First Appearance on MadTV! Crista Flanagan as Luann Lockhart

[@andymodrovich9494]

I vividly remember watching this when it first aired. Her name wasn't even in the opening credits that week, to avoid spoiling the joke. I was so caught off guard that at first I thought someone was really blowing a set on national TV. When I realized what she was doing, I was in awe. The fearlessness you must need to have that be your introduction to a brand new audience is beyond my comprehension.

[@Balisades]

The fact that she pulled off a stand up bit without delivering any jokes in a traditional sense is so amazing to me. After all these years this still sticks with me.

[@jeffhansman2829]

Ditto. Brilliant bit, sad but funny. It takes a lot of guts to take a bit like that out to the Mad TV audience.

[@Mathias-jr2df]

I mean come on mom I have to try em on first.... I'm only foolin I love my mom.

[@adamsmith8977]

She's like the Samantha bee of standup

[@Scythian046]

It's impossible to have a favorite cast member from MadTV, they were able to bring in some great talent over the years. Crista nails comedic awkwardness with perfection, it's a shame we don't see more of her.

[@boostedb18b14]

Def

[@chairmanmeow3693]

De

[@Idonttakethisseriously]

she is too underrated

[@Balisades]

False. Will Sasso lol

[@TheKrazymofo5150]

You guys won't believe me, but I actually met Crista in 2006 at a school site that I worked at the time. I couldn't believe it was her when she walked in one night and when I was introduced to her she was shocked that I was the only person that recognized her.When MAD TV was off for the summer, she actually worked as a substitute teacher for ESL! She was so nice that she invited me to the Groundlings to see the cast of MAD TV do their act during the summer. She was such a sweetheart.

[@noaccount7595]

@Random Preston Don't believe everything that you hear some people make up some shit so they can be popular or they can look cool this person never met this famous person

[@billblaski9523]

@@noaccount7595 lol

[@ihatecorporatedatacollecti6609]

That was one of the most fearless things I’ve ever seen. That took balls. It’s just a character, but I still think it would take real courage to be so awkward in front of an audience.

[@JesseJ588]

I've been a fan of MadTv for over 20 years and I've never seen this bit. This show needs to be streaming somewhere or released on dvd/bluray. This is one of the best skits I've ever seen.

[@elizabethgeorge168]

It's disappointing they never released the whole thing 😕 Amazon video and HBO has a bunch but not all

[@GlassGhost428]

I would pay money to watch a whole hour of this. It's absolutely brilliant. Just every single thing about it is comedic genius. Even the slightest inflections and mannerisms that you would miss with the blink of an eye are perfection

[@jimjones431]

This is actually brilliant. Stand-up is tough as it is, and she does this sarcastically and it's hilarious. Better than most actual comedians I've seen recently.

[@michelerich1590]

"Come on mom, I gotta try em on!" *silly face* OMG I laughed so hard hahahahahahahahahaaha

[@Nihilanthe]

I've seen this "awkward" sort of humor and many people can't pull it off, it just falls flat. Crista played it perfectly.

[@jefffromjersey52]

So deliciously Awkward... Amazing...

[@deseanashby]

only she could make domestic abuse funny

[@delpantion6045]

Desean domestic abuse is NEVER funny!!!! Except when it's funny........ Then domestic abuse is always funny!!!! Well................ Just make a God damn funny joke then it'll be funny

[@eracli0]

Really? Only her?

[@tubedweeb]

Crista and the whole cast of MAD TV were/are great comedic actors. I wish we could see more of them. BTW this is very funny. But it takes a certain level of intelligence and/or self-awareness to find it so.

[@Grinix0]

+tubedweeb enough intelligence to realize this wasnt an actual attempt at standup comedy at least (hint to other commenters)

[@MultiSahaji]

tubedweeb r/iamverysmart

[@ngibson5]

This is similar to Kaufmann, but he had a different goal in mind. He *meant* to alienate his audience by being unfunny. Discomfort was the staple of his act. His anti-comedy brought attention to the effort, or non-effort, of making people laugh. Flanagan, on the other hand, is doing the opposite: she actually wins the audience's sympathy with her ineptness. It's initially uncomfortable, but we pull for her to make us laugh. And by the end, when she's in tears, we feel for her. Empathy is key.

