The Dana Carvey Show: Season 1

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ABC | Season Premiere Date: March 12, 1996

Starring: Dana Carvey, Robert Smigel, Stephen Colbert

Summary: The SNL veteran's short-lived (only seven episodes aired) primetime sketch comedy series may be little remembered now, but it was a launching pad for new talent. The show featured a young Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert in its cast, while the writing staff included Charlie Kaufman, Louis C.K., Jon Glaser, Dino Stamatopoulos, DaveThe SNL veteran's short-lived (only seven episodes aired) primetime sketch comedy series may be little remembered now, but it was a launching pad for new talent. The show featured a young Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert in its cast, while the writing staff included Charlie Kaufman, Louis C.K., Jon Glaser, Dino Stamatopoulos, Dave Chappelle, and Spike Feresten. Meanwhile, staff writer Robert Smigel used the show to debut animated shorts such as the Ambiguously Guy Duo.… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E8. The Dana Carvey Show
Air Date: unknown
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S1:E8. Season Finale
Air Date: May 7, 1996
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S1:E7. The Dana Carvey Show
Air Date: April 30, 1996

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Bruce Fretts

Jun 11, 2013

The hit-and-miss Carvey maintained a pretty impressive batting average for its first two weeks, thanks in part to a hopped-up pace that didn't allow the stinkier bits to linger too long. But under pressure from sponsors (to tone down the gross humor) and ABC (to keep up the ratings between Home Improvement and NYPD Blue), Carvey has fallen back into old SNL habits. Which means protracted one-joke talk-show-host parodies. Read full review

Tom Gliatto

Jun 26, 2013

If Carvey were actually funny and not just dead-on, I guess this would be brilliant. Read full review

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: March 12, 1996
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  S1:E8. The Dana Carvey Show
  Air Date: unknown
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  S1:E8. Season Finale
  Air Date: May 7, 1996
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  S1:E7. The Dana Carvey Show
  Air Date: April 30, 1996
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  S1:E6. The Szechuan Dynasty Dana Carvey Show
  Air Date: April 23, 1996
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  S1:E5. The Pepsi Stuff Dana Carvey Show
  Air Date: April 9, 1996
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  S1:E4. The Diet Mug Root Beer Dana Carvey Show
  Air Date: April 2, 1996
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  S1:E3. The Mountain Dew Dana Carvey Show
  Air Date: March 26, 1996
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  S1:E3. Episode 3
  Air Date: March 12, 1996
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  S1:E2. The Mug Root Beer Dana Carvey Show
  Air Date: March 19, 1996
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  S1:E2. Episode 2
  Air Date: March 12, 1996
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  S1:E1. The Taco Bell Dana Carvey Show
  Air Date: March 12, 1996
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  S1:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: March 12, 1996