Cable's MTV continues its spread into comedy at 9 tonight with "Colin Quinn Back to Brooklyn," an uneven but sometimes brilliant half-hour of satire that spoofs the film "Rattle and Hum," in which the rock band U2 travels across America in search of its musical roots.
Tonight (and repeating at 11 p.m. Saturday and 7:30 p.m. Sunday) it's Quinn, a regular on MTV's "Remote Control," returning to his hometown of Brooklyn in search of his comedic roots, and in doing so crashing into some unpleasantries of his past. Anne Meara, Jerry Stiller and William Hickey contribute funny cameos.
