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.
May 3, 1984 - 30m
In this Goof episode. A murderer terrorizes the studio and our newscasters must find the killer.
May 10, 1984 - 30m
A band is hired to ""put some life"" into the studio. There music {heavy metal devil style} drives our team mad and there manager gets the hots for Audrie.
May 17, 1984 - 30m
Rich gets a shotgun and acciedently shoots himself in the foot. With himself handicaped, he gets a telescope and sees a murder from his window. Ala ""Rear Widnow"".
May 24, 1984 - 30m
A british filmaker comes to the studio and begins to seduce the female staff members. Rich swears to teach the British man a lesson.
May 31, 1984 - 30m
Stuart and Michael buy a hooker together but fight over who gets who first. Meanwhile, Rich courts a young woman who is revealed to be the sister of Annabelle.
Jun 7, 1984 - 30m
Micheal and Annabelle begin having a steady relationship, little does Micheal know, that Annabelle and Stuart are having a wild affair in this unuasally poined episode.
Jun 14, 1984 - 30m
Rich is kicked in the groin and must spend 3 weeks in a hospital ward.
Jun 21, 1984 - 30m
Rich is fired from the studio but regains his contract when he seduces the new female head of the studio.
Jun 28, 1984 - 30m
A series of clips titled ""The Best of Not the News""
Aug 26, 1984 - 30m
When the Regan fake dies, Annabelle goes to florida to visit her sister and Audire lives in her place, she has big parties and one of her guests turns out to be the son of the Regan.
