Below is an episode list for both the UK TV series Saturday Live and Friday Night Live, which were essentially the same production. The series aired on Channel 4 between 1985 and 1988. [1] This was a variety show transmitted live, primarily with a mix of comedy and music. Shows were later edited into compilation shows which aired a few months after the end of each series, and retitled Best of Saturday Live, Saturday Almost Live and Friday Night Almost Live.
The show format and name were copied in subsequent decades in 1996 and 2007. These series are not included here.
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Full episodes of the live shows have never subsequently been aired since their original showing, nor have they been made commercially available. Instead, individual performances have been re-edited into compilation shows aired by Channel 4 in the same year, or for DVD compilations released between 2007 and 2009. [2]
All performers and performances are listed in their original running order for each show. Where the performance details are incomplete, the details are highlighted.
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~ | Lenny Henry | 90 mins. | 12/01/1985 | |
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1 | Tracey Ullman | 90 mins. | 25/01/1986 | |
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2 | Lenny Henry | 90 mins. | 01/02/1986 | |
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3 | Pamela Stephenson | 90 mins. | 08/02/1986 | |
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4 | Chris Barrie | 90 mins. | 15/02/1986 | |
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5 | Michael Barrymore | 90 mins. | 22/02/1986 | |
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6 | Hale & Pace | 90 mins. | 01/03/1986 | |
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7 | Ben Elton | 90 mins. | 08/03/1986 | |
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8 | Fascinating Aïda | 90 mins. | 15/03/1986 | |
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9 | Peter Cook | 90 mins. | 22/03/1986 | |
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10 | Steven Wright | 90 mins. | 29/03/1986 | |
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No. | Host | Slot Time | Original air date | |
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1 | Ben Elton | 75 mins. | 07/02/87 | |
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2 | Ben Elton | 75 mins. | 14/02/1987 | |
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3 | Ben Elton | 75 mins. | 21/02/1987 | |
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4 | Ben Elton | 75 mins. | 28/02/1987 | |
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5 | Ben Elton | 75 mins. | 07/03/1987 | |
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6 | Ben Elton | 75 mins. | 14/03/1987 | |
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7 | Ben Elton | 75 mins. | 21/03/87 | |
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8 | Ben Elton | 75 mins. | 28/03/1987 | |
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9 | Ben Elton | 75 mins. | 04/04/1987 | |
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10 | Ben Elton | 75 mins. | 11/04/1987 | |
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No. | Host | Slot Time | Original air date | |
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1 | Ben Elton | 75 mins. | 19/02/1988 | |
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2 | Ben Elton | 75 mins. | 26/02/1988 | |
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3 | Ben Elton | 75 mins. | 04/03/1988 | |
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4 | Ben Elton | 75 mins. | 11/03/1988 | |
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5 | Ben Elton | 75 mins. | 18/03/1988 | |
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6 | Ben Elton | 75 mins. | 25/03/1988 | |
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7 | Ben Elton | 75 mins. | 08/04/1988 | |
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8 | Ben Elton | 75 mins. | 15/04/1988 | |
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9 | Ben Elton | 75 mins. | 22/04/1988 | |
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10 | Ben Elton | 75 mins. | 29/04/1988 | |
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