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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 full episode list

Release Date:

11 April 1980 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Music more

Plot:

Live late-night comedy sketch show similar to "Saturday Night Live." full summary

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. more

User Comments:

ABC's show "Fridays" was the best in television comedy more (28 total)


Cast

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Jack Burns ... Various (54 episodes, 1980-1982)
Brandis Kemp ... Various (54 episodes, 1980-1982)
Mark Blankfield ... Various (54 episodes, 1980-1982)
Maryedith Burrell ... Various (54 episodes, 1980-1982)

Melanie Chartoff ... Various (54 episodes, 1980-1982)

Larry David ... Various (54 episodes, 1980-1982)
Darrow Igus ... Various (54 episodes, 1980-1982)
Bruce Mahler ... Various (54 episodes, 1980-1982)

Michael Richards ... Various (54 episodes, 1980-1982)
John Roarke ... Various (54 episodes, 1980-1982)
Rich Hall ... Various / ... (21 episodes, 1981-1982)
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Additional Details

Runtime:

70 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The show was modeled after NBC's "Saturday Night Live" (1975), but the guests' names were mentioned in the closing credits, rather than SNL's tradition to put the guests' names in the opening credits. more

Movie Connections:

Featured in How It Began (2004) (V) more


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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
ABC's show "Fridays" was the best in television comedy, 11 January 2005
Author: glk6 from United States

Friday's was one of the best shows I have ever watched. It was well written and superbly performed. I would love to see the show re-runs so they could be enjoyed by a whole new generation of people. The character development was superior to anything on television today. I was trying to tell my 21-year old about this show but words can't describe the superior comedic performances that appeared week after week. I still don't understand how lesser-quality comedy shows survived while this one didn't. The pharmacist and the angry little kid (played by Michael Richards) was side-splitting comedy at its best. I still chuckle when I think of some of those crazy skits. Any ideas out there on how to revive the shows for syndication?

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