There are comedy classic sketches and then there are comedy classic sketches — and here is a comedy CLASSIC sketch for the 21st century: Jimmy Fallon’s spoof of “Breaking Bad,” called “Joking Bad.” I won’t give it away but look for LOTS of surprise appearances. And don’t be deceived by the opening minute or two. Watch the whole 13 minute bit. It’s clear by this that Fallon will set a new standard for comedy in years to come. NOTE: a modest amount of adult language (but this was aired on network TV so it meets standard “broadcast” standards and relates to a word repeated over and over by one character that has become a target for satire):
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.