Mad TV (season 14)


The fourteenth season of Mad TV, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on the Fox Network between September 13, 2008, and May 16, 2009.

Summary

This season saw some major changes to the cast. Feature players Daheli Hall, Dan Oster, and Anjelah Johnson did not return, while longtime cast members Jordan Peele and Michael McDonald left, though McDonald stayed on this season as a contributing writer and sketch director. New feature players for this season included comedian Matt Braunger, Erica Ash, stage actress Lauren Pritchard, and impressionist Eric Price. The show's format stayed largely unchanged, though the show's humor was back in full force after suffering through last season's changes in format and the hiatus brought on by the WGA strike.
MADtv also saw a change in timeslot. Between January 17, 2009, and February 21, 2009, the show was moved from its 11:00pm time slot to midnight on FOX affiliates and aired 30-minute reruns of their episodes that have previously aired from September to December 2008. Meanwhile, the show that preceded MADtv was moved to the 11pm time slot and expanded to an hour.
In November 2008, it was announced that Mad TV would be cancelled at the end of the 2008-2009 season. While producer David Salzman promised that Mad TV would be revived and put on cable television, no such plans have come to fruition as of 2019. MADtv did have a short-lived revival in 2016, but it was put on The CW.
Notable guest stars for this season include: Jerry O'Connell, the Kardashian/Jenner family, Jerry Springer, Judge Joe Brown, Ne-Yo, Jeff Probst, Fred Willard, Serena Williams, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, and former MADtv cast members Alex Borstein, Mo Collins, Artie Lange, Will Sasso, and Debra Wilson.

Opening montage

The visuals of the opening montage are essentially the same as season thirteen, but the theme music is back to being mostly a rap remix, using the vocals of "MAD!" and "You are now watching..."

Cast

;Repertory cast members
;Featured cast members

Home Release

Season 14 is available for streaming on HBO Max and, joining seasons 11 and 13, is one of the few seasons to have every episode available.