# Dubbed movies on Comedy Central? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 13, 2002, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubbed-movies-on-comedy-central/113934 "2002-06-13T21:41:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DarkVorona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@DarkVorona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarkVorona)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2002, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubbed-movies-on-comedy-central/113934/1 "2002-06-13T21:41:52Z")
Years ago (I’m talking about 20, if not more) there was a series of old Hans-Christian-Anderson-type of movies that were dubbed with a completely different dialogue. I believe it was on Comedy Central, but don’t quote me on that. At any rate, these usually nice, plain movies had the most hilarious dialogue. Does anyone know what company did this? Is it available on tape? I don’t know if it _was_ on Comedy Central, or at least those guys were no help whatsoever. ---
**Author:** ![ArturoBandini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/50afbb/32.png) [@ArturoBandini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArturoBandini)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2002, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubbed-movies-on-comedy-central/113934/2 "2002-06-13T22:02:50Z")
I recall this program as well. It was on one of the “major” cable channels (e.g. Showtime, HBO), back in the 1980s heyday of cable comedy, when Super Dave ruled the “airwaves” (or cable lines). The program consisted of three or four comedians who would improv dialogue over old movies. IIRC, they actually sat in the front of a movie theatre w/ hand held mikes and a live audience behind them. Does this sound like the show yr thinking of? (Comedy Central didn’t exist back then, but you may be confusing this program with one of the recurring rounds on “Whose Line is it Anyway,” in which the featured comedians improv dialogue over a much briefer snippet of movie footage.) Unfortuately, I can’t think of the name of the show, but maybe this will help jog the memories of other Dopers. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Fool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Green\_Fool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Fool)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2002, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubbed-movies-on-comedy-central/113934/3 "2002-06-13T22:21:10Z")
Ma-ma-ma-ma Mad Movies! I used to love that show as a kid. Jet City Improv in Seattle does it every month. Usually with Sci-fi films. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2002, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubbed-movies-on-comedy-central/113934/4 "2002-06-13T22:27:10Z")
Yep, Mad Movies with the LA Connection. The Connection was an improv group. I saw one ep where they took a Shirley Temple movie (where she looks for her father) and turned it into a movie where she was being controlled by her evil doll. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2002, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubbed-movies-on-comedy-central/113934/5 "2002-06-13T23:01:48Z")
I may as well be the first to mention that Woody Allen did this kind of same sort of thing with an actual theatrical release: [What’s Up, Tiger Lily?](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0061177) ---
**Author:** ![DarkVorona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@DarkVorona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarkVorona)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2002, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubbed-movies-on-comedy-central/113934/6 "2002-06-14T11:39:27Z")
THANKS GUYS! Now it’s time to check out ebay… ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2002, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubbed-movies-on-comedy-central/113934/7 "2002-06-14T22:42:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by KneadToKnow \* > \*\*I may as well be the first to mention that Woody Allen did this kind of same sort of thing with an actual theatrical release: [What’s Up, Tiger Lily?](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0061177) \*\* “No bullets? No bullets? Well, if those of you in the audience who truly believe in faries clap their hands, then my gun will be magically filled with bullets.” “I don’t believe in faries.” “Then don’t clap, ya idiot!” ---
**Author:** ![WSLer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a6a055/32.png) [@WSLer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WSLer)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2002, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubbed-movies-on-comedy-central/113934/8 "2002-06-15T02:23:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by KneadToKnow \* > \*\* [What’s Up, Tiger Lily?](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0061177) \*\* “Saracen pig!!!” “Spartan dog!!!”