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Newsradio is woefully underappreciated. Any other fans?
Posted on 8/13/19 at 4:32 am
Posted on 8/13/19 at 4:32 am
All star cast.
Joe Rogan
Steven Root
Maura Tierney
Phil Hartman
Dave Foley
Andy Dick
Jon Lovitz
It’s dated and hard to find (I found a couple seasons streaming on crackle) but good comedy.
Kind of lost some chutzpah after Phil Hartman got murdered but still worth a watch.
Anyone know where I can find it streaming?
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Posted on 8/13/19 at 6:52 am to fr33manator
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Anyone know where I can find it streaming?
I have local copies.
It was my favorite "currently airing" show at the time Phil was murdered. I think Hartman was the only established name at the time the show came on. Nobody knew Rogan, Foley, Tierney or Dick before that and few knew Root.
I think it was in the same key as Archer - that kind of workplace humor. I thought the writing and acting were spot on, but obviously Hartman held the show together.
The show felt like a spiritual successor to WKRP, another underappreciated show, IMHO.
frick you, Andy Dick.
This post was edited on 8/13/19 at 6:53 am
Posted on 8/13/19 at 7:15 am to fr33manator
Watched it when it was on back in the day. Sadly, the show died when Phil Hartman passed.
Oh and Maura Tierney
Oh and Maura Tierney
Posted on 8/13/19 at 7:29 am to fr33manator
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Phil Hartman
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Joe Rogan
funny mf'ers
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Steven Root
also funny. went on to burn the building down
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Maura Tierney
sexy mf'er
Posted on 8/13/19 at 7:42 am to fr33manator
Bill...I stole your cane.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 7:44 am to fr33manator
Don't forget the great Patrick Warburton.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 7:57 am to fr33manator
Still awesome 20 years later. 
Posted on 8/13/19 at 8:05 am to fr33manator
Is it just me or does anybody not remember Joe Rogan's acting career at all? Before he became a MMA commentator, and podcast host, I just knew Rogan as the host of Fear Factor. Had no idea he was ever an actor.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 8:20 am to Ace Midnight
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I think Hartman was the only established name at the time the show came on. Nobody knew Rogan, Foley, Tierney or Dick before that and few knew Root.
you never watched kids in then hall?
Posted on 8/13/19 at 8:21 am to Bench McElroy
He never really was. Newsradio was his first real acting job.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 8:26 am to rebelrouser
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you never watched kids in then hall?
I was familiar with the show, but didn't watch it. NewsRadio was supposed to showcase Foley and, to a lesser degree, Tierney. Hartman came in and stole the show.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 8:34 am to fr33manator
One of my favorite TV moments...Jimmy James' book reading where his book was translated from English, to Japanese, back to English.
Macho Business Donkey Wrestler
Super Karate Monkey Death Car
ETA...while I loved all of the characters...Jimmy James is, to this day, one of the funniest characters ever written.
Macho Business Donkey Wrestler
Super Karate Monkey Death Car
ETA...while I loved all of the characters...Jimmy James is, to this day, one of the funniest characters ever written.
This post was edited on 8/13/19 at 8:40 am
Posted on 8/13/19 at 8:37 am to Bench McElroy
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Is it just me or does anybody not remember Joe Rogan's acting career at all? Before he became a MMA commentator, and podcast host, I just knew Rogan as the host of Fear Factor. Had no idea he was ever an actor.
Joe Garrelli was basically just Joe Rogan so he was barely acting.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 8:43 am to saintsfan22
slight hijack but I remember when I was younger Newsradio and Just shoot me would always air back to back on whatever network it was, maybe USA, and I'd watch those while falling asleep.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 8:49 am to fr33manator
The first few seasons with Phil Hartman was easily up there with Seinfeld as best sitcom of the 90s. Stephen Root is such a great actor in all these small roles he does. Been a fan of his since this show.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 8:50 am to madmaxvol
In those clips you also see Dave “Gruber” Allen and Brian Poshein. Loved newsradio. Great show
Posted on 8/13/19 at 8:52 am to WPBTiger
I always had a thing for Vicki Lewis, but I love redheads.
And yeah I totally forgot Patrick Warburton was in it too.
He’s great
Posted on 8/13/19 at 8:56 am to fr33manator
Absolutely loved that show.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 9:05 am to Ace Midnight
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I think Hartman was the only established name at the time the show came on. Nobody knew Rogan, Foley, Tierney or Dick before that and few knew Root.
Yeah, not really true. Maybe they weren't mainstream in Hollywood, but Andy Dick and Dave Foley were well known at the time. Dick was a regular on The Ben Stiller Show, and had several appearances in movies in the early 90's, and Dave Foley was known from his role on Kids In the Hall, and also appeared in a handful of early 90's movies.
I will say though that I was a stoner college student at the time and was way into a lot of those "undergound" type comedy sketch shows - Kids In the Hall, Mr Show(Foley was in at least one episode of it), Ben Stiller Show, SCTV(not a 90's show, but reruns were on TV a lot back then), etc. So maybe my perception is off.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 9:18 am to fr33manator
I loved this show when it came on. I watched it when it originally aired, but never really caught the reruns (like with Seinfeld or Friends), so I bet if I did a rewatch now it would almost be like watching it anew.
Is it on any of the steaming services?
Is it on any of the steaming services?
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