Friday Night Live (series 1)

The first series of Friday Night Live (styled on screen as Friday Night Live 2009) was broadcast live on MurroTV from the 6th of February 2009 to the 15th of May 2009. The series has been made into best of compilations available for streaming on Murro on Demand.

History
When it was decided that MurroTV needed some Friday Night entertainment alongside the animation block at 11pm. They brought along Michael Russell, who had worked on previous MurroTV comedy shows, he decided on a Saturday Night Live style variety sketch comedy series. The series was commissioned for 15 episodes starting from the 6th of February 2009. The show proved to be a hit for viewers at home. Critics praised the humor on the show and the variety of cast members but criticized its cheap look.

The series largely mocked British and American politics, as well as a large variety of 'absurd' new concepts for UK television. NBC's Saturday Night Live was largely constricted to swearing because of the FCC's strict broadcast rules, but since FNL was going out at around 9pm UK time, then the show could get away with a few swear words here and there. A few viewers did complain about the extensive uncensored swearing but Ofcom dismissed these complaints as people can't control what they say, especially on live television.