The Mayhem Critic
Aloha, my fellow readers. It is I, the great James Stryker and welcome back to another chapter of The Mayhem Critic. Hope that you're ready for the newest chapter because I've picked out which one to talk about. Today, Sean the Mayhem Critic will be taking a look at the hilarious as hell sketch comedy show In Living Color as he counts down his picks for the top 11 favorite In Living Color sketches. Which ones are the funniest? Which ones are most memorable? We'll find out today. Here's the new chapter of The Mayhem Critic. Enjoy.
P.S.: I do not own anything involved in this story. All rights and references belong to respective sources. In Living Color is owned by 20th Century Fox Television and Ivory Way Productions.
Episode 175
The Top 11 Funniest In Living Color Sketches
(We open with the Mayhem Critic intro)
After the intro ends, we open today's episode with our favorite residential movie critic Sean J. Archer, a.k.a. the Mayhem Critic, who was in his kitchen getting ready to make his Archer Triple Bacon Cheeseburger for dinner. He stood in front of his stove as he cooked three perfectly seasoned hamburger patties on the skillet while cooking four slices of bacon on the other skillet while he was busy whistling the song "Corn" by Blake Shelton, a song that his girlfriend Taylor got him into and that song got stuck in his head for days, mostly because of how catchy it is.
"Alright. Now, all I need is the cheese. And I usually use American cheese. Because you what Chef Julian Slowik from The Menu says about American cheese: it's the best cheese for a cheeseburger because it melts without splitting." Sean said.
Suddenly, someone starts spraying a dry chemical foam on the burgers and Sean as it gets on his shirt.
"What the hell?!" Sean exclaimed.
"Not so fast, Chef Gordon Ramsay!" A voice called out before he starts cackling.
The camera cuts to Dave, as we see him playing as Fire Marshall Bill before entering the kitchen.
"Hello, young man. Sorry to bother you while you're fixing your dinner. I just wanted to make sure that you're taking all the safety precautions." Fire Marshall Bill said.
"What are you talking about? Everything is safe here. And how the hell did you get inside my house?" Sean asked.
"No need for question, Jamie Oliver. LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING!" Fire Marshall Bill yelled out. "Let's just say that you're slicing an onion like you're Chef Rush. You're confident. You're brave. You're ready with your trusty knife and you start cutting."
Fire Marshall Bill starts cutting the onion like Chef Rush.
"Then all of a sudden something starts popping up in your mind. Boy, the wife from Picket Fences is pretty hot." Fire Marshall Bill said before yelping as he cuts off some of his fingers. "Oh, hey! A little snack for Hannibal Lecter."
"Dude, you're getting blood all over my table!" Sean exclaimed.
Fire Marshall Bill then starts to laugh maniacally before he noticed the skillet of bacon on the stove.
"You got a hefty amount of bacon grease on the stove. Looks like we've got to do something about that." Fire Marshall Bill said as he grabbed the skillet and threw the hot grease on his face and laughs. Sean's eyes widened in shock from the sight of the burns on Fire Marshall Bill's face.
"Jesus, did that hurt?!" Sean asked.
"Oh, I've been in enough fires over the years to deal with getting burned. Eat your heart out, Darkman." Fire Marshall Bill laughs.
Sean immediately runs out of the kitchen and enters the living room while he pushes Taylor off of the couch.
"Hey!" Taylor exclaimed after she fell on the floor.
"I'm sorry, babe. But there's some crazy fire marshall in the kitchen and he's hurting himself for his sick pleasure." Sean said.
"What?" Taylor asked, looking confused.
"Hey! Where you go?" Fire Marshall Bill called. "I've got so many things to show you!"
Sean immediately turns his attention to the camera as he starts his signature introduction.
"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I'm Sean the Mayhem Critic, the critic that rips movies a new one." Sean said. "Let's talk about the sketch show In Living Color."
