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  • Saturday Night Live Jamie Lee Curtis/James Brown/Ellen Shipley (Season 6, Episode 4)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

Saturday Night Live

Jamie Lee Curtis/James Brown/Ellen Shipley (Season 6, Episode 4)
TV-14
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

The host for the episode is Jamie Lee Curtis, and the musical guests are James Brown and Ellen Shipley. The skits for this episode are as follows: The Mean Majority explain how things are going to change now that their man has won the ...See moreThe host for the episode is Jamie Lee Curtis, and the musical guests are James Brown and Ellen Shipley. The skits for this episode are as follows: The Mean Majority explain how things are going to change now that their man has won the presidency. For her opening monologue, Jamie Lee Curtis obliges the audience by screaming in terror. Over the course of the show, Brooke Shields gives three vacuous endorsements for Clovin Hind jeans. Jersey Guy Paulie Herman encounters a three-card monte dealer on the street. Two poetesses make their work famous by the only means available to them: committing suicide on live television. A public service announcement warns viewers of the dangers of playing poker while high on pot. Members of the Badgers Club get together to celebrate berating random people and insulting their waitress. An aspiring photographer plots to blow up the Statue of Liberty so he can take an award-winning photo. James Brown performs "Rapp Payback", plus a medley of his older hits, and Ellen Shipley performs "Fotogenic". Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less
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Directors
Dave Wilson | Martin Brest (segments: Hot Dogs for Gauguin) | Linda Lee Cadwell (segments: Who is Gilbert Gottfried?) (as Linda Lee) | Susanne Rostock (segments: Who is Gilbert Gottfried?)
Casting Director
Production Designer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Dec 13, 1980

Release date
Dec 13, 1980 (United States)

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Cast

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22 cast members
Name Known for
Jamie Lee Curtis
Self - Host / Various Self - Host / Various   See fewer
Denny Dillon
Member / Daughter / Woodswoman / Girl / Nadine Member / Daughter / Woodswoman / Girl / Nadine   See fewer
Gilbert Gottfried
Guy / Rodriguez Guy / Rodriguez   See fewer
Gail Matthius
Brooke Sheilds / Various Brooke Sheilds / Various   See fewer
Joe Piscopo
Announcer / Paulie Herman / Husband / Guy / Hotel Owner Announcer / Paulie Herman / Husband / Guy / Hotel Owner   See fewer
Ann Risley
Grace / Janice / Camille / Black Grace / Janice / Camille / Black   See fewer
Charles Rocket
Weekend Update Anchor / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Various   See fewer
James Brown
Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest   See fewer
Ellen Shipley
Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest   See fewer
Matthew Laurance
Guy / Pendleton Guy / Pendleton   See fewer
Eddie Murphy
Various / Secretary Various / Secretary   See fewer
Patrick Weathers
Higgins Higgins   See fewer
Don Pardo
Self - Announcer (voice) Self - Announcer (voice)   See fewer
Ronnie Cuber
Self - Baritone Saxophone (uncredited) Self - Baritone Saxophone (uncredited)   See fewer
Danny DeVito
Adrian (archive footage) (uncredited) Adrian (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
William Duff-Griffin
Fletcher (archive footage) (uncredited) Fletcher (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Neil Levy
Passerby (uncredited) Passerby (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Malone
Self - Trombone (uncredited) Self - Trombone (uncredited)   See fewer
Lou Marini
Self - Saxophone (uncredited) Self - Saxophone (uncredited)   See fewer
Andy Murphy
Badger (uncredited) Badger (uncredited)   See fewer
The Saturday Night Live Band
Themselves (uncredited) Themselves (uncredited)   See fewer
Georg 'Jojje' Wadenius
Self - Guitar (uncredited) Self - Guitar (uncredited)   See fewer
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