Live late-night comedy sketch show similar to "Saturday Night Live."Live late-night comedy sketch show similar to "Saturday Night Live."Live late-night comedy sketch show similar to "Saturday Night Live."
- Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 2 nominations total
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- TriviaDuring its second season, the show became more popular than _"Saturday Night Live" (1975) which struggled in its sixth season. NBC executive Dick Ebersol tried to convince "Fridays" cast members to join "SNL" but they all turned him down. Featured cast member Rich Hall eventually joined "SNL" after "Fridays" was cancelled.
- Crazy creditsAt the end of each episode, we see close-ups of actual snapshots of the entire production crew, with a hand guiding us through the photos.
- Alternate versionsThe episodes went into syndication in the late 1980s and were edited down to 60 minutes.
- ConnectionsEdited into Biography: Andy Kaufman's Really Big Show (1999)
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Decent Way To Start The Weekend
Okay, I'll be really honest. I DID NOT see the infamous Andy Kaufman episode. I have heard so much about it, it has become a part of my memory.If I did, I don't remember it, at all. I tried to watch this show, but when it was on, I was usually out on a date, or doing something else.
I DO remember some of the great skits, such as Michael Richards going from Ronald Reagan to Richard Nixon, in a bit called "Altered Statesman", a play on the hit movie of the time "Altered States". I recall the group "Devo" being on, and the great ongoing bit about drugs, "Do we eat it, No-no no-no! Do we smoke it, ya-ya ya-ya!!!"
It WAS edgier than Saturday Night Live ever was, as it had to compete with the concept that SNL was king. But, if you remember, SNL went into a decline with the 80-81 cast, and critics were sure that "Friday's" would live a long life. I think that the show suffered from being shuffled around with it's start times. I don't know if local ABC affiliates would push the show back to show local programs, or the network just kept moving it. I remember seeing it in late '81, starting well after midnight, central time.
A perfect candidate for DVD/VHS release, or being shown on TVLand, or Comedy Central.
I DO remember some of the great skits, such as Michael Richards going from Ronald Reagan to Richard Nixon, in a bit called "Altered Statesman", a play on the hit movie of the time "Altered States". I recall the group "Devo" being on, and the great ongoing bit about drugs, "Do we eat it, No-no no-no! Do we smoke it, ya-ya ya-ya!!!"
It WAS edgier than Saturday Night Live ever was, as it had to compete with the concept that SNL was king. But, if you remember, SNL went into a decline with the 80-81 cast, and critics were sure that "Friday's" would live a long life. I think that the show suffered from being shuffled around with it's start times. I don't know if local ABC affiliates would push the show back to show local programs, or the network just kept moving it. I remember seeing it in late '81, starting well after midnight, central time.
A perfect candidate for DVD/VHS release, or being shown on TVLand, or Comedy Central.
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- jwrowe3
- Jul 12, 2003
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