(Clips from In Living Color are shown while the season three theme "Cause That's the Way You Livin' When You're In Living Color" by Heavy D and The Boyz plays in the background)
Sean: (Narrating) What can I say about In Living Color? It's one of the funniest sketch comedy shows of all-time. If you haven't heard about the show, it was created by Keenen Ivory Wayans and it ran for five seasons on Fox Network from 1990 to 1994. With the show starring Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans, Kim, Shawn and Marlon Wayans, it also featured some unknown comedians and actors who went on to be big names in Hollywood like Jamie Foxx, Tommy Davidson, David Alan Grier, T'Keyah Crystal Keymah, Kelly Coffield Park and of course, the man himself, Jim Carrey. The show also introduced Jennifer Lopez and Carrie Ann Inaba as members of the show's dance troupe The Fly Girls. The show was both revolutionaty and hilarious. But what made this show hilarious was it's sketches. And since I've been watching some of the skits on DVD and some that weren't on DVD I can only find on YouTube, this is why I will be taking a look at some of the funniest sketches that the show has to offer. Which ones are memorable? Which ones are the funniest? Which ones left an impact on us? You'll just have to see and find out. Now keep that in mind, I'm only going to be talking about the sketches. I'm not including the music video parodies. It wouldn't be fair. The music video parodies are so hilarious, they deserve a list of their own. It wouldn't make sense to have half the countdown taken up with them.
"Well, let's not waste any time because Homey don't play that. This is..." Sean said.
"Hey, Seany Boy! I've got something to show ya!" Fire Marshall Bill called out.
"Oh, Christ. This is the Top 11 Funniest In Living Color Sketches." Sean said.
(The intro to the third and fourth seasons of In Living Color is shown while the theme music plays during the intro. The title "The Top 11 Funniest In Living Color Sketches" is shown)
Number 11: Dracula Meets Ugly Woman (Season 4, Episode 10)
Sean: (Narrating) There's nothing funnier than seeing Jamie Foxx dressed as an ugly woman. In this hilarious sketch, we see Jim Carrey as Gary Oldman's Dracula arriving at someone's apartment to feast on his prey, but he didn't expect to be stopping at the home of Wanda.
Dracula (Played by Jim Carrey): (Hisses) By the beard of Satan, it's Beelzebub himself. Clap off!
(Dracula claps his hands to turn the lights off)
Wanda (Played by Jamie Foxx): Wait a minute, you said you had crossed the seas and all that kind of stuff. Clap on!
(Wanda claps her hands to turn the lights on)
Dracula: I didn't know that I was going to find land ho. Clap off!
(Dracula claps his hands once more to turn the lights off)
Wanda: Wait a minute, who you callin' a ho? Clap on!
Sean: (Narrating) It's premise is just as funny as its execution. Just seeing Wanda hitting on Dracula and him getting repulsed by her is hilarious as hell.
Wanda: Now don't be ashamed just 'cause you're a white boy. I mean, I don't mind having a little cream in my coffee. And I mean, no. And if you act right, I'll do you like the bean. You know what I'll do? Grind it up, hey!
(Wanda starts shaking her big butt, and Dracula gets repulsed by this)
Dracula: Ugh! Ugh!
Wanda: Grind it! Grind!
Dracula: And I thought the crucix was repulsive. Ugh!
Sean: (Narrating) Jim Carrey's Dracula impersonation is great as well as Wanda's advances towards him and even trying to get him to a coffin that she has in her room.
Wanda: You don't have to go nowhere. I told you, I got you. (Opens her closet to reveal a coffin) Now let me rock your underworld.
Sean: (Narrating) Jim Carrey's Gary Oldman is so perfect and Jamie Foxx is so damn ridiculous in this bit, that you'll start laughing from seeing him. Also, that Dracula outfit tends to make me chuckle a little every time I see him in it.
Dracula: Time is of the essence. You do not have to put on appearances for me. I want to take you as you are.
Sean: (Narrating) You have Dracula and the Ugly Woman together and you have one hell of a funny sketch.
Wanda: (On the phone) Charleesa? Girl, yeah, I done burned another one up, girl. I told you, I be rocking worlds all over the country. For real now.
(Interlude to next entry)
Number 10: Spike's Joint (Season 2, Episode 3)
Sean: (Narrating) Yeah, don't we all love Spike Lee? This is a pretty funny idea and in case you want to know why this sketch is called "Spike's Joint" is because it is a reference to "A Spike Lee Joint", that they show in his movies. And if you get some of the jokes in the episode, it's absolutely hilarious. In this sketch, Spike Lee owns a shop and you have him trying to sell the products that he's worked on.
Spike Lee (Also played by Tommy Davidson): (Shows off his Mo' Better Butter Dispenser) You likes, right? Ah, this is the Mo' Better Butter Dispenser. Check it out.
(Spike turns the knob on the dispenser and butter comes out of the mouthhole on the dispenser)
Spike Lee: Ah. I've tasted butter, but this is Mo' Better Butter.
