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.
Jul 2, 1985 - 30m
After Micheal leaves the studio, the team gets a new member, Melanie, a young colledge student.
Jul 9, 1985 - 30m
Annabelle and Melanie fight over a man who, little known to them is an axe murderer.
Jul 16, 1985 - 30m
A comedian comes to the stuido,and, once agian, seduces the female members of the staff.
Aug 1, 1985 - 30m
Rich produces his own ""Girls gone wild"" movie. Traveling to greece to find out who's the wildest.
Aug 8, 1985 - 30m
Rich's video takes him the the pacific northwest.
Aug 15, 1985 - 30m
Rich goes on a quest to see if he can have sex with 100 women in 1 day.
Aug 22, 1985 - 30m
In this phyco rift, Melanie holes up in an old hotel and is stalked by a mysteroius stranger.
Sep 3, 1985 - 30m
In ""A Night of Elm Street"" spoof, our newscaster are haunted by a Freddy type madman.
Sep 10, 1985 - 30m
Stuart writes a script but has a hard time getting it published.
May 12, 1986 - 30m
The staff attends a film festival.
May 19, 1986 - 30m
Audrie goes missing on christmas eve.
May 26, 1986 - 30m
Rich's uncle dies and he drags all his co-workers to the funeral.
Jun 1, 1986 - 30m
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