

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
S1E1 · 1983-08-08 · 30m
Pilot {1}
S1E2 · 1983-08-15 · 30m
Pilot {2}
S1E3 · 1983-08-22 · 30m
Pilot {3}
S1E4 · 1983-10-02 · 30m
The Regan of Doom
S1E5 · 1983-10-09 · 30m
Theo
S1E6 · 1983-10-16 · 30m
Road Trip
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