After stumbling upon a rave review of this show by accident at Amazon.com, I kept it in mind in subsequent years. I now have seen all four seasons thanks to broadband internet (albeit at reduced quality). Mr. Show is inventive and original but I found it wasn't quite as funny as the reviews claimed. Partly this is due to the humour being very late 90's and U.S. based; for example, if two infomercials, one called "Amazing Discoveries" and another (one or two) featuring an enthusiastic British presenter weren't on Australian late night TV in the late 90's, a sketch parodying these two would have gone completely over my head. Probably something like 50% of the show's humour refers to things only observant U.S. TV watchers of the late 90's would be aware of. But nonetheless Mr. Show did have some quite funny or memorable moments in each episode, amongst a lot more weird or chin-scratching ones. The show kept me coming back for more, although it's probably not best to watch all the episodes in a short space of time. The performances are good all around, one notable feature being the commitment of all the cast members to the material. The tangential nature of the sketches keeps them from being drawn out or overstaying their welcome, and provides a more interesting way of going from sketch to sketch compared to other sketch shows (after reading other reviews I am now aware this was borrowed from Monty Python).I think Mr. Show's strongest point is it has material that would never be seen on regular network television and despite being aimed at a narrow audience, is well worth watching.

I wouldn't go so far as to say "best sketch comedy show ever",but I highly recommend it to fans of Monty Python,Kids In The Hall,Larry Sanders,and Arrested Development(natch).This show is refreshing because it is an intelligent comedy for adults (as opposed to teens,like SNL or MADTV). Featured a ton of talent beyond David and Steve,like Jack Black(strangely absent from the IMDb cast list),Tom Kenney(AKA Spongebob Squarepants)and Sarah Silverman - who is (FINALLY!) getting her own show on comedy central this year (2006).Noted for always linking each sketch to the next,which probably made for some difficult decisions when preparing the episodes for DVD - when does one sketch officially end and the next one begin?

It saddens me to say that I think I'll never see another program as great as Mr Show in my lifetime. Dear *god* (read Bob & David), I hope so, but I just think it's unlikely.From the most clever of transitions, to blatantly sarcastic commentary on American culture, Mr Show is to the U.S. as Monty Python was to the U.K.Some people don't get it at first. For some, it requires a little too much thought. To those I say, keep watching. And then watch it again. Eventually, you'll catch such things as the nuances of the "Pre-taped Call-in Show" and the blatant societal stab of the "Hail Satan" network.Yeah, it's got its down skits, but what show doesn't? Fact of the matter is, the genius of the good ones outshine anything else around.

A wonderful show to watch but never have I seen something to degrading to women. The title alone gives away the pseudo machoism before you even start watching, 'Mr.' How degrading can you be? In the skit 'Change for a dollar' you can also notice that at every level of business a man is in charge, from store clerk to president. What I can't believe about the whole thing is that no one else notices such an over sight. Nobody looks at the gender bias issue on television anymore. Maybe I am just a little more enlightened then the rest.