[@aveuch]

Who's Kaufmann?

[@nickgibson2353]

@@aveuch Andy Kaufman... look him up.

[@FakeChannel4]

Yeah, that's why he's not funny. It's on purpose.

[@thegiftedone]

Ya your dead on bro! You articulated it beautifully….incredible accuracy!

[@thegiftedone]

@@aveuch are u serious kid?….🤦🏻‍♂️

[@michaelwynn4559]

One of the most memorable and funniest TV characters ever for me

[@KanishQQuotes]

This woman deserves an award for this. Crista is a mountain of talent

[@flingmtg6687]

Favorite youtube video. Something about awkward humour that gets me everytime.

[@97warlock]

the 3 minute meal was the funniest skit Ive ever seen , I still can laugh at it without even watching it because Ive seen them so many times. - and I know I will watch them again.

[@PeterS123101]

Stop that ticking!

[@97warlock]

@@PeterS123101 lol shes so convincing when she does it

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

"𝔸𝕣𝕖 𝕨𝕖 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕟 𝕝𝕠𝕠𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕚𝕔𝕖?"

[@ando1135]

that little move she makes when she says "come on mom, i gotta try it on" just cracks me up all the time in each of her skits. that and the crying when she brings up her shitty relationship.

[@abianchi0226]

She is brilliant!!

[@zapkvr]

She needs her own show. Shes a genius

[@donniedorko3336]

A star is born

[@fullmetalquach]

I remember watching this as a kid and absolutely losing it. I loved this show

[@ngibson5]

You are precisely right, actually. See the Wikipedia article titled "Anti Humor". Yes, it's an actual thing. Flanagan is exercising a particularly poignant type of anti-comedy, brilliantly I might add.

[@MrDarrel100]

She is a brilliant woman, and very beautiful

[@extraterrestrealthecoppere4704]

Wats goin on with those lunch meat sandwiches?.... *GuuRoss* 🤣🤣🤣

[@ngibson5]

I absolutely love it when she blanks at 2:21, then goes, "...Oh!"

[@Its_Only_genjutsu]

lmao and yet the real her posed for playboy and is on tv lol these skits are full of win, she nailed it

[@Its_Only_genjutsu]

thats very true. think about how hard this character must have been for her at first. she's a famous confident attractive comedian playing a shy self-conscience unfunny wannabe comedian. its a real mind fuck to get into character i bet but she nails it

[@Its_Only_genjutsu]

i am just now realizing that i think i may have been talkin to myself this whole time. i responded to a comment i originally posted... yep im officially done with weed lmao aaaaand i suck! haha

[@tmuxor]

jake thagreat, rofl😁

[@mariamama11]

HAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA you joker!!

[@raquelwright1607]

jake thagreat Lmao

[@celerinogonzalez5492]

Crista Flanagan, I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!! 😍😘😗😙😚😻💘❤💓💕💖💗💙💚💛💜🖤💝💞💟❣💌

[@Serenity_Dude_X]

OH, I love Christa! She is absolutely charming and attractive. And the way she portaits this bad comedian is great

[@singingcowboy674]

Some people don't realize this whole THING IS A SKIT. All the way to Tammy. Lol Jeez guys. Lol

[@McPorkyCheese]

Wow, can't you see she's playing a character that's desperately trying to be funny, but fails? That's what makes it funny and Crista is doing an excellent job of portraying a weak, unconfident young woman.

[@lestefani9517]

We know punk coomer

[@EmoAnthony91]

"Will you talk to me?" LOL!!!!!

[@famguy1986]

"My boyfriend and I just recently broke up." "Ohhhh" "Yeah. Yeah but that's okay cause he hit me!"

[@imthenats]

Every word that Crista says seems geniusly delivered in a perfect manner to have resonance with my funny bone. Every way that the words flow just naturally triggers laughter. God tier comedic talent.

