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The New Show
Overview
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.
Status
Ended
Network
NBC
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes
Steve Martin, Jeff Goldblum, Catherine O'Hara
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John Candy, Carrie Fisher, Paul Simon
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
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Raul Julia, Penny Marshall
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Randy & Dennis Quaid, Catherine O'Hara
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Steve Martin, Catherine O'Hara
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"
Best Of
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Candice Bergen, Steve Guttenberg
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Laraine Newman, John Candy
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Teri Garr
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Top Cast
Catherine O'Hara
Dave Thomas
Buck Henry
Maggie Wheeler
