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The New Show is an NBC sketch comedy show produced by Lorne Michaels, which ran for 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 Michaels' own Saturday Night Live. It was the lowest rated of 94 programs that aired during the 1983–84 television season, averaging a 7.81 household rating. It was scheduled opposite Matt Houston and Falcon Crest.
Original Release
01/06/1984 on NBC
US Release
01/06/1984
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Maggie Wheeler | Various / Self |
| Dave Thomas | Various Characters / VariousCharacters / Bob Hope / Self |
| Buck Henry | Various / Self |
| Valri Bromfield | Various / Ruth Gordon / Self |
| Maura Moynihan | Various / Self |
| John Candy | Various / Luciano Pavarotti / Orson Welles / Self / Chris Serling |
| Jeff Goldblum | Self / Various Characters |
| J.D. Smith | Various |
| Catherine O'Hara | Various / Kathy Lee Crosby / Julie Andrews |
| Steve Martin | Various / Self / Michael Jackson |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #1.1 | Friday, 06 January 1984 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Friday, 13 January 1984 |
| 3 | Episode #1.3 | Friday, 20 January 1984 |
| 4 | Episode #1.4 | Friday, 03 February 1984 |
| 5 | Episode #1.5 | Friday, 10 February 1984 |
| 6 | Episode #1.6 | Friday, 17 February 1984 |
| 7 | Episode #1.7 | Friday, 09 March 1984 |
| 8 | Episode #1.8 | Friday, 16 March 1984 |
| 9 | Episode #1.9 | Friday, 23 March 1984 |
Directors
Writers
Tom Gammill, George Meyer, Sarah Paley, Jack Handey, Dave Thomas, Max Pross, James Downey, John Fenton Murray, Lorne Michaels, Alan Zweibel, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Valri Bromfield, Buck Henry
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Maggie Wheeler | Various / Self |
| Dave Thomas | Various Characters / VariousCharacters / Bob Hope / Self |
| Buck Henry | Various / Self |
| Valri Bromfield | Various / Ruth Gordon / Self |
| Maura Moynihan | Various / Self |
| John Candy | Various / Luciano Pavarotti / Orson Welles / Self / Chris Serling |
| Jeff Goldblum | Self / Various Characters |
| J.D. Smith | Various |
| Catherine O'Hara | Various / Kathy Lee Crosby / Julie Andrews |
| Steve Martin | Various / Self / Michael Jackson |
| Dennis Quaid | Self - Various |
| Teri Garr | Various / Self |
| Kevin Kline | Various / Self |
| Randy Quaid | Various / Self |
| Laraine Newman | Self / Olivia Newton John |
| Gilda Radner | Various / Self |
| Cyndi Lauper | Self |
| Joy Behar | Self |
| Al Franken | Self |
| Tom Davis | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Nick O'Gorman | Producer |
| Cherie Fortis | Producer |
| Lorne Michaels | Producer |
