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Saturday Live

Season 1 1986

  • 1986-01-25T00:00:00Z on Channel 4
  • 42m
  • 7h (10 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Comedy
Saturday Live was a British television comedy and music show broadcast by 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 made stars 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 featured comic duo Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall in their act The Dangerous Brothers. All episodes were transmitted live, although some material was pre-recorded. Recordings of shows were edited into compilation repeats, retitled Saturday Almost Live. The show was succeeded 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 consisted of reforming clay animations, highly comparable to early MTV idents.

10 episodes

Series Premiere

1986-01-25T00:00:00Z

1x01 Tracey Ullman

Series Premiere

1x01 Tracey Ullman

  • 1986-01-25T00:00:00Z42m

Tracey Ullman Introduction

John Sparkes Shadwell (character)

music INXS This Time

The Oblivion Boys Staring contest

Tracey Ullman, Jon Glover, Mac McDonald (pre-filmed) The River Country

John Bird An unemployed defence minister (character)

Tracey Ullman, Amanda Dickinson Kay Clark (character) (Almost:2) (DVD:SL1)

Robin Driscoll, Rebecca Stevens, Pete McCarthy, Tony Haase, Suggs Rich (soap opera parody)

Pete McCarthy News Flash

Sam Kinison American Stand-up (Almost:4) (DVD:SL1)

Pete McCarthy Snooker

Wizardz Fire dance

Pete McCarthy News Flash

John Wells (pre-filmed) A Life of Reilli

music Squeeze King George Street

Tracey Ullman Stand-up

Fry & Laurie Chocolate Goodies (DVD:SL1, FLEE)

The Dangerous Brothers (pre-filmed) Canon/Big Stunt (DVD:DB, SL1)

Tracey Ullman Betty Tomlinson (character) - Two years on (DVD:SL1)

Ben Elton Professional liar (DVD:SL1, FLEE)

music Feargal Sharkey You Little Thief (Almost:4)

1986-02-01T00:00:00Z

1x02 Lenny Henry

1x02 Lenny Henry

  • 1986-02-01T00:00:00Z42m

The compere was Lenny Henry. Guests included Fry & Laurie, Oblivion Boys, Dangerous Brothers (Rik Mayall & Adrian Edmondson), Ben Elton, Level 42, The Damned with a cameo from Gary Glitter :(

1986-02-08T00:00:00Z

1x03 Pamela Stephenson

1x03 Pamela Stephenson

  • 1986-02-08T00:00:00Z42m

The compere was Pamela Stephenson, and guests included Fry & Laurie, The Oblivion Boys, Dangerous Brothers (Rik Mayall & Adrian Edmondson), Richard Digance, Cliffhanger, Spike Milligan (Cameo only), Denis Healy, Talk Talk, Nigel Planer (Featuring Raw Sex), Ben Elton and The Inspirational Choir

1986-02-15T00:00:00Z

1x04 Chris Barrie

1x04 Chris Barrie

  • 1986-02-15T00:00:00Z42m

1986-02-22T00:00:00Z

1x05 Michael Barrymore

1x05 Michael Barrymore

  • 1986-02-22T00:00:00Z42m

Michael Barrymore Introduction

music Colonel Abrams I'm Not Gonna Let You Get The Best of Me

The Oblivion Boys Kidnapped

Susie Blake Rupert Bear story

Michael Barrymore Stand-up and stunt

music Mr. Mister Broken Wings

Michael Barrymore Singing

Harry Enfield, Jon Glover, Helen Lederer (pre-filmed) The Day After (DVD:FLEE)

music Johnny Hubcap and the Axles At The Hop

Arnold Brown Stand-up

Michael Barrymore (Impression) Tommy Cooper

Harry Enfield Stavros (character): First appearance (DVD:FLEE)

Fry & Laurie Poetry in Parkhurst (DVD:SL1, FLEE)

music Ruby Turner Come Go With Me

Margaret Smith American stand-up

music Mr. Mister Kyrie

Craig Charles Poetry (DVD:SL1)

Ben Elton Stand-up: Double entendres

Michael Barrymore Stand-up and singing We'll Meet Again

1986-03-01T00:00:00Z

1x06 Hale & Pace

1x06 Hale & Pace

  • 1986-03-01T00:00:00Z42m

Hale & Pace The Management arrive and introduction

music Madness I'll Compete

Hale & Pace Proclamation

Harry Enfield Stavros (character): My daughter Donna (DVD:SL1, FLEE)

music Roger Daltrey Under A Raging Moon

Hale & Pace Singing Doctors (DVD:SL1)

A Whitney Brown American stand-up

Pierre Hollins Alfonse (character) daredevil act

Hale & Pace Club 18-30

music The Walkers Hey! Don't Waste My Time

Jeremy Hardy Stand-up

Hale & Pace St. David's Day

music Madness Sweetest Girl

Hale & Pace Billy & Johnny (characters)

The Wow Show/The Oblivion Boys E.B.T. (DVD:SL1)

Norman Pace The world's greatest lover (character)

The Dangerous Brothers, Norman Lovett (pre-filmed) Torture (Almost:4) (DVD:DB, SL1)

Ben Elton Stand-up: Girlfriend Threw Me Out (DVD:SL1, FLEE)

music Madness, Hale & Pace See You Later Alligator / Let's Have A Party / Roll Over Beethoven (Almost:2)

1986-03-08T00:00:00Z

1x07 Ben Elton

1x07 Ben Elton

  • 1986-03-08T00:00:00Z42m

Ben Elton Introduction and stand-up: Club 18-30 (Almost:1) (DVD:SL1)

music Buddy Curtess and the Grasshoppers Real Girl (Almost:1)

Ben Elton, Hugh Laurie Pop Show (DVD:FLEE)

Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Today newspaper (DVD:SL1, FLEE)

Ben Elton Taxi driver (DVD:FLEE)

music The Blow Monkeys Digging Your Scene

music Denise Black and the Kray Sisters Acapella singing (Almost:1) (DVD:SL1)

Emo Phillips Stand-up (Almost:1) (DVD:SL1)

Ben Elton, Hugh Laurie Simon Ploppy at drama school (DVD:SL1, FLEE)

music Hipsway The Honey Thief

Craig Charles Poetry (DVD:SL1)

Fry & Laurie, Emma Thompson Hush child (DVD:SL1, FLEE)

Ben Elton Stand-up: Students

Ben Elton Metamorphosis (DVD:FLEE)

The Dangerous Brothers (pre-filmed) Exploding politicians (DVD:DB, SL1)

Ben Elton, Stephen Fry As nuns: One little thing (Almost:1) (DVD:SL1, FLEE)

Jasper Carrott Stand-up

Jasper Carrott (pre-filmed) animation

Ben Elton Stand-up: Double Seat

music Buddy Curtess and the Grasshoppers Let My Love

1986-03-15T00:00:00Z

1x08 Fascinating Aïda

1x08 Fascinating Aïda

  • 1986-03-15T00:00:00Z42m

Fascinating Aïda Introduction

The Wow Show/The Oblivion Boys Wow Fashion (DVD:SL1)

Harry Enfield, John Sessions Stavros (character): Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster (DVD:FLEE)

music Kissing the Pink One Step

Fascinating Aïda Pretend You're German

Craig Charles Poetry

Fry & Laurie A Good Night's Sleep (DVD:FLEE)

Rita Rudner American Stand-up (Almost:6) (DVD:SL1)

music Somo Somo Masikini Ya Mola

Emma Thompson Stand-up (Almost:3) (DVD:SL1)

The Dangerous Brothers, Jennifer Saunders (pre-filmed) How to get off with a lady (DVD:DB, SL1)

Fascinating Aïda England's Green And Pleasant Land

Emma Thompson, Hugh Laurie Photographs (DVD:FLEE)

Ben Elton Stand-up: Brush with the bomb (DVD:SL1, FLEE)

music Girlschool and Gary Glitter Leader of the Gang (Almost:5)

1986-03-22T00:00:00Z

1x09 Peter Cook

1x09 Peter Cook

  • 1986-03-22T00:00:00Z42m

Peter Cook (Impression) Ferdinand Marcos (DVD:SL1)

music The Communards Disenchanted

The Oblivion Boys Pot Snooker (DVD:SL1)

Kate Robbins (Impression) Sarah Ferguson

Peter Cook, John Bird Lord Stockton (character) (DVD:SL1)

music Twisted Sister I Am, I'm Me

Peter Cook, John Fortune E.L. Wisty (character) - Interesting things (DVD:SL1)

Harry Enfield Stavros (character): Video Box (DVD:FLEE)

music Hitlist Into The Fire

Louie Anderson Stand-up (Almost:5) (DVD:SL1)

music Twisted Sister Leader of the Pack

French & Saunders, Raw Sex Studio direction (Almost:5) (DVD:SL1)

Peter Cook, John Bird Workmen in Kubla Khan

music The Communards, The Oblivion Boys La Dolarosa

Fry & Laurie Flight to Tokyo (DVD:SL1, FLEE)

Peter Cook (pre-filmed) (impression) James Last's Britain

Ben Elton Stand-up: The budget (DVD:SL1)

Peter Cook (Impression) James Last's orchestra

1986-03-29T00:00:00Z

1x10 Steven Wright

1x10 Steven Wright

  • 1986-03-29T00:00:00Z42m
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