Not Necessarily the News

Not Necessarily the News

TV 1983-08-08 30m News Comedy
★ 6.9 / 10 · 7 votes

Not Necessarily the News is a satirical sketch comedy series that first aired on HBO in September 1982 as a comedy special, and then ran as a series from 1983 to 1990. It featured sketches, parody news items, commercial parodies, and humorous bits made from overdubbing or editing actual news footage. It was based on the British series, Not the Nine O'Clock News. Not Necessarily the News was also the birthplace of Rich Hall's sniglets.

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Status
Ended
Runtime
30m
Seasons
8
Episodes
100
Studios
HBO , Not the Network Company, Inc , Moffitt-Lee Productions
Network
HBO
Language
English
Links
IMDb, TVDB, Wikidata
Cast
Rich Hall Rich Hall Lucy Webb Lucy Webb Helen St. Thomas Jan Hooks Jan Hooks Matthew Perry Matthew Perry Bob Michael Bailey Smith Michael Bailey Smith Annabelle Gurwitch Annabelle Gurwitch Stuart Pankin Stuart Pankin Anne Bloom Anne Bloom Mitchell Laurance Mitchell Laurance Alan K. Simpson Alan K. Simpson Self (archive footage) Dick Gephardt Dick Gephardt Self (archive footage) Fritz Hollings Fritz Hollings Self (archive footage)
Season 1 1983 · 14 eps

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Season 2 1984 · 10 eps

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Season 3 1985 · 11 eps

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Season 4 1985 · 13 eps

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Season 5 13 eps

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Season 6 13 eps

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Season 7 13 eps

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Season 8 13 eps

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