Not Necessarily the News
tv show
100 total episodes
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8 seasons
First Aired August 08, 1983
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.
Season 1
14 episodes
Air Date
August 08, 1983
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Pilot {1}
Episode 1 - 30m
August 08, 1983
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Pilot {2}
Episode 2 - 30m
August 15, 1983
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Pilot {3}
Episode 3 - 30m
August 22, 1983
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The Regan of Doom
Episode 4 - 30m
October 02, 1983
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Theo
Episode 5 - 30m
October 09, 1983
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Road Trip
Episode 6 - 30m
October 16, 1983
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Machine
Episode 7 - 30m
October 23, 1983
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Halloween {unedited version}
Episode 8 - 30m
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Halloween {Edited Version}
Episode 9 - 30m
November 07, 1983
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Audrie in Love
Episode 10 - 30m
November 14, 1983
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The Funeral
Episode 11 - 30m
November 21, 1983
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Action Star
Episode 12 - 30m
November 28, 1983
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KKK and Rich
Episode 13 - 30m
December 05, 1983
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Human Face
Episode 14 - 30m
December 12, 1983
