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On the Fritz (1988)
TV Movie | 53 min | Comedy

On the Fritz (1988)

TV Movie | 53 min | Comedy

The program was taped at The Burbank Studios, California - home of KNBC, Los Angeles - where local weatherman and the show's host, Fritz Coleman, worked from 1984. Initially intended to be a weekly late-night comedy program, the show ...See moreThe program was taped at The Burbank Studios, California - home of KNBC, Los Angeles - where local weatherman and the show's host, Fritz Coleman, worked from 1984. Initially intended to be a weekly late-night comedy program, the show featured an opening monologue by Coleman, and included a musical act, in addition to topical comedy sketches that were improvised by the cast and then scripted into skits by the writing team. Some of the cast members - Kathy Griffin, Lupe Ontiveros, Robert Firth - came from improv backgrounds or had prior experience creating and performing live sketch comedy. Production began in the summer of 1988, in the midst of the longest Writers Guild of America strike - lasting 153 days. As a result, the production relied heavily on the cast member's improvisational skills during the rehearsal period prior to the airing of the show. Written by Anonymous See less

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Fritz Coleman Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	The Glimmer Man (1996)
Robert Alan Beuth Network Executive (as Robert Beuth) Network Executive (as Robert Beuth) See fewer	Outbreak (1995)
Andy Schell Production Assistant Production Assistant See fewer	On the Fritz (1988)
Christie Mellor Production Assistant Production Assistant See fewer	Heathers (1989)
Kathy Griffin Wife Wife See fewer	The Cable Guy (1996)
Lauren Cole Actress Actress See fewer	Freddy's Nightmares (1988)
Stephen Michael Cole Producer Producer See fewer	Moving (1988)
Lupe Ontiveros Property Master Property Master See fewer	As Good as It Gets (1997)
Robert Firth Executive Executive See fewer	Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Cathy Cahn Craft Services Craft Services See fewer	Doctor Hackenstein (1988)
Suzanne Kent Craft Services Craft Services See fewer	History of the World: Part I (1981)
Pat Mulligan Set Construction Worker Set Construction Worker See fewer	Snicker Theater (1987)
James Henriksen Set Construction Worker Set Construction Worker See fewer	Son of the Beach (2000)
Thomas Dolby Nigel Trevor White Nigel Trevor White See fewer	Howard the Duck (1986)
Angela Gordon Make Up Artist Make Up Artist See fewer	Talk Soup (1991)
Dave Owens Band Member Band Member See fewer	Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
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