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Directors:
Dave Wilson
Eric Idle
Writers:
Dan Aykroyd (writer)
Tom Davis (writer)
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Release Date:
25 November 1981 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
Steve Martin's fourth NBC special. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Steve IS at his best more

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Steve Martin ... Himself / Various

Dan Aykroyd ... Yortuk Festrunk / Irwin Mainway / Dr. Frederick Treves
John Belushi ... Zhelezna Postruk

Gregory Hines ... Lionel Foot

Lauren Hutton ... The Artist

Bill Murray ... Bytes

Laraine Newman ... The Artist's Friend / Mona

Lynn Redgrave ... Mrs. Kendal
Paul Shaffer ... Himself
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Tom Davis ... Jo Jo the Dog-Faced Boy

Al Franken

Eric Idle ... Reporter
Frank Kopic

Don Pardo ... Himself - Announcer (voice)
Emily Prager ... Various
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:60 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Company:
Broadway Video more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This special was broadcast live. more
Movie Connections:
References "Saturday Night Live" (1975) more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Steve IS at his best, 9 December 2005
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Author: djjazzytymm from United States

This is a must see for ANY SNL fan that remembers the Golden Years of, Belushi, Aykroyd, and Radner. Produced by Lorne Michaels and broadcast live on NBC, it was like watching a reunion show with Martin as the guest host. We even get to see the return of a few of SNL's best loved characters from that era. The original SNL cast had since moved on at the time of this broadcast, and the SNL cast at that time was one of the worst in the history of the show. For those of us that were thirsting for the return to greatness of SNL, this offered us on last look at what the show once was and would never quite be again. Not every skit was a piece of art, but as a whole, this was a very funny special. This was not a ratings bonanza for NBC (although it did very well in the 18-25 demographic), so I'm betting that many fans of Martin & SNL have never seen it. This should REALLY be released on video or DVD if for no other reason, to allow those who have not seen it the chance to say goodbye to the SNL of the first 5 years.

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