Not Necessarily the News
Not Necessarily the News

Not Necessarily the News

6.8(6)|1983-08-08|8 seasons, 100 episodes
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Overview

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.

Episodes

Pilot {1}

S1E1 · 1983-08-08 · 30m

Pilot {1}

Pilot {2}

S1E2 · 1983-08-15 · 30m

Pilot {2}

Pilot {3}

S1E3 · 1983-08-22 · 30m

Pilot {3}

The Regan of Doom

S1E4 · 1983-10-02 · 30m

The Regan of Doom

Theo

S1E5 · 1983-10-09 · 30m

Theo

Road Trip

S1E6 · 1983-10-16 · 30m

Road Trip

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