About this season
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.
Episodes (13)
1. The New Chick
Aired 2 July 1985 • 30 min
After Micheal leaves the studio, the team gets a new member, Melanie, a young colledge student.
2. The Fight
Aired 9 July 1985 • 30 min
Annabelle and Melanie fight over a man who, little known to them is an axe murderer.
3. The Comedian
Aired 16 July 1985 • 30 min
A comedian comes to the stuido,and, once agian, seduces the female members of the staff.
4. GGG {1}
Aired 1 August 1985 • 30 min
Rich produces his own ""Girls gone wild"" movie. Traveling to greece to find out who's the wildest.
5. GGG {2}
Aired 8 August 1985 • 30 min
Rich's video takes him the the pacific northwest.
6. 100...........Just 100
Aired 15 August 1985 • 30 min
Rich goes on a quest to see if he can have sex with 100 women in 1 day.
7. This Phyco Rift
Aired 22 August 1985 • 30 min
In this phyco rift, Melanie holes up in an old hotel and is stalked by a mysteroius stranger.
8. Freddy
Aired 3 September 1985 • 30 min
In ""A Night of Elm Street"" spoof, our newscaster are haunted by a Freddy type madman.
9. The Script
Aired 10 September 1985 • 30 min
Stuart writes a script but has a hard time getting it published.
10. Film Festival
Aired 12 May 1986 • 30 min
The staff attends a film festival.
11. Audire got Run Over by a Reindeer
Aired 19 May 1986 • 30 min
Audrie goes missing on christmas eve.
12. The Death
Aired 26 May 1986 • 30 min
Rich's uncle dies and he drags all his co-workers to the funeral.
13. The Elf
Aired 1 June 1986 • 30 min