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Series
Not Necessarily the News
US
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.
Seasons & Episodes
E1
Pilot {1}
1983-08-08
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E2
Pilot {2}
1983-08-15
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E3
Pilot {3}
1983-08-22
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E4
The Regan of Doom
1983-10-02
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E5
Theo
1983-10-09
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E6
Road Trip
1983-10-16
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E7
Machine
1983-10-23
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E8
Halloween {unedited version}
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E9
Halloween {Edited Version}
1983-11-07
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E10
Audrie in Love
1983-11-14
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E11
The Funeral
1983-11-21
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E12
Action Star
1983-11-28
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E13
KKK and Rich
1983-12-05
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E14
Human Face
1983-12-12
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E1
Blood Not Simple
1984-05-03
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E2
Levity
1984-05-10
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E3
Shotgun
1984-05-17
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E4
Sunday, Bloody Sunday, Coarse Light
1984-05-24
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E5
Sex at 10 Feet
1984-05-31
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E6
A Little Sex with Breakfast
1984-06-07
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E7
The Kick
1984-06-14
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E8
The Real Kick
1984-06-21
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E9
Clip Show
1984-06-28
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E10
There is no Regan
1984-08-26
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Marathon
1985-01-01
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E2
The Guy from Elecko
1985-01-08
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E3
Le Boob
1985-01-15
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E4
Le Boob Part 2
1985-01-22
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E5
Annabelle and Rich Go Down Under
1985-01-29
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E6
Tales of 3
1985-02-05
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E7
Brother and Mother
1985-02-12
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E8
The Pope
1985-03-04
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E9
Fight Club
1985-03-11
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E10
Not Necessarily the News: America
1985-05-31
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E11
Hot Noise
1985-03-18
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E1
The New Chick
1985-07-02
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E2
The Fight
1985-07-09
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E3
The Comedian
1985-07-16
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E4
GGG {1}
1985-08-01
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E5
GGG {2}
1985-08-08
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E6
100...........Just 100
1985-08-15
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E7
This Phyco Rift
1985-08-22
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E8
Freddy
1985-09-03
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E9
The Script
1985-09-10
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E10
Film Festival
1986-05-12
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E11
Audire got Run Over by a Reindeer
1986-05-19
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E12
The Death
1986-05-26
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E13
The Elf
1986-06-01
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E1
Episode 1
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E2
Not Necessarily the Year in Review
1986-12-20
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E3
March Edition
1987-03-07
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E4
Episode 4
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E5
Not Necessarily the Media
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E6
Episode 6
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E7
Inside Washington
1987-07-02
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E8
Episode 8
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E9
Episode 9
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E10
October Edition
1987-10-01
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E11
Inside Entertainment
1987-11-07
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E12
Episode 12
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E13
Year in Review
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E1
Episode 1
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E2
Episode 2
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E3
Episode 3
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E4
Episode 4
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E5
Episode 5
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E6
Episode 6
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E7
Episode 7
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E8
Episode 8
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E9
Episode 9
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E10
Episode 10
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E11
Episode 11
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E12
Episode 12
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E13
Episode 13
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E1
Episode 1
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E2
Episode 2
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E3
Episode 3
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E4
Episode 4
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E5
Episode 5
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E6
Episode 6
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E7
Episode 7
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E8
Episode 8
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E9
Episode 9
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E10
Episode 10
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E11
Episode 11
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E12
Episode 12
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E13
Episode 13
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E1
Episode 1
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E2
Episode 2
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E3
Episode 3
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E4
Episode 4
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E5
Episode 5
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E6
Episode 6
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E7
Episode 7
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E8
Episode 8
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E9
Episode 9
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E10
Episode 10
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E11
Episode 11
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E12
Episode 12
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E13
Episode 13
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Cast