[@johnytan971]

She is portraying SNL

[@mbolduc]

I LOVED this when I first saw it. Genius

[@StainsStainsStains]

There is some real talent on display here. Christa Flanagan is a great actress and supremely talented.

[@petrolekh]

She has an amazing voice and an extremely expressive face.

[@tmuxor]

Johann Bach, and a nice ass too, amirite? 😁

[@120upperoom]

@4:47 Listen to the guy laughing at her misery. Hilarious !

[@Hugosilva759]

Genius !

[@AwestaKhalid]

She's adorably awkward!

[@6atlantis]

“Yuk, I thought I smelled you here” 😂

[@delpantion6045]

And so begins a legend!!!! The best repeat character of all time hands down

[@TheHoenheim]

Crista Flanagan is fit

[@Skelly5962]

No tits, no ass, no hips. Not fit.

[@michaelhamm5321]

I find her to be very attractive..

[@theultimateninja]

I never forgot this bit on mad tv ha

[@anottakenusername3189]

For several years MADtv was kicking SNL's ass, but because Fox didn't own MADtv they didn't care about its future and barely advertised it. Eventually, the main cast left so the final episodes were terrible. The company that owns MADtv won't even bother to release most seasons so instead they just threw some of the best episodes in a vault somewhere to rot. MADtv's actors were notoriously underpaid considering how talented they were. Also, because they were willing to be politically incorrect the actors were treated like outcasts in showbiz and effectively blacklisted. Despite creating great characters that still get quoted to this day, it was difficult for many to find work. Comedic geniuses like Will Sasso and Bobby Lee never landed big deals in mainstream shows/sitcoms and only just recently have found limited success because of podcasts. Legends deserving of respect like Frank Caliendo, Ike Barinholtz, Aries Spears, Pat Kilbane, Nicole Sullivan, Debra Wilson, Crista Flanagan, Mo Collins, Stephanie Weir, and Michael McDonald seemingly evaporated only to occasionally show up in random projects as minor characters or in standup. Others did voice work like Phil Lamarr and Alex Borstein, but Keegan Michael Key and Jordan Peele were the only ones to really make it big. I believe it's because they took their sketch comedy experience to create a spiritual successor to MADtv in the form of their show Key & Peele. SNL will sometimes have a standout comedian(Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig,Andy Samberg), but it relies too much on the prestige of guests who bring viewership because of name recognition, and sometimes these guests are funnier than the main cast(Louis CK). It still rides on the nostalgia of the Chris Farley/Adam Sandler golden years and gets too involved in politics. Its political skits simply aren't funny and often come off as material that was forced in by left wing elitists. However, since it has so many connections in showbiz it will never fail no matter how many people agree that it's terrible. A lot of SNL alumni get chances in projects they don't even deserve(The all-female Ghostbusters disaster). Even when talking about shows like 30 Rock and Parks And Recreation that deserve success, it's not exactly an accident that their main roles were populated with SNL alumni like Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, and Amy Poehler. They get the main spotlight while outcasts like Mo Collins just get a few appearances as a side character in Parks And Recreation, but that sort of tribal favoritism is the cruel politics of the business. Fun Fact: Crista Flanagan did nudes for Playboy, and Mo Collins has leaked nudes online. Check em out if you want. :)

[@Blueguitar007]

Why does everyone say "left wing elitist" when Republicans are the money grabbing bitches that whore the country out to businesses? For real..Trump? So called "billionaire" and many Dems get payed scale for trying to get poor ppl more of a life. I say Republicans are "Elitists" and they are the ones at the country club (Mara Lago for one). Of course this isn't a stead-fast rule but still...Reps are the Money Bags.

[@Ffejro12256]

Wow. I did NOT see that fun fact coming. Very unexpected. Also...very creepy.

[@MGOFor3ver]

Crista is like Kylie ♥

[@2headsbtr1]

oh man, some people are so unaware lmfao. You probably would think the onion is a real news network.

