

1983–1986 · HBO · Ended
A comedy series that combines actual news footage (slightly edited for laughs) with sketches and blackouts that satirize television news programs.
This series has ended.
Last aired
S04E13 · The Elf
1986-06-01
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The New Chick
1985-07-02 · 30 min
The Fight
1985-07-09 · 30 min
The Comedian
1985-07-16 · 30 min
GGG (1)
1985-08-01 · 30 min
GGG (2)
1985-08-08 · 30 min
100...........Just 100
1985-08-15 · 30 min
This Phyco Rift
1985-08-22 · 30 min
Freddy
1985-09-03 · 30 min
The Script
1985-09-10 · 30 min
Film Festival
1986-05-12 · 30 min
Audire got Run Over by a Reindeer
1986-05-19 · 30 min
The Death
1986-05-26 · 30 min
The Elf
1986-06-01 · 30 min
Audrie Neenan
Jacqueline Pennell
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