Not Necessarily the News 1983
★ 6.9/10 NewsComedy 8 seasons · 100 eps Ended
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Not Necessarily the News is a satirical sketch comedy series that first aired on HBO in September 1982 as a comedy special, and then ran as a series from 1983 to 1990. It featured sketches, parody news items, commercial parodies, and humorous bits made from overdubbing or editing actual news footage. It was based on the British series, Not the Nine O'Clock News. Not Necessarily the News was also the birthplace of Rich Hall's sniglets.
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Episode guide
Season 1 · 14 episodes
- E1 Pilot {1} Aug 8, 1983
- E2 Pilot {2} Aug 15, 1983
- E3 Pilot {3} Aug 22, 1983
- E4 The Regan of Doom Oct 2, 1983
- E5 Theo Oct 9, 1983
- E6 Road Trip Oct 16, 1983
- E7 Machine Oct 23, 1983
- E8 Halloween {unedited version}
- E9 Halloween {Edited Version} Nov 7, 1983
- E10 Audrie in Love Nov 14, 1983
- E11 The Funeral Nov 21, 1983
- E12 Action Star Nov 28, 1983
- E13 KKK and Rich Dec 5, 1983
- E14 Human Face Dec 12, 1983
Season 2 · 10 episodes
- E1 Blood Not Simple May 3, 1984
- E2 Levity May 10, 1984
- E3 Shotgun May 17, 1984
- E4 Sunday, Bloody Sunday, Coarse Light May 24, 1984
- E5 Sex at 10 Feet May 31, 1984
- E6 A Little Sex with Breakfast Jun 7, 1984
- E7 The Kick Jun 14, 1984
- E8 The Real Kick Jun 21, 1984
- E9 Clip Show Jun 28, 1984
- E10 There is no Regan Aug 26, 1984
Season 3 · 11 episodes
- E1 Marathon Jan 1, 1985
- E2 The Guy from Elecko Jan 8, 1985
- E3 Le Boob Jan 15, 1985
- E4 Le Boob Part 2 Jan 22, 1985
- E5 Annabelle and Rich Go Down Under Jan 29, 1985
- E6 Tales of 3 Feb 5, 1985
- E7 Brother and Mother Feb 12, 1985
- E8 The Pope Mar 4, 1985
- E9 Fight Club Mar 11, 1985
- E10 Not Necessarily the News: America May 31, 1985
- E11 Hot Noise Mar 18, 1985
Season 4 · 13 episodes
- E1 The New Chick Jul 2, 1985
- E2 The Fight Jul 9, 1985
- E3 The Comedian Jul 16, 1985
- E4 GGG {1} Aug 1, 1985
- E5 GGG {2} Aug 8, 1985
- E6 100...........Just 100 Aug 15, 1985
- E7 This Phyco Rift Aug 22, 1985
- E8 Freddy Sep 3, 1985
- E9 The Script Sep 10, 1985
- E10 Film Festival May 12, 1986
- E11 Audire got Run Over by a Reindeer May 19, 1986
- E12 The Death May 26, 1986
- E13 The Elf Jun 1, 1986
Season 5 · 13 episodes
- E1 Episode 1
- E2 Not Necessarily the Year in Review Dec 20, 1986
- E3 March Edition Mar 7, 1987
- E4 Episode 4
- E5 Not Necessarily the Media
- E6 Episode 6
- E7 Inside Washington Jul 2, 1987
- E8 Episode 8
- E9 Episode 9
- E10 October Edition Oct 1, 1987
- E11 Inside Entertainment Nov 7, 1987
- E12 Episode 12
- E13 Year in Review