[@bradadam7127]

Love her voice ❤

[@emojimr4427]

How the hell are you so unfunny you are hilarious 🤣😆😅😆

[@Servo1616]

"NO! I'm just fooling. I love my mother!!!!" awwwwwwwww

[@Bamskelly]

she did playboy

[@DeathInANuse]

Now that's great acting ! "Gross! I thought I smelled you here." Excellent writing as well. As some of you may be aware of, but I'll say it for the idiots, she is a top notch Dead Pan Delivery performer.

[@BetoAcapulco]

So adorable

[@Cujo_Ate_My_Credit_Card]

She's so gosh darn cute.

[@Iroh624]

So funny...this girls a genius

[@jaketapper1953]

LoL ... she's hillarious.

[@montanacreed5826]

Brilliant!!

[@hellojett4250]

Genius 😅 this is gold

[@andrasnemeth8236]

absolute genius. i like her, she is a very funny woman

[@nicoles8048]

Her Heidi Klum inpersonations are hilarious

[@cam0865]

Crista I miss you in this fashion. Always will !

[@faustoc4]

Awesome actress

[@smokeyization]

When she said dose any of you like to read and there this one guy that exploded from laughter hahahaha

[@mbolduc]

One of the funniest things I've ever seen on TV

[@joshuar3632]

Remember the skating dance try out when she was all decked out in roller derby garb. Lmao

[@iCantPickaNamej]

this chick is hilarious as fuck!!!

[@wolvie041007]

she is absolutely brilliant. idk how she pulled that off keeping that expression. wow...brilliant just brilliant!

[@thegiftedone]

This is very Andy Kaufman! Love it

[@Unkle_Mike]

3:33 Tami is Tami Sagher, a staff writer on Mad TV

[@thiefx100]

Artist.

[@nothere413]

This character was so ahead of its time.

[@Jimmystarr21]

SHE'S A BABE

[@TreyGre7]

4:00 - that gesture is so amazing

[@juliansew]

COME ON MOM, I GOTTA TRY EM ON... *constipated face*

[@publick]

still FUNNIER THAN SNL!!!!

[@Anonymosuu]

This is the alternative ending to Joker isn't it?

[@jackjolli]

cmon mom..i gotta try em on

[@cizzam21]

"Gross I thought I smelled you here." I lost it there.

[@surg23]

Crista is what made a good show Great!

[@bobv8219]

There’s not a more beautiful human being on this planet other than Krista Flanagan she is so gorgeous

[@patrickp.1998]

Comedy gold 😂👍

[@kevinpetroff5486]

THIS IS ACTING 101. PHENOMENAL.

[@takatakatang]

agreed, and not only that, but i think it takes a really clever observer of human behavior to seize on and deliver some of these lines like "and I don't know!" at 3:05. obviously the audience loved this too.

[@MRWhoreoscope]

It's so good to see Nicole337 doing her thang.

[@steveispeter]

She Is So great! LOL.

[@Lazy666Turtle]

"come on, gotta try em up" lol

[@brandynpetersen8017]

I went to high school with her. I was a year older. We had algebra together.

[@JaybayJay]

Thumbs up if this was the sketch that made you fall in love with Crista Flanagan... Or Chuck Norris....

[@byronbraddock]

2:33 makes me holler every time. Lol

[@uuduu7]

ITs not easy to say so much unfunny things on a stand-up and yet get so much laughter .. wow

[@fifteenfingers]

lmao Yo, this is too funny! She nails this character.

[@jamesericgarcia1408]

@PajamaMouse it's part of the skit--everything. That's what makes it funny--knowing that the CHARACTER was just trying hard to be funny, when actually at failing, the character IS funny.

[@DriftmanX]

That’s great acting, I almost thought this was her actual self.

[@Atheneastro]

4:57 And that's when all her characters in the other sketches followed suit.

[@espada4henry]

@fuxaround i like how she sticks her arm out when she says that hahaha

[@chapterblaq]

Apparently Crista has a syndicated talk show coming out next fall...

[@IzzySoDope]

Yuck, I thought I smelled u here 😂😂

[@Fliprrr]

I loved when she did "Hope is Emo"