Between 1979 and 1982, the Not the Nine O'Clock News team produced the sharpest comedy to be found on British television and launched the careers of the stars, production team and writers, and was the most talked-about comedy series of the 1980s, with an enormous following worldwide.
Sketches flow with the sharpest wit. News clippings and archive material are mixed with monologues and music. This selection of their quick-fire blend of satire, pastiche pop and witty sketches includes such memorable TV moments as: Nobble Button
Not the Parrot Sketch
Jenkins' Pee
Nine to Five Wildebeest
Schmidt's Old Shag
National Health Beds
University Challenge
Cappucino
I like Trucking
Join the Russian Army
Campari and Soda
Non-Diet Pepsi
Nice Video Shame About The Song.
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