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February 20 - 25, 2006

Tune into MADtv this Saturday, February 25th for an encore of MADtv featuring special guest, Christopher Meloni, star of “Law and Order: SVU.” Sketches include a parody of Jennifer Love Hewitt's new show, “Ghost Whisperer.” Plus a hilarious parody of the Only Vegas commercials, "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas."

Also included in this episode are sketches featuring Stephnie Weir's, Dot and Bobby Lee's character, Tank! February 25th on MADtv.

MADtv has received several emails lately asking why Stephnie Weir is no longer appearing in current episodes. Stephnie only appeared in the first half of season 11 and has since decided to pursue other projects in film and television. It brings to a close her five season career as a MADtv cast member. During her years on MADtv, Stephnie created some of the show's most memorable and beloved characters including Dot, Mrs. Campbell, Dr. Kylie, and Angela.

Stephnie appeared in the Jim Carrey film, “Fun with Dick and Jane” and has recently wrapped production on the independent feature, “Moonpie.” To keep track of Stephnie's career and future projects visit www.imdb.com and enter “Stephnie Weir” in the search window. Stephnie originally came to MADtv from the famed Second City, Chicago comedy group.

Arden Myrin will appear on Gilmore Girls Tuesday, February 28th at 8pm on the WB. She will also be guest starring on a new WB show, Modern Men, which will be on Fridays starting March 17th.

Crista Flanigan celebrates her birthday this Friday, February 24th.

February 13 - 18, 2006

Frank Caliendo will be performing this Saturday, February 18th, at the Crest Theatre in Sacramento, California. For tickets, go to www.tickets.com.

Bobby Lee will be performing at the Comedy Store in Hollywood this weekend. Call for 323--650-6266 for details.

February is a big month for MAD TV birthdays. Ike Barinholtz celebrates his big day February 18th. Jordan Peele and Nicole Parker were both born on February 21st. Yes, they are twins.

Congratulations to MAD TV production designer John Sabato and the entire MAD TV art department for winning the 2006 "Art Directors Guild Award" for "Excellent in Production Design in Multi-Camera Television." Mr. Sabato recently earned a 2005 Emmy Award nomination for "Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety, Music Program or Special."

MAD TV director Bruce Leddy's original comedy film, SHUT UP AND DANCE, will premiere at the 2006 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado. The Festival runs March 8-12.

THIS WEEK ON MADtv

Tune into MADtv this Saturday, February 18th for an all-new episode featuring special guests Jeff Probst, host of “Survivor,” and Alyson Hannigan, star of CBS's "How I Met Your Mother." This week's show is packed with hilarious sketches, including the latest episode of the Lillian Verner Gameshow featuring Jeff Probst as the host, plus the return of MADtv's in-house krumpers, Nippy and Noodles. Also in this Saturday's episode is a town hall style meeting with Frank Caliendo as George W. Bush. All this plus a whole lot more on this week's MADtv!

JEFF PROBST RETURNS TO MADtv

“Survivor” host, Jeff Probst returns to MADtv to guest star. In a past episode, Jeff hosted MADtv's Celebrity Survivor, which included Michael McDonald as Dr. Phil and Bobby Lee as Connie Chung.

Jeff won an emmy in 2001 for his work on “Survivor.” He has been nominated for a Teen Choice award as well. He has hosted VH1's "Rock and Roll Jeopardy," and was also the voice of Raycliff in the animated television show "Filmore." Jeff has traveled around the world several times as a correspondent for “Access Hollywood” and has hosted a variety of shows for FX and the CBS affiliate, KIRO-TV. Jeff is also the Collegiate Spokesperson for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation.

In 2001 Jeff wrote and directed the film “Finder's Fee,” which won best picture and best director at the Seattle International Film Festival.

ALYSON HANNIGAN GUEST STARS

Star of CBS's "How I Met Your Mother," Alyson Hannigan guest stars on this Saturday's episode of MADtv. Alyson is currently starring in the feature comedy, “Date Movie.” On this week's episode of MADtv, Alyson pays a visit to Nippy and Noodles for some Krumpin' lessons.

