MADtv (season 7) - Season Summary

Season Summary

After Nicole Sullivan left at the end of season six, Debra Wilson was the last remaining member of the original cast. Season six featured players Andrew Daly and Stephnie Weir were promoted to repertory players. Joining the cast this season were Frank Caliendo, Kathryn Fiore, Jill-Michele Meleán, Taran Killam (who became the youngest MADtv cast member ever to join the show at age 19, is the first and only MADtv cast member to get his start on children's shows, and, as of 2010, joins Jeff Richards as the second MADtv cast member to cross over to its rival show, Saturday Night Live, though Killam didn't immediately join SNL's cast like Richards had done) and Bobby Lee (the first—and now, only—Asian-American cast member; Bobby Lee is Korean-American).

Bobby Lee frequently performed as Connie Chung. Andrew Daly appeared as Politically Incorrect host Bill Maher, interviewing cast members performing celebrity impersonations. Kathryn Fiore played neurotic teen Kate Williams and sorority sister Taylor Rosenblatt, and impersonated Barbara Pierce Bush. Jill Michelle Meleán performed a dead-on impersonation of Drew Barrymore. Frank Caliendo performed impersonations of Richard Dreyfuss, Al Michaels, Al Pacino, Rod Roddy, Robin Williams, and Fox football commentator John Madden. Will Sasso appeared as *NSYNC member Lance Bass and impersonated Louie Anderson, Robert De Niro, Debra Marshall, Kenny Rogers, Steven Seagal, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Stone Cold Steve Austin.

Real Mother****ing Talk, a parody of political talk-shows such as Hardball with Chris Matthews and Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, debuted. The skit was hosted by Dollar Bill Montgomery (Aries Spears), who interviewed guests such as rappers (Method Man, Redman) and comedians (Earthquake, Corey Holcumb).

Guest Michelle Trachtenberg appeared in a parody of Buffy the Vampire Slayer with Alex Borstein's Ms. Swan. Trachtenberg, who actually appears in "Buffy", was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series for her MADtv stint. Other guests included Todd Bridges, Vivica A. Fox, Frankie Muniz, Amanda Bynes, *NSYNC members Lance Bass and Joey Fatone, wrestlers Triple H and Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Man Show hosts Adam Carolla and Jimmy Kimmel, and several hip-hop artists (including DMX, Ja Rule, Insane Clown Posse, Master P., Method Man, Redman, and the RZA).

This is the final season for Alex Borstein, Will Sasso, and Andrew Daly. This season is also the only one with the most with 30 episodes thanks to five holdover episodes from the previous season (with Nicole Sullivan, Christian Duguay,and Nelson Ascencio) which were filmed in case a writers' strike threatened production.