The New Show 1984 NBC SNL Saturday Night Live Spinoff

Lorne Michaels

⚠ Unverified — hosted on the Internet Archive, not confirmed public domain. Opens on archive.org; nothing plays here directly.

The New Show is an NBC sketch comedy show produced by Lorne Michaels that 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. The show was Michaels' second network television show created after Saturday Night Live. Several former original cast members and hosts from SNL's 1970s era made appearances throughout the series' short run, including Laraine Newman, Gilda Radner, Steve Martin, and Buck Henry. After NBC cancelled The New Show, Michaels would return to SNL as executive producer in 1985. Cast Valri Bromfield Buck Henry Dave Thomas 1 January 6, 1984 Steve Martin Jeff Goldblum Catherine O'Hara New Edition Maggie Jakobson G.E. Smith 2 January 13, 1984 John Candy Carrie Fisher Paul Simon Maggie Jakobson Maura Moynihan James Downey 3 January 20, 1984 Kevin Kline Gilda Radner John Candy David Johansen Maggie Jakobson Maura Moynihan 4 February 3, 1984 Raul Julia Penny Marshall Randy Newman Maggie Jakobson Tom Davis 5 February 10, 1984 Randy Quaid Dennis Quaid Catherine O'Hara John Cougar Mellencamp Joy Behar (film) 6 February 17, 1984 Steve Martin Catherine O'Hara Cyndi Lauper Maggie Jakobson Tom Davis Maura Moynihan 7 March 9, 1984 Candice Bergen Steve Guttenberg Rick James Maggie Jakobson Tom Davis Al Franken Maura Moynihan 8 March 16, 1984 Laraine Newman John Candy Laurie Anderson Maggie Jakobson Tom Davis Al Franken 9 March 23, 1984 Teri Garr The Pretenders Maggie Jakobson Maura Moynihan Tom Davis Al Franken 1984 - s01e10 - Best Of (Special) SNL, Saturday Night Live, The New Show, New Show, SCTV, Valri Bromfield, Buck Henry, Dave Thomas, Steve Martin, Jeff Goldblum, Catherine O'Hara, New Edition, Maggie Jakobson, G.E. Smith, John Candy, Carrie Fisher, Paul Simon, Maura Moynihan, James Downey, Kevin Kline, Gilda Radner, David Johansen, Raul Julia, Penny Marshall, Randy Newman, Tom Davis, Randy Quaid, Dennis Quaid, John Cougar Mellencamp, Joy Behar, Cyndi Lauper, Candice Bergen, Steve Guttenberg, Rick James, Al Franken, Laraine Newman, Laurie Anderson, Teri Garr, The Pretenders, Lorne Michaels