Peter’s Place

What the heck happened to Mad TV?  I never really caught onto Mad TV when it started, because it’s on at the same time as SNL, and for the past several years, SNL was too good to miss.  But over the past year or so, I “discovered” Mad TV in reruns on Comedy Central… and eventually made a habit of catching the new episodes.  You can’t go wrong with Frank Caliendo playing Rod Roddy and Michael McDonald as Bob Barker.  Or even better, Michael McDonald’s popular Stuart character (shown at left).  But this season, even before the Writers Guild strike, Mad TV has just flat-out sucked. »»More