History of MADtv (2000-2005)

MADtv (2000-2005): The MAD Women Renaissance era

After the departures of Phil LaMarr and Pat Kilbane, the cast of MADtv firmly entered the 21st Century with the female cast members leading the way. With the exception of Will Sasso, Aries Spears and Michael McDonald, the major sketches and characters from 2000 to 2005 were dominated by the female cast members.

Season 6

Season 6, saw veteran cast members, Nicole Sullivan and Debra Wilson continue to produce sketches with recurring characters such as, for Sullivan, The Vancome Lady, Antonia, and Darlene McBride, and for Wilson, Bunifa Latifah Halifah Sharifa Jackson, and her Oprah Winfrey impression and Wayne, Blake Edwards.

However, both women ventured into new areas and produced new characters. For example, Sullivan created characters like Diane Lawyer-Trabajo for the News at 6 sketch, Charlotte (Anti-Depressercize Minute), Mimi O'Malley (The O'Malley's), Champagne (The Stick Chicks), Inga (Hoppy Potty), Susan Caydel (The Caydels) and she teamed up with Michael McDonald as the character Judith for the Literally couple sketch. As for Wilson, she brought new characters to life like Autumn (Stick Chicks), Rosa Marticorena (News at Six), Miss Sylvia, Alexis Dubane (Prehistoric Glamazon Huntresses) and Ms. Not Nice (Jenny Jones).

Both Sullivan and Wilson teamed up to create the promiscuous Latina duo Lida and Melina. Wilson also teamed up with Aries Spears to play Tovah McQueen in the Reality Check sketches and Nautica Brown from Real Mother****ing Talk with Dollar Bill Montgomery. Other women leading the comedy explosion of MADtv included repertory players Alex Borstein, Mo Collins and featured player Stephnie Weir.

Season 7, 8

The seventh season (2001-2002) saw the departures of Nicole Sullivan, Christian Duguay, and Nelson Ascencio, with Bobby Lee, Stephnie Weir, and Andrew Daly joining. By the eighth season (2002-2003), Alex Borstein, Will Sasso and Andrew Daly had left the cast.

Season 9

The ninth season (2003-2004) saw the departure of Debra Wilson, with the cast now composed of Ike Barinholtz, Frank Caliendo, Mo Collins, Bobby Lee, Michael McDonald, Josh Meyers, Ron Pederson, Aries Spears, Paul Vogt, and Stephnie Weir, along with featured performers Daniele Gaither, Keegan-Michael Key, Nicole Parker, Melissa Paull, Jordan Peele, and Gillian Vigman.

Season 10

The tenth season (2004-2005) premiered without Mo Collins and in the middle of the season, Aries Spears would announce that he would leave at the end of the tenth season.

MADtv: Women Renaissance Era Ssason breakdown

:*MADtv: Season Six (2000-2001)

:*MADtv: Season Seven (2001-2002)

:*MADtv: Season Eight (2002-2003)

:*MADtv: Season Nine (2003-2004)

:*MADtv: Season Ten (2004-2005)

MADtv sketches (2000 - 2005)

Recurring characters

The following is a list of some of the most popular sketches featuring recurring characters that priemered during the Alfred E. Newman era of MADtv. 

Seasons Six - Ten (2001 - 2005)

• Kappa Kappa Kappa sorority (Debra Wilson, Mo Collins, Stephnie Weir and Kathryn Fiore)
• Lords of the Bling with Fro Ho (Debra Wilson, Season 8, Stephnie Weir, Season 8, and Daniele Gaither, Season 9) Sisqo (Aries Spears), Ja Rule (Jordan Peele), Shaquille O'Neal (Aries Spears) and Sir William Cosby (Aries Spears)
• Real **********ing Talk with host *Dollar Bill Montgomery (Aries Spears) and with frequent guests (Tommy Davidson, Andrew Daly,) Nautica Brown (Debra Wilson) F. Michael McCrosky (Michael McDonald) Larvelle Dupree Real (Jordan Peele) and Producer (Daniele Gaither)
• Mr. Daichai (Aries Spears)
• The Depressed Persian Tow Truck Man (Michael McDonald)
• Dot (Stephnie Weir)
• Bae Sung (Bobby Lee)
• Funkenstein's Monster (Jordan Peele) with Dr. Funkenstein (Keegan-Michael Key) and Blacula (Aries Spears)
• Inside Looking Out with Dantel LaMontrose (Jordan Peele) and Pat-Beth LaMontrose (Nicole Parker)
• Coach Hines (Keegan-Michael Key)
• Superstitious Knights with Ty (as in Tyler) (Jordan Peele) and Carl (Keegan-Michael Key)
• Holly Meadow Estates with Tyrone Conkling (Jordan Peele)
• Abercrombie and Fitch with Stingray (Jordan Peele)
• Clorox
• Charlotte
• Jovan Muscatel

Celebrity impressions

During the Women Renaissance Era MADtv cast members continued the legacy of lampooning the rich, powerful and famous, which the started during the previous era. The new targets of the MADtv cast ranged from politicians like George W. Bush, John F. Kerry or [...] Cheney, or celebrities like Clay Aiken, Mariah Carey or Shaquille O'Neal. The following are categories of the MADtv cast's impressions.

Television & film celebrity impressions

The following is a series of lists of some of the most popular celebrity impressions (from the worlds of music, film, television, sports and entertainment), that priemered during the Women Renaissance Era of MADtv.

Music celebrity impressions

The following is a series of lists of some of the most popular celebrity impressions (from the worlds of music, film, television, sports and entertainment), that priemered during the Women Renaissance Era of MADtv.

Public figure impressions

The following is a series of lists of some of the most public figure impressions (from the worlds of politics, business, news and the media), that priemered during the Women Renaissance Era of MADtv.

Sport figure impressions

The following is a series of lists of some of the most popular impressions from the world of sports that premiered during the Women Renaissance Era of MADtv.

See also

• History of MADtv (1995-2000)
• History of MADtv (2000-2005)
• History of MADtv (2005-2010)

External links

• Planet MADtv
• The MADtv Forum
• MADtv - Official Website
• [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt/ ] at The Internet Movie Database
• MADtv at TV.com
• Jump The Shark - MADtv