Mad TV is an American sketch comedy television series created by David Salzman, Fax Bahr, and Adam Small. Loosely based on the humor magazine Mad, Mad TV's pre-taped satirical sketches were primarily
Record producer Quincy Jones (pictured) and television producer David Salzman executive produced Mad TV after buying the rights to its namesake magazine in 1995.
Filming for Mad TV took place in Hollywood at Hollywood Center Studios (top) and later at Sunset Bronson Studios (bottom).
The inaugural 1995 cast of Mad TV, from left to right: David Herman, Nicole Sullivan, Phil LaMarr, Debra Wilson, Artie Lange, Orlando Jones, Mary Scheer, and Bryan Callen
Michael McDonald (pictured) was Mad TV's longest-tenured cast member, starring in ten seasons.
Debra Wilson is an American actress, voice actress, puppeteer, and comedian. She is the longest-serving original cast member on the sketch comedy series Mad TV, having appeared on the show's first eig
Mad TV
…starting in 2000. After Mad TV's first season, Fox rarely promoted the series and frequently made budget cuts, with cast and crew members such as Debra Wilson and Bahr referring to the series as the "redheaded stepchild" of Fox. The Hollywood Reporter's James Hibberd wrote prior to its cancellation that Mad…
Wilson at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival