Saturday Night Special (TV series)
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| Saturday Night Special | |
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| Opening theme | "Low Rider" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Roseanne Barr |
| Producer | Troy Miller |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fox |
| Release | April 1 – May 18, 1996 |
Saturday Night Special is an American comedy-variety show that aired weekly Saturday nights on Fox.
Overview
[edit]This show was a competitor to Saturday Night Live, with a similar format of comedy skits and musicians. It debuted on April 1, 1996, through May 18, 1996, airing in the same timeslot as the temporarily displaced MADtv.
The theme song to the show was War's "Low Rider". Two memorable skits involved Demi Moore (Roseanne) talking about her involvement in the movie "Striptease", and Zira (the chimpanzee woman from "Planet of the Apes") hosting a radio advice program. There was also a skit in which Lauren Hutton (Jennifer Coolidge) pleasured herself while interviewing two black actors.
Cast
[edit]- Jennifer Coolidge .... Herself/Various Characters
- Kathy Griffin .... Herself/Various Characters
- Laura Kightlinger .... Herself/Various Characters
- Bob Rubin
- Warren Hutcherson
- Heath Hyche
- Carl LaBove (as C.D. LaBove)
- Carmen Electra (leader of the "Skin Tight Dancers" troupe on the show)
Guest celebrities
[edit]- Yasmine Bleeth
- Sharon Stone
- Scott Wolf
- Melissa Etheridge
- Bush
- Ben Stiller
- Salt-N-Pepa
- Max Perlich
- Alice in Chains
- D'Angelo
- James Woods
- John Goodman
- Rodney Dangerfield
- Lynn Whitfield
- Coolio
- Garbage
- Rosie Perez
- Tupac Shakur
- Ice-T
- Fugees
- The Verve Pipe
- Laura Leighton
- Smothers Brothers
- Radiohead
- Jenny McCarthy
- Green Day[1]
- Patti Smith
- Vendela
- Kiss
Production credits
[edit]- Troy Miller and Keith Alcorn (Directors)
- Roseanne Barr (Executive Producer)
- Craig J. Nevius (co-producer)
- Troy Miller (Producer)
- Eric Beetner (Film Editor)
- Michele Spadaro (Set Decorator)
- Keith Alcorn and Nick Gibbons (Art Department)
- Paul Claerhout (Animator)
- Eric Mazer (Production Coordinator)
- Kenneth Paul Schoenfeld (Makeup Department Head)
- Gary M. Cambra (Music Composer)
- Taylor M. Uhler (Music Composer)
- Fox Network (Production Company)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Green Day | 1996.05.18 | Saturday Night Special, Fox Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA". Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved December 4, 2020 – via YouTube.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- Fox Broadcasting Company original programming
- 1990s American sketch comedy television series
- 1996 American television series debuts
- 1996 American television series endings
- 1990s American variety television series
- American English-language television shows
- Fox Broadcasting Company late-night programming
- Television series created by Roseanne Barr