Not Necessarily the News

Aug 08, 1983 (en) News, Comedy [30] Min
  • First Air Date
    Aug 08, 1983
  • Production
    HBO
  • Rotten tomato
    62%
  • Original title
    Not Necessarily the News
  • Release
    Aug 08, 1983
  • en
    -

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Season 1 ( 1983-08-08)

Pilot {1}

Episode: 1

Pilot {2}

Episode: 2

Pilot {3}

Episode: 3

The Regan of Doom

Episode: 4

Theo

Episode: 5

Road Trip

Episode: 6

Machine

Episode: 7

Halloween {unedited version}

Episode: 8

Halloween {Edited Version}

Episode: 9

Audrie in Love

Episode: 10

The Funeral

Episode: 11

Action Star

Episode: 12

KKK and Rich

Episode: 13

Human Face

Episode: 14

Season 2 ( 1984-05-03)

Blood Not Simple

Episode: 1

Levity

Episode: 2

Shotgun

Episode: 3

Sunday, Bloody Sunday, Coarse Light

Episode: 4

Sex at 10 Feet

Episode: 5

A Little Sex with Breakfast

Episode: 6

The Kick

Episode: 7

The Real Kick

Episode: 8

Clip Show

Episode: 9

There is no Regan

Episode: 10

Season 3 ( 1985-01-01)

Marathon

Episode: 1

The Guy from Elecko

Episode: 2

Le Boob

Episode: 3

Le Boob Part 2

Episode: 4

Annabelle and Rich Go Down Under

Episode: 5

Tales of 3

Episode: 6

Brother and Mother

Episode: 7

The Pope

Episode: 8

Fight Club

Episode: 9

Not Necessarily the News: America

Episode: 10

Hot Noise

Episode: 11

Season 4 ( 1985-07-02)

The New Chick

Episode: 1

The Fight

Episode: 2

The Comedian

Episode: 3

GGG {1}

Episode: 4

GGG {2}

Episode: 5

100...........Just 100

Episode: 6

This Phyco Rift

Episode: 7

Freddy

Episode: 8

The Script

Episode: 9

Film Festival

Episode: 10

Audire got Run Over by a Reindeer

Episode: 11

The Death

Episode: 12

The Elf

Episode: 13

Season 5 ( )

Episode 1

Episode: 1

Not Necessarily the Year in Review

Episode: 2

March Edition

Episode: 3

Episode 4

Episode: 4

Not Necessarily the Media

Episode: 5

Episode 6

Episode: 6

Inside Washington

Episode: 7

Episode 8

Episode: 8

Episode 9

Episode: 9

October Edition

Episode: 10

Inside Entertainment

Episode: 11

Episode 12

Episode: 12

Year in Review

Episode: 13

Season 6 ( )

Episode 1

Episode: 1

Episode 2

Episode: 2

Episode 3

Episode: 3

Episode 4

Episode: 4

Episode 5

Episode: 5

Episode 6

Episode: 6

Episode 7

Episode: 7

Episode 8

Episode: 8

Episode 9

Episode: 9

Episode 10

Episode: 10

Episode 11

Episode: 11

Episode 12

Episode: 12

Episode 13

Episode: 13

Season 7 ( )

Episode 1

Episode: 1

Episode 2

Episode: 2

Episode 3

Episode: 3

Episode 4

Episode: 4

Episode 5

Episode: 5

Episode 6

Episode: 6

Episode 7

Episode: 7

Episode 8

Episode: 8

Episode 9

Episode: 9

Episode 10

Episode: 10

Episode 11

Episode: 11

Episode 12

Episode: 12

Episode 13

Episode: 13

Season 8 ( )

Episode 1

Episode: 1

Episode 2

Episode: 2

Episode 3

Episode: 3

Episode 4

Episode: 4

Episode 5

Episode: 5

Episode 6

Episode: 6

Episode 7

Episode: 7

Episode 8

Episode: 8

Episode 9

Episode: 9

Episode 10

Episode: 10

Episode 11

Episode: 11

Episode 12

Episode: 12

Episode 13

Episode: 13
Aug 08, 1983 (en)
News, Comedy
[30] Min
  • First Air Date Aug 08, 1983
  • Production
    HBO
  • Rotten tomato 62%
Original Title Not Necessarily the News
en

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer