Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

Nov 25, 1981

0h 50m

★ 6.7

Overview

Steve Martin's fourth NBC special was in the spirit of his previous association with Saturday Night Live. It was broadcast live from Studio 8H, produced by Lorne Michaels and featured some original cast members of the show.

Genres

Comedy

TV Movie

Documentary

Production Companies

Broadway Video

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever Trailers

Cast

Self / Various

Steve Martin

Yortuk Festrunk / Irwin Mainway / Alexander Haig / Dr. Treves

Dan Aykroyd

Bytes

Bill Murray

Zhelezna Postruk

John Belushi

Reporter

Eric Idle

The Artist's Friend / Mona

Laraine Newman

Al Franken

Self / Jo Jo the Dog-Faced Boy

Paul Shaffer

Self - Announcer (voice)

Don Pardo

Tom Davis

James Downey

Self / Lionel Foot

Gregory Hines

Three men embark on a journey in search of meaning and happiness in the autumn of their lives: Bob swaps his safe home for a camper van and tries to find himself in the barren Californian desert; Steve, drag queen and stand-up comedian, is fed up of England and makes amends with his past in Benidorm; Yamada rediscovers his smile by reading stories to children in Tokyo.

0.0

Starmania 78 - le best of

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Live concert of the french musical with original cast.

6.3

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

Nov 2, 2013

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3.0

Blunt Movie

Apr 20, 2013

Sketch comedy anthology. TV commercials, movie and politics are parodied. Stars Pat Morita

0.0

Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour

Nov 25, 1987

Jay Leno hosts "Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour," a one hour special featuring a humorous look at the American family.

0.0

The Jay Leno Special

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Beginning with the faux murder of David Letterman, this Jay Leno special ranges from a Christian Vs Evolution courtroom satire featuring Doug Llewelyn and Wheel of Fortune beauty Vanna White.

8.0

1D Day

Dec 23, 2013

One Direction host a seven hour special to promote their third album, Midnight Memories. Each hour is hosted by different members.

7.2

And Now for Something Completely Different

Sep 28, 1971

A collection of Monty Python's Flying Circus skits from the first two seasons of their British TV series.

7.7

Dave Chappelle: The Age of Spin

Mar 21, 2017

Comedy icon Dave Chappelle makes his triumphant return to the screen with a pair of blistering, fresh stand-up specials. Filmed at The Palladium in Los Angeles, California, in March 2016.

6.4

Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame

Mar 14, 2017

Fedoras, mom's underpants, and puppy love all make Jim Norton's s**t list in 'Mouthful of Shame'.

6.7

Jim Gaffigan: Quality Time

Aug 16, 2019

Comedian Jim Gaffigan performs live at the State Theatre in Minneapolis, MN.

7.7

National Theatre Live: Fleabag

Sep 12, 2019

Fleabag may seem oversexed, emotionally unfiltered and self-obsessed, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. With family and friendships under strain and a guinea pig café struggling to keep afloat, Fleabag suddenly finds herself with nothing to lose.

8.5

Death of a Salesman

Jan 9, 2000

Willy Loman is an over-the-hill salesman who faces a personal turning point when he loses his job and attempts to make peace with his family: Willy's long-suffering wife Linda, and Biff and Happy, his troubled sons and his life.

5.5

Would It Kill You to Laugh? Starring Kate Berlant + John Early

Jun 24, 2022

Kate Berlant and John Early play celebrities reuniting after a public falling-out at a moderated TV event interspersed with absurdist sketches of varying characters, from strippers to a family of beavers.

6.0

Amira & Sam

May 30, 2014

Sam, a soldier who had served in Afghanistan and Iraq, meets Amira when he visits her uncle, Bassam, who had served as Sam's Iraqi translator. Bassam and Sam have a special bond due to their time together in the war. Initially Amira does not trust him because he was an American soldier and her brother was killed by a bomb from American troops in the war. Sam's cousin, Charlie, asks Sam to help him with illegal hedge funds unbeknownst to Sam at the time. Amira is staying with her uncle Bassam since her father died. She sells bootlegged films on the street corner but is forced to stay with Sam after getting busted; immigration officials begin pursuing her. As the film progresses, Sam and Amira fall in love.

5.4

Bridget Christie: Stand Up For Her

Mar 31, 2017

Performing stand-up for a packed house in London's Hoxton Hal comedian Bridget Christie dives into the politics of gender, sex, and equality.

6.2

Gary Gulman: The Great Depresh

Oct 5, 2019

In his first HBO comedy special, Gary Gulman offers candid reflections on his struggles with depression through stand-up and short documentary interludes. While speaking to issues of mental health, Gulman also offers his observations on a number of topics, including his admiration for Millennial attitudes toward bullying, the intersection of masculinity and sports, and how his mother's voice is always in his head.

7.4

George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing

Nov 5, 2005

Carlin returns to the stage in his 13th live comedy stand-up special, performed at the Beacon Theatre in New York City for HBO®. His spot-on observations on the deterioration of human behavior include Americans’ obsession with their two favorite addictions - shopping and eating; his creative idea for The All-Suicide Channel, a new reality TV network; and the glorious rebirth of the planet to its original pristine condition - once the fires and floods destroy life as we know it.

6.0

All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special

Sep 30, 1980

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4.4

Extreme Movie

Dec 5, 2008

A sketch comedy movie about the joys and embarrassments of teen sex. But mostly the embarrassments.

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

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