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"NewsRadio" showcases the hilarious antics of the whimsical #2 news radio station in New York City. The corral of characters are eccentric and witty, and they surprise each other with their back-and-forth banter. Their workplace humor also supplies an abundance of laughs amidst this unlikely bunch of colleagues.

"NewsRadio" showcases the hilarious antics of the whimsical #2 news radio station in New York City. The corral of characters are eccentric and witty, and they surprise each other with their back-and-forth banter. Their workplace humor also supplies an abundance of laughs amidst this unlikely bunch of colleagues.less «

• Rank the characters!

  Rank the characters from NewsRadio (regular, reocurring, or even guests if you'd like) from your favorite to least fa...more »

  Rank the characters from NewsRadio (regular, reocurring, or even guests if you'd like) from your favorite to least favorite! For me.... Dave Nelson (Dave Foley) Bill McNeal (Phil Hartman) Beth (Vicki Lewis) Lisa Miller (Maura Tierney) Jimmy James (Stephen Root) Joe Garrelli (Joe Rogan) Roger the laywer (Norm MacDonald) Catherine Duke (Khandi Alexander) Matthew Brock (Andy Dick) Max Lewis (Jon Lovitz) Johnny Johnson (Patrick Warburton) Andrea (Lauren Graham) Walt (Brad Rowe) You? less «

  uk6strings Last online 14 hrs, 17 mins ago
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• Season 5

  All in all I think it was a good season, even though Phil Hartman was gone.  I like Jon Lovitz a lot and I don't think they could have gotten anyone better to replace Phil. Just wondering what other people think of season 5.  Also wondering if anyone knows if/when it will come out on DVD.

  All in all I think it was a good season, even though Phil Hartman was gone.  I like Jon Lovitz a lot and I don't think they could have gotten anyone better to replace Phil. Just wondering what other people think of season 5.  Also wondering if anyone knows if/when it will come out on DVD. less «

  tubalcane420 Last online Jun 5, 2009
  4 comments, last one May 26, 2009 + Add Comment

• Favorite Episode

   What's your favorite episode? Mine is "Complaint Box" in season 3.  I just love when Dave is sitting at the conf table reading all the bs complaints.  And when Matthew wrote a complaint about himself.   I couldn't stop laughing.

   What's your favorite episode? Mine is "Complaint Box" in season 3.  I just love when Dave is sitting at the conf table reading all the bs complaints.  And when Matthew wrote a complaint about himself.   I couldn't stop laughing. less «

  ProphetBeal Last online Feb 18, 2009
  13 comments, last one May 26, 2009 + Add Comment

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  8.4 Great

  What seemed like a run of the mill show is actually a great comedy. hide « show »

  Back when it was on NewsRadio seemed like just another run of the mill show taking up space, nothing special. But it is actually a great absurdist comedy. From a fairly standard sit-com premise a cast of truely crazy characters grew. Phil Hartman was comedic gold, and the character of Jimmy James is a classic. Whatever your feelings on Andy Dick, the character Matthew was lovable and sad. As the show went on plots became crazier and crazier, untill the fact that they were in a news station had litle of no bearing on events. The last season definately dropped in quality, but untill then it was a quick, silly, and sharp show.

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  lennydonkey Added Mar 27, 2008 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  One of the funniest shows ever!! hide « show »

  They just have a perfect combination of hilarious characters and funny scenarios. That is the perfect equation for a successful TV comedy. My favorite character was Joe. His interactions with Katherine are classic. And of course the show wouldnt be complete without Bill McNeill. Andy Dick was a great combination to the show and its the only thing I like him in. DAve and Lisa's relationship storyline was intrical to the whole show. I have no clue why they canceled the show because it was so hilariously funny. When is TV gunna figure out what shows are keepers amd what shows should be canceled.

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  Markbgws Added Dec 5, 2007 All my reviews
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  9 Superb

  Funniest sitcom of the 1990s? hide « show »

  A show that would probably fare better today, "NewsRadio" to me is a classic sitcom, one that bridged the gap between the era of "Frasier," "Seinfeld" and the other great three-camera, laugh-track sitcoms and today's comedy series like "The Office" and "Arrested Development." "NewsRadio" combined elements of all of these shows and delivered five seasons of smart, zany, roll on the floor laughing comedy.
  
  "NewsRadio" felt like a show written by, starring and made for all of the kids who weren't sitting at the "cool kids" table in school. The zany physical humor combined with smart references to pop culture was like manna from heaven for nerds and geeks everywhere. Of course, it also helped having a great cast deliver that dialogue and act out those situations.
  
