Not Necessarily the News (1983)
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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Episodes
- 1 1. The New Chick1985-07-02 · 30mAfter Micheal leaves the studio, the team gets a new member, Melanie, a young colledge student.
- 2 2. The Fight1985-07-09 · 30mAnnabelle and Melanie fight over a man who, little known to them is an axe murderer.
- 3 3. The Comedian1985-07-16 · 30mA comedian comes to the stuido,and, once agian, seduces the female members of the staff.
- 4 4. GGG {1}1985-08-01 · 30mRich produces his own ""Girls gone wild"" movie. Traveling to greece to find out who's the wildest.
- 5 5. GGG {2}1985-08-08 · 30mRich's video takes him the the pacific northwest.
- 6 6. 100...........Just 1001985-08-15 · 30mRich goes on a quest to see if he can have sex with 100 women in 1 day.
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7. This Phyco Rift1985-08-22 · 30mIn this phyco rift, Melanie holes up in an old hotel and is stalked by a mysteroius stranger.
- 8 8. Freddy1985-09-03 · 30mIn ""A Night of Elm Street"" spoof, our newscaster are haunted by a Freddy type madman.
- 9 9. The Script1985-09-10 · 30mStuart writes a script but has a hard time getting it published.
- 10 10. Film Festival1986-05-12 · 30mThe staff attends a film festival.
- 11 11. Audire got Run Over by a Reindeer1986-05-19 · 30mAudrie goes missing on christmas eve.
- 12 12. The Death1986-05-26 · 30mRich's uncle dies and he drags all his co-workers to the funeral.
- 13 13. The Elf1986-06-01 · 30m
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