Alyson, born in Washington DC, began her acting career in Atlanta at the young age of 4 in commercials sponsoring such companies as McDonald's, Six Flags, and Oreos. She is a seasoned television actress veteran, guest starring in "Picket Fences" (1992), "Roseanne" (1988), "Touched by an Angel" (1994) and the "The Torkelsons" (1991). Aside from “American Pie,” Alyson is most famous for her role in the hit television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) in which she played Willow Rosenberg.

CHARACTER UPDATE: NIPPY AND NOODLES

Nippy and Noddles are MADtv's resident Krumpers. What the heck is “Krumpin'” you ask? “Krumpin'” is the high energy, and sometimes violent, urban dance phenomenon featured in the award-winning documentary, “Rize.” Cast members Crista Flanagan and Jordan Peele portray Nippy and Noodles, two enthusiastic Krumpers with a tendency towards physical violence or “krumps” as they call it. Their most recognizable traits are their clown makeup and high-impact dance moves. On this Saturday's episode of MADtv, Nippy and Noodles welcome guest star, Alyson Hannigan into their dance studio for a lesson in “Krumpin'.”

February 6 - 11, 2006

Cast member Michael McDonald will appear on ABC's hit television series, "Desperate Housewives" this Sunday, February 12th. Check your local listings.

January 23 - 28, 2006

Congratulations to Frank Caliendo who rocked LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN on January 24th. Catch Frank every week on FOX NFL SUNDAY and the upcoming Superbowl coverage on Fox.

Michael McDonald recently completed a guest-starring role on DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (February 12th) for ABC. Over at the WB, Arden Myrin recently completed a guest-starring role on THE GILMORE GIRLS.

Bobby Lee hosts the “2006 Asian Excellence Award”s on AZN Television Sunday January 29th at 9pm ET/5pm PT. He will also be appearing at the Comedy Store in Hollywood over the weekend. Call 323-650-6266 for showtimes.

Catch Nicole Randall Johnson in the DVD extras of THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN in the “speed dating” outtakes. Alum Mo Collins is also featured in the film as “Gyna.”

Alum Debra Wilson co-hosts the new hourly series “TV WATERCOOLER” premiering this week on the TV Guide Channel. Debra and co-host John Fugelsang match wits, offer their opinions, and cover the week’s biggest TV events. The series airs Mondays at 8pm (ET/PT).

Alum Mo Collins and co-executive producer Michael Hitchcock are scheduled to appear this March at the South By Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas for the premiere of Andy Dick’s new film comedy DANNY ROANE: FIRST TIME DIRECTOR. The festival dates are March 10th-March 19th. Alum Debra Wilson and co-producer Jim Wise are also featured in the cast along with Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Jimmy Kimmel, and Anthony Rapp.

Check out Arden Myrin in "The God Squad" at ImprovOlympic West this Friday, January 20th at 10:00 pm. For more information, click here.

January 8 - 14, 2006

Bobby Lee will be performing this weekend at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles. Call 323-650-6268 for ticket information.

Stephnie Weir will be performing at Improv Olympic West in Hollywood this Friday at 8 pm as part of the improvisational show “Quintet.” She will be joined by MAD TV writers Tami Sagher and Rich Talaricho. Tami Sagher will also be appearing in Improv Olympic’s “The Armando Show” Mondays at 9 pm and “Cog” Sundays at 9 pm. Call 323-962-7560 for more information.

Vote for Frank Caliendo on Comedy Central’s “Standup Showdown.” Go to COMEDYCENTRAL.COM for details. Catch Frank every Sunday on “Fox NFL Sunday.”

“The Howard Stern Show” featuring alum Artie Lange debuts this week on Sirius Satellite radio. The four-hour show broadcasts Monday through Friday on Sirius channels 100 and 101. Meanwhile, past MAD TV guest Adam Carolla will be taking over Stern’s old spot on CBS Radio in the Western U.S. markets including California, Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon.

Alum Ron Pederson will be recurring on “The Late Late Show” starring Craig Ferguson. Pederson will be featured in various comedy sketches. “The Late Late Show” is on CBS Mondays through Fridays 12:35 a.m. ET/PT.

