We truly are living in an enlightened time for sketch comedy. Never before has the genre been more plentiful and accessible as classical and post-modern takes on the format get equal love. This boom, in some respects, has led to new platforms for sketch comedy, but it’s also seen certain classic series return, like in the case of MADtv. The original series ran for nearly 15 years on Fox, while introducing people to the likes of Will Sasso, Alex Borstein, Keegan-Michael Key, and Jordan Peele.

The CW ran a reunion special for the series last year, which proved to be so successful they chose to go all in by bringing the series back. CW’s MADtv, which features a new cast of eight comedians, will also feature several cast members from the original series as hosts. With the property making its return this week, I got to dig into the evolution of sketch comedy and the original series’ legacy with new cast member Chelsea Davison.

DEN OF GEEK: Were you a big sketch person before all of this? What’s your history with the format?

CHELSEA DAVISON: Yes! I am such a huge sketch comedy fan. Growing up, SNL was kind of the big one for me, but MADtv was always part of that. I feel like I was one of many people that started off with MADtv and then when SNL was on, switch over to that. So in that sense Saturday nights were just a huge sketchfest. I suppose to go in order, in high school I got really into comedy and sketch and would watch a ton of stuff online. I was really into “Derrick Comedy,” “Olde English,” The Whitest Kids U’ Know… More recently I feel like I watch Inside Amy Schumer, Key & Peele, Netflix’s The Characters.