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The New Show

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.

Comedy

2.5 / 5

6th January 1984 - 23rd March 1984

Top Cast

Catherine O'Hara • Dave Thomas • Buck Henry

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Production Companies

Steve Martin, Jeff Goldblum, Catherine O'Hara

6th January 1984

Episode 1

No overview available.

John Candy, Carrie Fisher, Paul Simon

13th January 1984

Episode 2

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

20th January 1984

Episode 3

No overview available.

Raul Julia, Penny Marshall

3rd February 1984

Episode 4

No overview available.

Randy & Dennis Quaid, Catherine O'Hara

10th February 1984

Episode 5

No overview available.

Steve Martin, Catherine O'Hara

17th February 1984

Episode 6

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"