Sean: (Narrating) Everything that Spike Lee has done is referenced in this sketch like Mo' Better Blues, the Nike commercial that he worked on, people getting a free copy of the movie School Daze. Not to mention, we even get a little parody of Do the Right Thing and instead of Bill Nunn as Radio Raheem, you have Jim Carrey as a white guy listening to his radio loudly and Spike telling him to turn his radio down. Also, we get a little cameo from Rosie Perez reprising her role from the movie as well.
Tina (Played by Rosie Perez): Mookie, when are you gonna take care of your kids, all right?
Spike Lee: It's... it's not Mookie, all right? It's Spike, All right?
"I especially get a great laugh from this little moment." Sean said.
(Spike picks up a baseball bat and destroys the man's radio)
Spike Lee: Now, I know what you're thinking right now. You're thinking, "Hey, now's a great time to throw a trash can through the window." Well, I couldn't agree with you more.
Sean: (Narrating) This sketch brings on all the laughs, especially Tommy Davidson's impression of Spike Lee. While you're at it, make sure to get yourself a free copy of School Daze.
(Smiley enters the store holding a jar with a pickle in it)
Spike Lee: Get outta here! What? What? What?
Smiley (Played by Damon Wayans): (Stuttering) M-M-M-M-Midget.
(Spike chases Smiley out the store with a baseball bat)
(Interlude)
Number 9: Star Trek: The Wrath of Farrakhan (Season 1, Episode 2)
Sean: (Narrating) In Living Color has a knack for parodying movies, and some of the great classics too. In this classic sketch, the premise is simple. Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise get an unannounced appearance from Minister Louis Farrakhan.
(A clip from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is shown)
Kirk (Played by William Shatner): KHAAAAAAAN!
"I said Farrakhan!" Sean yelled out.
Captain James T. Kirk (Also played by Jim Carrey): What do you want?
Minister Louis Farrakhan (Also played by Damon Wayans): I've come to warn your crew...
Farrakhan Bodyguards: Warn your crew.
Minister Louis Farrakhan: Of their enslavement...
Farrakhan Bodyguards: Enslavement.
Minister Louis Farrakhan: Aboard this vessel.
Captain James T. Kirk: That's poppycock. These people are perfectly free to do anything they'd like.
Sean: (Narrating) Again, very basic setup. But the jokes and references are funny as hell. Damon Wayans does a great job at impersonating Farrakhan.
Minister Louis Farrakhan: (To Uhura) Oh, my nubian princess! How long have you placed his calls? I watch this show every week and all I see is the back of your nappy wig.
Sean: (Narrating) And also Jim Carrey doing an excellent impersonation of Captain Kirk tends to give me a little chuckle as well as Shatner's overacting. And let's not forget this little reference.
Minister Louis Farrakhan: My people have survived 400 years of slavery...
Farrakhan Bodyguards: Slavery!
Minister Louis Farrakhan: 300 years of apartheid...
Farrakhan Bodyguards: Apartheid!
Minister Louis Farrakhan: And 25 years of The Jeffersons in syndication.
Captain James T. Kirk: FARRAKHAAAAAAAAN!
Sean: (Narrating) What can I say about this? This is comedy at it's best.
Minister Louis Farrakhan: Warp factor five. We're going home. Destinaton... 125th Street.
(Interlude)
Number 8: Oswald Bates: The Silence of the Lambs II (Season 3, Episode 2)
Sean: (Narrating) Again, In Living Color kills it with their movie parodies and this one is one of the funniest. In this parody of The Silence of the Lambs, Clarice Starling is looking for a killer known as the Gibberish Killer. In order for her to track this deviant down, she goes to the one person for help... Oswald Bates.
Oswald Bates (Also played by Damon Wayans): (Sniffs) I can specify your Kunta Kinte from here.
Clarice Starling (Played by Kelly Coffield-Park): If you're referring to my cologne, sir, it's called "Obsession". Something I'm sure you're not unfamiliar with.
Oswald Bates: Ah, douche! Or should I say Summer's Eve?
Sean: (Narrating) Of course, Oswald Bates is a recurring fan favorite who loves to act poetic, but he uses the completely wrong word to convey his feelings. Plus, it makes it so amusing to see him come in contact with the intrepid FBI agent.
Oswald Bates: First, "proctologize" yourself... in his "Rico Suavematic" gyrations.
Clarice Starling: Okay. Okay, yeah, so... no, I'm sorry, you're gonna have to give me more than that.
Oswald Bates: Kleenex! You're not constipating! "Imogene Cocalize" the slaughter of the Lambada!
Sean: (Narrating) Kelly Coffield-Park simply kills it as Clarice Starling. As much as I love the skit involving Oswald Bates and Barbara Bush, this is pretty hilarious just hearing Oswald talking nonsense, and she even gets in on the act as well.
Clarice Starling: Let me put it to you this way, doctor. The "testicuality" of the atmosphere, uh.. excuse me... pap smear... is not "juicified" to the, uh... oh, what's the word? Uh...
Oswald Bates: "Deflacation."
Clarice Starling: Yes, "deflecation" of your circumcision.
Sean: (Narrating) When you have Oswald Bates taking on the role of Hannibal Lecter in the parody, you got yourself one "masturbatorial" of a sketch. Sorry, had to do my best on that one.
(An inmate smashes a banana cream pie in Clarice's face. She gasps in digust before she runs away)
Inmate (Played by Shawn Wayans): I CAN SMELL YOUR FEET!
(Interlude)
Number 7: Men on TV: Blaine Becomes Hetero (Season 2, Episode 24)/Men on Film: Straight Man Out (Season 3, Episode 2)
Sean: (Narrating) Okay, so I'm probably cheating a bit here because you have a very hilarious setup and that storyline continues in the next season. In case you don't know about the "Men on..." sketches, it deals with two gay men names Blaine Edwards and Antoine Merrywether, played hilariously by Damon Wayans and David Alan Grier as they take a look at a certain topic from a male point of view. If you haven't seen them, then go check it out on YouTube right now. Anyway, in one sketch, Blaine and Antoine are talking about television shows, until a sandbag drops on Blaine's head and it makes him turn straight, and in another, you have the now-straight Blaine and Antoine talking about movies and Antwoine tries to turn Blaine back to his old gay self. Okay, this is a pretty hilarious setup when you think about it. A lot of funny moments in these two sketches. I just love their opinion on some of the shows that they're talking about.
Blaine Edwards (Also played by Damon Wayans): Next, we go to CBS.
Antoine Merrywether (Played by David Alan Grier): The first show we took a look at was Designing Women.
Both: Hated it.
Antoine Merrywether: Now, you know, I don't know who designed these women, but they need to go back to the drawing board.
Blaine Edwards: That's right. If that Delta 47 gets any bigger, they gonna have to widen the runway, child.
(Antoine laughs)
Blaine Edwards: I guess that's why they call it CBS...
Both: 'Cause that's all you see:
Antoine Merrywether: B.S.
Blaine Edwards: Ooh!
Sean: (Narrating) I also get a good laugh from Blaine getting knocked out by a sandbag.
(A sandbag drops on Blaine's head. Blaine does a girlish squeal and falls to the floor, face down ass up)
Antoine Merrywether: Oh, my lord! (Approaches Blaine) Blaine! Blaine!
Sean: (Narrating) And also, the aftermath is pretty friggin' hilarious right after Blaine turns straight.
Antoine Merrywether: Finally, we come to that sly Fox of a network and their show Married... With Children. Hated it.
Blaine Edwards: (Now straight) Loved it. (Turns to Antoine) What you talkin' about "hated it", man. That girl is fine. The blonde one. With the... the blonde. It looks like she's hiding two midgets, man.
Antoine Merrywether: (Shocked) Blonde... midget...
(Antoine faints and falls to the floor, face down ass up)
Sean: (Narrating) And speaking of straight guys, the conclusion is pretty hilarious as well as it deals with a now straight Blaine and still gay Antoine reviewing movies and Antoine trying to convert Blaine by hitting him in the head. It's one of the greatest comic deliveries ever.
Antoine Merrywether: Oh look, there goes Charo.
Blaine Edwards: (Turns his head) Where?
Antoine Merrywether: Keep looking. (Reaches for a cast-iron skillet)
Blaine Edwards: Where?
Antoine Merrywether: Keep looking.
Blaine Edwards: Where?
(Antoine hits Blaine in the back of the head with the cast-iron skillet. No change in Blaine)
Antoine Merrywether: Hello in there?
(Blaine turns to Antoine and tries not to laugh)
Antoine Merrywether: I'm sorry.
Blaine Edwards: Don't do that again.
Sean: (Narrating) You could tell that it's so hilarious that Damon Wayans and David Alan Grier are trying their best not to break down in laughter. It doesn't get any better than this. It's two sketches that deserves two snaps, a twist and a kiss.
