The New Show

1h

Comedy

The New Show is a NBC sketch comedy show produced by Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels, which ran for only one season from January 6 to March 23, 1984. Apart from being 60 minutes in length and entirely pre-recorded, the show is similar in format to SNL. It was the lowest rated of 94 programs that aired during the 1983-84 television season, averaging a dismal 7.81 household rating. It was opposite 20/20 & Falcon Crest.

Episodes

Cast

Steve Martin, Jeff Goldblum, Catherine O'Hara

1. Steve Martin, Jeff Goldblum, Catherine O'Hara

1h

6th Jan 1984

John Candy, Carrie Fisher, Paul Simon

2. John Candy, Carrie Fisher, Paul Simon

1h

13th Jan 1984

Ruth Gordon and Orson Welles (VB, Candy) Why don't you check on the baby? (Fisher) Paul Simon performs Hearts and Bones Mountain Mike (DT, Simon, Candy) Time Truck (everyone) Andropov faking illness (everyone) Weekend Tonight (BH, DT, Candy as Pavarotti) Paul Simon debuts music video for Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog after the War Roy's Food Repair (everyone)

Kevin Kline, Gilda Radner, John Candy

3. Kevin Kline, Gilda Radner, John Candy

20th Jan 1984

Raul Julia, Penny Marshall

4. Raul Julia, Penny Marshall

3rd Feb 1984

Randy & Dennis Quaid, Catherine O'Hara

5. Randy & Dennis Quaid, Catherine O'Hara

10th Feb 1984

Steve Martin, Catherine O'Hara

6. Steve Martin, Catherine O'Hara

1h

17th Feb 1984

Jim McKay at the Olympics (DT, VB) Steve Martin asks "What Kind of Guy Watches the New Show?" Couple seeing the doctor about "going unconscious" (DT, O'Hara, BH) Steve Martin as Italian gigolo (also with O'Hara) Cyndi Lauper performs New York Daily Bugle (Martin, O'Hara, BH, DT) Weekend Tonight (BH, DT, O'Hara as Julie Andrews, DT as Boy George) Problem with extras (everyone) New employee (DT, BH, Moynihan) Cyndi Lauper performs Film segment: "The Day Before"

Candice Bergen, Steve Guttenberg

8. Candice Bergen, Steve Guttenberg

9th Mar 1984

Laraine Newman, John Candy

9. Laraine Newman, John Candy

16th Mar 1984

Teri Garr

10. Teri Garr

23rd Mar 1984

Best Of

7. Best Of

24th Feb 1984

First air date

6th Jan 1984

Last air date

23rd Mar 1984

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks