Saturday Live
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7.0TMDBSaturday Live was a British television comedy and music show that aired on Channel 4 from 1985 to 1987, and in 1988 as Friday Night Live. Influenced by the American show Saturday Night Live, it was produced by Paul Jackson. The series launched the careers of Ben Elton, Harry Enfield, Stephen Fry, and Hugh Laurie, and featured appearances by Patrick Marber, Morwenna Banks, Chris Barrie, Emo Philips, Craig Ferguson, Craig Charles, and many others. The show included the comedic duo Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall in their act The Dangerous Brothers. All episodes were broadcast live, although some material was pre-recorded. Recordings of the shows were edited into compilation repeats, retitled Saturday Almost Live. The show was followed by Friday Night Live, a shorter and slightly more tightly formatted show with Elton as the permanent host, which ran for a single series in 1988. The show's titles featured reforming clay animations, highly comparable to early MTV idents.
About the Series
- Creators
- Paul Jackson