(After Blaine is back to being gay after getting punched in the face by Antoine)
Antoine Merrywether: Join us next week when we'll be reviewing Terminator 2, starring muscle-bound Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Blaine Edwards: If this man is the man of the future, wrap me up, freeze me, and pack me in liquid steel.
(Interlude)
Number 6: Charles Bronson's 'Make a Death Wish' Foundation (Season 4, Episode 21)
Sean: (Narrating) Okay, Jim Carrey has a knack for impersonating people and out of all the people he impersonates on this show, he impersonates one of the greatest tough-guy actors ever, Charles Bronson. In this sketch, the Make a Death Wish Foundation is dedicated to make children's dreams come true, with the help of Charles Bronson.
Charles Bronson (Also played by Jim Carrey): Hey, pond scum, here's a .45. You can keep the change. How about givin' this kid a break?
Freddy the Frog (Also played by Tommy Davidson): Hey, mister, you wouldn't shoot Freddy the Frog, would you?
Charles Bronson: Of course not.
(He pistol-whips Freddy the Frog)
Charles Bronson: Take that, you wart-face, lily pad-suckin', tadpole-molestin' Kermit wannabe.
Sean: (Narrating) Carrey's take on Bronson's infamous and violent character is pretty hilarious. He nails Bronson's voice as well as making fun of the Death Wish film series' reputation of violence.
Football Coach (Also played by Jamie Foxx): This is the championship. This is the biggest game of my life. You think I'm gonna let an eight-year-old kid go in there and...
(Charles Bronson hits the football coach in the stomach and pistol-whips him in the head)
Charles Bronson: Take that, you whistle-blowin', Gatorade-suckin', watchin' the boys in the shower too long, Mike Ditka wannabe.
Sean: (Narrating) He's not afraid to get violent just to make a child's wish come true. Whether he makes a kid play football and even fly an airplane. This is one sketch that kills.
Airplane Pilot: Hey. Well, hi there. You probably wanna know about the plane, huh?
Charles Bronson: No. He want to fly it. (Knocks out the pilot) Bang!
"Alright, guys. We're going to take a quick little break, so stick around, we'll be right back with more..." Sean said.
"Not so fast, mister!" Fire Marshall Bill shouted before pointing at Sean's can of Liquid Death Iced Tea. "What's that you're drinking?"
"It's an Armless Palmer. It's iced tea in a can." Sean said.
"Ah, with the can that says "Liquid Death" on it, you're bound for serious consequences. Let's just say... you're feeling a little frisky with your woman and she's probably not in the mood. You go to your office and you open your laptop to look up a lesbian scene. You start searching up Georgia Jones and Candice Dare in All Girl Massage. You're aroused by the video, Sean Jr. starts waking up and you want to do something about it. But then you start to get a little thirsty and you grab your can of iced tea and you see something crawling on your keyboard and you start to get rid of it like so..." Fire Marshall Bill said.
Suddenly, the chaotic fire marshall pressed down on the "Enter" key on Sean's laptop and poured iced tea all over his laptop. Sparks start flying around the fire marshall and a small explosion surrounds him, resulting in the destruction of the young critic's laptop.
"NOOOOOO! MY LAPTOP! All my reviews and fanfics are on is, as well as my porn collection!" Sean exclaimed.
"Your what?" Taylor glared at Sean.
"Uh... nothing!" Sean exclaimed.
"Don't worry, young man. At least you have all of your important files and naughty videos backed up on OneDrive." Fire Marshal Bill cackled.
"We'll be right back." Sean said.
(Commercial Break)
"Welcome back, guys. As you can see, Fire Marshall Bill is trying to destroy things in my house while he injures himself." Sean said.
"Hey, Sean! Let me show you what happens when you try to drill a hole in your head!" Fire Marshall Bill shouted.
"Oh, God. Let's continue on with the countdown." Sean said.
Number 5: Def Strawberry Jam (Season 5, Episode 1)
Sean: (Narrating) Okay, I didn't even care for the fifth season of the show mostly because of the Wayans family aren't on the show anymore. Plus, the quality of the show declined. But in the first episode of the show's fifth and final season, they gave us a really funny sketch. In this sketch, Russell Simmons creates a jam that people eat for breakfast. And when they do, we get some pretty hilarious results.
Father (Also played by David Alan Grier): (After eating his piece of toast with some Def Strawberry Jam) Yo, yo, yo, yo! That's some (beep) good (beep)! You know, it's about time you served up some good food, (beep)!
