‘Mad TV’ 20th Anniversary Reunion Special Hits The CW In January
By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 10, 2015 12:30 pm EST
A slew of cast members from the show will be reunited for what the network describes as “a glamorous award ceremony to honor the series, but in classic Mad TV fashion, nothing goes as planned.” Does that mean the cast will be appearing as various characters from the show accepting awards? We’ll have to wait and see.
Famous faces and some forgotten cast members will all be back for the reunion special. The talent roster revealed so far includes Family Guy star Alex Borstein, Neighbors and The Mindy Project star Ike Barinholtz, Emmy nominee Keegan-Michael Key and Futurama star Phil LaMarr. Other key cast members appearing will be Mo Collins, Crista Flanagan, Anjelah Johnson, Nicole Randall Johnson, Artie Lange, Bobby Lee, Michael McDonald, Arden Myrin, Nicole Parker, Eric Price, Will Sasso, Aries Spears, Nicole Sullivan, Stephnie Weir and Debra Wilson.
Surely the more popular characters like Miss Swan (Borstein), the oversized toddler Stuart (McDonald), the hyperactive UBS Guy (LaMarr) will make appearances, but we’re not sure what’s in store. Frankly, I’d like to see Will Sasso back as Randy Newman:
Mad TV was never a favorite of mine like Saturday Night Live, but there were some pretty good sketches to come out of the show from time to time. Even cast member Bobby Lee was never sure what the show was trying to be as he told The AV Club in an interview from 2010:
I suppose we’ll have to check out the special in January to see if that will be any good.
