The best sketch comedy shows of all time
The top 3 according to 661 votes from people: Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969) · Chappelle's Show (2003) · Saturday Night Live (1975). (Updated Jul 7, 2025.)
Monty Python's Flying Circus, Chappelle's Show, Saturday Night Live, The Kids in the Hall, In Living Color, Mr. Show and Key & Peele: the greatest sketch comedy shows ever, according to Rotten Tomatoes.
Top 20
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1
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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2
Chappelle's Show (2003)
96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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3
Saturday Night Live (1975)
#3 — Rotten Tomatoes.
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4
Kids in the Hall (1988)
#4 — Rotten Tomatoes.
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5
In Living Color (1990)
#5 — Rotten Tomatoes.
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6
Mr. Show With Bob and David (1995)
#6 — Rotten Tomatoes.
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Key & Peele (2012)
97% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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8
The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
#7 — Rotten Tomatoes.
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9
The State (1993)
83% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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10
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968)
#12 — Rotten Tomatoes.
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11
Little Britain (2003)
#10 — Rotten Tomatoes.
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12
The Tracey Ullman Show (1987)
#23 — Rotten Tomatoes.
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The Muppet Show (1974)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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14
Portlandia (2011)
94% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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15
MADtv (1995)
#14 — Rotten Tomatoes.
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16
Robot Chicken (2005)
#19 — Rotten Tomatoes.
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17
That Mitchell and Webb Look (2006)
#21 — Rotten Tomatoes.
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18
A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989)
#13 — Rotten Tomatoes.
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All That (1994)
#17 — Rotten Tomatoes.
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The Ben Stiller Show (1992)
91% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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Comments (7)
Key & Peele's substitute teacher sketch alone deserves a top 10 spot
Kids in the Hall over SNL? Bold, but honestly correct.
SNL has been unwatchable for years but the peak seasons earn this spot
Mr. Show is criminally underrated. Bob and David were doing stuff nobody else would touch.
Chappelle's Show second is about right. Only two real seasons and still legendary.
Little Britain has not aged well at all, surprised it's here
A Bit of Fry & Laurie on the list makes me very happy