Mother (Played by Anne-Marie Johnson): Hey, hey, hey, hey! Hey, yo ugly (beep) ain't the only (beep) who likes this (beep). Yo (beep) kids be puttin' it on their waffles and (beep)! (High fives the husband) Whoo!
Sean: (Narrating) This is one of the strongest sketches ever that got big laughs from fans mocking strawberry jam and other products. David Alan Grier killed it on the skit, especially right after he introduces the late Marc Wilmore as Russell Simmons and he does this little dance at the end. I laughed my ass off from that part. Another bit that I love about this skit was Tommy Davidson and T'Keyah Crystal Keymah as the children fighting over the Eggo waffle and they start cursing.
Sister (Played by T'Keyah Crystal Keymah): Let go of my (beep) Eggo!
Brother (Also played by Tommy Davidson): You let go of my (beep) Eggo!
Sister: No! You let go of my (beep) Eggo! I'll stick my foot up your (beep) so deep, your breath will smell like shoe polish!
Sean: (Narrating) Even though season five was the weakest season, it still manages to give us some really strong ones from the season. Not only this one is wildly entertaining, it's mother smucking good. No pun intended.
(Interlude)
Number 4: Hour of Power (Season 2, Episode 4)
Sean: (Narrating) Now, talk about a comedic team-up right here. In this little parody of televangelists like Jimmy Swaggart and Reverend Ike, Jim Carrey and Damon Wayans were a great comedic team on this sketch as Reverend Ed Cash and Reverend Dr. Carl Pathos. This sketch pushes it to the ninth degree when they make fun of televangelists being frauds.
Reverend Ed Cash (Also played by Damon Wayans): Today's lesson is about timing. That's right. Now I know we've talked about giving of 10% of your earnings. We talked about that last week and the week before and we're gonna keep talking about it till y'all get it right.
Reverend Dr. Carl Pathos (Also played by Jim Carrey): We never get tired of that subject because the lord says you must store up treasures in Heaven and not on Earth.
Reverend Ed Cash: That's right. That's why there's a hole in the ozone layer now, 'cause you've all been tardy with your payments.
Sean: (Narrating) This sketch has some many comedic moments in it and that's coming from Damon Wayans and Jim Carrey.
Reverend Dr. Carl Pathos: I can feel the sin in this room tonight. It is that temptation that would make a woman sell her body upwards of $40, even though she wanted it as much as I did. (Starts crying)
(Reverend Cash makes a look and we get a close-up shot of Reverend Pathos crying and we see tears on his face)
Reverend Dr. Carl Pathos: (Crying) I HAVE SINNED AGAINST YOU!
Sean: (Narrating) Jim Carrey and Damon Wayans make a great comedic team in this sketch, but to see them go over the top as televangelists is pretty hilarious: resulting in some pretty jokes.
Reverend Ed Cash: Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. I got a call right now. (He starts speaking in tongues and sings) Hava Nagila Hava Hava! Ma ma se, ma ma sa ma ma coo sa! (Starts speaking normally) And I'm back. And the lord said to tell you hi.
Sean: (Narrating) Also, who else started laughing their asses off from seeing Jim Carrey going over the top with his singing.
Reverend Dr. Carl Pathos: (Sings) I think I saw him on the hill the other day. I think I saw him when I watched the children play. But when I opened up my to sing him praise. He ran away. Ran away. Far away. My singing made sweet Jesus run away.
Sean: (Narrating) It's a sketch so funny, it's unholy.
Reverend Ed Money: (While holding a gun) No, no. we tried to do it the lord's way. Now we're gonna do it the good olg 125th Street and Seventh Avenue Way. Give us the money now. Pay the lord.
Reverend Dr. Carl Pathos: (Pulls out another gun) You wanted Heaven. Now reach for it.
(Interlude)
Number 3: Fire Marshall Bill at the Sports Bar (Season 3, Episode 16)
Sean: (Narrating) Okay, I think it's about time that we talk about one of the show's most recognizable and iconic characters, and this is the hilarious sketch from the Live Super Bowl halftime show. What does this one deal with? It deals with the destructive Fire Marshall Bill handing out his very important tips to everyone so they can make their Super Bowl Sunday safe because it could save their life... right.
Fire Marshall Bill (Also played by Jim Carrey): Uh-oh. I see someone servin' up some danger.
(Fire Marshall Bill approaches the waitress)
Fire Marshall Bill: Hey! Just what gives here, Bloody Mary?
