Rent The Best of Saturday Live: Series 1 (1985)
3.6 of 5 from 3 ratings
2h 26min
- General info
- Available formats
- All series
- Synopsis:
Created by a leading comedy producer Paul Jackson and based on the format of American show 'Saturday Night Live', 'Saturday Live' was broadcast on Channel 4 between 1985 and 1987 and brought the live alternative comedy circuit to a UK TV audience. Some of comedy's most iconic characters made their name ad owe their success to the show, including Harry Enfield's Stavros and Loadsmoney. Saturday Live would also make a huge star of Ben Elton as a performer - previously known for his writing, he started out as a guest host and then went on to become the permanent presenter of the programme's latter incarnation 'Friday Night Live'.
Saturday Live Show 1:
- Ben Elton- Harry Enfield
- The Oblivion Boys
- Denise Black and the Kray Sisters
- Emo Phillips
- Hugh Laurie
- Stephen Fry
- Craig Charles
- The Dangerous Brothers
- Tracey Ullman
- Chris Barrie
- Judy Tenuta
- Hale and Pace
- Steven Wright
- The Wow Show
- Emma Thompson
Saturday Live Show 2:
- Pamela Stephenson
- Hugh Laurie
- Stephen Fry
- Harry Enfield
- Dennis Healey MP
- Craig Charles
- Sam Kinison
- The Dangerous Brothers
- Ben Elton
- Peter Cook
- John Wells
- Dawn French
- Jennifer Saunders
- Raw Sex
- Louie Anderson
- John Fortune
- John Bird
- Lenny Henry
- The Oblivion Boys
- Helen Lederer
- Rita Rudner- Actors:
- Ben Elton, Harry Enfield, The Oblivion Boys, Denise Black, The Kray Sisters, Emo Phillips, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Craig Charles, The Dangerous Brothers, Tracey Ullman, Chris Barrie, Judy Tenuta, Hale and Pace, Steven Wright, The Wow Show, Emma Thompson, Pamela Stephenson, Dennis Healey MP, Sam Kinison
- Directors:
- Geoff Posner, Paul Jackson
- Producers:
- Geoff Posner, Paul Jackson
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Classics, TV Comedies, TV Reality Programming
