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.
Acting
Martin's physical comedy mastery at peak absurdity.
Direction
Eric Idle brings Python-esque surrealism to sketches.
Production
Studio 8H chaos captured with gloriously raw 1981 tech.
Director
Dave Wilson
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)
Jim Downey
Gregory Hines
Self / Lionel Foot
Lauren Hutton
The Artist
Lynn Redgrave
Mrs. Kendal
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was John Belushi's final live TV appearance before his death in March 1982.
The 'best show ever' title was Martin's joke about his own ego, mocking the very concept of legacy.
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