Waitress (Also played by T'keyah Crystal Keymah): My name is Mindy, and I'm busy.
Fire Marshall Bill: Serving drinks to these yahoos during halftime can be lucrative. But it can also put you out for the season.
Sean: (Narrating) Fire Marshall Bill starts handing out tips on how to be safe during Super Bowl Sunday, leading to some chaotic and hilarious results. Hell, it could even injure someone as well.
Fire Marshall Bill: (After destroying the big screen TV and Jocko approaches him) I wouldn't do that, Jocko.
(Jocko grabs Fire Marshall Bill and gets electrocuted. He screams and falls to the floor)
Fire Marshall Bill: When you've been electrocuted as many times as I have, who needs a zapper? (Cackles)
Sean: (Narrating) I know that I sound like a broken record about this, but Jim Carrey is at his funniest with some of his physical comedy. This is one of his best Fire Marshall Bill sketches of all time.
Fire Marshall Bill: (Sees a blimp) Hey! They're trying to land a blimp! You know, these mooring lines can be extremely flammable. (Pulls out a lighter) LEMME SHOW YOU SOMETHIN'!
(Fire Marshall Bill sets the mooring line on fire as the waitress, bartender and customer run for their lives. The blimp explodes as we cut to footage from the Hindenburg disaster)
Fire Marshall Bill: Oh, the humanity! (Cackles)
(Interlude)
Number 2: Ugly Wanda: Masseuse (Season 3, Episode 18)
Sean: (Narrating) This is the sketch that got some of the hardest, biggest laughs ever. A sketch so funny that you'll end up dying from laughter, and this is the sketch that had me laughing hard. In this sketch, Wanda gives her client a massage. He was expecting a beautiful woman to give him a massage and he is busy trying to flirt with her and when he sees her, we get one of the funniest reactions ever.
(The client sees Wanda and he starts to freak out from her appearance. He hops off of the massage table and runs around it with Wanda chasing him and grabs his towel from around his waist, revealing his tiger-printed underwear. He gets into a fighting stance while Wanda gets into the Crane Kick stance)
Wanda: Okay, yeah? Okay, yeah? You can do this. You can do this.
Client (Also played by Tommy Davidson): I thought you said you looked like Vanna White!
Wanda: I do look like Vanna White.
Client: You look like Slappy White!
Sean: (Narrating) What makes this sketch so good is the comedic chemistry between Jamie Foxx and Tommy Davidson. Whenever these two do an Ugly Woman sketch, it's gonna be funny. They remind me of Harvey Korman and Tim Conway in the dentist sketch from The Carol Burnett Show. But what makes this sketch so goddamn hilarious is the bloopers for this one. If you haven't seen the bloopers for the sketch, then go check it out.
(The bloopers for the sketch is shown as we see Wanda chasing the client around the massage table. During the scene, Wanda accidentally pulls down his underwear. Both Jamie and Tommy break character during the scene)
Client: I thought you said you looked like Marilyn Monroe!
Wanda: I do look like Marilyn Monroe.
Client: You look like Marilyn the Ho!
Sean: (Narrating) When you get a chance, check out the whole sketch and the bloopers as well if you're in the mood for a great laugh.
Wanda: He know I would've rocked his world.
"And before we get to number one, here's a few runners up." Sean said.
Runners Up
Bad Karate Class (Season 1, Episode 6)
The Al Sharpton and Louis Farrakhan Comedy Hour: Jews on First (Season 3, Episode 2)
Wheel of Dozens (Season 5, Episode 13)
Snuff and Roam Go to Jail (Season 4, Episode 2)
Cape Fear II (Season 3, Episode 17)
Snackin' Shack (Season 1, Episode 6)
Ejector Bed (Season 2, Episode 16)
All Up in the Family: Gay Barney (Season 5, Episode 25)
Men on Cooking (Season 4, Episode 9)
(Interlude to next sketch)
Sean: (V/O) And the number one funniest In Living Color sketch is...
Number 1: Homey D. Clown (Season 1, Episode 9)
Sean: (Narrating) What? You didn't think that I was going to talk about this iconic character? And I have to say that this is the best way to introduce him, This sketch has some of the funniest writing, the funniest deliveries and some memorable quotes. This is comedy gold for the show's first season.
Homey D. Clown (Also played by Damon Wayans): All right, kids. I'm Homey the Clown. Y'all ready to have some fun?
Children: Yeah!
Homey D. Clown: All right. What y'all want me to do first?
