Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
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I'm Horny for Every Fictional Car
Aug 20, 2021 · 12 min
Alfred and Lily are horny for Sandra Bullock, Amy clowns around, and Christine draws a suspect.
Sam Reich Launches Dropout America
Sep 3, 2021 · 11 min
Brennan, Katie, Carolyn, and Sam explore the real Sam Reich.
It's a Classic Virgin Tradition
Sep 17, 2021 · 9 min
Lily, Brennan, Erika, and Trapp navigate the uncomfortable world of kissing and oyster shucking.
We've Actually Met Before
Oct 1, 2021 · 13 min
Sam, Trapp, Katie, and Brennan get to the bottom of when and how they met.
I'm Here Outside of Gene Hackman's Movie Trailer
Oct 29, 2021 · 8 min
Carolyn Page, Erika Ishii, Alfred Aquino II, and Becca Scott talk teens, olds, and stagflation.
Why Did You Give a Wedgie to Malala?
Nov 12, 2021 · 7 min
Katie, Brennan and Carolyn can only watch as Grant goes live with some slam poetry.
Honestly You Liking It Made Me Like It
Nov 26, 2021 · 8 min
Alfred hunts for a key out of the spaghetti factory. Lily sings a Danny Elfman song.
True Facts about Grant Anthony O'Brien (Part 2)
Dec 10, 2021 · 10 min
Brennan, Lily, and Tao return with another in-depth report on Grant.
Gengar Could Run a Train through Me
Dec 24, 2021 · 11 min
Amy, Lily, Alfred, and Christine talk Stuart Little and Ben Affleck facts.
Gilchrest Savoy, the Wealthiest Man of 1906
Jan 7, 2022 · 10 min
Carolyn, Brennan, Trapp, Alfred talk time travel and science experiments.
I Don't Have Fingernails Because I Actually Know How to Finger a Woman
Jan 21, 2022 · 10 min
Katie, Trapp, Erika and Sam discuss how to survive a bad date, sharks, and being in the wilderness.
Mi Scusi
Feb 4, 2022 · 8 min
Sam, Carolyn, Erika, and Brennan's broadcast is crashed by an unexpected visitor.
Cap'n Jim's Boating Tips
Feb 18, 2022 · 10 min
Christine Medrano, Amy Vorpahl, Alfred Aquino II, and Sam Reich fish and honey pot for laughs.
Fuck Austin Texas
Mar 4, 2022 · 12 min
Carolyn, Trapp, Lily, and Brennan go in on the miserable shithole that is Austin.
Magic, Love, and Coldplay
Mar 18, 2022 · 13 min
Carolyn, Brennan, Alfred, and Sam explore the three most powerful forces in the universe.