The Best of Not The 9 O'Clock News

>Started during the heyday of Saturday Night Live in 1979, Notthe
Nine O'Clock News (NtNON) was the British answer to a fast pacedand edgy
sketch comedy show. Staring a quartet of talented comediansand boasting sketches
written by nearly everyone working in British comedyTV at the time, NtNON was
satirical, controversial, and most of all veryfunny. Now A&E has released a
two DVD set of some of the mosthumorous sketches from the show's four season
history in The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News.
The show stars Rowan Atkinson (Balck Adder, Mr. Bean), Mel Smith and
Griff Rhys Jones (later of Alas Smith & Jones)and Pamela Stephenson
(who appeared on SNL before retiring from show business)who all play various
roles. The entire cast is very funny and playtheir parts well, but Rowan
Atkinson really...
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