Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981 | 50m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Dave Wilson, Eric Idle |
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| Writer: | Lorne Michaels, Jim Downey, Tom Davis, Tom Gammill, Max Pross, Sarah Paley, Dan Aykroyd, Al Franken, Alan Zweibel |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 25, 1981 |
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| Director: | Dave Wilson, Eric Idle |
| Writer: | Lorne Michaels, Jim Downey, Tom Davis, Tom Gammill, Max Pross, Sarah Paley, Dan Aykroyd, Al Franken, Alan Zweibel |
| Genres: | Comedy, Documentary, TV Movie |
| Keywords | live performance, comedy routine, sketch comedy |
| Production Companies | Broadway Video |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: May 01, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Steve Martin | Self / Various |
| Dan Aykroyd | Yortuk Festrunk / Irwin Mainway / Alexander Haig / Dr. Treves |
| Bill Murray | Bytes |
| John Belushi | Zhelezna Postruk |
| Eric Idle | Reporter |
| Laraine Newman | The Artist's Friend / Mona |
| Al Franken | |
| Paul Shaffer | Self / Jo Jo the Dog-Faced Boy |
| Don Pardo | Self - Announcer (voice) |
| Tom Davis | |
| Jim Downey | |
| Gregory Hines | Self / Lionel Foot |
| Lauren Hutton | The Artist |
| Lynn Redgrave | Mrs. Kendal |
| Emily Prager |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lorne Michaels | Writer |
| Jim Downey | Writer |
| Dave Wilson | Director |
| Tom Davis | Writer |
| Tom Gammill | Writer |
| Max Pross | Writer |
| Sarah Paley | Writer |
| Karen Roston | Costume Designer |
| Eric Idle | Director |
| Dan Aykroyd | Writer |
| Al Franken | Writer |
| Alan Zweibel | Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Lorne Michaels | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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