Fridays

Announcer / ... (54 episodes, 1980-1982)

Various (54 episodes, 1980-1982)

Various (54 episodes, 1980-1982)

Various (54 episodes, 1980-1982)

Various (54 episodes, 1980-1982)

Various (54 episodes, 1980-1982)

Various (54 episodes, 1980-1982)

Various (54 episodes, 1980-1982)

Various (54 episodes, 1980-1982)

Various (54 episodes, 1980-1982)

Himself (21 episodes, 1981-1982)

Regulars Brandis Kemp and Darrow Igus appeared in separate episodes of the first season of The Pretender (1996).

During one memorable episode, broadcast live, guest star Andy Kaufman broke character during a sketch. He got into a shoving match with Michael Richards which degenerated into an on-camera brawl. It was later revealed that this was a set-up and Kaufman and some of the brawl participants and the cast were in on the gag, but most of the crew were caught completely off-guard. Melanie Chartoff discusses this in an interview with David Brody found on Youtube.

During its second season, the show became more popular than _"Saturday Night Live" (1975) which struggled in its sixth season. NBC executive Dick Ebersol tried to convince "Fridays" cast members to join "SNL" but they all turned him down. Featured cast member Rich Hall eventually joined "SNL" after "Fridays" was cancelled.