Girl #1 (Also played by T'Keyah Crystal Keymah): Homey, Homey, Homey! Do a silly clown dance for us.
(Children cheer, applaud)
Homey D. Clown: Yeah. Degrade myself, huh? (Hits the girl in the head with a sock) I don't think so. Homey don't play that.
Sean: (Narrating) When we first meet Homey D. Clown, we see that he's an angry and hostile clown who served time in prison and has a lifelong grudge against "The Man". What makes this sketch so funny is the history for it. The person responsible for Homey D. Clown was the late, great Paul Mooney. He would used to stop by the In Living Color's writers' room to help out, but he would get angry and shout out: "Oh no, Homey! I don't play that!". And we get this iconic line from him.
Homey D. Clown: I don't think so. Homey don't play that.
Sean: (Narrating) On top of that, we get to see Homey being abusive towards Tommy Davidson, which seems to be a running gag for the sketches featuring Homey D. Clown.
Boy #1 (Also played by Tommy Davidson): Can we smash a cream pie in your face like they be doing to clowns and stuff?
Children: Yeah!
Homey D. Clown: I think you got it backwards, son.
(Homey kicks the pie in the boy's face)
Homey D. Clown: Now, how do you feel about yourself?
Boy #1: Totally dissed, Homey.
Homey D. Clown: That's why Homey don't play that.
Sean: (Narrating) So many funny bits in the sketch like Homey hitting the children in the head with a sock filled with tennis balls, showing them a cartoon of him at Chez Whitey and he kicked "The Man" in his ass and of course, it ends with a hilarious Homey D. Clown song that would make you laugh so hard. So, what is today's lesson?
Children: (Simultaneously) Homey don't play that!
Homey D. Clown: That's right.
"If you want to check out In Living Color and some of the shows funniest sketches, go check it out on DVD or you can find them on YouTube. It's one of the greatest sketch show's of all time and trust me when I say this, if you're new to this show, then be prepared to laugh your ass off. I'm Sean the Mayhem Critic and..." Sean said.
"Not so fast, Sonny Spoon! I've got one last thing to show you." Fire Marshall Bill said.
"Uh, no you don't! Because, me and Taylor have someplace else to go. We got to meet Brian and his fiancee Cheryl for dinner." Sean said.
"Uh, we didn't plan that." Taylor said.
"Dude, I'm trying to get away from this destructive nutjob. Shut your mouth." Sean said.
"I think you should stay for this important tip, because it will certainly save your life. Let's just say that you're planning on pulling a prank on your friends and you pull out a fake grenade, but it's actually a real grenade. You start to get a little gung-ho with it. You twirl it around your finger, until you accidentally pull the pin." Fire Marshall Bill said as he pulls the pin on the grenade. "Oops!"
"You maniac!" Sean yelled out.
"Please remain calm! I'm a professional fireman!" Fire Marshall Bill exclaimed as Sean and Taylor ran out of the house immediately before the grenade explodes. "And now, a scene from a Michael Bay movie."
The grenade explodes as we cut to a shot of Sean's house exploding. Afterwards, Sean and Taylor are seen covered in smoke and ash as they watch their home go up in flames.
"Our house." Taylor cried.
"Everything we own was in there. My PS5. Our DVDs. Our clothes. Everything." Sean said.
We then see Fire Marshall Bill, who is seen standing with one leg and one arm.
"At least Allstate could cover mayhem's destruction." Fire Marshall Bill cackled. "LEMME SHOW YOU SOMETHING!"
Mayhem Critic Tagline- I CAN SMELL YOUR FEET!
Whew! And that is all for the newest chapter of The Mayhem Critic. I hope that you all enjoyed the sketches that I picked out. What were your favorite sketches from the show and which one made you laugh the most? Next time on The Mayhem Critic, it's double trouble when Sean the Mayhem Critic reviews the 1991 Jean-Claude Van Damme movie Double Impact. Will it be twice as fun or will it be twice as bad? We'll find out next time. Then after the review of Double Impact, the new Commercials special is coming up and it's going to be called Commercials X: The Clone Wars. A new batch of commercials will be talked about and I have found a couple of commercials to talk about. Then after the Commercials special, I will be reviewing two films just in time for their 30th anniversary. The first film that I'll be reviewing is Jurassic Park and it's 30th anniversary is in June and in July, the Clint Eastwood thriller In the Line of Fire. Hope that you're all excited. Till next time, my fellow readers.