Not Necessarily the News
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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.
Episodes
S01 · E01
Pilot {1}August 8, 1983
S01 · E02
Pilot {2}August 15, 1983
S01 · E03
Pilot {3}August 22, 1983
S01 · E04
The Regan of DoomOctober 2, 1983
S01 · E05
TheoOctober 9, 1983
S01 · E06
Road TripOctober 16, 1983
S01 · E07
MachineOctober 23, 1983
S01 · E08
Halloween {unedited version}
S01 · E09
Halloween {Edited Version}November 7, 1983
S01 · E10
Audrie in LoveNovember 14, 1983
S01 · E11
The FuneralNovember 21, 1983
S01 · E12
Action StarNovember 28, 1983
S01 · E13
KKK and RichDecember 5, 1983
S01 · E14
Human FaceDecember 12, 1983
