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Season 5
13 Episodes
Episode 1
Episode 1
Episode 2
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Not Necessarily the Year in Review
Episode 3
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March Edition
Episode 4
Episode 4
Episode 5
Not Necessarily the Media
Episode 6
Episode 6
Episode 7
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Inside Washington
Episode 8
Episode 8
Episode 9
Episode 9
Episode 10
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October Edition
Episode 11
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Inside Entertainment
Episode 12
Episode 12
Episode 13
Year in Review
Not Necessarily the News
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.
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