Names of Old Shows on HBO....

[Dandy]

When I was really young in the early to mid 80's, there was a show on HBO that I seem to recall Bill Maher was a feature character. The show was funny to me at the time, but I usually sneaked to watch it because they had nudity every now and then. I thought of it as more adult than Benny Hill.

 

Much later on HBO (mid 90's) was a hilarious show that had spoofs of other shows, sketch comedy, and yes, more nudity. It was kind of like SNL or MadTV, but they could go a lot racier since it was on HBO late at night. One spoof was "This Old Whore House," complete with Bob Villa and Norm look-a-likes planning on fixing up a whore house while Johns got serviced. A parody commercial for Spamby (based on the Slinky commercials) was also a favorite of mine.

 

Does anyone know the names of these shows so I can look for info on them?

[LaParkaYourCar]

I don't know about the Bill Maher show, but I think the other one you were talking about was called Hardcore TV or something like that.

[Guest OctoberBlood]

Not totally sure, but after a quick look on IMDB, the show with Maher might've been called "Sara".

[Dandy]

Thanks guys, I'll check into those names and see if they were the shows I was talking about. I appreciate the help.

[Guest netslob]

the only old HBO comedy show i remember was called "Not Necessarily the News" but i think that was on in the late '80's. don't know if that helps.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Neither of those were NNTN. I think "Hardcore TV" is correct for the "This Old Whorehouse" show, though.

[Dandy]

Yes, HardcoreTV was the right name for the late 90's show. Perhaps Bill Maher wasn't actually on the other show or it was on Showtime or something, because I can't find anything about it.