Episode one of The Dana Carvey Show opened in 1996 with a ridiculously odd sketch: Bill Clinton, played by the titular ex-Saturday Night Live star, opened his shirt and started breastfeeding a baby. Then the shirt opened further, revealing more teats, which were duly suckled by a pack of puppies. It’d be an understatement to say this was unlike anything else on TV, and unfortunately, the première turned off a lot of viewers. The show, executive-produced by Robert Smigel, managed to eke out seven half-hour episodes full of timely political riffs, silly non sequiturs, and comically blatant product promotion that bled into the title. (One episode was called The Mountain Dew Dana Carvey Show, and so on.) In spite of its early demise, the show managed to develop a cult following, and it kick-started an ensemble’s worth of careers, thanks to a cast and writing staff that included Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Louis C.K., and Charlie Kaufman. The Dana Carvey Show has finally re-emerged
