Series like Saturday Night Live

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   Late Night with Conan O'Brien

   Same creator

   1993 · 62 min · Comedy · Talk

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   Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same creator
   • shared themes: late-night show and talk show

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   Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

   Strong story similarity

   1968 · 60 min · Comedy

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   An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap
   • shared theme: sketch comedy

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   Cher

   Strong story similarity

   1975 · 60 min · Comedy

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   A weekly hour-long program hosted by Cher, featuring music, comedy sketches, and a different female guest star each week, with notable guests including Bette Midler, Carol Burnett, and Tina Turner.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap
   • shared theme: sketch comedy

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   Saturday Night Live UK

   Same creator

   2026 · Comedy

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   British incarnation of NBC's legendary late-night comedy showcase. Broadcast live each week, this UK version brings the high-wire, anything-can-happen energy that makes 'SNL' a cultural force, now reimagined through a distinctly British lens.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same creator
   • strong shared themes: live and live studio audience

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   Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

   Same creator

   2009 · 60 min · Comedy · Talk

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   Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show airing weeknights at 12:35 am Eastern/11:35 pm Central on NBC in the United States. The hour-long show premiered on March 2, 2009, and is hosted by actor, comedian and performer Jimmy Fallon, an alumnus of Saturday Night Live. Hip hop/neo soul band The Roots serve as the show's house band, and Steve Higgins is the show's announcer. The third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman, the program originates from NBC Studio 6B in the GE Building at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City. The show typically opens with a brief monologue from Fallon, followed by a comedy "desk piece," as well as prerecorded segments and audience competitions. The next segment is devoted to a celebrity interview, with guests ranging from actors and musicians to media personalities and political figures. The show then closes with either a musical or comedy performance. The show frequently employs digital media into its comedy, which has become crucial to its success. Fallon has been appointed to become the next host of The Tonight Show, where he will succeed the current host Jay Leno at the conclusion of the 2014 Winter Olympics, with fellow SNL alum Seth Meyers slated to replace Fallon.

   Why it connects

   • the same creator
   • shared themes: late-night show and talk show
   • shared network: Broadway Video

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   Not the Nine O'Clock News

   Strong story similarity

   1979 · 25 min · Comedy

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   Classic sketch comedy show satirising the news and culture of the late 70s and early 80s which introduced Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Pamela Stephenson.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap
   • shared theme: sketch comedy

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   Late Night with David Letterman

   Same creator

   1982 · 60 min · Comedy · Talk

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   Late Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC that was created and hosted by David Letterman. It premiered in 1982 as the first incarnation of the Late Night franchise and went off the air in 1993, after Letterman left NBC and moved to Late Show on CBS. Late Night with Conan O'Brien then filled the time slot. As of March 2, 2009, the slot has been filled by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. It will be filled by Seth Meyers in the spring of 2014, after Fallon becomes host of The Tonight Show.

   Why it connects

   • the same creator
   • shared themes: late-night show and talk show

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   Have I Got News for You

   Similar atmosphere

   1990 · 30 min · Comedy · News

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   Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.

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   • strong genre and series-style overlap

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   Seinfeld

   Genre overlap

   1989 · Comedy

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   A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.

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   • substantial genre overlap
   • similar audience response

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    Whose Line Is It Anyway?

    Genre overlap

    1988 · 22 min · Comedy

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    An un-scripted comedy show in which four guest performers improvise their way through a series of games, many of which rely on audience suggestions.

    Why it connects

    • substantial genre overlap

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