George Clooney’s critically-acclaimed “Good Night and Good Luck” featuring alum Alex Borstein continues to rack in award nominations, including The Screen Actors Guild Award for “Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture” and two Writers Guild Award nominations including “Best Original Screenplay.”

January 1 - 7, 2006

Michael Rapaport guest-stars this Saturday as America’s sexiest president. No, he’s not George Bush. He’s Abraham Lincoln, in a new HBO series shot in the violent-sexy-no-holds-barred tradition of “The Sopranos,” “Deadwood,” and “Rome.” Rapaport’s distinguished film career has included such hits as “Hitch,” “True Romance,” “Mighty Aphrodite,” “Small Time Crooks,” “Bamboozled,” “Higher Learning,” and “Cop Land.” On television, Rapaport stars in the Fox comedy “The War at Home,” seen Sundays at 8:30 PM/7:30 PM central. He also starred in David E. Kelley’s acclaimed series “Boston Public.”

Happy New Year! Hope everyone had a happy holiday. MADtv is back with all-new episodes beginning this Saturday, January 7. This week's show features special guest, Michael Rapaport. Also on Saturday's show see the return of Blind Kung Fu Master and a parody of MTV's Laguna Beach.

Bobby Lee will be performing at the Comedy Store in Hollywood this weekend. Call 323-656-6225 for show times.

Alum Paul Vogt will be featured in the Las Vegas company of the hit musical “Hairspray.” Winner of eight 2003 Tony Awards including Best Musical, “Hairspray” debuts this February at the Luxor Las Vegas.

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December 12 - 31, 2005

Neil Patrick Harris, star of the hit CBS comedy “HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER,” guest-stars December 17th on MAD TV’s annual Holiday show. After his Golden Globe-nominated title role in “DOOGIE HOWSER, M.D.,” Harris won critical acclaim in several feature films including “HAROLD AND KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE,” where he had the unfortunate privilege of first meeting Bobby Lee, who portrayed “Kenneth Park.” Other film credits include “UNDERCOVER BROTHER,” STARSHIP TROOPERS,” THE NEXT BIG THING,” and “CLARA’S HEART,” for which Harris received a Golden Globe nomination. He has also starred in several theater productions, including “RENT,” “CABARET,” and “PROOF.” On “HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER,” Harris portrays “Barnie,” an outspoken young man with outrageous opinions. “HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER” is on CBS Mondays at 8:30 pm ET/PT.

Michael McDonald is a true New Year’s Eve baby. He celebrates his birthday December 31st.

Stephnie Weir appears in Jim Carrey’s new comedy, “FUN WITH DICK AND JANE,” opening nationwide December 21st.

Frank Caliendo headlines at the Improv Comedy Theatre in Tempe, Arizona December 29th through New Year’s. Catch Frank every Sunday on FOX NFL SUNDAY.

Joss Whedon’s critically acclaimed science fiction film “SERENITY,” featuring co-executive producer Michael Hitchcock as “Dr. Mathias,” will be released on DVD December 20th.

“THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN,” featuring alum Mo Collins as “Gina,” is available on DVD December 13th.

“GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK,” featuring alum Alex Borstein, was recently nominated for four Golden Globe Awards including "Best Film Drama," "Best Director," and "Best Screenplay." Borstein continues as the voice of “Lois Griffin” on FOX’s hit comedy “FAMILY GUY” where she is also a co-writer. Alum Phil LaMarr has also contributed several guest voices to the series. “FAMILY GUY Volume 3” is now available on DVD.

“THAT 70’S SHOW” star Wilmer Valderrama, who played California Highway Patrolman “Ponch” Poncherello in two MAD TV parodies of the classic TV show “CHiPs,” will also play “Ponch” in the big-screen version. The Warner Bros. film is scheduled to begin shooting in 2006. The role of Ponch’s sidekick “Jon” has not yet been announced. We humbly recommend “THAT 70’S SHOW” star Danny Masterson, who played Jon in the MAD TV versions, entitled “CHiPS 2002” and “CHiPs 2002: THE NEW SARGE.” Fun Fact #1: the new “Sarge” was portrayed by “That 70’s Show” star Mila Kunis. Fun Fact #2: Valderrama and Masterson borrowed their MAD TV “CHiPs” uniforms and wigs for their 2002 Halloween costumes.

MADTV writer Victor Wilson plays "Vic Romano" alongside MAD alum Mary
Scheer on SPIKE TV's critically acclaimed comedy hit "MXC." Mary
Scheer not only writes and produces, but also provides the voice of
"Everygirl."

Don't forget to join MADtv's new message board and join in on the MAD conversation!

Visit MADtv's official group on MySpace and become a member!

December 5 - 9, 2005

Bobby Lee is headlining "Playboy's Hollywood Comedy Tour" at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas this Saturday, December 10th. Showtimes are 8 pm and 10:30 pm. Tickets available through Ticketmaster.

JEFF GARLIN GUEST STARS

This Saturday December 10th's show features special guest, Jeff Garlin. Jeff appears as the new host in the latest installment of the Lillian Verner Gameshow. Currently, he can be seen on HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" with Larry David. Jeff Garlin's career began at Chicago's Second City Theatre. He has toured the country as a stand-up comedian and wrote and starred in a number of stage shows including, "I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With," "Uncomplicated" and "Concentrated." Jeff was also a series regular on the sitcom, “Mad About You” and starred alongside Eddie Murphy in the feature comedy, “Daddy Day Care.”

Nicole Parker was recently in New York working on a new musical starring Martin Short, hopefully bound for Broadway in the spring of 2006. We'll keep you updated!

Arden Myrin celebrates her birthday December 10th. Rumor has it she will be partying hard at Medieval Times.

Alum Josh Meyers is now a regular cast member on Fox's THAT 70's SHOW playing happy-go-lucky-but-ever-so-sexy "Randy Pearson."

Alum Artie Lange will be moving with Howard Stern to Sirius Satellite Radio on January 9, 2006. He has been a permanent member of Stern's radio cast since October, 2001.

Catch Bobby Lee as Larry David's bookie in HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm. Larry suspects Bobby of kidnapping Jeff Garlin's dog in the Korean bookie episode now playing. Plus, Jeff Garlin stars in this Saturday's episode of MADtv!

Michael McDonald is recurring as an alcoholic father on the WB's Seventh Heaven. He will also be directing one of Seventh Heaven's episodes this season.

Catch Frank Caliendo every Sunday on FOX NFL SUNDAY.

Frank Caliendo will be headlining at The Improv Comedy Theatre in Tempe, Arizona December 29th through New Year's.

Keegan-Michael Key returns as the host of Animal Planet's "Planet's Funniest Animals with 13 new episodes and 2 specials.

Co-executive producer, Michael Hitchcock, recently finished acting in Christopher Guest's new comedy film, For Your Consideration, due in theatres fall 2006.

Alum, Alex Borstein, co-stars in George Clooney's acclaimed drama, Good Night and Good Luck, now playing in theatres.

Alums, Mo Collins, Debra Wilson plus MADtv's co-executive producer, Michael Hitchcock and producer, Jim Wise, recently finished roles in Andy Dick's upcoming comedy film, Danny Roane: First Time Director.

Don't forget to join MADtv's new message board and join in on the MAD conversation!

Visit MADtv's official group on MySpace and become a member!

ALL-NEW BEST OF MADTV DVD ON SALE NOW -- JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS. GET YOUR COPY TODAY!

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MADtv's latest DVD release hit store shelves on October 25! The DVD features a variety of best of sketches from seasons 8,9 and 10. It contains over three hours of movie, television and commercial parodies and character sketches, including Marvin Tikvah, Dot, Coach Hines, Lorraine, Miss Swan, Mofaz, Tank and whole lot more! Plus, not only will you find a healthy dose of Stuart sketches, but a bonus Stuart blooper reel!

Some of the sketches include: Lords of the Bling 2, Dr. Kylie: Butt Seriously, Gotta Getta Gotti, The Lilian Verner Gameshow, The O.C. Meets American Idol and a ton more! This DVD is a comedic buffet of characters and sketches from the past three glorious years -- a must have for every MADtv fan!

MADtv Season 1 and Best of Seasons 8,9 and 10 are now available in stores and online.

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