Technofuture! I've felt like I have had an alarm clock tell me "you're Jewish! You're Jewish!" all my life:
Comments:
I barely watched any of this show, but the mere memory of the Ditchers cracks me up to this day. I also didn't know Carell was in that skit, or that he and Colbert were on the show.
# posted by Brad : 6:29 PM
Although, having actually watched the clips, I think the idea is funnier than the execution. I swear there was one where they ditched at a fast food drive through.
# posted by Brad Strikes Again! : 6:34 PM
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