  Dave Foley - the Kids in the Hall veteran who was straight man and ringmaster of the circus.
  
  Maura Tierney - then (and now) drop dead gorgeous, the slightly neurotic news producer anxious to climb the ladder.
  
  Andy Dick - the class clown, the sweetly innocent (but creepy) manchild.
  
  Vicki Lewis - a character so funny Kathy Griffin tried to ape her on "Suddenly Susan" (she failed).
  
  Joe Rogan - the funniest this guy will ever be.
  
  Khandi Alexander - regal, sassy...sorely underused.
  
  Stephen Root - the brilliant, motormouth eccentric...even he didn't know sometimes if he was crazy or not.
  
  And, last and certainly not least, the incomparable genius that was Phil Hartman.
  
  Obviously, the death of Hartman after Season 4 was a blow to the cast and to the series. However, I think that people who say "NewsRadio" jumped the shark with Hartman's death are mistaken. Granted, it wasn't the same going forward, but it wasn't as if "NewsRadio" turned into crap in Season 5 either. Jon Lovitz came on and created a character that did not replace Bill McNeil, but filled the void caused by his death. The show was still madcap, still fast and furious, when NBC pulled the plug.
  
  Watching the show again on DVD is a treat; you get to see a terrific ensemble working with great scripts and clearly having a ball. My vote for funniest sitcom of the 1990s, "NewsRadio" is a gem.

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  jamoon2006 Added Dec 4, 2007 All my reviews
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  9 Superb

  A great comedy hide « show »

  NEWsRADIO is a very under rated and unappreciated comedy. It wasn't a original concept after all there was WkRP IN CINCINNATI back in the 70s, but there hasn't been anything like it since the show ended. NEWsRADIO brought everything together. A interesting setting, a great cast that included the likes of Phil Hartman, Joe Rogan, Andy Dick, and Maura Tierney. The stories were also great, and the comedy wonderful, which was actually funny unlike most comedies today. NBc didn't give it's due, and didn't treat the show well. The first four seasons are classic, but very sadly after Phil Hartman's murder the show lost it's heart in the fifth season. You could tell the actors were effected, and the comedy and stories lacked what it had in the previous seasons and it marked the end of the show. Still this is a must watch. I'd recommend buying the show on DvD, it's great.

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  John666666666 Added Aug 21, 2007 All my reviews
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  8.8 Great

  One of the first shows to allow for some depth of character, not just going for the fast laugh all the time. hide « show »

  News Radio is a slightly underrated show. This probably has something to do with the most unfortunate way it ended, largely due to the murder of Phil Hartman. This left something of a bitter aftertaste. But a show should be judged on the merits of the script-writing, acting and directing that go into it. And the script-writing was innovative. True, it was not the first show to explore the possibilities of making a group of people work together at a radio or TV station (for instance we had 'WKRP in Cincinnati' in the late 70s), but it was a trendsetter in as much as it allowed for elements of real depth of character. Lisa is not just a funny character, she has an attractive and sometimes elusive kind of uncertainty to her, Dave is neither simply a nice guy nor a bad guy. He wants to do the right thing and he has a caring side, but he can also be a little mischievous. Jimmy, the station's owner, acts like a cool capitalist, but we soon find out that he, too, is very sentimental. Bill is totally impossible and overbearing, but there are those moments when you can tell he is just putting that up as a shield. Even Matthew, who is by and large the clown of the station and the series, is a character that manages to gain our sympathy even though we still laugh at his misfortunes and inadequacies. I think Kirk of Gilmore Girls fame owes something to him.
  
  At any rate I think the show was one of the first to lead television comedy away from almost exclusively going for the fast laugh. 'Seinfeld', which preceded it by a few years, and 'Friends', which had started one year earlier and did not have to cope with any disater befalling a cast member, were more successful and thus probably had more impact on the industry, too, but let us not forget the performances of Bill Foley, Maura Tierney, Phil Hartman, Stephen Root, Andy Dick, Vicky Lewis, Joe Logan and Khandi Alexander. I still think 'News Radio' was the best thing Bill Foley has ever done. Maura Tierney and Khandi Alexander have since moved on to develop their art more than the others, and not giving Khandi enough opportunity to do something with her character was probably the biggest mistake Paul Simms and the other writers made. Still, it is a memorable series.

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  lykobatos Added Jul 18, 2007 All my reviews