Not Necessarily The News - April 1984

Finally, here's another episode of the classic HBO comedy series "Not Necessarily The News." This one is from April, 1984. There are plenty of gags on this one. This episode introduces the "Royal Screw Award" to dignitaries performing dubious achievements (Similar to the 'Fickle Finger Of Fate' award from Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, and to me, more reminiscent of Keith Olbermann's "Worst Persons" segment from MSNBC's Countdown). Also included is the first installment of the soap opera parody: "Days Of The News." Finally, there is a riotous tribute to Caspar Weinberger at the end of the show. I consider this to be the partner to the June of 1984 episode because of the "Days of the News" gimmick, the recurrence of the Royal Screw award, a board game parody involving Lebanon, and some kind of footage of Caspar Weinberger. At this time, the regulars were: Anne Bloom, Danny Breen, Rich Hall, Mitchell Laurance, Audrie Neenan and Stuart Pankin.

FOOTNOTE: Rich Hall displays the first "SNIGLETS" book on camera during a routine sniglets segment. The display is essentially a plug for the book, which was released in April, 1984, the very same month the episode was first broadcast. Happy Watching :)

Видео Not Necessarily The News - April 1984 канала Sarah Lee Donovan